Although one might think photographing parking lot terrain is monotonous, there is always something new to see. The thin, man-made arrows (as opposed to the machine-applied parking space lines) might be a code that indicates an alteration to existing parking lot ‘lineage’ [rhymes with ‘signage’]. Perhaps the change was a transition from angled parking to […]
Here is my rendition of line segments that could be found on the surface of a parking lot. I’ve seen red lines that delineate fire zones, or on curbs that interface between sidewalk and parking lot; blue lines that are usually found in handicapped spaces. yellow lines that divide one lane of traffic from another. […]
I’ve been photographing blue and white lines in local parking lots (in the US) under different conditions. Some of them are in pristine condition (Brand New Paint Job), some are in a state of demise (Derelict Parking Lot), I’ve zoomed in on some to show the effect of weather on the outdoor paint (Parking Lot […]
This photo, cropped from the full frame shows the parking lot lines forming an obtuse angle. When lines intersect, the presence of an obtuse angle means that an acute angle also exists. The obtuse angle is prominent, pointing toward the red line stenciled with the word ‘parking’. This line actually indicates a fire zone.
I found this angle just waiting for me. It looked like it waited a long time.
The grey, backwards ‘7’, in this segment of parking lot lines appears to be a correction, a connection between the discontinuous white lines. Irrespective of the line colors, I like the design: the wide lines as well as the space between. The red curve and dark grey shadows from the trees above add interest to […]
I started today’s painting at the same time as yesterday’s (Untitled I – July 16, 2017), using the same devices, i.e., positive- and negative-space lines* and free-form design. Instead of creating color fields and forming lines by abutting one color against another, I used brush strokes on today’s composition. The strokes were mostly independent of […]
I painted the background of today’s watercolor first (sans disks), without and idea of how the composition would develop. Since I am working with inked lines lately, I noted several color boundaries that cried out for defining lines. I began with the border of the yellow and worked outward. Some of the lines echoed the […]
I had fun at the drafting table today, drawing lines with my dip pen. It is tricky drawing with a nib dipped in ink. But I have a special straight edge, in the form of a triangle that has edges curved underneath so the ink does not infiltrate between the triangle and the paper. However, the […]
In today’s experiment, I used a combination of line-making techniques. I began with latex resist (frisket), that kept the pigments away from the paper, allowing the formation of white lines. After applying the first set of colors, primarily Prussian blue and quinacridone burnt orange, I removed the mask and added a second one. Depending on […]
