Telpertions Gift

Telpertions Gift
An abstract image of a calla lily
© Anna Chipman ~ annachipman.com

When I am out searching for flowers there are so many things that I think about when picking them out. I think about the colors that are available and remember what I photographed last, texture, the way that the flower opens itself up.

Since I brought up color - there are so many beautiful shades and yet I seem to draw to some of the same ones over and over. Green is my favorite color but not the typical color of flowers. The other day my husband and I were watching an episode of Friends, season 9, where Ross and Rachel were in their apartment and there was a vase full of green goddess calla lilies as well as another vase of calla lilies. I had to go back and search through my green goddess calla lilies images and worked this one up.

I also updated my etsy shop with a few of the smaller images of mine. All of these images are on photographic paper and in an edition of 200. I will be adding more soon so check back for updates. http://www.etsy.com/shop/AnnaChipman

625 Gallery

Anna Chipman and ValJean Anderson

Intimate Abstractions and Recovery Riders

I have been talking about this show for a bit now but it finally happened!!! We were very excited for December 3rd which was the reception for our gallery opening at 625 Sutter Gallery. We had a really great turn out and soooooooooooo much fun! This show will be up all of December in San Francisco.

As always there are plenty of photographs that weren't in this show and you can see more of them at www.annachipman.com and www.valjeananderson.com.

Today's fortune

Today while walking next to the lake I saw a fortune on the ground. At first I almost walked past thinking this is someone else’s fortune I should just leave it...but I obviously didn't. I wondered how what someone else got could relate to me and my day. I find myself reminded that we can't change anyone but ourselves. A thing like this, finding a fortune, is just a little reminder of that.

Postcards for the December show

These are postcards for my December with ValJean Anderson. We will be having a show December 1-31, 2009. There will be a reception December 3rd from 5:30-7:30pm. If you in the Bay Area stop by for the reception. It will be at 625 Sutter Street San Francisco CA.

Etsy Treasury

I had a great Friday! As I mentioned yesterday my work is being featured on Folio Hunt. I received an email from a fellow Etsy seller who had created a Treasury of other peoples work. Kalliart put together a great collection of blues and grays. As always there is some great work here to check out. You can see my work at annachipman.etsy.com and the Treasury is at www.etsy.com/treasury_list.php?room_id=89468

Folio Hunt

I have great news to share with you on a Friday. I am pleased to share with you that my work is being shown on Folio Hunt this month. Finding out news like that is a great start to the day! Stop by http://www.foliohunt.com/ to see the work.

On a different note

A couple of months ago my husband Bryce and I went to the Academy of Science in San Francisco with our friend Val. I tend to look very closely, inches normally, at the world around me. It really is great to every once and awhile stop and do something totally out of the norm.