Virtual Meeting, Shape/Pattern - Tuesday 17th November 2020.
On Tuesday 17th November, Morpeth Camera Club held a virtual meeting hosted by Joint Vice Chairs, Roseanne
Robinson and Sue Dawson, who went through the images submitted in response to their latest challenge on the
theme of Shape and Pattern. What constitutes pattern, which shapes are pleasing and what qualities do different
shapes add to an image were the questions posed by Sue and Roseanne. We were about to find out the answers
to these questions when work submitted by 15 members were shown and explained.
Paul Appleby’s entry included a decomposing bramble leaf with veins resembling rivulets, a self made origami like
structure in varying colours and shadows and a hand crafted jigsaw of one of his images which resulted in a very
interesting 3D patterned image. Pat Wood followed with stone shapes taken on Amble Links and diagonal patterns
formed by erosion, coal and sand patterns on Blyth beach, all being natural and organic, Pat explained that the
viewer can interpret whatever they see.
Glyn Trueman’s image of layered Brimham Rocks where a lone tree mirrors the shape of the rocks was followed
by a clever interpretation of eggs using a polar filter resulting in a pleasing abstract. Stacked coloured chairs and
a Lloyds of London tower transformed into a globe shaped monster concluded Glyn’s set.
John Thompson came next with stunning images of clouds, forming both shapes and patterns; resembling a huge
handful of cloud, an interesting corkscrew cloud resembling a dramatic and angry atomic explosion, and finally a
cloud which seemingly sliced through the sky like a blade.
Colourful wooden slats on Amble apartments, a swirling footpath in grey, white and purple leading to the Spanish
City, a pathway of textured, diagonal stone blocks and rows of upturned stem glasses forming repeat patterns were
Peter Downs’ interpretation of the theme.
Steve Perry’s set included a Singapore temples’ ceiling lights creating a recurring pattern, a board decorated in a
series of shapes of new moons forming swirls, diagonal paving slabs and a linea image of office windows in pleasing
blues. Karin Jackson’s organic images included wavy, eroded rocks, dried flowers, sand patterns resembling tall,
stylised trees and coiled silver rope forming chevron patterns.
Sue Dawson came next with a set of images including grey and gold autumn leaves on the forest floor, beautiful
shapes of a fuchsia flower and the interior of a Portuguese tinned fish shop, where thousands of tins on shelves
formed a very unusual and intricate pattern.
Chevroned roof tiles on St Stephen’s Cathedral, Vienna, rolls of carpet, triangular shapes of a gas lamp and detail
of a gleaming Harley Davidson completed Alistair Coopers set. Among Dave Bisset’s images were a marbled stone
solitaire board complete with colourful balls, sunlit, like an optical illusion, swirling rhomboid shaped holes in fishing
nets, the reflected, arched bridge over the Tweed and the cutter at Woodhorn, processed to resemble sharp blades.
A giant abstract linea mural in subdued colours of pink, yellow and blue, the Selfridge building’s ‘discs’ transformed
into a vibrant red and white 3-D pattern, a graveyard shot transformed into an imaginative multicoloured swirl of
light and a multi-boxed creation depicting oil on water, were Davy Bolam’s entries on the theme.
Jeremy Cooper followed with shiny metallic lines with corded edges, a Georgian doorway flipped to form a four way
abstract, symmetrical promenade railings and a staircase resembling swirling blades in eerie shades of grey and tan.
The architectural roof shapes of Kings Cross Station, linea patterns of the Swan House building in sharp monochrome
and minute window cleaners abseiling down a vast glass Boston tower block were among the images entered by
John Willmore.
Stephanie Robson followed with stacked chairs forming shapes of shadow and light, an abstract view from a museum
balcony and delicate patterns on a flower petal. A vast domed solar panel was Stephs 4th image, where the square
mirrored tiles made a pattern within a pattern in green and gold.
Finally, Roseanne Robinson provided us with patterns formed by a belted knight in Alnwick Castle, repeated patterns
of supermarket trolleys, circular shapes of the base of a metallic kitchen stool and eggs in a wire basket, the sunlight
forming interesting curved shadows.
Throughout the evening the images encouraged discussions on what is a pattern, what is a shape, is colour important
in patterns, and do you need a break in a pattern to lead the eye to a focal point. Altogether an interesting, and very
interactive evening and members were thanked by Sue and Roseanne for their contributions to the challenge.
Steph.
Robinson and Sue Dawson, who went through the images submitted in response to their latest challenge on the
theme of Shape and Pattern. What constitutes pattern, which shapes are pleasing and what qualities do different
shapes add to an image were the questions posed by Sue and Roseanne. We were about to find out the answers
to these questions when work submitted by 15 members were shown and explained.
Paul Appleby’s entry included a decomposing bramble leaf with veins resembling rivulets, a self made origami like
structure in varying colours and shadows and a hand crafted jigsaw of one of his images which resulted in a very
interesting 3D patterned image. Pat Wood followed with stone shapes taken on Amble Links and diagonal patterns
formed by erosion, coal and sand patterns on Blyth beach, all being natural and organic, Pat explained that the
viewer can interpret whatever they see.
Glyn Trueman’s image of layered Brimham Rocks where a lone tree mirrors the shape of the rocks was followed
by a clever interpretation of eggs using a polar filter resulting in a pleasing abstract. Stacked coloured chairs and
a Lloyds of London tower transformed into a globe shaped monster concluded Glyn’s set.
John Thompson came next with stunning images of clouds, forming both shapes and patterns; resembling a huge
handful of cloud, an interesting corkscrew cloud resembling a dramatic and angry atomic explosion, and finally a
cloud which seemingly sliced through the sky like a blade.
Colourful wooden slats on Amble apartments, a swirling footpath in grey, white and purple leading to the Spanish
City, a pathway of textured, diagonal stone blocks and rows of upturned stem glasses forming repeat patterns were
Peter Downs’ interpretation of the theme.
Steve Perry’s set included a Singapore temples’ ceiling lights creating a recurring pattern, a board decorated in a
series of shapes of new moons forming swirls, diagonal paving slabs and a linea image of office windows in pleasing
blues. Karin Jackson’s organic images included wavy, eroded rocks, dried flowers, sand patterns resembling tall,
stylised trees and coiled silver rope forming chevron patterns.
Sue Dawson came next with a set of images including grey and gold autumn leaves on the forest floor, beautiful
shapes of a fuchsia flower and the interior of a Portuguese tinned fish shop, where thousands of tins on shelves
formed a very unusual and intricate pattern.
Chevroned roof tiles on St Stephen’s Cathedral, Vienna, rolls of carpet, triangular shapes of a gas lamp and detail
of a gleaming Harley Davidson completed Alistair Coopers set. Among Dave Bisset’s images were a marbled stone
solitaire board complete with colourful balls, sunlit, like an optical illusion, swirling rhomboid shaped holes in fishing
nets, the reflected, arched bridge over the Tweed and the cutter at Woodhorn, processed to resemble sharp blades.
A giant abstract linea mural in subdued colours of pink, yellow and blue, the Selfridge building’s ‘discs’ transformed
into a vibrant red and white 3-D pattern, a graveyard shot transformed into an imaginative multicoloured swirl of
light and a multi-boxed creation depicting oil on water, were Davy Bolam’s entries on the theme.
Jeremy Cooper followed with shiny metallic lines with corded edges, a Georgian doorway flipped to form a four way
abstract, symmetrical promenade railings and a staircase resembling swirling blades in eerie shades of grey and tan.
The architectural roof shapes of Kings Cross Station, linea patterns of the Swan House building in sharp monochrome
and minute window cleaners abseiling down a vast glass Boston tower block were among the images entered by
John Willmore.
Stephanie Robson followed with stacked chairs forming shapes of shadow and light, an abstract view from a museum
balcony and delicate patterns on a flower petal. A vast domed solar panel was Stephs 4th image, where the square
mirrored tiles made a pattern within a pattern in green and gold.
Finally, Roseanne Robinson provided us with patterns formed by a belted knight in Alnwick Castle, repeated patterns
of supermarket trolleys, circular shapes of the base of a metallic kitchen stool and eggs in a wire basket, the sunlight
forming interesting curved shadows.
Throughout the evening the images encouraged discussions on what is a pattern, what is a shape, is colour important
in patterns, and do you need a break in a pattern to lead the eye to a focal point. Altogether an interesting, and very
interactive evening and members were thanked by Sue and Roseanne for their contributions to the challenge.
Steph.