Landscapes Archives - Mel Curtis

The Big Dark

It is that time of year when the beauty of the autumn gives way to what we call here the big dark. The time changes and the darkness descends early giving us a stark reminder that winter is on the way. The holidays provide a bit of a distraction but when the festivities end and the decorations all put away,…

December 3, 2024Landscapes, Musings, Selfies

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Turbulent skies

Not sure why this image showed up in my Facebook memories from 10 years ago. But I can't help but think it is a metaphor for our country right now. A vast distance from the fence on the right to the fence on the left. And turbulent skies in between. A colorless, barren landscape.

November 8, 2024Landscapes, Musings

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A Little Simmer of Softness

Another reason I loved the urban landscape. From the last time I spent traveling in France in 2003. I was visiting a friend who lived in a little town about an hour south of Paris. I was waiting for her to get off work and to kill time I wandered around the little village where she worked making images in…

October 1, 2024architecture, France, Landscapes, Musings, Travels

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Ribbon of Light

I am preparing some "new" works to hand off to the Seattle Art Museum and am finally getting the chance to print this image from the series Above Seattle. But I have run into some old tech issues and wonder if the work is ready for large format prime time viewing. Captured with an older camera, the work lacks a…

September 30, 2024architecture, Landscapes, Musings, Odds and Ends, Seattle

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Sense of Freedom

How did you last event go? Generate any interest or sales? This coming Saturday is the opening at SAM of the 50th anniversary of the Gallery. It will an interesting show and include works from every artist they current represent. It is a bit of shame they didn’t seek out the artists who once there, but got kicked to the curb…

October 30, 2023Landscapes, Musings, Seattle

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Living on Borrowed Time

Hey Kiddo, How have you been? Been very quiet around here for the past few months, with the exception of couple of nice Google gigs (thank you very much by the way). Just after Thanksgiving, Carter fell and fractured a vertebrae and has been a lot of pain since. Mostly bed ridden. So my care giving skills have been put…

January 13, 2023Landscapes, Musings, Odds and Ends, Seattle

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Moody, Dark and Damp

I started the day thinking I might finally return to the gym. But after thinking about it, I went grocery shopping instead. I like to shop early when there is no crowd and parking is plentiful. But my dog said take me for a walk first. So then after that I made it to the studio to get some serious…

October 4, 2022Landscapes, Musings, Odds and Ends, Seattle

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I Can Fix it in Post

Talk about weird weather. The cold blast came in last night as predicted. Covering much of the country as far as I can tell. I didn’t pay much attention to the forecasts as it was so beautifully sunny yesterday. A bit nippy, but not uncomfortable. I wake up this morning and see the roof tops covered with white stuff and…

February 22, 2022Gardens, Landscapes, Musings, Odds and Ends, Seattle

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Off to Work

And the winter rains return to Seattle.

November 15, 2021Landscapes, Musings, Seattle, Uncategorized

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Our House

Colors are starting to perk up. I have a feeling they will be off this year due to the summer heat and drought. A lot of trees seem to be going straight from greenish to brown. Not the usual burst of color. But then our colors don’t usually peak until the end of October. We often have color into the first…

October 12, 2021architecture, Celebrations, Floral, Gardens, Landscapes, Musings, Odds and Ends, Seattle, Uncategorized