As I try to look for public art that compliments other photo challenges, I found that I could do all three of Cee’s challenges. When I wrote the first words of the title, they sounded almost like wedding vows. It took will power not to add, “In sickness and in health.” But all my public art is healthy today except one – which died.
Sorry I’m late today. Nutter Butter is sick. You know how it is when you have a sick pet or child – life stops and revolves around them. Please send kind thoughts and prayers his way today.
LAST WEEK’S FABULOUS BLOGGERS
Last week for PPAC #60, I had fun responses from all of you. With all the other challenges, even public and street art, I thank all the bloggers who participate in the Photographing Public Art Challenge. Please honor these bloggers with your visits this week.
- EAT, PLAY, LIVE
- EKLASTIC
- LIN’S DOODLES
- LOVING LIFE
- NATALIE THE EXPLORER
- PHILOSOPHY THROUGH PHOTOGRAPHY
- PHOTOGRAPHIAS
- SPACE STORIES BY GIFT
- THE 59 CLUB
- TRAVEL WITH ME
- WILD EYED WONDERINGS
- WOOLLY MUSES
IT’S EASY TO PLAY ALONG WITH #PPAC
- There is no weekly theme even though my post has a theme with murals, statues, fountains, scrap art, graffiti, store windows, seasonal displays, car or art shows, artistic construction, or even artistic neighborhood decor. Photograph the public art that is available to you.
- Art should be freely visible from a public street, freeway, or walkway or inside a publicly accessed building like a library. If you pay, it’s not public.
- Photographers should have free access of use for their photos – no copyrights by the artists.
- The challenge starts every Friday at 9:00 a.m. Phoenix Time and it ends on Thursday at noon.
- Write a post on your blog, publish it, and include a link back to my weekly post not my page preferably in a comment. Sometimes pingbacks are missed. See how to create pingbacks here.
- Take time to visit other PPAC participants throughout the week. I recommend visiting at least two or three other participants in the community and leaving them a comment.
- Have fun! Art is to be enjoyed!
For More Ideas about PPAC…
These early-bird participants (posted by Wednesday at noon) might give you some great ideas about something you’ve never thought about as public art or how to photograph it.
YOUR BLOG POST GOES HERE
- COGNAC PROJECT PPAC SACRAMENTO
- EAT, PLAY, LIVE – A SANTA MONICA LIGHT SHOW
- EKLASTIC – WOODEN BALCONIES
- MAMA CORMIER – UNDERPASS MURALS PART 4
- PHILOSOPHY THROUGH PHOTOGRAPHY NO FRIENDSHIP IS AN ACCIDENT
- PHOTOGRAPHIAS AMAZING LISBON MURAL
- PLAN M BJ’S BAR IN NEW YORK
- PLAN M #2 GUINNESS BREWERY FIND THE DOT
- TRAVEL WITH ME RADICAL HORIZONS: THE ART OF BURNING MAN AT CHATSWORTH
- WIDE EYE WONDERINGS LOOKING AT LIFE UNDER CONSTRUCTION
I struggle to comment on some sites. I just figured out with Sarah’s post that if I comment through WP Reader, I’m able to post my comment. In the post itself, the black Log In box covers the icons or anywhere you need to enter information and forbids you to enter anything.
My Choices for PPAC #61 Public Art in Black and White
CBWC
To go with Cee’s Fun Foto Challenge this week, I found lots of hot and cold public art. For more hot art in color PPAC #47 featured public art in Palm Desert.
Art with an N in the middle of the word.
CMMC
Art in Two Colors
CFFC
Here Comes the Sun – Lens Artist Weekly Photo
Other Challenges
- Cee’s Black and White Challenge – hot or cold
- Cee’s Fun Foto Challenge – basically two colors
- Cee’s Midweek Madness Challenge – August Alphabet – words with the letter N in the middle
- Lens-Artist Photo A Week Challenge #213 – Amy’s Here Comes The Sun
- Thursday Trios – no theme
Ongoing on Always Write
- On August 9th Story Chat introduced Gloria McBreen’s story, “Backstab” – Summary coming with your great comments next Tuesday
- WQW #31: “Transportation: Cars and Trucks”
- Upcoming topics for WQW
- August 31: Holiday: Labor Day/Work Ethic/Dirty Jobs/or Writer’s Choice/ or YOUR WOTY Review
Now it’s your turn.
I hope you are inspired to find your own unique art as you travel around with your camera this week, or rummage through your archives. Feel free to double dip and support your own favorite challenges along with PPAC.
Marsha Ingrao - Always Write 
97 responses to “PPAC #61: Public Art in Heat or Cold, Black and White, or Two Colors”
For some reason I thought the antlers were two birds kissing (or fighting) in mid-flight.
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How cute! I think I like your interpretation better.
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What a fabulous series, Marsha! Love the sunlight you captured. 🙂
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Thank you so much, Amy!
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Thanks for sharing, Julie. I hope you can find a great phone deal!
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I don’t know if you’ll see this but I am having difficulty commenting on your blog. Anyway… love your posts …
Regards, Teresa
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Thank you, Teresa. I am having the same trouble on some other posts. I found if I go through Reader, I can comment without a problem. I have sent an email to WP but haven’t gotten a response so far.
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Wishing Nutter Butter a speedy recovery and interesting selection as always, Marsha. The Christmas illuminations look dreamy in black and white. I really like the glow around the snowflake-shaped lights.
I don’t know what the sculpture in Hawaii is, but it somehow looks both traditional and futuristic to me… probably because the eyes remind me of motorcycle lights and overall, it looks like a vehicle in sci-fi fantasy.
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Great description. It would make a great hood ornament on any sci fi vehicle.
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I love this post!
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Interesting examples.
Love the The tree lights in the background.
Antlers are so crisp!
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Thanks, Philo. I processed the picture to make it clearer. I thought they looked clear in the original photo, but the processed photo is sharper.
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It’s come out so well.
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Thank you so much, Philo. 🙂
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You are welcome Marsha
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Very nice photo collection
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Thank you so much, An Bui.
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I memo’d God your prayer request–He generally responds quickly💜🙂.
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Nutter Butter is doing better today. He spent 5 hours in emergency yesterday and came home with four new medicines. He didn’t get any better after a visit to the regular vet. So I think God got your memo. I talked to him about NB, also. 🙂
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Oh I’m so glad for the good report. Truly God cares about anything, everything that concerns us!
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Yes, He does. 🙂
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💖 FYI, I’m behind on your WQW prompts–still hoping to do “Mountains”…since I don’t think I can do the current one.
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That’s fine. No worries. I’m sure everyone will love to see your mountain post.
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😊
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Hi! I enjoyed these public art pictures, especially the one of the Statue of Liberty and your comment!
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Great gallery Marsha and completing so many challenges! Excellent
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Thanks, Alison. I want to support as many as I can. I’m a slow blogger, though. 🙂
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That’s good Marsha, I should try and do that
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🙂
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Thank you, Book Club Mom. Do you participate in real life book clubs as well?
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Yes I do!
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Wow, you’ve certainly packed this post with a variety of art! That giant snowflake works well in B&W, and I’m intrigued by the feet in Chicago :
I’ve cheated just a tad this week as we had to pay for parking to see these, but they would have been free if we’d taken the bus! https://www.toonsarah-travels.blog/radical-horizons-the-art-of-burning-man-at-chatsworth/
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You are so cute. Of course, that’s not cheating. I’ll be over as soon as my computer lets me, but for now, I need to get moving. See you this afternoon on your blog. 🙂
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No hurry, it’s not going anywhere! Actually, that’s not strictly true as it disappeared altogether for a couple of hours this afternoon – maintenance work at Bluehost, apparently! Anyway it’s OK now and will be there whenever you have a minute – no rush 😀
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Ah, you have Blue Host. That may be the reason I can’t sign in to WordPress when commenting. I don’t have a WordPress.org account any longer.
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That’s odd. The sign-in issue wasn’t down to Bluehost, it was a WordPress glitch. They’ve said it’s sorted now and other people have managed to comment OK so I’m not sure why you still can’t?
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I haven’t tried it today. Maybe next time I’ll be able to.
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Yes to public art and more of it! I seriously need to learn how to do sliding images on WP!
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It’s super simple, Donna. Choose Image Share as your block. Upload two images, and voilá, there you are.
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Thank you!
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Let me know if it works for you. 🙂
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I hope your “little one” is on the mend soon. As you may recall, I’m a big fan of Black-and-white, and I love that Prescott Christmas photo.
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Thanks, John. We’re at emergency right now, so we should know something soon. Glad you love the Christmas photo. 🤗🤗🤗
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good luck!
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Thanks – he’s doing better. He spent 5 hours there getting the best of care.
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Glad to hear he’s on the mend.
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I’m kind of cheating here, but ToonSarah gave me a nudge and I’m struggling for time too, but I know you like street art. No need to include me in next week’s round up. Hope Nutter Butter is thriving again.
https://stillrestlessjo.com/2022/08/27/collected-a-few-more-electricity-boxes/
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As much as I like the bee, I love the colorful abstracts best. They are so cheerful. Our boxes are all ugly as are our trash cans. I’m on my phone and logging in is an ordeal, so I’ll comment when I get home. 💕💕
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No worries- just happy you’ve seen them. I have the same issues and have just arrived home now.
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I’m glad you got home safe and sound, my friend. Thanks again for sharing. Are you sure you don’t want a link?
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Yes, thanks hon. Any good news? 🤗💗
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He’s doing better. He’s taking four new medications including one for pain, and some home-cooked meals. What could be better than that other than to be tucked into a velvet comfortor? LOL 🙂
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It’s a dog’s life! Certainly is at your place… Happy to hear it.
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Yes, indeed. Dog and cat! Nutter Butter is a cat, but he thinks he’s part dog. He just can’t bark.
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Amazing you managed to cover so many challenges, the Here comes the Sun my favourites!
Here is mine:
https://photographias.wordpress.com/2022/08/27/ppac-lisbon-15/
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Thanks for linking, Sylvia! 🙂
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Love the B&Ws! Also those antlers – they remind me of a rustic angel wing sculpture!
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What an interesting comparison, Ju-Lyn. They do look a bit like wings. Beautiful ones, at that. 🙂
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Well done with all your tie ins. I particularly like the second shot of the statue of liberty. And the rusty feet, I like them, too (and the others as well, of course).
Hope Nutterbutter is not seriously ill and on the mend soon.
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Thanks, Elke. He has another appointment on Tuesday and some more new special food that arrived today. I’m headed over to see your Wooden Balconies. 🙂
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What a fabulous collection for so many prompts Marsha 🙂
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Thanks, BB. The hardest part is coming up with a title that fits everything! 🙂
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Your pics are fab Marsha. Love the boat contrasts and the sun but I sure hope Nutter Butter is okay. it’s not like cats to be sick. Sending healing💖💖
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He has a sensitive stomach. Maybe allergies.
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I like the two angles of the Statue of Liberty. I think I will post part 4 of the 30th Street Underpass Mural. Thanks for hosting PPAC.
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Thank you. It’s always amazing to see such talented works of art out in the open for everyone to enjoy. Whatever else is wrong in the world, we have the peace in most places to be able to enjoy and create these works of art.
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Well said Marsha.
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This challenge has opened my eyes to how much we take for granted.
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Great pics 🙂 I especially love the antlers 🙂
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Glad you like them. 🙂 They like you, too. See, they are smiling at you.
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You have such lovely public art, Marsha. I can’t join in because nearly all the art you see here in SA is private art.
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That’s ok, Robbie. Feel free to enjoy all the art that others around the world have shared. I love that you visit and comment. It’s an honor to have you. 🙂
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Marsha, I enjoyed your images. The image compare of the boat is fantastic. I have urban wildlife murals for PPAC this week:
https://natalietheexplorer.home.blog/2022/08/26/loving-life-in-august-2022/
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What a beautiful post. Your flowers are amazing, too.
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LOVE all the photos. You really know how to bring out the best in your shots!!
Sending love to Nutter Butter,
OXOX
Jodie
http://www.jtouchofstyle.com
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Thank you so much Jodie. That’s high praise from someone who is married to a photographer. Can’t wait to see you next month. I talked to Ingrid and she will try to join us at our next event. 🙂
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You may laugh but my husband is a masterpiece AND a work in progress (like us all, I think). We learn something new almost every time we are out taking photos.
We are looking forward to our meet up!!
XOOX
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I am too! 🙂
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What a lot of time to create these! I enjoyed your images.
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It does take a lot of time, but it’s a great hobby. Not nearly as time consuming as writing books, my friend. 🙂
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I really like your black and white snowflake 😀 😀
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Thanks, Cee.
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