http://fineartamerica.com/profiles/jessica-winder.html?tab=blog Jessica Winder - Fine Art Blog http://www.fineartamerica.com/artistlogos/jessica-winder-1290209151-logo1.jpg http://fineartamerica.com/profiles/jessica-winder.html?tab=blog Tue, 23 Nov 2010 08:37:22 GMT http://fineartamerica.com/blogs/shipwreck-ribs-at-rhossili.html Once in a while, an old and un-named shipwreck mysteriously appears and disappears on the shore at Rhossili Bay. Its outline can be traced by the stumpy wooden ribs projecting from the sand. If the sediments shift enough, you can see where the ribs a... Thu, 18 Nov 2010 13:52:11 GMT http://fineartamerica.com/blogs/dancing-star-a-stranded-brittle-star.html Fri, 12 Nov 2010 03:53:21 GMT http://fineartamerica.com/blogs/the-fantastic-five-kilometres-of-rhossili-bay.html Thu, 11 Nov 2010 08:50:51 GMT http://fineartamerica.com/blogs/crinkly-seaweed-from-ringstead-bay.html Sea Belt is a very common British seaweed. It is also known as the Poor Man's Weatherglass because, if you hang it up crisp and dry, it will go limp in damp weather and thereby forecast rain. Its Latin name is Laminaria saccharina (Linnaeus) Lamourou... Tue, 09 Nov 2010 04:46:35 GMT http://fineartamerica.com/blogs/rock-on-the-cobb.html Sun, 07 Nov 2010 14:03:31 GMT http://fineartamerica.com/blogs/risso-dolphin.html Sun, 07 Nov 2010 14:01:50 GMT http://fineartamerica.com/blogs/goose-barnacles.html Sun, 07 Nov 2010 13:59:17 GMT http://fineartamerica.com/blogs/patterned-pebble-from-charmouth.html The markings on this pebble are natural and exactly as found on the beach. The white lines have remained unchanged but the dark colouring of some patches has diminished with time. I have concluded that the dark patches were due to a damp surface film... Wed, 21 Jul 2010 10:24:59 GMT http://fineartamerica.com/blogs/lichen.html Lichens love to grow on all sorts of surfaces, roof tiles, corrugated iron, peeling paintwork, trees, rocks, and even pebbles on the beach - provided the air is not polluted. They come in all sorts of shapes, sizes, colours and textures. From green a... Wed, 21 Jul 2010 09:36:00 GMT http://fineartamerica.com/blogs/1-bark.html I think it was the variations in tree bark that first got me interested in the natural patterns to be found all around me, and triggered my first attempts at photography. I can remember seeing the diamond shaped pieces of thick rough bark on pine tre... Wed, 21 Jul 2010 09:11:29 GMT http://fineartamerica.com/blogs/wood.html Wood is a wonderful resource for natural abstract designs and patterns. The pictures in my WOOD GALLERY illustrate the intricate woodgrain patterns of curving ridges and grooves that have been weathered and eroded by the elements into cross-sections ... Wed, 21 Jul 2010 05:25:49 GMT http://fineartamerica.com/blogs/bark.html lta href='http://jessica-winder.artistwebsites.com/featured/bark-3-jessica-winder.html' size='20'gtltimg src='http://jessica-winder.artistwebsites.com/displayartworkartistwebsites.html'id=914202ampwidth=250ampheight=333' alt='Photography Prints' titl... Wed, 21 Jul 2010 05:00:11 GMT http://fineartamerica.com/blogs/leaves-.html Leaves are everywhere. I am attracted to the shape of them, the patterns in them, the colours of them. I love the way they reflect and transmit light the shadows they make. My LEAVES GALLERY includes photographs as well as digitally altered photograp... Thu, 20 May 2010 05:15:03 GMT http://fineartamerica.com/blogs/1-rainbow-crystal-seashell.html I have uploaded one of my favourite images to the site today. It is a Necklace Shell, Polinices catenus (da Costa), from the UK. It is an attractive shell in its own right, and as nature intended, with a lovely spiral shape, subtle sheen and discreet... Thu, 20 May 2010 04:00:32 GMT http://fineartamerica.com/blogs/natural-abstracts.html Natural objects like plants, shells, rocks, and some man-made materials reveal a wealth of intricate detail when you look right up close. There can be an amazing variety of colour, pattern and texture in the most commonplace of objects. Even the encr...