Capturing something as abstract as emotion can be a difficult feat, but I found the challenge to be invigorating. As usual, my muse took me on a path I did not expect as she reminded me past efforts can be reinvented into new adventures, while hidden treasure waits to be discovered in the creative soul.
Prompt: Capture a moment of love
For the last seven years, I’ve walked to work almost every morning. About a block from my house I always remember to look down, so I can see a heart that’s carved into the pavement. I can’t help but wonder if LH and KH are still together, (the sidewalk is dated 1986). I hope so.
Photo by: c.b.w.
Prompt: Capture something sensual
No matter how many times I tried to play with this prompt in my surroundings, my mind kept returning to a past shot I took of Rodin’s masterpiece, The Kiss. I’ve seen more than one version of this sculpture and it always makes me think of the word, “sensual.” Maybe I’m cheating a bit, but sometimes an older picture deserves to be new again.
The Kiss by Auguste Rodin, (Tate Modern)
Photo by: c.b.w.
Prompt: Capture something hidden.
I had a worse than usual bout with insomnia this week, but it lead to something quite remarkable. A drawing tablet I’ve had in my closet for at least 10 years wandered onto my table along with a box of crayons. The girl who never believed she could draw, discovered a hidden love for filling a page with whimsical art.
Photo and Whimsy by c.b.w.
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To see all the details of the photography challenge, go here.
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c.b.w. 2012
C.B. Wentworth 
Talent everywhere we look.
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Just creative blurbs. 😉
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Love your art and your new discovery about it. Hope to see more.
There’s a story in that heart.
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There’s a story in ever heart. 😉
Those beeswax crayons unleashed more than I expected! Lol!
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Love is definitly a theme of this blog! Hard to believe you ever thought you weren’t an artist!
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“Artist” is a big word that means a lot to me . . . perhaps one day. 🙂
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Beautiful! You’re so full of wonder! That’s totally what the project is about! And of course, there’s no such thing as ‘cheating’ on this challenge – it’s completely flexible! I’ve bent the ‘rules’ a few times already as well. You’ve gotta just keep listening to your heart ❤
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I love how this challenge has opened so many new doors. Thank you so much for posting it – the inspiration and discovery has been incredible!
Glad I’m not cheating! Hahaha! It was so nice to play with that old image and make it something beautiful again.
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reminds me of Aboriginal paintings. 🙂
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Ooo, interesting perspective! 🙂
I’ve always loved petroglyphs that show the outline of a hand. To think someone left mark thousands of years ago is just amazing. I always wonder what they looked like and who they were on they inside.
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Aboriginals are famous for their dot paintings usually depicting the dreamtime through symbols and dots. It was the dots that reminded me of their work more than the hand. It’s interesting how we have different perspectives isn’t it. I’m no artist but I love your picture. 🙂
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This would make an interesting salon exercise, i think. One might consider raking the challenge further, and proscribing what might be chosen to depict love–to force us to think outside our immediate and comfy notions…the way we do when we write an extended metaphor…. What do you think?
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Absolutely! That sounds like fun and quite a challenge. Go for it! 🙂
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Your creativity shines in everything you do.
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Thank you. 🙂
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‘Love’ can be a challenge sometimes and its perception has many faces. You have found a few of them, today. Thanks for sharing your perceptions of love with us. 🙂
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It was interesting to explore multiple facets of love. Its something that effects so many parts of our lives, sometimes without us even being aware. 🙂
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wonderful. Amazing how this challenge is developing for you. We never lose when we stretch our creative muscles.
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So, true. I pulled out my drawing tablet again today and had so much fun exploring. Who would have thought playing with my camera would do so much. 🙂
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I think your insomnia drawing would make a great greeting card. You captured the sentiment of love delightfully. Anyone know a Hallmark agent?
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😀 For a long time I made greeting cards via paper craft. Maybe it never truly left my muse.
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Well, you’ve peaked my curiosity. I now have to check out this challenge.
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The originator of the challenge has posted some really interesting shots as have a few other bloggers who have joined the challenge. Hmmm . . . I may have to post some of their links next week. It’s a great challenge that really stretches the creative muscle. 🙂
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the moment of love you’ve captured is a beautiful perspective. 🙂
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I keep hoping the people who made that heart will see it and let us know the story behind it. 🙂
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Your images are all lovely; I like the story behind each of them. Rodin, does it get any better? Such grace. My favorite Rodin is Eternal Spring.
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Thank you. 🙂
I went to the Rodin museum in Paris and was completely blown away. He is marvelous!
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All very nice takes on the subjects!
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Thanks! 🙂 It was a fun topic to explore.
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I, too, would hope that LH and KH are still together. The romantic in us? I’ve seen the sculpture several times, too, and I agree with you that it is “sensual”-tangible, almost. Or maybe it is my imagination? Your drawing is very cool-inspirational to wonder about the “heart in the hand”-giving it away? Displaying it? Finding it? Hmmm . . .
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Sometimes I wonder if I’m too much of a romantic sap with that heart! What if it belongs to two best friends who both had a last name that starts with an “h” or what if they are close siblings?? The possibilities are endless and the warm, fuzzy feeling priceless. 🙂
The heart in the hand is something I generally associate with folk art. I’ve seen various versions of it and have always liked it, (my drawing is just an interpretation of something very traditional). To me, its a symbol of giving love, but I love all the different interpretations it has inspired. 🙂
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Love the love images – these photo prompts are great!
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Thank you! 🙂 I’m having so much fun with these prompts!
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