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Jo Forrest January 8, 2018

‘A and shadow’, photograph 2023.

Photographs, just for themselves.


Hydrangea soft focus for book resized down.jpg

Hydrangea in the snow.  Soft focus. 


Ice Y photo for book resized down.jpg

Ice Y photo.  I took this photograph of frozen lake ice near the art gallery, in Peterborough. 

I had a print made to hang in the bathroom.

stone 'Y'   jo forrest 2019

A stone Y photograph. Taken at my cousin’s cottage in Bracebridge.


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Curled shell on a black volcanic sand beach, in New Zealand.


Calender Sea Shell.jpg

Shell, Saona Island, Dominican Republic.


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Cactus flower, Dominican Republic.


Leaf 2.jpg

Leaf, Punta Cana, Dominican Republic.


blue peeling paint.jpg

Peeling paint, Fenlon Falls.


Metal door 3.JPG

Door on a chimney, Oshawa.


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Door, in Paris, Ont.


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Chris and Dot.


Peony backlit 1.jpg

Peony, Oshawa.


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Reflection on the wall.


Lily sepia altered.jpg

Sepia Lily, Paris, Ont.


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'Blur', car wash photo.


sunlight on sheer curtain.jpg

A photo from the '70's.


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An icicle over a sign, in Paris, Ont. 


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And another one.


Toucan, Costa Rica.

Toucan, Costa Rica.


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Quetzal, Monteverdi Cloud Forest, Costa Rica.


Flower, butterfly conservatory, Mondeverde Cloud Forest, Costa Rica.

Flower, butterfly conservatory, Monteverdi Cloud Forest, Costa Rica.


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Flower, butterfly conservatory, Costa Rica.


Birds on a chain-link fence at the Canadian Tire, Paris, Ont.

Birds on a chain-link fence at the Canadian Tire, Paris, Ont.


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Leaves, Costa Rica.


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A rogue iris that bloomed in the front flower border.


crystal ball dragonfly jo forrest 2019

I got a crystal ball to photograph things with for Christmas. This is my dragonfly stained glass window photographed through it. It looks great.


Crystal ball Tiffany lamp  jo forrest 2019

One of my Tiffany lamps photographed through the crystal ball.


Crystal ball Ontario illuminated globe jo forrest 2019

My illuminated globe photographed through the crystal ball. So cool.


Crystal ball England  jo forrest 2019

England, from the illuminated globe, through the crystal ball.


mason jar tide pods April 29 2020 jo forrest

Tide Pods in an old Mason jar. This might make a good painting.


day lily two photograph jo forrest@

A day lily in the back yard, with the sun shining through it.


A photograph of lilies in the back yard, taken at night, with a flash.  jo forrest 2020@

I took some pictures of the lilies in the back yard, at night, with a flash. I like the way they look.


Another night lily photo.  jo forrest 2020@

Another night lily photograph.


Jo's hat on the bench in the front foyer.  Jo Forrest 2020@

My hat, on the bench in the front foyer, with light coming through the stained glass dragonfly window.


green peppers photograph  jo forrest 2020@

I took some photographs of some green peppers from my neighbour’s garden.


green pepper photograph  jo forrest 2020@

Single green pepper photograph. Could make a good painting.


single reclining pepper photograph  jo forrest 2020@

Single reclining pepper.


jo peppers September 8 2020  jo forrest@

I did my name in peppers. Just for fun.


peppers sept 8 2020  jo forrest@

More peppers. They’re pretty.


two hot peppers September 8 2020  jo forrest@

Two hot peppers. They look like roses to me.


blue pear X  jo forrest 2020@

I got this pear with a large X on it. It would make a good painting. The image is a bit blurry. I took it at night in the kitchen with a flashlight for the light source, and a high contrast setting on the camera.


blue pears two  jo forrest 2020@

I took a couple of photographs. They always look like women to me.


pink flowers  jo forrest 2020@

These are growing in the neighbourhood. They’re pretty, but I don’t know what they are.


ribbed gourd  copyright jo forrest 2020

I love the shape of this gourd. This would make a great painting. (I’m doing it now, April 2021).


gourd bottom  copyright jo forrest 2020

Gourd bottom. I like the colours and the shadows.


amaryllis Jan 20 copyright jo forrest 2021

The amaryllis I got for Christmas. This would be a great painting. (Done).


snow magnolia copyright jo forrest 2021

Snow on the magnolia tree next door.


snow magnolia copyright jo forrest 2021

Snow on the magnolia tree next door, two.


snow magnolia three copyright jo forrest 2021

Three.


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peony june 9 2o21 copyright jo forrest 2021

Peony and ant. This would make a good painting.


peonys june 9 2021  copyright jo forrest 2021

Another great peony photograph for a painting.


peony  copyright jo forrest 2021

A single large peony. They’re so pretty.


peony one  copyright jo forrest 2021

A peony, shot through a magnifying lens.


peony six copyright jo forrest 2021

Peony bouquet.


Leopard spots painted onto a pear.


…and tiger stripes.


A photograph of the cover for the small barbecue. It would make an interesting painting. Add it to the list.


Amaryllis.


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