Soundscape Ecology: Listening to Nature’s Song
Soundscape ecology teaches us about the earth’s natural habitats and reminds us that there are ways outside of seeing to understand, interact with, and appreciate the world around us.
Perspectives: Olana
My latest architectural sketch and watercolor attempt, which admittedly, falls a little flat. But any lack of skill on my part is made up for by this magical building – Frederic Edwin Church’s Olana.
Framed: 40 Photos through Windows and Doorways
Through a collection of images, explores how framing techniques can be used to add visual interest, highlight the subject, create a sense of place, provide contrast, and create compositional balance.
Perspectives: The Hamback House
Just off Volunteer Park in the Seattle neighborhood of Capitol Hill, this funny little Tudor cottage has charmed passerby with…
The Healing Arts: Art and Design in Medicine
“The effect on sickness of beautiful objects, of variety of objects and especially of brilliancy of color is hardly at…
Perspectives: The Eckstein Estate
Introducing the new Perspectives feature: Watercolor of a Capitol Hill Millionaire’s Row Georgian Revival estate
While You’re Practicing Social Distancing: Ideas to Get Your Creativity Flowing
Ideas on art, craft, and design inspired resources and activities that will help pass the time and get you inspired to create
A Horse, Of Course, Is a Beautiful Thing
Exploring equine beauty through pictures of horses around the world at work, play, and rest
A Duty of Care: Environmental Aesthetics
An introduction to the field of environmental aesthetics and how cultivating an appreciation of the natural world enables a duty of care towards the environment
On the Surface: A Photographic Journey through Visual Texture
Texture exists in a tactile as well as a visual sense and gives depth to art and photography. Here we explore landscape, architecture, and nature photos that are rich in implied texture.