It may sound strange, but “Feed Me!” came to my mind when I saw this bizarre clay pods, with their big openings pointing toward me.
My husband and I were in Tarragona, Spain – someplace near the Mediterranean Coast, exploring the surroundings.
I always thought that Spanish art had a lot of surreal in it, but when visiting the country, I understood why. Hard to explain, but I had the feeling of strangeness even when I was not in an art museum…
** Oh, I have to confess that we have previously visited the Dali Museum 🙂
However, the unexpected happened 🙂 These huge pots were lying on the field, practically in the middle of nowhere… No signs of human life around: no houses, no farms, just bushes and small trees. Enigmatic? You bet! Their huge openings were literally big enough to let a person enter inside… Like big mouths waiting to be fed – huh! I even had some goose-bumps for a second – the whole scene looked a bit threatening…
* I think this was after we visited Dali’s museum and the idea of “bizarre” was still alive in my head 🙂
Well, obviously we couldn’t just continue our driving and ignore them. These posts boggled my mind, so, I absolutely had to take a photo! A fence was separating this field from the highway. I had to climb it to take the shot, and this was helpful, because it gave me a better perspective. The clouds certainly added to the atmosphere too. I kinda liked this non classic sort of still life photo.
After posting this article on Facebook, somebody said that Spanish people were using these clay pots for making/storing their wine. Yes, they are making a lot of wine in Spain… That made me see them less creepy – ha, ha 🙂
This photo is now available in my gallery at Fine Art America as print either for home and wall decor or as accessories.
I also thought that this image would look good in black and white, as well, so here it is: “Feed Me!” the surrealistic clay pots in b&w – click on it for more info:
… And this is how it can look above your living-room sofa:
RDP Wednesday – BOGGLE
No Place Like Home is sounds always so good, and I like it, because I feel at home in almost all the places I travel. I also like to take photos of what other people’s homes look like, or places that inspire home to me. I have quite a few homey looking images from my travels – too many to fit in one post. Therefore, this time I will stay with only European homes. As a matter of fact, Europe was my first home place, so I have special feelings for it. All the images are part of my Fine Art America gallery, available as art prints. Click on them for a larger view:
No Place Like Home in Europe
One of my favorite pictures that says home to me is the swallow and her nest under the balcony of an old home-building in Portugal (the top image). Here below there are some more:
Laundry and architecture in Estoi, Portugal
Old street in Paderne, Portugal and more swallows – I love them 🙂
But laundry means home, so this is what a saw in a sunny spring day while visiting Faro, Portugal.
I liked to see this elderly lady hanging clothes to dry in the sun. Apparently she didn’t have another place to do that, so she went out in the small plaza 🙂 I think this is a nice homey scene 🙂 Some of you may know from my previous posts, that I also like to take photos of laundry…
Spain
I took a lot of pictures in Spain, including one of Dali’s museums – his home actually in Figueres. I was also so fortunate to be able to visit his wife’s (Gala Dali) castle in Pubol – OMG!
Spain is a very artistic country in its very unique way. I can say that I could feel a special energy while visiting it, different than in other countries. That made me observe things that I would probably otherwise ignore… For instance, I noticed this rusted but artistically made keyhole. I saw it on a door in a small town 🙂
You can see many more Spain travel pictures of Spain in my FAA gallery, where they are available as art prints.
But look at this little cutie in front of his home door like a brave devoted guardian. He will never be the victim of an attrition ha, ha 🙂 I made my original photograph painterly using the digital media:
Oh, I cannot stop! Here are two more home images from Sagunto, Spain:
France
The french countryside is also known for it’s homey feeling. I had this impression especially in the Southern part of the country, the “Sweet Provence”. When you visit this place you just cannot stop taking photos of everything. There is a special unique atmosphere there. That, along with the beautiful sunlight made so many artists go there for their paintings… I made some of mine painterly as well, and they are available as art prints in my Provence gallery at Fine Art America
Here we are at a small winery in an old country house in Provence.
We spent one night at this place in a guest room upstairs. Look at that french home window bordered by heavy grown ivy!
A very homey French and very French breakfast was included.
But in the area South of the French Alps on the Mediterranean coast, you will also see many urban homey areas. Here for instance is a narrow street with old beautiful buildings in Provence, which I digitally painted and sold it as art print from my Fine Art America gallery.
…and then, it’s the historic famous city of Monaco. I made a post on our Monaco one day visit a little while ago.
Germany
In Germany the guest-houses look totally different. This is the inside of the room in one where we stayed near Friedrichshafen, on Lake Constance 🙂 This image is also part of another post/blog in this site: Toys in the world
And here is the guest house in that small village, viewed from the outside at springtime:
House-boating is quite common in Europe, and I saw this one in a small harbor of Bremerhaven Germany. I was impressed to see how well equipped it was…
Well, I guess that home can be any place where you have the feeling for it 🙂
I will end this post with a candid photo of my husband feeling at home in one of the guesthouses in Germany. ** Not for sale 🙂
I initially posted this blog for Lens-Artists Photo Challenge #94: At Home. Now I just updated it with more recent photos from my Fine Art America site.
… and here we are again with the fan of challenges 🙂
Today’s Prompt Word: Attrition
I titled it Everything Is Beautiful In Its Own Way and took it in Belize City. This is one of the so many interesting things I found and photographed in this place. You can see the whole story about our trip in my previous blog-post: Belize City and Harbor.
I initially made this post wordless, but it would have been a loss not to express my feelings about it… This corner street house that looks almost abandoned intrigued me and attracted my eyes. So many contrasts and things to visually explore… I agree that not too many would stop to admire this neighborhood 🙂 But I like to observe things, sometimes just for fun… because after all,
Everything Is Beautiful In Its Own Way – right?
The first thing that struck me were the majestic palm trees flanking it. At least the tropical nature is beautiful there 🙂 I loved the contrast between all the shades of green and the red rusted metal roofs in the background. From there, my eyes went down to the weathered wooden walls and the partially destroyed fence. The debris and garbage in the front yard was complementing everything, not to mention the bright green of the plastic container 🙂
People were living there and freshly washed cloths were hanging out to dry in the sun. This scene tells an interesting story about the life and culture in Belize City. But, the most interesting part of the story is yet to come. I didn’t notice it until I enlarged the photo on my computer screen. If you click on the picture, you will see too the two kids sitting behind the garbage. Is this not heart touching?
I added a digital watercolor touch to this image for a more artistic look. I also uploaded it to my Belize gallery Fine Art America for sale as art print. Click on it for details.
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