Monday, March 27, 2006

Nodding to Caspar David

I thought it was time I lauded another of the artists that inspire both my lighting designs and my photography. I'm going to leave the Victorian era for an earlier period. Caspar David Friedrich's speciality was romantic landscapes, often with deeply religious overtones. The picture I have in mind is 'Wanderer above the Sea of Fog' which he painted in 1818.

This is my version, taken a couple of years ago between Sydney and Newcastle in New South Wales. Unfortunately I've had to leave out the Wanderer. I was travelling at speed in a train at the time and I didn't know anyone who could run fast enough to keep up. You will have to use your imagination.

1 comment:

Canbush said...

Thanks, Lee. Look out for the Stubbies, perhaps