BEAUTY: Photography--Christopher Soukup

I love living in Northern California: the culture, the land, the enchanting fog...and in his Dimly Lit World series, San Francisco-based photographer Christopher Soukup takes photos of various locations around The City drenched in said atmospheric fog.

http://www.christophersoukup.com/

BEAUTY: Photography--Henri Prestes

A dim world of fog. Henri Prestes photographs his village in Portugal in winter and the results are arresting...

https://henriprestesp.com/

BEAUTY: Photography--Kilian Schönberger

The sun cuts through forests of fog and haze in the stunning work of German photographer Kilian Schönberger. These hushed, spiritual images feel like they are moments from magical stories or fairytales...

http://www.kilianschoenberger.de/

BEAUTY: Painting--Karen Smidth

I am loving the fog-drenched images and muted color palette (and the fact that you can still see patches of the muslin canvas  below) of the work of artist Karen Smidth.

Her artist statement:
"THE LANDSCAPE gives me a wonderful excuse to paint. It allows me to travel under the heavenly skies and search for the essential vistas and split seconds of time that will carry me through my next series of paintings.


When I arrived in California from Denmark in the mid-1980s I was both mesmerized and taken aback by the vastness of the natural panorama along with its aridness and its wildness. It made me feel homesick for my small, wet Danish land. I refused to fall in love with the west coast of the North American Continent. I did not want to understand its subtle song, warm scent, relentless light, perfect mountains and temperamental coast.


In the early 2000s drawing and painting became my daily obsession and with it my senses were opened for what I had not been able to receive. ––My heart broke to this land.


My paintings are reactions to the light, color, and shapes that I see in the landscape. I use the landscape as a pattern or skeleton for what my day as a painter brings; my attempt to understand life. Most paintings have their ugly moments. They need to be wiped, sanded and over painted and this process builds their character. Some paintings have strong connections to a specific moment is time, but they all relate to a place of belonging as well as allowing room for the hue of the day.


THANK YOU for your support —for letting me paint. xoxks"

https://karensmidth.com/

BEAUTY: Photography--Danny Rowton

UK-based photographer Danny Rowton snaps pensive, mysterious night shots while most of us are sleeping:

https://www.flickr.com/photos/128105854@N07/