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The Phenomenon of Three.
I captured the background image around midday with a Samsung S1050 Compact Camera and edited it in Photoshop Elements 2.
The HDR work on this was done by creating multi layers of almost every object imported, making many layers of subtle light changing colour to create the real time effect. The original scene was daylight, made into a moon lit scene with all full Moon effects imported and worked up. All HDR is by hand not separate software.
I try to begin… I am shaking in fear,
Such contrasts of time, and distance,
I paint hoping it will never end, then wondering if it ever will….
I push hard to finish…. I am delayed by errors,
Isn’t three a force of nature to be reckoned with!
Inspiring, firing, maintaining and finishing us off completely to begin it all again!This painting is a salute to the number three, and to the essence of all that nurturance of life in this way…
that is Mother to me giving birth to it ALL!
This is also my prayer for “me” to become more deeply understanding that God is Female, just as she is also male.
The background was taken with this picture already in mind as an idea and I travelled out of my home county to Dunster Castle to get the blank background shot! Taken in the day time, I worked it into a moonlit scene and added the Moon by “drawing/painting” in photoshop. As you may guess, the dress that you see on the “Spiritual lady (Mother)” is the same dress (recoloured). Also, the Tiger, Swan and Peacock- The Tiger as far as I know is meant to symbolise raw passion, which is tamed and channelled by the most feisty and wondrous of the female trinity of Goddesses in Vedic understanding. The Peacock belongs to the left Hand goddess in green, and symbolises the vanity we humans have which needs to be tamed in order to progress spiritually. And the Swan, she represents discrimination between that which is false, partially true and absolutely universally True.
My work is eclectic, pychological and profound and hopefully, attractive and beautiful for hanging on your wall… or sticking on your iPhone as a case… enjoy!
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beautiful work
Thank you very much!
– Simon Groves
fantastc! beauutifully. very nice work
Lisabeth thank you!
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please add a source of inspiration related to the topic in the description area to be accepted in the challenge mother of the Inspired Art group !
thank you !
my best, your host (francis).
Thank you Francis, I am on to it.
– Simon Groves
That is done, thank you! And thank you to my wife-to-be for noticing your message there unread!!!
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How clever you are…. well done.
Thank you thats kind of you for saying,
– Simon Groves
Beautiful work, Simon! Numbers and their significance — a very fascinating topic! 3 is certainly a Biggie. The theory is, it relates to the Trinity but I think it far pre-dates Christianity. 7 is another, said to represent Perfection. In which event 6 represents imperfection – and 666 represents EXTREME “imperfection!” What are the real origins, though? Either way a beautiful “triple portrait!”
Nadya, Thank you very much for that lovely comment! This piece was turning around in me for about a year before I found the means or courage to tackle it…
– Simon Groves
Fantastic work
Thank you very much I’m glad you enyoyed this one!
– Simon Groves
The background was taken with this picture already in mind as an idea and I travelled out of my home county to Dunster Castle to get the blank background shot! Taken in the day time, I worked it into a moonlit scene and added the Moon by “drawing/painting” in photoshop. As you may guess, the dress that you see on the “Spiritual lady (Mother)” is the same dress (recoloured). Also, the Tiger, Swan and Peacock- The Tiger as far as I know is meant to symbolise raw passion, which is tamed and channelled by the most feisty and wondrous of the female trinity of Goddesses in Vedic understanding. The Peacock belongs to the left Hand goddess in green, and symbolises the vanity we humans have which needs to be tamed in order to progress spiritually. And the Swan, she represents discrimination between that which is false, partially true and absolutely universally True.
Stunning image and editing work!!!!!
Greta, this made me smile, Thank you very much!
– Simon Groves
interesting and powerful work
Thank you so much for your comment on this piece!
– Simon Groves
Superb editing! Love it!
Thank you Susie, this was one of those pieces that drive you wild screaming to be put into a tangible image… ….There was an almost Catholic feeling in me when I was stewing the idea waiting until opportunity came to work on this… Mother “Mary” I guess was the Catholic feeling driving it…. passion and silence! x
– Simon Groves
(Though as an afterthought, passion and silence sound to me like Mary, and Mary Magdalane, without knowing the Bible very well in detail, that feels right.)
– Simon Groves