Music of the Orchids - Photography by Sarah Myers

Ethereal
Sarah Myers, Photography

 In pale light, the tiny orchids immaterialize into fluttering wings, dancing up and down across the arch of their stem. But the miniscule blooms are full of fragrance that dances with them; the air is full of a beauty whose melody - or tinted haze - or intangible happiness - floats far beyond the little handful of white-and-pink flowers.

 

Pas de Deux
Sarah Myers, Photography

Simple Profile, Drawing by Sarah Myers

Simple Profile, Sarah Myers

     This large profile is in charcoal and conte on grayscale paper. Shading and highlights I have worked with a light hand. The piece is simple - the head of a woman turned almost to full profile (not absolute - there is still a glimpse of the far eyelid and lashes, and brow and chin are softened imperceptibly in angle). Her glance is downward and to the side away from us, but there is still a hint that we, the viewers, are present in her world.

Simple Profile, Sarah Myers, detail

Simple Profile, detail

The Evening Cloud - Photography by Sarah Myers

Tumult
Sarah Myers, Photography

    One immense cloud-bank spread its towers across the South-eastern sky as the sun went down opposite. Scaling the clear, empty desert night, the cresent moon looked backward at these monarchs of water and air, who took the form of a fantastical surf, a radiant bastion of remaining day, a crowd of staring faces, an ethereal fog of cold blue and pearl-pink. At last the clouds disappeared in the rising night, save for an occasional, sullen flash of lightening.  The moon continued on its way, growing brighter and lonelier and stronger. But the night remains only in the imagination, while the clouds and the last of the sun left their glory, in some small way, in this collection of pictures.

      Except for cropping and my signature, there is no edit on these pictures. They are what the camera saw. 

Sunset Tower and Moon
Sarah Myers, Photography

Evening Tide
Sarah Myers, Photography

Splendor, Sunset, Moon
Sarah Myers, Photography

Coming Dreams
Sarah Myers, Photography

Moon-clouds
Sarah Myers, Photography

Still-Life with Two Oranges, Painting by Sarah Myers

Still-Life with Two Oranges, Sarah Myers

    Central to this painting are two vessels in warm white stoneware, whose long, handsome lines contrast with the abrupt brightness of the oranges.  The pitcher and handled cup are a muted, gentle tone but hard in their surfaces, where the fruit with its brash colour and simple spheres make a much more yielding substance.

The ceramics were created by Amy Myers. The still-life is acrylic on canvas.

Still-Life with Two Oranges, detail
Sarah Myers

Still-Life, detail
Sarah Myers

Simple Roses and Sky - Photography by Sarah Myers

Simple Rose, Arch and Sky
Sarah Myers, Photography

Returning from a walk in my sister's rose garden, the radiance of these roses against the sky persuaded me to create a post dedicated to their grace. They are simple, open blooms because of the warmth and light, the late summer brightness you see surrounding them.

Roses in a Warm Breeze.
Sarah Myers, Photography

Basket Bearer, Sculpture by Sarah Myers

Basket Bearer, Sarah Myers
Stoneware

Sculpture, imaginary portrait, and vessel all in one, the Basket Bearer's tranquil quiet is changeless. With fruit in the basket-bowl balanced atop her head, she figures as a centerpiece expressing abundance and natural riches.

Basket Bearer in profile
Sarah Myers

Basket Bearer, detail

Basket Bearer, Sarah Myers

Frontal view

In profile

Basket Bearer
Sculpture in stoneware, Sarah Myers