I?ve been quiet for a few days because it?s been especially challenging to stay focused with so much going on. Between the pandemic and the serious wildfires in my county, everyone is more on edge. There are two things that really help me unwind: exercise and creativity. I try to do both every day, something active and something creative. In challenging times like this, I find a long walk to clear my head always helps.
I do this a lot when I travel, I take my favorite mini DSLR camera or my iPhone with me and notice everything around me. When I walk I take a lot of pictures of everything, from monuments to flowers. I was going through my collection of travel photos and I realized I could gather them in groups, by city or theme, and create sets of prints for a variety of uses. I created the Square Sets Collection and they are for sale as digital downloads in my art print shop. There are four collections so far, and I?m adding a fifth in the next few days. These sets of 5×5? prints are so versatile, you can print them and frame them of course but there are other ways to be creative with them too.
The first set I made was of a series of ocean views from across the world, it?s the Coastal Views Square Set. There are fourteen images in the set, but only twelve shown below. These are beach views I photographed around the USA, in Fiji, in Australia, and in Europe.

These are fun because you can create an ?endless summer? gallery by framing them?.

Or create note cards with th...