Love for Mother Earth;
was there any other way
for the nature boy?
by Scooj
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Tag: Nature
1710. Upfest 2018 (35)
Max ‘syther’ Oughton is no stranger to Upfest, and indeed I wrote a short post covering his work from Upfest 2017. This artist, from East Anglia, is making a niche for himself with animal studies and illustration, so the Upfest programme notes tell us and this piece certainly covers that territory with a seabird entangled in the tentacles of an octopus.
The colour selections which are calming and serene betray the rather brutal scene which is a skilfully executed juxtaposition. Max Oughton has a great eye for the natural world, and it is great to be able to see his work for two years running.
I think that Max was just tidying up after finishing the piece when I took this last picture…a celebratory fag hanging out of his mouth.
Butterflies
In a year of whites
a spot of late summer sun
brings out the colours.
by Scooj
On observing that it has been a terrible year for butterflies in the UK except for the white species which appear to have thrived in the dry conditions. This afternoon however I have spotted a couple of colourful butterflies, a speckled wood and one other.
Wasp spider – Argiope bruennichi
She waits patiently
cryptic, uncompromising,
her trap fully primed.
by Scooj
Drying day
Unbothered by my
hanging, dragonfly alights
on the whiligig.
by Scooj
Beautiful Demoiselle
Rising from the stream
graceful fluterer settles;
an angel in blue.
by Scooj
Blur
A miracle of
convergent evolution;
hummingbird hawk moth.
by Scooj
