Bye, bye Polaroid…instant art moves on

Polaraude…, originally uploaded by Cookiemouse.
We must say goodbye to the Polaroid picture as the company announces that it will be ceasing production of the film for its cameras. The technology that produced this picture is what brought it to an end. Digital is instant so the demand for instant film has disappeared. Nowadays [...]

Montelbaanstoren, Amsterdam by Bettie Klomp…

Montelbaanstoren, Amsterdam by Bettie Klomp…, originally uploaded by Leighton Cooke.
…as, once again, I spend a lovely Friday afternoon in Bettie’s Atelier Galilea in the heart of the Jordaan, on the Eerste Leliedwaarstraat. I’m going to take a picture of this tower to see how it looks now. Bettie is a classic Dutch landscape artist with [...]