52Frames Your Hobby Photo Challenge

The subject for this week’s photo challenge was “your hobby.” So I had the idea that I would try a flat lay of some of the objects related to my digitalart hobby. Those items included a portrait of my borzoi Tatiana, a business card, and the website page of LITDigitalart, along with a photo of my New Yorker Eustice Tilley win. All of these were shown on digital devices. There was also a small stuffed animal of the breed with a braid made from her white tail. It seemed more like a memorial than a hobby. I spent a while configuring the items but ended up not liking any of them - even turning the orientation sideways for interest. So I tried a few more options using my iPad with completed custom pet portraits. One of them was a golden retriever aside the photo that was used to paint the subject. Another one was of two papillons with me sketching with my stylus. Then there were two more of our Borzoi and the retriever. Finally there was a composite of the steps showing the initial sketch to the completed painting. In the end we chose me - or my hand - painting the papillons showing the stylus. Some week the challenges are more fun than others. This one is always difficult to get right. 

Model Ships

Our friend in the Midwest shared with us a photo of a ship in a bottle he just completed. It’s tiny, and took quite a while to make. And, having some allergy to wood, created a sniffling experience on top of it. Prior to that l, he made one that took thirty years to complete! When I received the image, it reminded me of the ships my dad made. A few of them were placed on the fire place mantle and my brother took them home with him after my mom passed away last year. I remember him and my dad building these ships. We even had a kayak made out of animal skin that my dad got in Greenland while serving in the Coast Guard, along with a couple of walrus teeth. My dad loved the water and his time traveling around the world on destroyer escorts and buoy tenders. He has a meticulous scrapbook of his twenty one year career in the military, including documentation of a serious event - bombing of their convoy - during WWII in the Mediterranean. My parents took many cruises after they retired. Anyway, our friend reminded me of my dad’s history and his love of the water. The funny thing is, I don’t care for the water. But I remember all the ships my dad took us on over the years, and he was always so excited about it.