In-Between Moments

Once upon a time.

I'll start our story early on a spring morning; not quite 18 months ago.  The curtains open on the waiting room in a suite of clinical consulting rooms.  It's almost empty apart from the receptionist and groups of people jostling for space on the overcrowded scrapbook wall.  There are feasts from braai drums, jolly scrums on the Blouberg strand, wondrous meanders through the Two Oceans Aquarium, and turbulent waves at Newlands.  Countless cheerful memories crowd the rainbow of spangled letters spelling out: 'We are Soci-Able.'  A man sits with his back to them, out of place, out of sorts, and out of options.

I felt cornered, and more than a little sorry for myself.  I wasn't feeling lonely, however.  Not particularly.  Not right then.  Not until the door opened.

This surrealist oil painting depicts a man in a tweed jacket looking uncomfortable in a stark waiting room, with vibrant South African celebratory photos on the wall.

Man's Unease in Waiting Room, Surreal Bosch Style

Life-changing

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portal V opening image

Nonny Meets the Wood Carrier (Portal Series V)

This image showcases a modern abstract painting of a cityscape. Geometric shapes in blue, gray, beige, and white are filled with intricate paisley patterns, set against an ombre sky also featuring woven paisley designs.

Abstract Cityscape Painting with Paisley Patterns

Geocity

When Worlds Collided 

This image captures a lone paramedic at dawn after a long night shift, holding a coffee cup with trembling hands. Subtle exhaustion is visible amidst realistic details and faint emergency light reflections on wet asphalt.

Paramedic's Dawn Moment After Night Shift

Ultra-realistic, ultra-photographic “in-between moment” captured just after a long night shift: a young paramedic sitting alone on the rear ...

This image shows a dimly lit attic corner with a forgotten teddy bear on a chest, bathed in a single light shaft. Rendered in a photorealistic style with soft focus and volumetric lighting.

Cozy Attic Corner with Forgotten Teddy Bear

3D effect. A cozy, dimly lit attic corner, dust motes dancing in a single shaft of light from a small window. A forgotten teddy bear with on...

On December 7, 1941, 2nd Lieutenant Philip Rasmussen shot down a a Japanese A6M 'Zero' in his pajamas. How the 'Zero' got into his pajamas we'll   never know.

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