{"id":438,"date":"2015-03-08T03:07:00","date_gmt":"2015-03-08T10:07:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/maxvollmer.com\/?p=438"},"modified":"2015-03-09T22:24:43","modified_gmt":"2015-03-10T05:24:43","slug":"studies-natural-and-unnatural","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/maxvollmer.com\/?p=438","title":{"rendered":"Colors and Textures: Natural and Unnatural"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>I&#8217;m fascinated by the color, shape and texture of things that are literally at my feet and all around me every day.\u00a0 I&#8217;m also struck by the fact that the natural world creates, as it were, these tableaux effortlessly and flawlessly and they always surpass in beauty the best art work humans are capable of\u00a0 . . . although some artists do come close. \u00a0 All images \u00a9 Max Vollmer\u00a0 (Click on any image to enlarge)<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_439\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-439\" style=\"width: 474px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/maxvollmer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/Oregon-Trip-10-09-170.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-439 size-large\" src=\"https:\/\/maxvollmer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/Oregon-Trip-10-09-170-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"Oregon Trip 10-09 170\" width=\"474\" height=\"356\" srcset=\"https:\/\/maxvollmer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/Oregon-Trip-10-09-170-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/maxvollmer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/Oregon-Trip-10-09-170-300x225.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 474px) 100vw, 474px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-439\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Vanilla leaf and friends at Clear Lake, OR<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_440\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-440\" style=\"width: 474px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/maxvollmer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/Oregon-Trip-10-09-168a.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-440 size-large\" src=\"https:\/\/maxvollmer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/Oregon-Trip-10-09-168a-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"Oregon Trip 10-09 168a\" width=\"474\" height=\"356\" srcset=\"https:\/\/maxvollmer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/Oregon-Trip-10-09-168a-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/maxvollmer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/Oregon-Trip-10-09-168a-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/maxvollmer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/Oregon-Trip-10-09-168a.jpg 1868w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 474px) 100vw, 474px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-440\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Bracken fern along McKenzie River, Lane Co., OR<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_451\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-451\" style=\"width: 474px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/maxvollmer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/Oregon-Trip-10-09-075.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-451 size-large\" src=\"https:\/\/maxvollmer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/Oregon-Trip-10-09-075-768x1024.jpg\" alt=\"Oregon Trip 10-09 075\" width=\"474\" height=\"632\" srcset=\"https:\/\/maxvollmer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/Oregon-Trip-10-09-075-768x1024.jpg 768w, https:\/\/maxvollmer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/Oregon-Trip-10-09-075-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/maxvollmer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/Oregon-Trip-10-09-075.jpg 1625w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 474px) 100vw, 474px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-451\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Beach at Cape Blanco, OR<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_443\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-443\" style=\"width: 474px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/maxvollmer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/Sept.-2012-trip-67.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-443 size-large\" src=\"https:\/\/maxvollmer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/Sept.-2012-trip-67-874x1024.jpg\" alt=\"Sept. 2012 trip 67\" width=\"474\" height=\"555\" srcset=\"https:\/\/maxvollmer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/Sept.-2012-trip-67-874x1024.jpg 874w, https:\/\/maxvollmer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/Sept.-2012-trip-67-256x300.jpg 256w, https:\/\/maxvollmer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/Sept.-2012-trip-67.jpg 2043w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 474px) 100vw, 474px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-443\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Hot springs, Yellowstone N.P., WY<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_446\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-446\" style=\"width: 474px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/maxvollmer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/Grab-002.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-446 size-large\" 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