I can’t get into my account on my laptop, the SMS codes sent for verification don’t reach my phone π¦
But it seems I can still access my account through my smartphone 
I hope I can sort this problem out.
Sometimes technology cab be so frustrating!
Jim
At his week’s challenge is Structure and
Rounded
Dome of the Pantheon
The domed ceiling of the Pantheon in Rome is an incredible structure that has stood the test of time. Completed around 126AD, almost two thousand years after it was built, the Pantheon’s dome is still the world’s largest unreinforced concrete dome. The height to the oculusΒ and the diameter of the interior circle are the same, 142 feet (43Β m).
A strange tite for this week’s challenge:Ooh, Shiny!
Shiny sunlight reflecting on the damp floor around the water fountain….
Shiny Crepuscular rays are seen in St. Peter’s Basilica at certain times each day.
This week’s challenge is Elemental
dancer in the rain
weathered stone carving resembles Georgian flag
Here is some detail of the carvings on Manglisi Sioni, a 6th-7th century cathedral in the Kvemo Kartli region of Georgia restored in 1002.
This week’s photo challenge is Textures
I made a short (59 second) video clip about Tbilisi Metro, using my smartphone (a Huawei) and a simple video edit program called VideoShow. Here is the link: click here
(I don’t have a premium account to add the clip directly to my WordPress blog).
I haven’t done any video editing before but I was able to add music and subtitles as well as making some transitions from one cut to the next.
fountain
When an image comes out well, it gives me satisfaction, even if it comes from using some clever technology like Prisma. This is a shot of the fountain in Tavisuplebis Moedani (Liberty Square) in Tbilisi. The image was put through the Prisma “electric” filter on my android phone, which uses some clever AI, I felt satisfied with the result.
For other interpretations of the theme, click on this link: Satisfaction
Three weeks ago, I attended my first acrylic workshop with Tako Shashiashvili (Tako Shashiashvili Art (Facebook page). The first session (Discovering the inner artist.) went well, so I was happy to attend a second workshop entitled “Delicious Painting 4”. Again we met on the top terrace ofΒ No.21 Terrace Restaurant in Maidani in Old Tbilisi, which has a fabulous view of the old Metekhi Church on the opposite bank of the Mtkvari River.
View of the Old Metekhi Church
Tako again supplied all the necessary materials. This time we had canvases stretched on a wooden frame rather than on board.
Tako prepares my palette
I could have chosen a different view from the first time, but I was interested to see how my paintings would compare, so I tackled the same view again.
The group was smaller this time just three of us learners. In July and August many people leave Tbilisi, if they can, because of the heat. We started later (18.30 as opposed to 17.00) and I felt more time pressure than before, as the light was fading, we also had a few spots of rain.
Martin took off lickety-split and had almost covered his canvas in paint before I had even started. Taisia adopted a more measured controlled approach. It was getting dark by the time we were ready to show our finished pictures.
Our paintings: me, Martin, Tako and Taisia
I was happier with my earlier painting.
Painting (2 July 2017)
Painting (23 July 2017)
I think I’m happier with the first painting because the church looks better, the colours are closer to reality and it was more carefully rendered. The Metekhi church had had scaffolding erected on one side between the two painting sessions.
Metekhi Church with scaffolding
Today, I bought myself a blank canvas, so I can practise at home. I hope to have more opportunities to paint in the future, it was fun. Thanks, Tako π Didi madloba.
meeting at the water cooler
Here is my second interpretation of this week’s Collage theme.
collage
These cards and paper ephemera were on display at Drybridge market, making a “found” collage,
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