Robert Barker
@robertbarkerarts.bsky.social
Artist/Photographer by night, irritable web developer by day. Loves tea and cats. Dislikes people who don't like tea and cats.
Sparkling water
March 9, 2025 at 5:21 PM
Sparkling water
Deep in the woods
March 9, 2025 at 4:41 PM
Deep in the woods
AllEyeSee. An old self-portrait.
March 7, 2025 at 10:01 AM
AllEyeSee. An old self-portrait.
Spring is finally on the way!
March 6, 2025 at 10:01 AM
Spring is finally on the way!
Teasel abstracts.
March 5, 2025 at 10:01 AM
Teasel abstracts.
Teasel and glass. Distorting photos of teasels with warped glass filters.
March 4, 2025 at 12:02 PM
Teasel and glass. Distorting photos of teasels with warped glass filters.
InsideOut. Self portrait.
March 4, 2025 at 10:01 AM
InsideOut. Self portrait.
The warm glow of summer.
Oxeye daisies that grew through the cracks in our path and I couldn't bring myself to pull up.
Oxeye daisies that grew through the cracks in our path and I couldn't bring myself to pull up.
March 3, 2025 at 10:01 AM
The warm glow of summer.
Oxeye daisies that grew through the cracks in our path and I couldn't bring myself to pull up.
Oxeye daisies that grew through the cracks in our path and I couldn't bring myself to pull up.
New Forest pony with a fantastic hair style.
March 2, 2025 at 10:01 AM
New Forest pony with a fantastic hair style.
Orchid in the New Forest (from Summer).
March 1, 2025 at 10:01 AM
Orchid in the New Forest (from Summer).
Sometimes you don't even have to leave the garden!
From summer and our unkempt "lawn".
From summer and our unkempt "lawn".
February 28, 2025 at 10:01 AM
Sometimes you don't even have to leave the garden!
From summer and our unkempt "lawn".
From summer and our unkempt "lawn".
Thorny subject.
Did I manage to prick my fingers while arranging these? Yes, of course. Will I learn to not do so next time? Of course not, don't be daft.
Did I manage to prick my fingers while arranging these? Yes, of course. Will I learn to not do so next time? Of course not, don't be daft.
February 27, 2025 at 10:01 AM
Thorny subject.
Did I manage to prick my fingers while arranging these? Yes, of course. Will I learn to not do so next time? Of course not, don't be daft.
Did I manage to prick my fingers while arranging these? Yes, of course. Will I learn to not do so next time? Of course not, don't be daft.
Poppies.
A selection of the poppy heads I rescued from the allotments before the mowers arrived to churn up the wildflowers in the verges.
A selection of the poppy heads I rescued from the allotments before the mowers arrived to churn up the wildflowers in the verges.
February 26, 2025 at 10:01 AM
Poppies.
A selection of the poppy heads I rescued from the allotments before the mowers arrived to churn up the wildflowers in the verges.
A selection of the poppy heads I rescued from the allotments before the mowers arrived to churn up the wildflowers in the verges.
Three cones in a row.
I found these on a path while on walk in winter and managed to get them home in one piece. This is a rarity, the bottom of my bag is a graveyard of bits of forest scrapings I've picked up and then forgotten to remove at a later date.
I found these on a path while on walk in winter and managed to get them home in one piece. This is a rarity, the bottom of my bag is a graveyard of bits of forest scrapings I've picked up and then forgotten to remove at a later date.
February 25, 2025 at 12:02 PM
Three cones in a row.
I found these on a path while on walk in winter and managed to get them home in one piece. This is a rarity, the bottom of my bag is a graveyard of bits of forest scrapings I've picked up and then forgotten to remove at a later date.
I found these on a path while on walk in winter and managed to get them home in one piece. This is a rarity, the bottom of my bag is a graveyard of bits of forest scrapings I've picked up and then forgotten to remove at a later date.
Pink cosmos through glass.
February 13, 2025 at 10:01 AM
Pink cosmos through glass.
Wild carrot profile.
February 10, 2025 at 12:01 PM
Wild carrot profile.
Glass of grass.
A selection of stuff that I have grown and then dried. I'm slowly drowning in stuff I've grown/collected. Not really sure what to do with it all now.
A selection of stuff that I have grown and then dried. I'm slowly drowning in stuff I've grown/collected. Not really sure what to do with it all now.
February 7, 2025 at 10:01 AM
Glass of grass.
A selection of stuff that I have grown and then dried. I'm slowly drowning in stuff I've grown/collected. Not really sure what to do with it all now.
A selection of stuff that I have grown and then dried. I'm slowly drowning in stuff I've grown/collected. Not really sure what to do with it all now.
Capturing spring.
I've been putting off posting this because the ridiculous amount of effort I put in made me wary of sharing it. I spent AGES working this one out and have about 50 different variations of it with slightly different compositions and lighting styles. If you like it, I'll post more
I've been putting off posting this because the ridiculous amount of effort I put in made me wary of sharing it. I spent AGES working this one out and have about 50 different variations of it with slightly different compositions and lighting styles. If you like it, I'll post more
February 6, 2025 at 10:01 AM
Capturing spring.
I've been putting off posting this because the ridiculous amount of effort I put in made me wary of sharing it. I spent AGES working this one out and have about 50 different variations of it with slightly different compositions and lighting styles. If you like it, I'll post more
I've been putting off posting this because the ridiculous amount of effort I put in made me wary of sharing it. I spent AGES working this one out and have about 50 different variations of it with slightly different compositions and lighting styles. If you like it, I'll post more
Cosmos (I think) two different views. Possibly two different flowers? I can't remember. I've dried one of these (unless they are both the same flower, in which case both of them) and it's kept it's colours wonderfully.
Will I remember to plant seeds again before summer? Who knows? (Probably not)
Will I remember to plant seeds again before summer? Who knows? (Probably not)
February 5, 2025 at 10:01 AM
Cosmos (I think) two different views. Possibly two different flowers? I can't remember. I've dried one of these (unless they are both the same flower, in which case both of them) and it's kept it's colours wonderfully.
Will I remember to plant seeds again before summer? Who knows? (Probably not)
Will I remember to plant seeds again before summer? Who knows? (Probably not)
Little bit of Loch Tay.
February 4, 2025 at 2:30 PM
Little bit of Loch Tay.
Wild carrot (again). Yes, I photographed this one quite a lot.
February 4, 2025 at 10:30 AM
Wild carrot (again). Yes, I photographed this one quite a lot.
In the spotlight. More of my decorative grass experiment.
I've managed to dry a load of these really nicely, unfortunately, the studio gets damp in winter, so storing them is a challenge and if I bring them in the house, the daft cats try and eat them 🙄🐱🐱🐱🐱
I've managed to dry a load of these really nicely, unfortunately, the studio gets damp in winter, so storing them is a challenge and if I bring them in the house, the daft cats try and eat them 🙄🐱🐱🐱🐱
February 3, 2025 at 10:01 AM
In the spotlight. More of my decorative grass experiment.
I've managed to dry a load of these really nicely, unfortunately, the studio gets damp in winter, so storing them is a challenge and if I bring them in the house, the daft cats try and eat them 🙄🐱🐱🐱🐱
I've managed to dry a load of these really nicely, unfortunately, the studio gets damp in winter, so storing them is a challenge and if I bring them in the house, the daft cats try and eat them 🙄🐱🐱🐱🐱
Grass in darkness. Some Canary grass I grew in my ridiculous barrel of decorative grasses (currently a ridiculous barrel of dead stalks awaiting my having the energy to do something about it for the year)
February 2, 2025 at 10:01 AM
Grass in darkness. Some Canary grass I grew in my ridiculous barrel of decorative grasses (currently a ridiculous barrel of dead stalks awaiting my having the energy to do something about it for the year)
Detail in decay. Look at that texture!
February 1, 2025 at 12:01 PM
Detail in decay. Look at that texture!
Teasel leaf minimalism.
January 31, 2025 at 10:01 AM
Teasel leaf minimalism.