Horizons Bring Hope
The weather was icy cold that morning and the sun seemed to be suspended in the branches of a tree. I used a LOW horizon to illustrate the sunrise and the tree.
My WISH FOR YOU
Here's wishing you all the very best I can, and that is - to maintain and cherish your CREATIVITY because this year promises to be a difficult one with political tensions on the rise and men in leadership who battle with their grant EGO's as opposed to the good of humanity and a servant heart.
MY SUGGESTION
I want to encourage you to watch less of the news and rather use that time in creative pursuits like journaling daily, writing your blog, doing photography, sketching and writing down the stories you see.
THE THEME FOR JANUARY 2025
HIGH HORIZON
Farmlands in the Western Cape, I love the textures and colours of the grasses and the character of the broken-down farmstead. I use a HIGH horizon to illustrate the textures of the grasses.
The theme this month is: HORIZONS.
I have chosen this theme as a symbol of hope.
When we look out on the horizon, we express our hope, say, that love will arrive on a white stallion, that an answer will come from a faraway place, or simply that we are looking as far as we can to be outside of self and our many concerns to an answer outside of our limitations.
STRAIGHT HORIZONS
Let's see what you can come up with. Please keep the horizons straight, this month you are to be intentional about framing your image, no quick snapshots, but well thought out landscapes. Remember: the power of observation does us good and our neurons sing for joy.
FOR THOSE IN WINTER BLUES:
I am aware that some of you are dismayed by this project because you might be in the middle of winter and it’s gloomy where you are. That's OKAY became you can use that in order to portray emotion - and showing the gloom will mean that we have empathy with you and share your moments in the cold.
And even if the gloom wipes out the horizon in the blur, that's fine as long as the intention is to show a wide-open space.
HARSH LIGHT
Then there is the subject of harsh light. Some of you can't get out in the early morning or late evening when the light is at its best. That's okay too, send in your horizon image anyway, or find creative ways of making it artistic, like converting it to monochrome or using some creative editing technique to soften the harsh effects.
TIPS
I am looking forward to your contributions. Remember, a low horizon when you want to emphasise the sky, a high horizon when you want to emphasise ground, and a central horizon when you are happy with both. And no horizon when there is none, except that you must convince us that you are looking as far away as your habitat allows.
And also, remember to hope for good and for new things in your life as you stare out to the edges of the world, space and time.
See you soon
Charles the Light Coach
