Expressing ourselves

Recently I visited the San Francisco Museum of Modern Art to see the current exhibit, "Ansel Adams and Georgia O'Keeffe: Natural Affinities." Even with such a clear title, I assumed there were two separate exhibits. What a happy surprise to find out otherwise. I learned how complementary to each other the artists' creations were -- the artists were both sponsored in their early days by Stieglitz in his New York studios. The works were displayed in such a way that I envisioned them looking at the same scene, Adams with his camera and O'Keeffe with her brushes. Here are a few examples. I'm sorry I'm not able to make the images larger without losing resolution.




Adobe house, photographed by Ansel Adams, painted by Georgia O'Keeffe








New Mexico vista photographed by Ansel Adams, painted by Georgia O'Keeffe






Tree photographed by Ansel Adams, painted by Georgia O'Keeffe


I couldn't help thinking about creativity in general and how individual it is. Put ten writers in a room and ask them to write about the same scene or topic and you'll get ten takes on it. Not just opinions, mind you, but tone, voice, characterization, language ...

What's your special kind of creativity? When you look at a cityscape or a landscape, how do you think of describing it? With crayons? Music? A poem? Flash fiction? Needles and thread? Surprise us!