Bahamas, Sand Banks
This image along with a dozen other images of water from around the world will be on exhibit March 31, 2018 11am to 4pm at Eastep Photography open studio Central Creative Commons, 1338 Central Avenue, Sarasota, Florida 34236
Fellow artists in C-3 (Central Creative Commons) Lucy Barber, Kathy Wright, Brandy Eiger will also have their studios open to the public.
To preview images being exhibited March 31, 2018 visit: https://www.WayneEastep.com
Serene night on the Gulf of Mexico
My friend and fellow photographer, Peter Silvia made an astute observation about a recently curated collection of my images showcasing water.
“You know Wayne these images of water are really about serenity”.
Images can be more about feeling than the fact of the subject.
This is particularly the case when when we are in a state of union with the subject we are observing.
I hope when you look at the images I’ll share in the coming days you find that they give you a moment of serenity.
“Dawn on Sarasota Bay”, One of 12 new images to be shown at Eastep Photography Gallery
Central Creative Commons at 1330 – 1340 Central Avenue, Sarasota, north of 10th street, is a unique enclave of studios for professional painters, a photographer, a potter and multi-media artists. The artists included for February 24, 2018 open studios: Painter Lucy Barber and Photographer Wayne Eastep.
Eastep Photography Gallery Opening, Sarasota, Florida
February’s open studios gives you behind-the-scenes access to each professional artist’s working studio: meet the outstanding artists, see their work, explore and exchange ideas, and browse artworks available for purchase. The open studio event is free and open to the public.
BARBER.Creators.Collectors.Tour.2017.1, Central Creative Commons, Sarasota, Florida
The Central Creative Commons is located within the Central-Cocoanut Historic District and in keeping with Sarasota’s growing arts scene, is just a few blocks north of the Rosemary Arts District. Connecting to and evolving from the Rosemary District, the Sarasota arts district is growing northward. You are invited to join in this exciting new development!
Boundary sign of Central Cocoanut Historic District, Sarasota, Florida
Froglet: a young frog; specifically: one that has recently metamorphosed from a tadpole. In the swimming pool post-hurricane Irma. Sarasota, Florida
See more images at: https://www.WayneEastep.com
While photographing the 2017 eclipse on Lido beach in Sarasota, Florida a gentleman from Ireland came up to show me his watch and asked, what do you think is going on”? The minute and hour hands were moving on their own spinning freely on the face of his watch.
Two women walked along the beach each with a Cheerios cereal box with two holes cut into the narrow end of the box making it a pinhole viewing device for safe viewing of the eclipse.
A woman from Argentina wanted to know if that was a fisheye lens. “Yes”, I answered. “I thought so, I learned about that in a photography class I took”, she said.
Two women from South America sat down on a towel beside me. After awhile they asked, “has it started or is it finished”. I answered, “it’s about 75% complete”.
A man who had been walking in the surf came up and asked, “Can I take a look”? “No, I am working” I answered. “I see, ok” he replied and walked back into the surf.
Having seen images of other total eclipse’s I was eager to see the corona around the sun. Lesson one in photography, often what you think you’ll photograph won’t happen. So it was with this eclipse, no corona. The second lesson of photography, stay put and accept what’s before you, move beyond looking and SEE. I realized I was standing at the water’s edge with the sky above and within this stage set a celestial drama was playing out. The poetry of earth, ocean, sky, sun, and moon seemed good enough to me. So I made the images you see here.
2017 Solar Eclipse, Sarasota, Florida
2017 Solar Eclipse, Sarasota, Florida
2017 Solar Eclipse, Sarasota, Florida
2017 Solar Eclipse, Sarasota, Florida
I remember the feeling of peace and calm when I made this image at dawn. The quiet was accompanied by the chirps and songs of birds nearby and far away.
So it felt right when this image was selected by Jerri Menaul of Art Vitae for installation at the new cancer center, Florida Cancer Specialist & Research Institute in north Fort Meyers, Florida.
The interior space was a long wall between the administrative offices and exam rooms. While documenting the installation a number of staff and patients stopped to say how positive it was for them to have this beautiful and peaceful image in a place of medical treatment and healing. As an artist, knowing that the energy I put into creating an image has capability to connect with others and enhance their lives is a reward in and of itself.
To see other examples of how my images have enriched corporate and residential spaces visit the gallery, Art Decor Installations on my website: https://www.WayneEastep.com
The Sun is Returning
Last night marked the Winter Solstice, the shortest day and longest night of the year. A time of cold and dark has come. For many this event serves as an astronomical marker and a metaphorical symbol. We are entering a period of long nights when darkness seems to define our sense of time. The truth is that with the passing of each day moments of light will be added to the daily cycle replacing darkness with light. The sun is returning. With the return of the sun we are reassured night will not last forever. Light will prevail. The energy of the sun will cast light into the places of darkness and shadow. The light reveals what could not be seen in the dark. The suns promise of energy, creation, light, warmth and rebirth is the hope showing us the way through the dark. Take a moment turn your face to the sun and accept the reassurance from the warmth.
Sun viewed above the Gulf of Mexico, Sarasota, Florida
Posted at sunrise 7:17 am 12/22/2016 Sarasota, Florida, U.S.A.
Winter is Coming. It will be long, dark and cold and last for four years.
The Winter Solstice is the beginning of winter. It is the shortest day of the year with the most hours of darkness. This winter portends to be long, dark, and cold. It could last four years. Our hope is that beyond the dark is light, mysterious powerful creative energy.
Parrot-Tulip
I love the feeling of this image. It is as if I am small and moving among the tulips looking up at the sun coming down through the petals and leaves.
You may buy a print at my online store: eastepstore.wayneeastep.com
A view from within the tulips.
I looked down at the edge of the driveway and noticed an inch worm making its’ way into the dirt. When I examined it I wondered, is an inchworm really an inch long? When I placed it on a ruler I saw it was three-quarters of an inch, at least this one was. As I photographed the inchworm it lay still and looked more like a twig, a rather effective camouflage. Enjoy the up close and personal look at this intriguing tiny creature.
Inchworms are classified in the phylum Arthropoda, class Insecta, order Lepidoptera, family Geometridae.
Inchworms lack appendages in the middle portion of their body, causing them to have a characteristic looping gait. They are also called loopers.
This inchworm proved to be three-quarters of an inch. It was very effective at looking like a twig.
Seems animals and insects, like humans, cannot resist getting into each other’s business.
Looper, Inchworm on my property in Sarasota, Florida
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