William Sutherland's photos

Mamaroneck, NY Note: These conditions were created by the smoke from wildfires that are raging in Nova Scotia, Canada (the worst in that province's history) some 600 miles away. The center and right most photographs were taken around 2:30 PM 7 June 2023. The photo featuring the sun was taken at 2:46 PM 7 June 2023. During the peak of the smoky conditions today, the Air Quality Index that ranges on a scale from 0 to 500 with 0-50 being good rose to 484 (Hazardous). As a result schools closed early and evening events were cancelled including the scheduled games for the New York Yankees (MLB) and New York Liberty (WNBA). Masks were also back in fashion.

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Museum of Art, Cleveland, Ohio Top left: Life-sized mounted Knight in Armor ; Top right: War hat or Kettle hat , circa 1475-1500; Bottom left: Sword and Riveted Steel Male Shirt , circa 1400s; Bottom right: Portrait of a Woman by Corneille de Lyon (1500-1575), about 1540, Oil on Wood Note: To the medieval mind, which gave deep spiritual meaning to everyday objects, the sword was viewed as the noblest of weapons since its shape symbolized the cross on which Christ died. [Display Placard, Museum of Art, Cleveland, Ohio]

Museum of Art, Cleveland, Ohio left: Seated Pair , about 1479-1425 BCE, Painted Limestone; Reign of Hatshepsut/Tuthmosis III. left center top: Relief of Hatshepsut or Tuthmosis III, about 1479-1425 BCE; Reign of Hatshepsut/Tuthmosis III. left center bottom: Statuette of a Lion , about 380-246 BCE, Limestone. right center: Ostracon: Ramesses II Suckled by a Goddess , about 1279-1213 BCE, Painted Limestone; Reign of Ramesses II. right: Head of King Userkaf , about 2454-2447 BCE, Painted Limestone; Reign of Userkaf.

Abandoned Building, E. 4th Street, Cleveland, Ohio Lonely and abandoned, In the twilight of its life, The shuttered building stands, Its thriving past a faded memory. Yet it dares hope with painted vibrance for an extended lifeline; and for as long as it stands, It dreams of rebirth and renewal. © 2023 – William Sutherland

Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, Ohio left: Funerary Portrait of a Man , about AD 138-192; Encaustic on linen, Roman Empire (Antonine) center: Funerary Portrait of a Young Girl , about AD 25-37; Encaustic on wood, Roman Empire (late Tiberian) right: Funerary Portrait of a Woman , about AD 138-192; Encaustic on linen, Roman Empire (Antonine)

Created with Dall-e 2® and Smart Photo Editor® . And on the first of the week, about the third hour of the night, the sun was seen such as it had never at any time shone, and all the heaven was lighted up. [A]n innumerable multitude of angels cr[ied] out… saying: Glory in the highest to God, and on earth peace, among [people] of goodwill: come up out of Hades, ye who have been kept in slavery… And at their voice all the mountains and hills were shaken, and the rocks were burst asunder… [a]nd there were seen… [the] dead raised up… And all the multitude walked about, and sang praises to God… saying: The Lord our God that has risen from the dead has brought to life all the dead, and has plundered Hades, and put him to death. The Report of Pontius Pilate/Letter to Tiberius Early on the first day of the week… Mary of Magdala went to the tomb and saw that the stone had been removed from the entrance… Now Mary stood outside the tomb crying. As she wept, she bent over to look into the tomb and saw two angels in white… They asked her, “Woman, why are you crying?” “They have taken my Lord away,” she said, “and I don’t know where they have put him.” John 20:1, 11-13 [An] angel said… “Do not be afraid... He is not here; he has risen, just as he said!” Matthew 28:5-6

Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, Ohio (l.) The Crucifixion , about 1730. Porcelain; ebonized wood cross with gilt-bronze mounts. Du Paquier Porcelain Manufactory (Austria); (r.) Vesperbild (Pietà) , 1515-20. Lindenwood, polychromed and gilded. Master of Rabenden (Upper Bavaria, Germany)

Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland,Ohio (left): Icon of the Mother of God and Infant Christ , c. 1425-50, Tempera and gold on wood by Angelos Akotantos (1390-1457), Greece; (right): Icon of the New Testament Trinity , c. 1450, Tempera and gold on poplar wood, Constantinople, Byzantine. “…[I]cons speak to us of reality transformed and transfigured, both in and through God’s presence. They speak of transcendence and mystery… [and] point to a reality that we have never seen with our own eyes. …[I]cons, represent our limited attempts to speak of the unspeakable.” – Peter Pearson (born 1957), American Iconographer

Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, Ohio Top left to right: Ancestral Commemorative Head (uhunmwun-elao) , c. 1550-early 1600s, West Africa – Nigeria/Benin Kingdom; Mask , early 1900s (before 1933-37), West Africa – Liberia; Dance Staff for Èsù (Ògo Èlégba) , 1800s, West Africa – Nigeria Bottom: Antelope Headdress (chi wara) , Early to mid-1900s, West Africa – Mali

Cleveland, Ohio (left photos taken 23 March 2023; right photo taken 24 March 2023) Note: The Federal Reserve Bank of Cleveland's building was completed in 1923. It was designed by that city's architecture firm – Walker and Weeks . The allegorical statues in front of the main entrance representing security and integrity were created by Henry Hering. The building imitates Italian Renaissance Palazzo style.

Larchmont, NY Saturday Challenge: Something that Makes My Day – Writing . I enjoy writing even though it takes a lot of hard work since the final product is a reward well worth the effort and time put into it.

Mamaroneck, NY Created from the peeling paint of building that is being renovated.

Collage of Gov. Mario M. Cuomo Bridge, Tarrytown, NY

Larchmont, NY Note: Digital Art created from a photograph of a push button padlock. I wish everyone on the Ipernity Team, every member and every participant on Ipernity and their friends and families a happy, healthy, prosperous and peaceful 2023.

Photo taken in Larchmont, NY. Silent night, holy night! All is calm, all is bright. Round yon Virgin, Mother and Child. Holy infant so tender and mild, Sleep in heavenly peace. [Lyrics from Silent Night written by Fr. Josephus Mohr in 1816] This Christmas classic was written to inspire hope and bring much needed relief when Fr. Josephus’ Austrian town had been decimated by 12 years of war and had suffered undue hardship from crop failures and famine. The world also suffered greatly from the latter, because 1816 was the “Year without a Summer.” Some things never change... Today the world again suffers from war, devastation from climate change and the COVID-19 pandemic that is in its third year. While 2022 marked new beginnings for most countries with re-openings, restored intimacy and social relationships and the easing of the pandemic, this is not the case for the entire world. :( We must remember the people of China who are right now enduring a dark holiday season gripped by COVID-19 and the parts of the world where peoples struggle in the cold and live in rubble with the next day not assured, victim to war and violence because of the absence of empathy from their leaders who choose war, power and intransigence over peace, goodwill and compromise. Nevertheless, may this holiday season bring much needed renewal and the new year bring peace, prosperity, goodwill, health and happiness. Note: The Nativity Clipart comes from a free image available in Clipart Library.

Created from DALL·E 2 – Open AI and Smart Photo Editor . As millions of Americans celebrate Thanksgiving on this conflicted day, it is important to remember this is a day of mourning for the indigenous peoples of the USA especially since “thanksgivings” were repeatedly offered to celebrate acts of genocide and murder committed against Native American peoples. There can be no joy until the 415-year occupation, though realistically irreversible, is addressed. At a minimum Native American nations (575 at least – if the Eastern Pequots are given their due recognition) should be granted autonomy over their lands and some form of reparations consisting of land awards and financial compensation are given for their suffering to ensure self-sufficiency. The same holds true with regard to reparations for African-Americans because of the disgusting stain of slavery and racism, the latter that remains endemic in our 21st century society. The soft pastel colors represent a new dawn with the soft red symbolizing life, the abundance of lines represent natural phenomena, water and the Native American connection with the spiritual world. The two circles represent the sun (a symbol of life giving warmth, healing and peace) and the moon (a guide and protector). The silhouetted tepees represent Native American peoples and nations. Therefore, as Americans celebrate Thanksgiving – we should be mindful of the sadness of Native Americans, take a moment to mourn and pray for their ancestors who were slaughtered, yearn for the day the 415-year occupation is addressed, and give thanks that in spite of the evils of the past, Native Americans are STILL HERE and LIVE along with our traditional gratitude for family, friends and health and for those who believe regardless of faith – to God for His abundance of blessings.