Staying Inside the Lines

Donell Trostrud

Staying Inside the Lines

Trying to simplify the act of Creation, thinking that all the beauty, complexity and diversity around us came into existence by accident, is as ludicrous as believing that I am actually doing what this photo suggests I am.

”...God created the heaven and the earth…” Genesis 1:1




Featured in the Live, Love, Dream group on 17 October 2008

Won the #12 Great Features challenge, became group Avatar and was featured in the #12 Great Features group on 28 October 2008

Sold as a card on 28 October 2008

Won the Selective Coloring BUYERS ONLY challenge on 15 Dec. 2008.

As a result of the win I sold 11 cards of this photo!

Featured in the Living Christianity group on 22 Dec. 2008

Won the Feature This challenge in the group Shameless Self-Promotion on 22 Jan. 2009

Featured in the Shameless Self-Promotion group on 28 Jan. 2009

Passed the 1000 Views mark on March 3, 2009
Passed the 2000 Views mark on October 8, 2009

Won the Selective Coloring challenge in the group Photography 101 on 5 March 2009

Featured in the Selective Coloring group on October 8, 2009

136 Favoritings as of Nov. 14, 2009

Staying Inside the Lines belongs to the following groups:

# 1 ARTISTS OF REDBUBBLE , 12 Great Features - Challenge Themes ONLY, All About Flowers, All About Your Best Work, Anything and Everything FUN, Featured Features - For Featured Art, Photography, T-Shirts, Writing, Freedom to Shine, Hands, Live, Love, Dream: , Living Christianity, Mysteries of the Common, Object Studies & Concepts, Shameless Self-Promotion, The Top Favorite Group - 30 or more and Vibrant and Vivid Color Available for sale as

Greeting Cards, Matted Prints, Laminated Prints, Mounted Prints, Canvas Prints and Framed Prints

Staying Inside the Lines by Donell Trostrud
Staying Inside the Lines by Donell Trostrud
  • Jen Cannella

    Jen Cannella

    Very creative…nice job!

  • Shelly Hiebert

    Shelly Hiebert

    You know how absolutely brilliant this is right Donell? I had no idea on the fb challenge! Love it and congrats on such a great image :)

  • Donell Trostrud replied

    Thanks Shelly, I guess I’m getting a clue now since it won the comp on fb. There were a lot of things about this I didn’t like, but I’m my own worst critic. I suppose I’ll just believe the comments for now.

  • DiEtte Henderson

    DiEtte Henderson

    Wow! This is fantastic. Fave!

  • sticky

    sticky

    Extraordinary shot, very imaginative and beautifully done….............. brilliant x

  • Brandy Bentz-Jackson

    Brandy Bentz-J...

    wow, what a great shot…such creativity :)

  • clickychick

    clickychick

    what a wonderful idea!!! Brilliant!

  • Bsetter

    Bsetter

    Imaginative concept, brilliant idea, perfectly executed! Wonderful work!

  • Donell Trostrud replied

    Hey Brandon! Thanks for the compliment. I’ve enjoyed looking through your work too!

  • red addiction

    red addiction

    VERY CREATIVE!!! ITS FANTASTIC!

  • Stzar

    Stzar

    beautiful work !! i love this

  • michaelartworks

    michaelartworks

    very clever!

  • dancinfreakshow

    dancinfreakshow

    This is an absolutely fantastic image. Love when I learn something just looking at a photo:)

  • Caroline Fournier

    Caroline Fournier

    Such a clever idea. I love the selective colouring and you have definitely used it in a such a unique manner. Amazing!

  • Michelle Whennan

    Michelle Whennan

    Brilliant – clever concept and exceptionally done

  • Midori Moon

    Midori Moon

    Very excellent idea! Great capture!!

  • Ryan Carter

    Ryan Carter

    Good idea, and great execution. Well done and congratulations on the feature!

  • Stephanie  Jackson-Horner

    Stephanie Jac...

    wow awsome image

  • Evita

    Evita

    Wonderful capture! Congratulations on your feature!! :D

  • kimberleigh sarah

    kimberleigh sarah

    I Love this!! what a great idea!! you did an amazing job!!!

  • Sharon Mau

    Sharon Mau

    It is a creative and beautiful work of photographic art and I enjoy your commentary very much!

  • Donell Trostrud replied

    Thanks Sharon, for your comment and for reading my commentary :-)

  • midzing

    midzing

    beautiful work,,,, well done

  • Renee Dawson

    Renee Dawson

    What an awesome & creative use of SC Donell. I love this image!

  • Donell Trostrud replied

    Thanks so much Renee!

  • Angel Warda

    Angel Warda

    this is so awesome! wonderful imagination!!!!

  • Eva and Klaus Weber-Wanjek

    Eva and Klaus ...

    What a brilliant idea!!! Superb!!!

  • Nanagahma

    Nanagahma

    I love this one. I agree with your comment also to the right of your picture!

  • Donell Trostrud replied

    Thanks for that, and for reading the comment :-)

  • Leah Morrell

    Leah Morrell

    Gorgeous and so creative!

  • MDossat

    MDossat

    Love it! It’s a favorite. Nice work!

  • Lenka

    Lenka

    Very poetic :)

  • Pinkpapayabec

    Pinkpapayabec

    Amazing and brilliant! LOVE IT!

  • Candyworld

    Candyworld

    Nice Creativity

  • Basia McAuley

    Basia McAuley

    Definitely unique and creative, excellent use of selective colour also, very well done.

  • SandraRos

    SandraRos

    CONGRATULATIONS with winning the challenge with this beautiful and glorious image ! Well done ! Kind regards out of Africa

  • monocotylidono

    monocotylidono

    Well done Donell, it’s such a brilliant idea and so well executed. Well deserved win!

  • Zoraida Pesante

    Zoraida Pesante

    BEAUTIFUL!!!! WHAT AN EXCELLENT SC!!!!! THAT IS TALENT!!!

  • Emily Peak

    Emily Peak

    Awesome! And that is my boys’ memory verse for the day/week!

  • amarica

    amarica

    Well done!! Congratulations on winning the #12 Great Features Challenge!!!

  • LudaNayvelt

    LudaNayvelt

    Congratulation on 1-st place in the challenge, This was my choice also.

  • Kelly Connolly

    Kelly Connolly

    As soon as I saw this photo in the competition I loved it. Such an orignal, imaginative photo. Great job!!!!

  • Francesca Rizzo

    Francesca Rizzo

    congratulations on winning the challenge, fab photo

  • micmac

    micmac

    Fantastic concept…congrats on your winning!!!!!!

  • tonymm6491

    tonymm6491

    Congratulations on your lovely winning! :)

  • CarolM

    CarolM

    Congratulations on your feature. Excellent work.

  • LoveMy7Cs

    LoveMy7Cs

    Fantastic work!!

  • goddessteri211

    goddessteri211

    Congratulations on the feature and very artistic thought process!! TERI~

  • Claire  Farley

    Claire Farley

    Big Congrats! Excellent choice!

  • Van Cordle

    Van Cordle

    Excellent work and congrats!!!

  • stephaniek

    stephaniek

    Congrats on the Avatar win!! This is VERY clever and well done!!!!

  • Heavenandus777

    Heavenandus777

    Congrats on Your Win and Being our New Avatar Hunny.
    ANNA

  • Eyeleen

    Eyeleen

    Congratulations!! It is a wonderful piece!!! hugs :-)

  • Jo Hoden   "C'est la Vie"

    Jo Hoden "C'...

    congrats and a lovely image

  • Terri Chandler

    Terri Chandler

    Well done! Just a beautiful job.

  • Cvail73

    Cvail73

    Great idea :)

  • Marilyn Harris

    Marilyn Harris

    Very creative!!! Well Donell!!! Congratulations on your win in #12 Great Feature’s!!!

  • Rachel Stickney

    Rachel Stickney

    Great job! Congratulations!

  • xXluvinlifeXx

    xXluvinlifeXx

    Congrats on your feature… Well deserved, love this!

  • steveberlin

    steveberlin

    amazing… WOW :) Also, grats on the feature… Totally well deserved !

  • Meeli Sonn

    Meeli Sonn

    This photo is so inspireng. Congratulations.

  • Madeleine Forsberg

    Madeleine Fors...

    Congrats Donell!! Really a great piece of art! :)

  • Cathy Carbonaro

    Cathy Carbonaro

    Awesome image! very creative love it!

  • ldeiter78

    ldeiter78

    Awesome photo!!! I love it!

  • RiSH :

    RiSH :

    Do you paint all the flowers I see in the garden ??

  • Michelle Legg

    Michelle Legg

    Love it!! Very clever use of selective colour. Instant fav.

  • jennawren13

    jennawren13

    What a creative idea, Great job

  • Jennifer Potter

    Jennifer Potter

    Brilliant !! Totally brilliant! – Dawn

  • LisaR

    LisaR

    Fantastic idea… very clever!

  • Jared Walker

    Jared Walker

    Incredible!

  • AndyGii

    AndyGii

    Fantastic concept beautifully carried off

  • amarica

    amarica

    Congratulations Donell on being featured in the #12 Great Feature’s group!!!

  • Chetan Raghuram

    Chetan Raghuram

    awesome shot and awesome editing! :)

  • tonymm6491

    tonymm6491

    Amazing selective-colouring photo!

  • Rosy Kueng

    Rosy Kueng

    ON YOUR TOP 10 !!!!! AMAZING WORK!

  • ToastedGhost

    ToastedGhost

    Excellent!

  • karenuk1969

    karenuk1969

    Stunning! Really creative work, I love it :-)

  • fishlady77

    fishlady77

    awesome piece…..

  • josiem

    josiem

    very clever! love it

  • Zoraida Pesante

    Zoraida Pesante

    Congrats on your win!! Excellent work!!!

  • Philip Golan

    Philip Golan

    Congratulations on winning the challenge. Well deserved.

  • Rosy Kueng

    Rosy Kueng


    ON WINNING THE CHALLENGE AGAIN!!!!!! WELL DESERVED!

  • Olga

    Olga

    Congratulations on winning! Excellent image and awesome words and thought in the Description. Would you mind posting this in Living Christianity…? Thanks for considering.

  • Danielle Knight

    Danielle Knight

    Well done on your win, i have added this to my shopping cart as per the rules of the challenge, i am so happy you won, this will make a beautiful card. Well done, I look forward to receiving it. All the best, Danielle.

  • Donell Trostrud replied

    Thank you so much Danielle for the compliment and for buying a card of this! I hope you enjoy it.

  • trwphotography

    trwphotography

    Congrats on winning the challenge! I see I get to purchase this wonderful card again! :)

  • Donell Trostrud replied

    Thank you! I don’t expect you to buy a second card…I appreciate that you bought one before just because you liked it :-)

  • cdwork

    cdwork

    This is a fantastic concept executed to perfection

  • Alecs Lindsay

    Alecs Lindsay

    Brilliant, so creative love the sc. Nice Work.

  • silverdew

    silverdew

    Very nice conceptual piece :)

  • Bearwolver

    Bearwolver

    that was good one

  • ~ Butterfly ~

    ~ Butterfly ~

    Very creative , this is awesome !! :0)

  • Janson

    Janson

    Excellent work :)

  • Donell Trostrud replied

    Thank you Jeff!

  • Anthony Mancuso

    Anthony Mancuso

    wonderful selective colouring, beautiful peice

  • Donell Trostrud replied

    Thanks Anthony!

  • Sarah Goldsworthy

    Sarah Goldsworthy

    Wow, that is amazing. I love the idea of this, very creative thinking.

  • Donell Trostrud replied

    Thanks so much Sarah. I’m glad you like it!

  • Amy-lee Foley

    Amy-lee Foley

    Wow such a creative piece
    I looove it, awesome work :o)

  • Donell Trostrud replied

    Thanks for the lovely compliment!

  • Luca Renoldi

    Luca Renoldi

    Well done Donell. great job and congratulations for your result in the challenge.

  • Donell Trostrud replied

    Thank you very much! I was very surprised!

  • monocotylidono

    monocotylidono

    Well Done Donell! Yet another accolade for a very inspirational picture. Congratulations on winning the “Feature This” challenge!!!

  • Donell Trostrud replied

    Thanks George! I sure didn’t expect it…so many great photos in that challenge.

  • Susanne Correa

    Susanne Correa

    I knew this great image would win…congrats !

  • Donell Trostrud replied

    Thank you Susanne!!

  • Peter Martin

    Peter Martin

    Well deserved win! (yet another fantastic idea I can’t use now)

  • Robert Armstrong

    Robert Armstrong

    Absolutely wonderful image! Superb work!

  • Anne Hale

    Anne Hale

    Wonderful!

  • Vanessa Anderberg

    Vanessa Anderberg

    Awesome, excellent and telling work…love this art!

  • shanghaiwu

    shanghaiwu

    brilliant /love this work

  • Christeen Thornton

    Christeen Thor...

    beautiful and so original! I love it!

  • Patrick Hickey

    Patrick Hickey

    This is fantastic! A great idea and you pulled it off perfectly!

  • deannedaffy

    deannedaffy

    Very creative! Well done.

  • Kevin Bergen

    Kevin Bergen

    Hey, I’m really tired of the whole selective color idea, but you’ve used it in a terrific way here! Very nice composition and execution in addition to a unique concept! Go you!

  • Donell Trostrud replied

    Thanks Kevin! I’m glad I could renew your interest in this type of art – even if just for a moment :-)

  • Jan Timmons

    Jan Timmons

    This captures my enthusiasm for the creative process! Love your editing and double or triple meaning with the title.

  • Donell Trostrud replied

    Thanks Jan! I’m glad my photo could capture you :-)

  • AJM Photography

    AJM Photography

    Oh brilliant – just brilliant!

  • James Iorfida

    James Iorfida

    AMAZING!!!

  • Veikko  Suikkanen

    Veikko Suikkanen

    Fantastic idea! So creative!

  • Monique Alvis

    Monique Alvis

    that is brilliant!!

    very well done

  • Lois  Bryan

    Lois Bryan

    I love this image!!! Congratulations on your win in the “Selective Coloring” challenge in Photog 101 !!!

  • Arek Rainczuk

    Arek Rainczuk

    If you think evolution happens by accident than you’re an uneducated ignorant. Go back to school and learn that evolution explains everything in more complex, beautiful and more exciting way than an invisible man in the clouds from an old book.
    God made it is not an explanation!
    Nice photo, though…

  • Donell Trostrud replied

    I will respect your opinion on evolution and not belittle you or your theory, though I wholeheartedly disagree with you. The outcome of the differences of our opinions has eternal consequences. My faith is unshakable, and I’m sure yours is too. Thank you for your comment on my photo.

  • Atiger97

    Atiger97

    congrats on your win. you really do deserve it, this piece is probably the best ive seen, i love it, youve used such great emotion and imagination into it, really well done
    \

  • Donell Trostrud replied

    Wow, thanks for the great compliment! I appreciate you taking the time to write. It’s encouraging!

  • Nancy  Vice

    Nancy Vice

    this is wonderful. I really like the thought provoking and congrats on your feature :)

  • Donell Trostrud replied

    Thank you so much! I’m glad you like it.

  • Metadea

    Metadea

    so beautiful

  • rumimume

    rumimume

    very clever and very well exicuted

  • 94katherine94

    94katherine94

    cool idea!! love the photo

  • SandraRos

    SandraRos

    There is a person that is passing this photograph of yours off as their own art. Here is a Link

  • Donell Trostrud replied

    Thanks Sandra. I had a number of people let me know about that. And thanks to the RedBubble family, the art theft had his gallery removed and was banned from DeviantArt. So glad people are watching out for each other here!

  • Kevin Bergen

    Kevin Bergen

    You’ve inspired me! This is a terrific image, and I’ve looked back at it several times. I used your inspiration to shoot my Coloring Project and won first place in a small photo contest tonight. Your image is actually of much higher quality in composition, lighting, and placement. Terrific job!

  • Donell Trostrud

    Donell Trostrud

    Thanks Kevin, I’m glad it got your creative juices flowing. I love it when a photo does that to me!

  • Geri Bragg

    Geri Bragg

    Very clever ! Love it !

  • Jan Cartwright

    Jan Cartwright

    Excellent work – the editing is perfect.

  • Melinda Gaal

    Melinda Gaal

    Fantastic photo!

  • Alice Oates

    Alice Oates

    I like the idea behind it, and it’s very well edited….

  • TaniaLosada

    TaniaLosada

    Love the concept! Very creative and beautiful work!

  • Chloe .

    Chloe .

    Brillant effect.
    Keep up ths work x

  • T. Wall ~Through My Lens ~

    T. Wall ~Throu...

    Donell This is truly incredible! What a fantastic job on this, you should be proud! An instant fav too! Congrats on your feature!
    Teri

  • Yvonne Hoffmann

    Yvonne Hoffmann

    wow…what a great idea…really great work!!

  • Martilena

    Martilena

    Love it !!!!! And many congrats on the so well deserved feature…:))))

  • vampvamp

    vampvamp

    lol, good one!

  • cooljusher

    cooljusher

    Congratulations, this is wonderful!! Very creative!!

  • Ross Spencer
  • Arrowman

    Arrowman

    This is superb work !! – Colin

  • simplylovely183

    simplylovely183 29 days ago

    love this
    wonderful idea:)

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