Between FAIR and A Thousand Words coffeehouse, a new and beautiful building.... Today will be a busy one at FOCUS! The winners of the monthly photo contest (Topic: "Motion") will be announced at today's event, starting at 11 am SLT. Mimi Carpenter will provide an hour of music to celebrate the Grand Opening of the … Continue reading Saturday: A busy day at FOCUS. Again!

The winners of the monthly photo contest (Topic: "Motion") will be announced tonight at 7 pm. Tonight's events will start with Grace Loudon singing at 6 pm SLT. Due to the recent violence in Uvalde, Texas, USA, and other horrific evil like it around the world, Connie Jean -- who writes the Virtually Spiritual article … Continue reading Tonight we will gather…

Human eyes have an average of 4.5 million color-sensitive ‘cone’ cells in that middle part of the back of the eyeball called the fovea (Latin for ‘small pit’).  Stop now.  Try to stare straight at these words and, without glancing sideways, describe the color of something off to the side (a folder or a book … Continue reading More about color perception!

Edges and movement are very closely related. Out of the corner of our eye we sense that something moved, but we don't know what. It might be a butterfly or an arrow or a fluttering banner, but we don't know what until we turn our eyes toward that 'something'. And then, silouetted against the pale … Continue reading Seeing: Edges and Movement!

First, the May isssue of FOCUS Magazine will be out today (almost certainly). Second, dancing and live music will start at 6 pm SLT with our favorite Canadian, Maxmillion Kleene, to be follow at 7 pm SLT by Collin Martin, new at FOCUS. Third, tonight marks the opening of new art at our FOCUS galleries. … Continue reading FOCUS Friday Night: Funtastic!

"April showers bring May flowers" is an old English rhyme, so the theme chosen for the monthly FOCUS photo contest was 'flowers'. Results of the judges' decision after more than 20 entries were received follow. Jacinda Moon's entry (above) was the judges' top pick. Full results of the judges' were First Prize: Jacinda Moon Second … Continue reading Photo Contest Winners: “Flowers”

Some of over 20 images that FOCUS members have submitted this month!! Starting at 6 pm SLT Grace Loudon will perform to be followed at 7 pm SLT by Wes West -- and live music means lots of dancing and socializing! Why not invite that 'special friend' who never comes out on Friday nights? As … Continue reading Friday: Monthly Photo Contest!

Before you crop out parts of a photo, or choose not to do so, why not think it out? When taking a photo (or drawing or painting): First, decide on an emotion or an idea you're trying to show: fear, anger, loneliness, balance, variations on a theme, darkness, mystery. Second, identify what part of your … Continue reading Cropping and related things…