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At the far end of the sunken garden section of Olbrich Botanical Garden in Madison, Wi. A little long exposure shot sans tripod - just held the camera on the edging and pressed it down throughout the exposure.
Excerpt from heritageburlington.ca/heritage_property/shore-acres-estat...:
Mansion: The Main House on the Estate is an excellent representative of estate homes designed and built throughout the 1930’s. It is a three storey structure with an exposed basement on the northern exposure where the garage is located. The exterior is said to reflect the original farmhouse which was located on the same site.
The rectangular plan of the house is unusual in that each of the four elevations are distinctly different, in arrangement of features. A common set of architectural treatments tie the four elevations together. The third floor is graced with a hip roof of green shingles, and a regular arrangement of dormer windows on all four sides. The style of the house has a classical influence with a broken scroll pediment above the main entrance on the West Elevation. This was the entrance for visitors with a circular driveway which facilitated dropping off guests, and a one storey sun room on the south end. Above the main entrance is a full height arched window which is set in a stone arch. The pediment is supported by simple Tuscan columns, which are copied on the Southern Elevations as supports for the roof over the covered, tiled porch which has an octagonal room on top.
All four elevations are generously fenestrated with a some what regular pattern of similar sized windows with green shutters. Each rectangular window has a keystone with a five stone pattern lintel above also reinforcing the classical and French influences.
The East Elevation is a repetitive series of windows with doors accessing the formal gardens on this side of the house. The service entrance on the north elevation also has a series of standard windows.
The house is clad with grey and burgundy stone set in a course rubble pattern with approximately continuous, horizontal courses. The green roof, shutters and wood trim with the grey and burgundy trim combine for a stately complementary colour scheme, which blend in well with the surrounding vegetation.
Stewart McPhie, a Hamilton Architect, who also designed the McNab Street Presbyterian Church, was the designer of the approximately 11,000 square foot house. The existing architect’s sketches of the home as it appears today, are dated 1931, but it is unclear as to the date the house was completed.
Its massive proportions, classical features and formal elements reflect those of a French Country Estate home. The house has access to the formal gardens on the east, the fabulous lake views to the south and the more informal pastures to the west. Access to nature was one of the main considerations in the Architectural Movement in the 1930’s which started with American Architect Frank Lloyd Wright, and also was strongly evident in the English Arts and Crafts movement started in the second half of the 19th century. Both the home at Shoreacres and Lakehurst Villa were designed as excellent examples of the concept of the relationship of interior spaces to exterior spaces.
The interior of the home is decorated with the original screen panels in the lower hall, and the mural in the dining room. Both features were considered desirable in homes of this stature during the time in which it was built. Original lighting and bathroom fixtures are still present, as well as kitchen cabinets. The house is presently unfurnished.
The home consists of a basement, a ground floor with generously sized formal rooms, a second floor with 5 large bedrooms with fireplaces, and an attic with unfinished bedrooms as well. In the basement is a large room for storing riding gear, and preparing for riding. The room was most likely used to entertain after riding as well. There is a stable on the north-west corner of the property, as well as a Play house situated in a stand of ferns, west of the main entrance of the home.
To the east of the home is a group of formal gardenscapes or garden rooms. These are somewhat overgrown at present, but were once beautiful places to pass an afternoon.
it is lovely but oh so cold!
beautiful light this evening and didn't take any other shots as back at work and catching up!
Gardenscape!
Thistle flowers come in many sizes. This one is huge. The bloom is 4" wide. The cut stem is 18"long. I got this at the Friday farmer's market at Rossmoor from Annie's Gardenscapes. I did two paintings of the same flower: this one on cold-press watercolor paper and the other on hot-press watercolor paper. #30x30DirectWatercolor. June 12, 2023
So many of the special 'gardens' I visit seem to disappoint. Bok Tower Gardens in Lake Wales, Florida, never disappoints. Bok Tower contains a carillon that a variety of artists play regularly.
In this shot over the tower pond, Mr. Bok's grave can be seen beneath the door to the tower.
Excerpt from artgalleryofguelph.ca:
In 1983, the Art Gallery of Guelph (AGG) grounds were developed into the Donald Forster Sculpture Park to be used for permanently sited sculptures, temporary installations of large-scale pieces, and an outdoor activity space for events like children’s art classes. The outdoor sculpture collection is enhanced with landscaping elements such as paved areas, lighting, berms, and plantings appropriate to the design of the park and siting of individual works. The objective is to acquire sculptures that represent the best work being produced in Canada while including some examples of historical and international works. The Sculpture Park is a unique tourist attraction for the city and region and an important educational resource for area educational institutions. Six commissions have been funded with the generous support of du Maurier Arts Ltd. The AGG Volunteer Association has also contributed to the development of the Sculpture Park by raising art acquisition funds through the annual Gardenscapes garden tour. This outstanding venue for permanent sculpture by Canadian artists ranks among the best and most diverse sculpture parks in Canada.
The Donald Forster Sculpture Park, located on two-and-a-half acres adjacent to the building, is a major curatorial project that contributes significantly to AGG’s overall programming objective to present exhibitions, research, and a dynamic collection of contemporary Canadian Art. It is the largest sculpture park at a public gallery in Canada, featuring 39 works by prominent Canadian and international artists. The Sculpture Park is open daily from dawn to dusk.
Monad by Evan Penny (born 1953, lives and works in Toronto, ON) is a monumental depiction of a human head made from layered steel shelves that hold hundreds of life-sized human heads cast in roughly finished concrete. The heads reference classical portrait busts in general form; however, their coarse texture contemporizes the visual language. "Monad" is a Greek word that means “a single unit often used in philosophy to refer to one indivisible entity or the ultimate totality of all beings.” The single unit of the head, here, is multiplied and the title can refer to one of the heads or the totality of all of them, which together form another head. Monad is part of Penny’s early explorations of scale. The repetition of the heads, which all face in the same direction, also emphasizes the power of the gaze: the power of looking and seeing.
Excerpt from artgalleryofguelph.ca:
In 1983, the Art Gallery of Guelph (AGG) grounds were developed into the Donald Forster Sculpture Park to be used for permanently sited sculptures, temporary installations of large-scale pieces, and an outdoor activity space for events like children’s art classes. The outdoor sculpture collection is enhanced with landscaping elements such as paved areas, lighting, berms, and plantings appropriate to the design of the park and siting of individual works. The objective is to acquire sculptures that represent the best work being produced in Canada while including some examples of historical and international works. The Sculpture Park is a unique tourist attraction for the city and region and an important educational resource for area educational institutions. Six commissions have been funded with the generous support of du Maurier Arts Ltd. The AGG Volunteer Association has also contributed to the development of the Sculpture Park by raising art acquisition funds through the annual Gardenscapes garden tour. This outstanding venue for permanent sculpture by Canadian artists ranks among the best and most diverse sculpture parks in Canada.
The Donald Forster Sculpture Park, located on two-and-a-half acres adjacent to the building, is a major curatorial project that contributes significantly to AGG’s overall programming objective to present exhibitions, research, and a dynamic collection of contemporary Canadian Art. It is the largest sculpture park at a public gallery in Canada, featuring 39 works by prominent Canadian and international artists. The Sculpture Park is open daily from dawn to dusk.
Pioneer Family by Andreas Drenters (born 1937, lives and works in Rockwood, ON) is dedicated to Drenters’ older brother Yosef, a well-known sculptor who died suddenly in 1983 at the age of 52. After his death, Drenters rediscovered Yosef’s plans for a 30-foot-tall sculpture, titled Pioneer Family, which was created for Expo 67 in Montreal, reportedly the most successful World’s Fair of the 20th century. Drenters’ sculpture is made of remnants from Yosef’s original Pioneer Family sculpture, combined with scrap metal and repurposed farming tools and machinery. Drenters’ Pioneer Family is both an homage to his brother’s life and work and an example of the use of waste and salvaged materials in the making of art.
The gardens and greenery at the Farm Resturant in Dubai are so wonderful they make an amazing getaway from the City to enjoy some peace and quietness.
Link: www.thefarmdubai.ae
Last day of fall; winter begins tomorrow. Gardenscape is bleak, seasonal gray, brown. Color is but a memory. Looking forward, in due season to next spring.
Excerpt from heritageburlington.ca/heritage_property/shore-acres-estat...:
Mansion: The Main House on the Estate is an excellent representative of estate homes designed and built throughout the 1930’s. It is a three storey structure with an exposed basement on the northern exposure where the garage is located. The exterior is said to reflect the original farmhouse which was located on the same site.
The rectangular plan of the house is unusual in that each of the four elevations are distinctly different, in arrangement of features. A common set of architectural treatments tie the four elevations together. The third floor is graced with a hip roof of green shingles, and a regular arrangement of dormer windows on all four sides. The style of the house has a classical influence with a broken scroll pediment above the main entrance on the West Elevation. This was the entrance for visitors with a circular driveway which facilitated dropping off guests, and a one storey sun room on the south end. Above the main entrance is a full height arched window which is set in a stone arch. The pediment is supported by simple Tuscan columns, which are copied on the Southern Elevations as supports for the roof over the covered, tiled porch which has an octagonal room on top.
All four elevations are generously fenestrated with a some what regular pattern of similar sized windows with green shutters. Each rectangular window has a keystone with a five stone pattern lintel above also reinforcing the classical and French influences.
The East Elevation is a repetitive series of windows with doors accessing the formal gardens on this side of the house. The service entrance on the north elevation also has a series of standard windows.
The house is clad with grey and burgundy stone set in a course rubble pattern with approximately continuous, horizontal courses. The green roof, shutters and wood trim with the grey and burgundy trim combine for a stately complementary colour scheme, which blend in well with the surrounding vegetation.
Stewart McPhie, a Hamilton Architect, who also designed the McNab Street Presbyterian Church, was the designer of the approximately 11,000 square foot house. The existing architect’s sketches of the home as it appears today, are dated 1931, but it is unclear as to the date the house was completed.
Its massive proportions, classical features and formal elements reflect those of a French Country Estate home. The house has access to the formal gardens on the east, the fabulous lake views to the south and the more informal pastures to the west. Access to nature was one of the main considerations in the Architectural Movement in the 1930’s which started with American Architect Frank Lloyd Wright, and also was strongly evident in the English Arts and Crafts movement started in the second half of the 19th century. Both the home at Shoreacres and Lakehurst Villa were designed as excellent examples of the concept of the relationship of interior spaces to exterior spaces.
The interior of the home is decorated with the original screen panels in the lower hall, and the mural in the dining room. Both features were considered desirable in homes of this stature during the time in which it was built. Original lighting and bathroom fixtures are still present, as well as kitchen cabinets. The house is presently unfurnished.
The home consists of a basement, a ground floor with generously sized formal rooms, a second floor with 5 large bedrooms with fireplaces, and an attic with unfinished bedrooms as well. In the basement is a large room for storing riding gear, and preparing for riding. The room was most likely used to entertain after riding as well. There is a stable on the north-west corner of the property, as well as a Play house situated in a stand of ferns, west of the main entrance of the home.
To the east of the home is a group of formal gardenscapes or garden rooms. These are somewhat overgrown at present, but were once beautiful places to pass an afternoon.
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Excerpt from artgalleryofguelph.ca:
In 1983, the Art Gallery of Guelph (AGG) grounds were developed into the Donald Forster Sculpture Park to be used for permanently sited sculptures, temporary installations of large-scale pieces, and an outdoor activity space for events like children’s art classes. The outdoor sculpture collection is enhanced with landscaping elements such as paved areas, lighting, berms, and plantings appropriate to the design of the park and siting of individual works. The objective is to acquire sculptures that represent the best work being produced in Canada while including some examples of historical and international works. The Sculpture Park is a unique tourist attraction for the city and region and an important educational resource for area educational institutions. Six commissions have been funded with the generous support of du Maurier Arts Ltd. The AGG Volunteer Association has also contributed to the development of the Sculpture Park by raising art acquisition funds through the annual Gardenscapes garden tour. This outstanding venue for permanent sculpture by Canadian artists ranks among the best and most diverse sculpture parks in Canada.
The Donald Forster Sculpture Park, located on two-and-a-half acres adjacent to the building, is a major curatorial project that contributes significantly to AGG’s overall programming objective to present exhibitions, research, and a dynamic collection of contemporary Canadian Art. It is the largest sculpture park at a public gallery in Canada, featuring 39 works by prominent Canadian and international artists. The Sculpture Park is open daily from dawn to dusk.
Crab Leg’s (Studio) by Kim Adams (born 1951, lives and works in Grand Valley, ON) is the artist’s “dream studio,” which includes a combined living and working space that is about one-third life-sized in scale. The bottom level of the studio is designed for creating sculptures, while the upper levels are for living and contain kitchen, bedroom, and reading areas. The sculpture is fitted onto railway tracks, implying that the artist could transport his entire life and practice to any location reachable by rail. Adams produced a utopian object where art and utility are juxtaposed: it is a transportation device, a shelter, and a studio. Adams addresses our modern human need for security, comfort, mobility, and ownership while questioning our values and standards for living. In this way, the artist has combined two objects that appear to be opposites–a vehicle and architecture–commenting on contemporary urban life with its increasing mobility. By using mass produced and industrial objects, Crab Legs (Studio) is made to appear engineered, re-configuring our notions of art, architecture, and even home. The end result is something at once familiar and alien, logical and illogical.
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After discussing wide-angle lenses with a friend here on Flickr, I was motivated to haul out the 10-24mm lens. I haven't actually taken a picture with it in years. So I took it down to Flowers on Fargo to experiment. Behold!
Flowers on Fargo
Geneva, Illinois 41.873912, -88.314141
April 27, 2022
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Der Wetter-App zufolge hätte ich gegen 14 Uhr heute eigentlich einen kleinen Spaziergang in der Sonne unternehmen wollen... doch es kam ganz anders!
Für etwa eine Stunde schneite es dicke Flocken bei Temperaturen um den Gefrierpunkt.
Nach kurzer Zeit waren Gras, Büsche und Ziergesträuch rund ums Haus von kleinen, hauchzarten Eis-und Schneesternchen bedeckt.
Zwar schmolz die kalte Pracht noch vor dem Dunkelwerden wieder dahin, aber es war genug Zeit, um einige Schnappschüsse davon zu machen.
Seht selbst: mein Winter 2025 ;-)))
Lower Display Garden
Cantigny Park
Wheaton, Illinois 41.855227, -88.154703
April 28, 2023
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Thistle flowers come in many sizes. This one is huge. The bloom is 4" wide. The cut stem is 18" long. I got this at the Friday farmer's market at Rossmoor from Annie's Gardenscapes. I did two paintings of the same flower: this one on hot-press watercolor paper and the other on cold-press watercolor paper. #30x30DirectWatercolor. June 12, 2023
Yeah, I know some of you are anxious for fall. So here ya go.
Time to start thinking about Christmas stuff. ;-)
The Logarium (aka stumpery)
Cantigny Park
Wheaton, Illinois 41.853570, -88.153997
October 31, 2021
A color variation on a monochrome version
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Tiny little hut in the Shukkei-en Garden, Hiroshima. The intense exercise before and during the trip was too much for my foot and I was more than happy to just sit down and enjoy the garden. And what a beautiful garden it is!
Geneva, Illinois 41.873949, -88.314044
April 30, 2021
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Winter is gone, Spring is here, Now we just wait cause summer ins near.
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