Smith's Funeral Homes Celebrates 75 Years of Business in Burlington, Ontario

To celebrate this occasion, Smith's has created a three-way competition - best essay, and photograph that reflects the past, and a multi-media category that forecasts the future. Entires have been coming in since May, 2013.  More general information here.

I am thrilled and delighted to announce that my pinhole photo entry, 'Granny's Lounger',  has been selected as a finalist. The awards ceremony will take place at the Burlington Performing Arts Centre on September 12th from 5-7pm. See you there! 

 

 Recent press in Burlington Post ... 

  Update: WOOHOO! - Got '3rd Prize' for my pinhole image.  And a VERY NICE cheque.    Judges' Remarks:  "The photographer describes the pinhole photograph as 'slow photography' and I would also add 'timeless photography'. The capture is a wonderful work of art. Its imagery is what makes it an award winner; I believe that it embodies the spirit of what Burlington life is all about."

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'Silk & Satin' in EXHIBIT 12 at McMaster Innovation Park, Hamilton. Opens August 1st, 2013

'Silk & Satin' - Photography by m.l.holton

In the spring of this year I launched a new series of photographic 

prints that I'd been working on since the fall.  

'WHITE OUT, Photo Erasures' - by yours truly-

is now available for purchase in book form. 
$40 per copy. (plus S&H)
Contact the artist if interested a copy.

Samples from this series is also available for sale 
via my Fine Art America on-line storefront. 

This above framed print, 'Silk & Satin', is part of the Grand EXHIBIT 12 

at McMaster Innovation Place in Hamilton, Ontario, Canada. 

Over 300 items by 100 local artists will be on display for 3 months.  

OPENS: August 1st, 7-9pm.  

IN THE MIP ATRIUM

... Cocktails & Horsey Do'Overs ...

MAP LINK HERE.

Support local living artists. :) 

See you there.

Tall Ships Enter Hamilton Harbour - Black & White Photography

 Waiting on the Tall Ships - mid-afternoon Friday, June 28th, 2013 - 
images taken from Hamilton side of the Burlington Canal

 HERE THEY COME!!!

 Passing thru Modern Day artifacts .... 

Majestic champions of the Great Lakes ... 
even if they are of a bygone era ... 
(Published too as single photos in Raise the Hammer)

More on the Tall Ships Extravaganza 
in Hamilton over Canada Day Weekend - HERE
And their course within the Harbour - PDF

The War of 1812: Stud

Horses used in warfare has occurred for well over 7000 years. Recently, a play and film based on the novel, War Horse, brought the public's attention again to the plight of this domesticated animal caught within war zones. 

Today, near obsolete for this purpose, (except in  Afghanistan ), horses have been replaced by a cadre of  'defense contractors' who work in the 'arms industry'.  It's a trillion dollar business ...
 
While reading about the War of 1812, I was somewhat surprised to discover that the role of the horse during the two year long land skirmishes receive scant to no mention. And yet, transportation of men, supplies and artillery wholeheartedly depended on these truly extra-ordinary beasts of burden. 

To rectify this historical oversight, I present this painting - 'War of 1812: Stud'

'War of 1812: Stud' by Margaret Lindsay Holton 

acrylic on loose canvas - 6'W x 4'H

For price, contact the artist.

(Colours are a bit distorted in this photo reproduction, but you get the idea ... ) 

New Painting - 'eye-cloud'

'eye-cloud' by m.l.holton

(acrylic on canvas - unframed )

The IDEA here is to investigate the notion of how we are increasingly
 placing our 'memories' into corporate controlled "iClouds".
From a distance, the orchid above is seemingly 'hidden' in the 'cloud' ... 
yet, on closer examination, using our own eyes, the hidden flower
becomes distinct, and we thus naturally 'emboss' the image into our own memory.
Ergo, an 'eye-cloud'. No corporation involved. 
The mini ethereal gold spirals represent thoughts ...  

 

Detail of orchid bloom in 'eye-Cloud' by m.l.holton

For size & price, please contact the artist.

Note: the 'colour' on the larger image is more accurate then the 'detail'.

The black circles in the upper left of that image 

are actually small gold ink spirals, (better seen in the close-up.)

Spring Birch - New Paintings by mlh

Something about birch trees ... have been a focus for over a month now ...

'Birch Bark', acrylic on canvas, 4 feet square.

'Spring Birch' acrylic on board, by mlh - If interested in purchase, please contact the artist.

Bill Cunningham: Veteran 'Street Photog'

Last night, watching TVO, I was entranced by this wonderful Richard Press documentary about the indomitable Bill Cunningham, the 'fashion' photographer for the New York Times. The film successfully captures Mr. Cunningham's affable charm, gentle grace, professionalism and irrepressible impish-ness. It also does a marvelous job of sharing the streets of New York City.

Now well into his 80's, Mr.Cunningham continues to provide a seasoned perspective about the fluctuations of fashion of New York, and beyond. With a delicate balance of candid reflection, he 'snaps' and curates the nuances of the state of ourselves. He clearly has 'serious fun', an attitude that many 'junior photographers' could do well to emulate.

A veteran cultural anthropologist (long before the term was ever invented),  his visual observations of all things 'fashion' both beguile and inform. His near-intuitive fusion of past and present trends has humbled many 'wannabe' fashionistas. While he remains ever-modest and self-effacing, his 'roving eye' is impeccably sharp.

That we should all do so well, and be so happy, in our 80's ...
'Bill Cunningham New York' is a wonderful tribute to an inspired - and inspiring - 'reporter'.
See it.

Note: A re-run of this enchanting film runs on TVO on Monday, May 27th at 12am, midnight. If you can't watch it at that time, FOR SURE, copy/rent or buy it. There are gold nuggets of wisdom and wit throughout. And, for what it's worth, Roger Ebert gave it one of his rare scores of 4 stars, or 100%.

Here are some additional notable links of several New York Times slide-show videos that Bill recently 'curated':   Adieu Anna,   Stormville  ,  Florescent , Sketching in Pastels. 

All above photos by Bill Cunniingham - attributed to the New York Times - his employer.
The header shot has been taken from the available downloads supplied by the filmmakers.  

Lush Lilacs - Spring, 2013

At the farm, awoke to the smell of lilacs ... 

their intoxicating smell permeated the entire house ... 

  ...  lush and wet with dew, I TRIED with camera to 'get it' ...

 when I wasn't just gob-smacked by the floral abundance ...

 Lilacs are in full bloom all over the property.

Magical and magnificent.

To INHALE is simply - BLISS.