{"id":1069,"date":"2018-04-26T16:26:40","date_gmt":"2018-04-26T15:26:40","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.ian-latham.com\/blog\/?p=1069"},"modified":"2018-04-26T16:26:40","modified_gmt":"2018-04-26T15:26:40","slug":"catching-up","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ian-latham.com\/blog\/2018\/04\/26\/catching-up\/","title":{"rendered":"Catching Up"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: left;\">Having just retired, partly through frustration at the lack of studio time afforded by full time employment (but more of that later). I have been catching up with the things I&#8217;ve been doing\/not doing with my evenings and weekends. As a first post for a while here are some images I made around Easter. Ash Wednesday Variations.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_1060\" style=\"width: 234px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ian-latham.com\/blog\/?attachment_id=1060\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-1060\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1060\" data-attachment-id=\"1060\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.ian-latham.com\/blog\/2018\/04\/26\/catching-up\/valentinesday_2\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.ian-latham.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/valentinesday_2.jpg?fit=2628%2C3524&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"2628,3524\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;3.2&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;Canon IXUS 185&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1519495896&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;5&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;100&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.016666666666667&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;1&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"valentinesday_2\" data-image-description=\"&lt;p&gt;Valentines Day 2 &amp;#8211; Ash Wednesday variations &amp;#8211; 2018 &amp;#8211; Pastel on wash on Paper. 140&amp;#215;92&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;Valentines Day 2 &amp;#8211; Ash Wednesday variations &amp;#8211; 2018&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.ian-latham.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/valentinesday_2.jpg?fit=584%2C783&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-1060\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.ian-latham.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/valentinesday_2.jpg?resize=224%2C300&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"Valentines Day 2 - Ash Wednesday variations - 2018\" width=\"224\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.ian-latham.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/valentinesday_2.jpg?resize=224%2C300&amp;ssl=1 224w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.ian-latham.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/valentinesday_2.jpg?resize=764%2C1024&amp;ssl=1 764w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.ian-latham.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/valentinesday_2.jpg?w=1168&amp;ssl=1 1168w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.ian-latham.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/valentinesday_2.jpg?w=1752&amp;ssl=1 1752w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 224px) 100vw, 224px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-1060\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Valentines Day 2 &#8211; Ash Wednesday variations &#8211; 2018<\/p><\/div>\n<p>This was the first begun and you can see where I got the eyes wrong and had to cover them with paper tape and redraw.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_1054\" style=\"width: 310px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ian-latham.com\/blog\/?attachment_id=1054\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-1054\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1054\" data-attachment-id=\"1054\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.ian-latham.com\/blog\/2018\/04\/26\/catching-up\/ashwednesday_variation-2\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.ian-latham.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/ashwednesday_variation-1.jpg?fit=2512%2C2496&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"2512,2496\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;3.2&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;Canon IXUS 185&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1518979416&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;5&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;100&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.016666666666667&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;1&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"ashwednesday_variation\" data-image-description=\"&lt;p&gt;Valentines Day 1 &amp;#8211; Ash Wednesday variations &amp;#8211; 2018 &amp;#8211; Pastel on wash on Paper. 100&amp;#215;100&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;Valentines Day 1 &amp;#8211; Ash Wednesday variations &amp;#8211; 2018&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.ian-latham.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/ashwednesday_variation-1.jpg?fit=584%2C580&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-1054\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.ian-latham.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/ashwednesday_variation-1.jpg?resize=300%2C298&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"Valentines Day 1 - Ash Wednesday variations - 2018\" width=\"300\" height=\"298\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.ian-latham.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/ashwednesday_variation-1.jpg?resize=300%2C298&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.ian-latham.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/ashwednesday_variation-1.jpg?resize=150%2C150&amp;ssl=1 150w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.ian-latham.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/ashwednesday_variation-1.jpg?resize=1024%2C1017&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.ian-latham.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/ashwednesday_variation-1.jpg?resize=302%2C300&amp;ssl=1 302w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.ian-latham.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/ashwednesday_variation-1.jpg?w=1168&amp;ssl=1 1168w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.ian-latham.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/ashwednesday_variation-1.jpg?w=1752&amp;ssl=1 1752w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-1054\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Valentines Day 1 &#8211; Ash Wednesday variations &#8211; 2018<\/p><\/div>\n<p>This one was next.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_1053\" style=\"width: 301px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ian-latham.com\/blog\/?attachment_id=1053\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-1053\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1053\" data-attachment-id=\"1053\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.ian-latham.com\/blog\/2018\/04\/26\/catching-up\/ashwednesday_variation_blue_wip1a\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.ian-latham.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/ashwednesday_variation_blue_WIP1a.jpg?fit=2638%2C2716&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"2638,2716\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;3.2&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;Canon IXUS 185&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1518975013&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;5&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;800&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.066666666666667&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;1&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"ashwednesday_variation_blue_WIP1a\" data-image-description=\"&lt;p&gt;Valentines Day Blue &amp;#8211; Ash Wednesday variations &amp;#8211; 2018 &amp;#8211; Pastel on wash on Paper. 100&amp;#215;100&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;Valentines Day Blue &amp;#8211; Ash Wednesday variations &amp;#8211; 2018&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.ian-latham.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/ashwednesday_variation_blue_WIP1a.jpg?fit=584%2C601&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-1053\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.ian-latham.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/ashwednesday_variation_blue_WIP1a.jpg?resize=291%2C300&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"Valentines Day Blue - Ash Wednesday variations - 2018\" width=\"291\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.ian-latham.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/ashwednesday_variation_blue_WIP1a.jpg?resize=291%2C300&amp;ssl=1 291w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.ian-latham.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/ashwednesday_variation_blue_WIP1a.jpg?resize=995%2C1024&amp;ssl=1 995w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.ian-latham.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/ashwednesday_variation_blue_WIP1a.jpg?w=1168&amp;ssl=1 1168w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.ian-latham.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/ashwednesday_variation_blue_WIP1a.jpg?w=1752&amp;ssl=1 1752w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 291px) 100vw, 291px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-1053\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Valentines Day Blue &#8211; Ash Wednesday variations &#8211; 2018<\/p><\/div>\n<p>Then this one. All made from a self portrait photograph by my wife. I was listening to a recording of TS Eliot reading &#8216;Ash Wednesday&#8217; and it was Ash Wednesday (?).<\/p>\n<p>I have been playing around with using text in conjunction with these images.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_1071\" style=\"width: 283px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ian-latham.com\/blog\/?attachment_id=1071\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-1071\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1071\" data-attachment-id=\"1071\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.ian-latham.com\/blog\/2018\/04\/26\/catching-up\/notthatplace\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.ian-latham.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/notthatplace.jpg?fit=2512%2C2764&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"2512,2764\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;3.2&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;Canon IXUS 185&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1518979416&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;5&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;100&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.016666666666667&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;1&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"notthatplace\" data-image-description=\"&lt;p&gt;this is not that place. text and image. March 2018.&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;this is not that place&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.ian-latham.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/notthatplace.jpg?fit=584%2C642&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-1071\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.ian-latham.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/notthatplace.jpg?resize=273%2C300&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"this is not that place\" width=\"273\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.ian-latham.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/notthatplace.jpg?resize=273%2C300&amp;ssl=1 273w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.ian-latham.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/notthatplace.jpg?resize=931%2C1024&amp;ssl=1 931w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.ian-latham.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/notthatplace.jpg?w=1168&amp;ssl=1 1168w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.ian-latham.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/notthatplace.jpg?w=1752&amp;ssl=1 1752w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 273px) 100vw, 273px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-1071\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">this is not that place<\/p><\/div>\n<p>Ian<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Having just retired, partly through frustration at the lack of studio time afforded by full time employment (but more of that later). I have been catching up with the things I&#8217;ve been doing\/not doing with my evenings and weekends. As &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ian-latham.com\/blog\/2018\/04\/26\/catching-up\/\">Continue reading <span class=\"meta-nav\">&rarr;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"Catching Up","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":true,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2}},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1069","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"aioseo_notices":[],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p2me3G-hf","jetpack_likes_enabled":true,"jetpack-related-posts":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.ian-latham.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1069","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.ian-latham.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.ian-latham.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ian-latham.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ian-latham.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1069"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/www.ian-latham.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1069\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1072,"href":"https:\/\/www.ian-latham.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1069\/revisions\/1072"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.ian-latham.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1069"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ian-latham.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1069"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ian-latham.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1069"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}