Everything Old - (view larger)

For as long as I can remember, on our Sunday drives, during the

Spring to Fall months, my Dad made a point to stop at any

interesting Yard Sale or Antique Shop, eager to 'pick' through

whatever treasures might be in store. I imagine this is where I caught

the 'bug'. While the most interesting spots I have ever seen have

been with my Dad and Mom, over the years I tend to do the same

while travelling through the small towns of Southern Ontario and the

backroads in between. This particular image was taken outside an

Antique Shop in Bowmanville, Ontario. Vendors and Store Owners

had their wares adorning the streets for all the visitors to see, most

likely, in this case, to lure those inclined to venture in their shop and

be tempted to purchase one of their finer, more expensive items.

Dear Gail, thanks for your words on my "Old Tuscany". You are right: Tuscany is really a wonderful Italian region, here we have..."ALL": nature, history, art, culture, sea, country, mountain, and all these things...at the top! I hope you'll come here and in this case, if you'll want I should like to show you and your partner of travel these wonderful places!

That would be a 'dream come true' Maurizio. My brother visited your lovely Italy this past summer but did not manage to see Tuscany. For sure it would be on my LIST !!! Such a beautiful image that was. And as I said, would love to see more. Many thanks for your very gracious invitation.

Most sincerely, Gail

Simply beautiful!!

Another beautiful piece  of  work Gail. 

The work you did on this is really nice.  I wonder how it would work in sepia.

Probably very nice in Sepia Steve. I decided on Colour for this one as I was using it for a particular application. But Sepia would give it a really nice Nostalgic feel. Many thanks for your visit and suggestions, seems we were both thinking along the same lines. Cheers for now, Gail

Very nice Gail!  Simple elements and bold color statements in a very attractive composition.  Really like the impressionistic effect.

Hello dear Alberto, so nice to know that when you visited you were probably SMILING !!! Your visits brighten any day! OR evening!

thankyou for that lovely compliment. I have done this one (various angles) differently before, and this one, seemed to look nice with a Painterly feel. It started out with a Watercolour feel then I blended in Imp. and liked the result of the two. You are such a good support and cheerful critiquer. Many thanks for stopping by, ;-) Gail

Interesting approach, Gail, and I think it works here quite well. I really like your attempts at experimentation. In general you use PS just enogh without relying completely on it's powers of transformation.

Hello Jack, so nice to hear from you. There are certain images that my love of 'painting' and drawing from my younger years makes me want to see what I can 'come up with' and this one has been on the 'back burner' for a bit. I'm glad you found the composition pleasing. I hope you are doing well so far away. When we can 'talk' like this the world does not seem to be such a 'big place afterall.'

Fond regards, Gail

A really beautiful composition with very nice lighting and colours, Gail!

With best regards,

Ruud.

 

many thanks Ruud for your words of encouragement, they are much appreciated.

With a mood of a household! Old household!

 

Best regards Gail!

 

PDE

Hi Gail,

   Beautiful image with wonderful painterly effect to it.  Take care, Patsy

Sometime this kind of things caught in an image like here looks a time travel and not only,there are many memories connected with this,even your story says same thing.

my best regards

Very beautiful still life. I love the composition, colors and tones.

 

Well Done,

Ben

I love these artifacts that you have transformed into objects of art. Not only are the visual aesthetics pleasing to view in thier own right, but the element of nostalgia is strong too.

I remember as a child we used to have shops called  "Chandlers" I believe these shops may have derived thier name from "Ships Chandlers" and they sold all kinds of hardware, parafin oil (of which the shop smelled strongly of)  oil lamps, brooms, and nails that you could buy by the pound, (they would then wrap them up in a newspaper parcel for you to carry home) tin buckets and baths.........I used to be fascinated by the merchandise and consequently this image I found very reminiscent of yesteryear.   Beautifully communicated Gail

 

Best Regards

 

Alf

Thankyou Alf for that story. I love hearing others memories of childhood, the things that fascinated them. As children the world seems so big, and we identify with much of  what touches our other senses at that time. I recall where we lived from the time I was born till I was 3, then again when I was about 8-9, it was right on the main street in the middle of what we called 'downtown'. There was a bookstore that had these creeky, really old floors, I can still smell the wood, and even the paper and inks. They also sold drawing, writing and painting supplies, it was the most fascinating place. When I became old enough to do a bit of babysitting and make a bit of 'cash' I always saved up my money jus to go in and buy a book, or painting materials. The Harware store was another favorite place as I would go there on occassion with my Dad. Same wood floors, and bins and bins of nails, hardware, so many things I knew nothing about, but I think the main attraction was that my Dad took me along with him. I barely reached the counter at the cash, and the walls seemed to have shelves to the ceiling, full to the brim. Funny, the memories we cling to that are special and comfort.

Thankyou for your kind and encouraging remarks about this composition. It was very enjoyable to work on.

Thankyou Radu for your visit. So many things we see and are attracted to today are those that fascinated us years ago. They may be old, but we 'connect', and yes, it is a bit like 'time travel' - our memories.

The treatment applied this image fits appropriately the elements that are excellently arranged in the composition. A very wonderful still life.

 

Best regards, Gail.

complimenti I

I like it.  Excellent composition and post-processing. 

Lovely, it reminds me of my grandmom and her pots. Love it!

 

Ulla