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I hope everyone has a prosperous new year and success to everyone.

Love is the answer

coming up to 300,000 views so excited

Oh so good news today , i sold my "whispered Secrets" To a very nice man in Langley City. i am sure he will get countless hours of enjoyment from this beauty

I shot 2 families on Sunday, first time i have done that for years . it was so much fun all the kids were well behaved and fun to photograph .

Well well well i always thought no one read my blog today i found out this lovely lady Allison told me she read my blog , that makes me very happy. i have been busy i have completed my latest Alice and now i have a series of 4.

I also am working on a series of my book of hi-rises https://jim-hatch.pixels.com/featured/book-of-hi-rises-jim-hatch.html this made the cover of the surrey arts council magazine

i will do a limited edition of 50 on both these pieces, and thank you Allison

It has been a hot July and looks like August will be much of the same i have created new work and my sales have been brisk to say the least, i am so delight everyone seems to like my work


jim

I hope everyone is fine, i have had a few busy months so i have not been producing so much, i rescued my granddaughter and 2 great grandsons for a narcissistic relationship , so hope i can get back to my work as soon as possible

Jim

Eagle has a 20% discount i am only selling 5 copies so time is of the essence

Question Does anybody read my blogs???

I had a sold this weekend and sold my bull so happy

I am always so excited when i make a sale


Jim

I sold out of this beautiful 56 Chev last week, i do have an artist proof for myself.

i have sold out 3 of my editions and i am close to selling out on 3 more Alice , Flight to Freedom, Spring blossoms

i have 3 of each Left


everything is coming up jimo

My crows have been flying out the door, people are using them as greeting cards , as i do myself, i had a very successful month with my crows.Crows can be found all over the world in a variety of habitats. the American crow lives all over North America and prefers open areas , i could watch crows for hours they are like little kids playing they always make me smile

I was kidnapped




by a bunch of Mimes , they preformed unspeakable acts on me , i was speechless , to say the least

I have an event on Saturday at Vinocenti's vineyard this weekend i had a sale last weekend, it is always fun at the winery and the wine selection is great my fav is the cab/sav

I am giving 30% of if you use this code only 10 for sale BBCKJN good till Feb 28th

Looking for local artist


jim

Hey folks, I’m a photography nut, I’m downright obsessed with photography, and love sharing it with super cool folks like yourself. When I’m not shooting, you can find me photo shopping, i do not photoshop to deceive people i use to make a photo better or a least more interesting , a lot of times when i am out shooting i can preconceive on the final outcome of the photo. it is fun to do , some of my creations have 12 to 15 photos in the composition and i had one the was 112 layers

We had a new member of the family join us this morning at 3:15 am what a bundle of joy he is, our second great-grandson he will be so much fun to watch him grow, just like his brother

Photo to follow his name is Chase what a sweetie

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And you have a lawyer just a phone call away i have used this service for 18 years


browse the site and watch the videos

http://idoneedthis.blogspot.ca/

Jim Hatch

Sandy and I were at Vinoscenti's Vineyards yesterday and had a good discussion with Dr, Lee he has appointed us as Curator of his Gallery, so we will be looking for artist's to display and sell there work, this is a great opportunity for artists as places to hang art for public viewing is constantly diminishing.

we had a good day yesterday the future looks so bright i will need to put sunglasses on

on a closing note I sold 50 greeting cards of my Blood Moon Crow

I was at the Langley Camera Club last evening, and Eric Stewart was our guest speaker ( http://kalemphoto.com ) Eric spent an hour going over Lab Colour in Photoshop, it is so simple to use and Eric demonstrated it so well, he is a wealth of information, Eric teaches at the Langara College.

Eric touched up one of my photos and they were subtle but very effective,

I will be artist in residence along with Sandy Dimond at Vinoscenti Vineyards today we will be greeting customers and showing our art,

Vinoscenti's has very good wine i am in favour of the cabernet franc very nice wine. our art will be there till the end of the month.

I used the new selection tool on the photo , photoshop handles the really well and I only did minor touch ups, this is so good for us manipulators, just give it a try you are going to love it

I was at an Art show last night, the critic was very good her name is Amy Dyck and she does some incredible work herself (http://amyjdyck.com )
it is very educational and I would recommend anyone getting out to see such a show it really makes for a pleasant evening


And some more good news I should reach 200,000 views on my website today

I had the opportunity to board the HMSC Ottawa on Saturday, what a great experience that was , the crew was friendly show us all around the ship , lots of stairs to go up and down, i got a weeks excursive in 1 day, the ship is beautiful inside and out, we had lunch Kudo;s to the cooks. this even was to introduce women into the Navy, all the women crew seemed very happy on board, o think it is a great future for some young women

I will be on a Canadian war ship on Saturday , i should have some interesting photos on Monday

I have been to a few ladies barrel racing these ladies weigh 125 lbs give or take and the mount this 1500 lb horse and travel at speed that scare the heck out of me, i have a 14 frames a second camera and it is hard to keep up. These ladies really love their horse's.

how do they feel traveling at these high speeds?
what motivates them?

The horse's and the gals look really fantastic as the ride in unison , i hope to shoot more barrel racing this year

I just ran across this new feature in photoshop check it out

When I photographed Ming, he was sleeping in his main place. when he woke we spoke for awhile his weathered face and his tattered clothes foretold the hardships he had weathered. His hands were as expressive as his worn face as he gazed off into the distance, thinking about a different time. Ming chose his words carefully and spoke softly, calmly talking about his reliance on religion and readings in his Bible. I asked him about his family, he paused saying, “When I’m here... I’m home. I figure a homeless person isn’t a person without a house, a homeless person is someone who lives in a city who doesn’t have friends or a family.” I assist the homeless as often as i can North America is so rich in so many ways we need to channel our efforts in order to help

Hello

I got out on Sunday with Elaine Taschuk and we came across a bunch of old vehicles what a treasure find that was. I love shooting Cars and when the are old and rusted even better.
Not sure where i will get to next week

I was in Newfoundland 2 years ago and went to see the puffins they are so beautiful and entertaining, i took photos for over 3 hours they are so interesting, one thing to do is just go where they are and the are so curious they will come right close to you and play around.

The Atlantic Puffin is the official bird of Newfoundland and Labrador. This province has 95% of all North America’s breeding areas. The largest puffin colony in the Western Atlantic is in Newfoundland, at the Witless Bay Ecological Reserve.

Unlike other seabirds that regurgitate caught fish for their young, the Atlantic Puffin carries the fish whole to their nestlings.
Puffins can capture and carry many small fish at a time. I seen on must have had 10 fish in his mouth. Two important features make this possible: the serrated beaks have a hinge that allows the top and bottom halves to meet at different angles, and the rough tongue can hold the fish against the palate while it opens the beak to catch more fish.

Puffins can swim under water for up to a minute at a time, using their wings as fins and feet as rudders.
In earlier times, the Atlantic Puffin and their eggs were a food source, and their skins, with feathers intact, were traditionally sewn together to make a waterproof cloak or coat. Today puffin populations are threatened by pollution and overfishing that endanger their food source, invasive predators, and the warming trends in climate changes that affect their breeding success. You can enjoy these delightful birds in protected areas like the Witless Bay Ecological Reserve; you can also ensure that future generations will enjoy them as well by supporting conservation efforts to protect the Atlantic Puffin habitat and food sources.

i will go back to Newfoundland

Jim

just wishing all a merry christmas i hope all is well this year

This is a photograph of the lily pond at VanDusen Gardens.

using photoshop cs5 i transformed the photo in to an impressionist painting. it is very time consuming but the rewards are fantastic