Taken in my grandparents gardenlounge and almost impossible without HDR…
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This illustration is meant to resemble a wood cut printed with color inks.
Straight from camera ! ....... Cute and puffed up wood pigeon taken at Hinchingbrooke Park, Huntingdon, Cambridgeshire, England, UK Wood pigeons are large and portly grey birds, with a white band across the wings, white patch at the side of the neck and a dark band on the tail. They have a pinkish brown neck and upper breast. Wood pigeons inhabit a variety of habitats, particularly wooded country, farmland, parks and gardens Their call sounds like coo-coo-coo, coo-coo
This work was created on a one inch thick wooden panel. The composition was drawn out, some areas were primed, and some negative spaces were left for removal. I used an electric hand saw to cut the spaces of the image out, after drilling pilot wholes in these areas. Then I used a variety of hand held carving blades to add line work within the roses, leaves, and stems. The facade was then sanded and shapes were cleaned up and smoothed out. Then I painted in various layers with acrylics. I used some gold acrylic paint to accent selective shapes, and leaves. There was a very satisfying feeling while working in the wood, leaving some areas (and the boarder) to show the true nature of the grain. The overall piece was finished with a lacquer, which added a nice reflective sheen. The work was photographed at a slight skew to reveal the actual thickness of the wood and the depth of the shapes. The dimensions of the work are 24in. X 18in. It was created in 2007.
Kennett Square, PA – Longwood Gardens – June 2008
Somewhere secret… somewhere safe.
30”x 40” acrylic on Number 80 Bainbridge Board cold-pressed. I used gesso to cover the beginnings of something I had started a long time ago. I have been working on this off and on for the past couple of weeks…...... between giving time to two grandsons, ten cats, and a dog. First large painting, and first flowers I have done in a while. My inspiration has been all the wonderful florals I have seen on RedBubble! There are so many beautiful paintings and drawings on this site….....all are an inspiration for me to paint and draw again.
Abstract Macro Photography This image is a little part of someones garden fence! i have cropped this picture slightly. i have adjusted the brightness/ contrast/ hue and saturation a little bit also, just to bring out the brilliance of what i photographed.
Abstract Macro Photography This image is a little part of someones garden fence. i think that this picture looks like the sea – sand – horizon – sky i have cropped this picture slightly. i have adjusted the brightness/ contrast/ hue and saturation a little bit also, just to bring out the brilliance of what i photographed.
/ “Still Life with Wellingtons” is another of my larger works that I promised to start adding to my RB gallery…just finished today, it has all the components of my favourite style of painting; lots of texture, trompe l’oeil, and a touch of surrealism in the subject matter…the shiny boots contrast nicely with the rough wood and the rusty nail….it will fit in perfectly with the Spring Fever collection, but really belongs with the Portfolio collection…the whole is totally imagined…I created the wood panel as I went along and it was such fun, I had to restrain myself from adding more knots…I found Elizabeth Bishop’s words to be truly an inspiring accompaniment to the painting”... Watercolour on Saunders Waterford Rough paper…Challenge Win in First Things and featured in The Outsiders and other groups… “It was cold and windy, scarcely the day / to take a walk on that long beach / Everything was withdrawn as far as possible, / indrawn: the tide far out, the ocean shrunken, / seabirds in ones or twos. / The rackety, icy, offshore wind / numbed our faces on one side; / disrupted the formation / of a lone flight of Canada geese; / and blew back the low, inaudible rollers / in upright, steely mist.” Elizabeth Bishop, The End of March / The Sap Bucket
If you were to travel a path that only exists in your dreams, it might look like this. The colors are brighter and bolder… and they have more meaning. It may look like there’s only one route you can take, but is there? This work was created with watercolor and pastel on 22×30” paper.
Sutton Bank is a high vantage point at the very edge of the Hambleton Hills and the North York Moors with extensive views over the Vale of York and the Vale of Mowbray. Because of its location and high elevation, Sutton Bank is popular with gliding and flying enthusiasts. Predominant landmarks include Whitestone Cliff and Roulston Scar, the former overlooking the mysterious (and reputedly bottomless !) Lake Gormire. Close nearby are the villages of Sutton-under-Whitestonecliff, and Kilburn (famous for the White Horse of Kilburn, and Robert Thompson – the “Mouseman” of Kilburn). / Sutton Bank is one of the most spectacular inland cliffs anywhere in Britain, and carries one of the most hair-raising main roads in the country. The near vertical drop from top to bottom is around 140 metres, and crosses at least two major geological boundaries. / The Sutton Bank National Park Centre is on the western edge of the fabulous North York Moors National Park – home to the largest expanse of heather moorland in England. It provides the perfect introduction to the National Park, its people, history and wildlife. Nikon D60 / HDR in Photomatix & pp in PS CS3 / Lens: Nikkor 18-200mm / 1/160 f/9.0 ISO200
/ FEATURED IN THE GROUP: Rural Around The Globe / TOP 10 IN A CHALLENGE IN THE GROUP: Backyard Photography Camera: Canon 400D / Lens: Canon 18 – 135 mm /
European Robin. /
Autumn Yellow Tree in October Nikon D300 / Tamron 10-24mm / 1/10 (+0.67) f/3.5 ISO160 No Effects, as is
A Beautiful Orange colour October tree / and a beautiful little poem from MarieAngel / Tree stand tall …been through all….seasons and reasons to stand. / Crisp autumn leaves fall in the breeze, ready for snow to cover its land. / Then comes the spring the buds it will bring …amidst flowers of sweet perfume / Tree stands tall admired by all whatever the season it blooms…. / Angel Hamilton Copyright October 2009 Nikon D300 / Tamron 10-24mm / One shot HDR in Ptotomatix Pro3.2 / PP in PS CS3
A beautiful view of the pond in Filey, North Yorkshire, UK / Nikon D300 / Tamron 10-24mm / HDR based on RAW one shot, handheld / Photomatix Pro3.2 / PP in PS CS3
Well as you can see from the images below, The Empty Studio has been all about inks…my inks had been put away for so long some of them had dried out, and had to be discarded, but I still have an assortment of acrylic inks, and have been using mostly sepia and black for this collection… Today I added a bit of colour to this latest painting of Hollyhocks…they seemed to need it…I’ve had the sketch forever in my files, and I don’t know where it originated, but at one time I did grow these regal flowers in my garden and maybe the idea came from that time of my life Acrylic Inks on Cotton Paper… Silently a flower blooms, / In silence it falls away; / Yet here now, at this moment, at this place, / The world of the flower, the whole of / the world is blooming. / This is the talk of the flower, the truth / of the blossom: / The glory of eternal life is fully shining here. / - Zenkei Shibayama..
The walls are newly painted and the studio awaits the installation of the “newly minted” units which will take place tommorow…I can’t wait…I have a few paintings still hidden in the “Empty Studio” series and this one of flowers was created in the ink wash-off technique, that you saw in a few of the others…it is difficult to end up with detailed work in this style of painting, as the results are unpredictable, but that is the beauty of it…many times it ends up looking like a wood cut... see others in the series below Ink on Arches Paper Different flowers look good to different people / Pick the flower when it is ready to be picked. / The flower that you spent time to care for does not grow while the willow / that your accidentally planted flourishes and gives shade. Chinese Proverbs
A sketch from the archives, painted today…provenance unknown, but perfect for the Empty Studio series, as it’s simple and understated... Sepia Inks on Industrial Paper. Behind the golden western hills / The sun goes down, a founder’d bark, / Only a mighty sadness fills / The silence of the dark. / O twilight sad with wistful eyes, / Restore in ruth again to me / The shadow of the peace that lies / Beyond the purple sea. / The sun of my great joy goes down, / Against the paling heights afar, / Gleams out like some glad angel’s crown, / A yellow evening star; / The glory from the western hills / Falls fading, spark on spark, / Only a mighty sadness fills / The spaces of the dark. George Charles Whitney
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