Patterns and Textures

Shapes, colours, lines, textures and repetition of patterns help to create bold images that evoke an array of feelings.

kelp floating at high tide off the coast of Vancouver Island, British Columbia, Canada, rights-managed, stock images, © Catherine Babault — Kelp floating at low tide

close-up of the bark of an arbutus tree, Arbutus menziesii, on Vancouver Island, British Columbia, Canada, rights-managed, stock images, © Catherine Babault — Bark of an arbutus tree, Arbutus menziesii

close-up of leaves with red, yellow and green patterns, during the autumn on Vancouver Island, British Columbia, Canada, rights-managed, stock images, © Catherine Babault — Leaves with red, yellow and green patterns

close-up of the bark of an arbutus tree, Arbutus menziesii, on Vancouver Island, British Columbia, Canada, rights-managed, stock images, © Catherine Babault — Bark of an arbutus tree, Arbutus menziesii

Close-up of fern turning gold in the autumn on Vancouver Island, British Columbia — Golden Fern

A downpour left raindrops on leaves floating in a pond

Bark peeling off an arbutus tree, also known as madrone

Sand sculpted by receiding water at low tide — At low tide

Long exposure of the current in a river creating an impressionism inspired image © Catherine Babault — The River

Colourful pebbles

abstract close-up of a salmon going up a river during the salmon run on Vancouver Island, British Columbia, Canada, rights-managed, stock images, © Catherine Babault — Close-up of a salmon going up a river during the salmon run on Vancouver Island, British Columbia.

Tree wrapped in yellow moss — Tree wrapped in moss

Cluster of mushrooms and seed pod — Cluster of mushrooms

close-up of daisies in the alpine meadows on Vancouver Island, in British Columbia. — Standing out.

Vanilla-leaf, deer foot, Achlys triphylla — Vanilla-leaf, deer foot, Achlys triphylla

Repetition of a pattern of branches with pine needles © Catherine Babault

Close-up of a skunk cabbage, Symplocarpus foetidus — Close-up of a skunk cabbage, Symplocarpus foetidus

Reflection of dry grass in water

Arbutus tree bark looking red — Arbutus tree bark

Ice floating in a river, Strathcona Park, Vancouver Island, British Columbia, Canada — Ice floating in a river

Alder tree in full bloom on Vancouver Island — Alder tree in full bloom

Long exposure of Pacific waves

Sand sculpted by receding tide

Image of kelp on the cover of EVENT Magazine, Edition 49/3 — Image of kelp on the cover of EVENT Magazine, Edition 49-3, January 2021

Image of siding painted in yellow on the cover of EVENT Magazine, Edition 51-3, February 2023

abstract photography of a yellow and brown wooden siding on an old building by Catherine Babault

abstract image of rust and paint on a metallic surface, rights-managed, stock images, © Catherine Babault

Paint chips on an old school bus

close-up of a hole on a rusty ship, Vancouver Island, British Columbia, Canada, rights-managed, stock images, © Catherine Babault

The vent

Yellow, black, red and white peeling paint on plywood and letters

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