William Sutherland's photos

Mamaroneck, NY Note: The title comes from a discarded coffee cup whose powerful message takes the title of John Lennon’s hit song, All You Need is Love. It was performed on live television when the BBC linked five continents together for the first time in 1967 using various satellites for the One World broadcast. The Beatles performed this epic song at the conclusion of the broadcast that reached 350 million households in what is described as “the greatest single moment in the history of popular music.” [1] The lyrics are timeless and universally inspirational – “There’s nothing you can do that can’t be done… No one… that can’t be saved… You can learn how to be you… All you need is love.” Dreams and aspirations are not impossible and individuality is something to be treasured. And yes, love is all we need based on the words of 12th Century CE Sufi Poet Farid ud Din Attar – “On [l] ove [we] all depend.” This abstract uses vibrant reds and oranges to symbolize the power of love, discarded garbage including a cup that makes up the title, an unused soggy Valentine’s Day heart that symbolizes love itself, a circle to depict the continuous eternal nature of love and the fact we are one world and one human race and a broken plastic casing that resembles a staircase to transcend violence, hate and all the evils that remain all too common. Finally, the abstract includes a signature happy face since love is the origin of the universes and life, the sole necessity of our sustenance, the ultimate driving force of good, and the only example of unbroken, lasting perfection in an imperfect, transient and broken world. _____ [1] All You Need is Love History DKR Products. 5 August 2018. www.beatlesebooks.com/all-you-need-is-love

Mamaroneck, NY Note: The colors are intended to project warmth and heat fueled by the shining sun above. The vertical strips are used to create a quilt-like surrealist effect while the grated, flowing lines are meant to simultaneously represent desert sands as well as metal grating from an urban setting -- both environments subject to intense summer heat. The pieces of the copper tray are formed to symbolize a large container of refreshing water represented by the cooling purple colors.

Mamaroneck, NY Note: The lower disc represents a tiny millstone. Millstones do not have to represent a heavy weight or burden. They can symbolize freedom. With agriculture (that began ≈ 9600 BCE), people have been liberated from hunting. We have more time to pursue our dreams and fulfill our potential – hence the smile. Also, visualization and interpretation are subjective and limitless – hence the abstract background and colors meant to represent life, beauty, and vibrance. As I am an optimist, I seek that silver lining. Thus, there is even hope for the Babylonian women in Isaiah 47:2 – “Take millstones and grind flour.” This hope is universal – “Never give up; go on with life!”

Mamaroneck, NY

Mamaroneck, NY Note: I deliberately used "white space" to go against conformity and chose the colors to project warmth. I also bled the colors from the center of the broken lp so the mind could complete the circle that is missing the right edge.

Mamaroneck, NY

Mamaroneck, NY

Mamaroneck, NY

Mamaroneck, NY

St. Patrick's Cathedral, New York, NY Created: From photograph taken on January 1, 2017 Companion Article: The First Christmas and Its Significance: www.ipernity.com/blog/285927/4688862 May everyone’s hearts be filled with God’s everlasting, unconditional love on this Christmas season and always.

Mamaroneck, NY To every Jewish person, their family and friends, and people of goodwill of other faiths who embrace religious tolerance, may your hearts and homes be filled with peace, love, cheer and light during this Hanukkah season and always. Article: www.ipernity.com/blog/285927/4687350

Mamaroneck, NY

New York Botanical Garden, Bronx, NY

Weinberg Nature Center, Scarsdale, NY

Mamaroneck, NY Note: With October 2017 on pace to become the warmest October on record in New York City and its metro area, the sunflowers and summer colors are fitting. At the same time, this is one of the better years for Monarch butterfly migration. I counted 1351 Monarch Butterflies over a 7 hour period. The late and heaviest migration here since 1978 is due to the unusually warm weather and the fact that Hurricanes Jose and Maria lingered off the East coast for weeks disrupting and delaying bird and butterfly migration for between one to four weeks. With Monarch Butterflies still being reported in Toronto, the migration could still last another one to two weeks extending into November. At the same time, with Verizon beginning to dismantle Flickr -- first the removal of stats, now the discontinuation of photo book and wall art options -- Borischa Krautmo wrote a great article, How free is a free site that illustrates why it is more important than ever that sites like Ipernity are run by the members who are interested in promoting our passion rather than commercialization or bottom line results. Borischa's great article can be read at: www.ipernity.com/blog/b_k/4681430

Sleepy Hollow, NY …[T]he place still continues under the sway of some witching power. …[G]ood people… are subject to trances and visions, and frequently see strange sights, and hear music and voices in the air. …[T]he Headless Horseman… patrolling the country; and, it was said, tethered his horse nightly among the graves in the churchyard. Washington Irving (1783-1859) Though modernity seems to have pushed the supernatural aside, telltale signs still emerge in an around the original churchyard. Leaves are bleached by white mold and gravestones are encrusted by an eerie array of lichens. At the same time, a perturbing quiet still lingers around the Headless Horseman’s stream and its dense foliage that hides evil’s presence. Note: Headless Horseman image with Pumpkin captured from a t-shirt hanging on display in Sleepy Hollow.

Created using free, public domain clip art and effects from Smart Photo Editor.

Pryer Manor, New Rochelle and Larchmont, NY