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my latest puttering... a virtual AMHD flower delivery for everyone.
pic of the flowers that'll be on my wifes vanity on valentines morning. as usual with me, photoshopped for softening, contrast, and some texture. putting the real deal on her vanity, and a pic in a frame for her work.
happy valentines day.
top pic is "original" with the slightest lightening (taken in mid-low light), bottom is processed for some grain that isnt showing on screen well and burlap texture. probably not going to use that one.
pic of the flowers that'll be on my wifes vanity on valentines morning. as usual with me, photoshopped for softening, contrast, and some texture. putting the real deal on her vanity, and a pic in a frame for her work.
I have been wondering when we would get to see some of your work. You are not only creative in your art but in your love and that is heart warming. Your wife is going to fall in love with you all over again! Thank you for sharing!
tried to switch out pics for a better one, but now i have multiples. top is the original with very minor lightening, bottom has multiple layers, and while i favored this at first, the texture is too much. i can tell already im not going to use it. i have about 4-5 versions that will be printed, each with different processing... so we will see which one "wins" out... im hoping for less processed, but the area in which i took the pics had some surface blemishes, and i had limited time to minimize shadows, so we'll see what it looks like. while i sometimes prefer some of the processing effects, honestly it often helps me deal with imperfections and "problem" areas in the pics when i dont have time to take a lot of shots or do a lot of adjustments.
the colors on film are always more vibrant than on my old screen, and darker pics on screen tend to look lighter as well... so sometimes i know nothing until the pic is in hand.
all i know is in two hours something will be framed and done. a little last minute, but i hadnt planned on doing this until i liked the arrangement. i need to practice more still life.
*fyi - top shot was selected after printing. was great with low light so the flowers lacked extreme "photographic" detail, but enough soft light to have some contrast... the pic looks softer on film*
I like how well the red works with the blue bottle supported by the warm white tulips. And the crisp green makes the simplicity of the arrangement very elegant. Did you select the tulip colors based on their aesthetic appeal or do they have a symbolic meaning?
Kp, don't leave us blowin' in the wind here. How did your wife enjoy her gifts of flowers and photo for her office? Not asking personal here, just wanting to know she appreciated the effort that went into the gift.
My sister-in-law loves anything with strawberries on it so I painted her an Ostrich Egg with strawberries. It isn't one of my best or favorites but she enjoyed receiving it. I did like the back of it. I did a wash of three colors then using the dots, along with the natural pebble like texture, it almost appears to be quilted. The greens were a little brighter and deeper than I wanted but tried many other combination of colors and this is just what I ended up with.
I enjoy so much seeing everyone posting art work. As I said, this isn't my best but wanted to share.
The one with the cardinals was commissioned. Seems I work a lot in areas not my forte but then, we never know until we try, right?
jrebel--love the strawberries--great composition! Cardinals have a great atmosphere. The stylization of the tree branches makes a nice clean pattern. Reminds me of a Japanese print.
(Hi Cal)
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