Ann Robertson – Artist and Illustrator

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52Frames   Lamp  Week 16

52Frames Lamp Week 16

  The challenge for 52Frames this week is Lamp. The challenge specifies that the lamp must appear in the image. I decided I would try and use one of my glass oil lamps, which oddly I had just put oil in for the first time in years! The background was a purple...

52Frames  Nature  Week 14

52Frames Nature Week 14

  The challenge for 52frames this week (https://52frames.com/albums/2022/week-14-nature/challenge) is nature. This is a very wide brief. I would normally do a bird or maybe a reptile or insect.  One of the options suggested is landscape. This is something I...

52Frames  Low Key  Week 10

52Frames Low Key Week 10

  This week's challenge from 52Frames is Low Key. The idea is to create moodiness and drama with shadows, and only the subject being lit. I have wanted to try out ink and bleach for a while, but the last time I had a go it did not do what I wanted.  Surely this...

52Frames Reflections!  Week 9

52Frames Reflections! Week 9

  This weeks 52Frames challenge (https://52frames.com/) is Reflections! I really like this subject and I had a few photos options to choose from. I decided to use one I took at The National Botanic Gardens of Wales some years ago. It has been in a folder called...

52Frames Rule of Thirds  Week 8

52Frames Rule of Thirds Week 8

  The challenge for 52Frames this week is "Rule of Thirds". This works well for art and, historically, has been used by many artists. As the creator I have the ability to manipulate an image and place objects where I think they will work best. I wondered about...

52Frames Unexplored  Week 7

52Frames Unexplored Week 7

  This week's 52Frames challenge is unexplored, to visit and photograph somewhere you haven't been before. I had a couple of ideas, but one was quite complicated and this week I was a bit short of time. On Thursday friends took me out for breakfast to Ernespie...

52Frames Depth of Field   Week 6

52Frames Depth of Field Week 6

  This week's challenge for 52Frames ( https://52frames.com/)  is Depth of Field. I feel this is more of a photographic technique than an art one. I decided to do the equivalent of a macro; a real close up of something. I looked around and found two things I...