Prairie
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ALL PROCEEDS DONATED TO PHOENIX APPEAL The hand has been a universal motif since ancient times, whether it be a signature, greeting, protective device or healing tool. I’ve been working on a series depicting hands. Inspired by vision, they are few and far apart and like dreams will not be forced or summoned. The painting manifests completed in my mind, every layer of detail woven into the next in the manner of a tapestry; every element in the design holding meaning. When this happens I know its time to get in the studio and paint before the image loses potency and fades away. The hands in these paintings are my own and painted life size. They are meant to be expereinced not only as art, but as a focusing tool. By placing your own hand upon the image and concentrating on the colors and undualting lines, what they represent, and endevoring to sense this within your own fingertips and palms, the mind is directed toward awareness. Occupied, it ceases its chatter and allows you to be directly in the body, in the present moment rather than thought – traveling to the chores and concerns of the future or dwelling in a remembered past . Just focus on feeling the colors and what they symbolize to yourself and imagine pulling this sensation into the hand, to the heart and throughout the body. Then radiate it outward. Dont direct or worry about where its going anymore than the sun and stars concern themselves with where their light shines. Just focus on the sensation. In time you’ll be able to do this practice without a painting. Its a form of cleansing, washing away the dust and debris of the road. This painting itself is a feminine one, representing healer and healing. It was inspired by a friend who practices therapeutic massage, but the modality is not important here. This image is not only about the desire to heal others and self, but the drive and ability as well. I’ve written a few of my notes below. In many cultures butterflies are associated with the unfettered spirit, soul, femininity, and all that is beautiful and ephemeral. Lakota teachings say that butterflies flutter near girls and women, often landing on their shoulders, and convey knowledge regarding the location, harvesting, preparation and applications of botanicals. For this reason the monarch butterfly, so abundant on the prairie, seemed an ideal metaphor to convey the traditional concept of healing, healer, and wellness. The spots are patterned after the border of a monarch’s wing, symbolizing the Lakota woman’s affinity with butterfly medicine, but have other meanings as well. They are stars and fireflies in the night skies of summer, yin to sun’s yang , countering heat, dryness and light with cool, moist darkness. This imagery came one day as I held my hand before the sun, studying the way its shape was cast into deep shadow, almost a silhouette. I could feel the coolness in its shade. The sun flashed between my parted fingers and for a few moments afterward miniature suns danced across my field of vision, even when looking into the shadow of my hand. The two fingers glowing blue at the tips represent healing energy transferred by healer to client. This blue light is positive intention, conscious purpose, the place from which a healer draws power and luminous sky washed clean and purified by summer thunderstorms. The hand is dark (yin), it greets and touches the sun, source of warmth and light (yang). The small blue circle in the palm of hand is the void from which power is drawn. It is infinite, like the sky above. The swirling circle of orange is inspired by the patterns on a monarch’s wing, representing movement, new life, the birthing process, creation. There’s more, but this exerpt provides an idea of my intent. Whats more important is the way it resonates with you. Text copyright Helena Nelson -Reed. Please do not use without written permission.
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Please Use Larger View October 13, 2008 ~~ Thanksgiving Day…..........Southern Alberta prairie HDR photography – 3 image layering using Photomatix Pro software, tripod THANKS VERY MUCH FOR YOUR VIEWS FRIENDS….....xx
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Taken at the same time as just out of reach within 15 minutes of each other ,as the sun went down and upper cloud disturbance lighting etc created this shot / taken in southern Saskatchewan / Olympus E510 14/42 lens / Standing under this you feel that you can almost reach out and touch it
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God’s Covenant with Creation. Genesis 8:22 (New King James Version) 22 “While the earth remains, / Seedtime and harvest, / Cold and heat, / Winter and summer, / And day and night / Shall not cease.” A canola field in the Barrabool Hills at Ceres, near Geelong, Australia. Pentax istDS camera. Please feel free to browse through my website: Phil Thomson IPA Photography I hope you enjoy the experience.
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Prairie Marmots….. UNTOUCHED IMAGE AND STRAIGHT FROM THE CAMERA ! Generally large ground squirrels, those most often referred to as marmots tend to live in mountainous areas such as the Alps, Carpathians, Tatra, and Pyrenees in Europe, the Rockies and the Sierra Nevada in the United States, and Northern Canada. However, the groundhog is also properly called a marmot, while the similarly-sized but more social prairie dog is not classified in the genus Marmota but in the related genus Cynomys. Marmots typically live in burrows, and hibernate there through the winter. Most marmots are highly social, and use loud whistles to communicate with one another, especially when alarmed. Marmots mainly eat greens. They eat many types of grasses, berries, lichens, mosses, roots and flowers.
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This is the old Westvale Barn… it was built over 100 years ago and was in use until only a few years past. Now it is scheduled for the wrecking ball. / / Canon 400d /
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! “Plains Cree Tipi” was featured in the group “ImageWriting” on 17 Jan 2009, .......in the Group Rural Canada Coast to Coast-pre 1960’s,on 23 Jan. 2009 .......in the Group The Fabalous Prairies on January 23, 2009 .......It also was a CHALLENGE winner on January 23, 2009 ...... in the group Spirit of the Native American on January 29, 2009 .......in the group Weekly Theme Challenges 16 March 2009 .......in the group ! # 1 ARTISTS OF REDBUBBLE ! on the 19 March 2009 This is a typical shelter that the Plains Cree used on the prairies years ago. They were able to assemble it in a day, as they used to follow the bison herds on the prairies. Much of their food, shelter, clothing and tools all came from the Bison. So when the herd moved, so did they. Many of their daily rituals revolved around nature. For example; The Tipi was made using 13 poles. The 13 poles in the tipi represents the 13 full moons we have in a given year….When you enter a tipi you go to the left and circle around in a clockwise direction. This represents the way of the sun…The door of the tipi always faces East, to meet the rising sun. The Plains Cree relied on the land to survive. It was sacred and they recognized that every living thing was of importance. Plus they only used what they needed. Things never went to waste. A good lesson we SHOULD all be following today. I serve as an interpreter at the Center, and this is part of the written teachings, as we take the children through their many nature programs. Location: FortWhyteAlive our Nature Center on the southwest edge of Winnipeg, Manitoba. Make: Canon Model: Canon EOS DIGITAL REBEL XTi F stop: F/11.0 Exposure: 1/320 sec. Focal length: 18.0 mm Flash: flash did not fire, compulsory flash mode (16) Dimensions: 2400×1600 Shutter speed (Tv): 8.3
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A misty morning along the hydro lines. Taken from Plessis Rd on the east side of Winnipeg MB CA MY BUBBLESITE
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A little tree all alone, calls this lonely hilltop a happy home. / CREATION INFORMATION Medium: Nature/Digital Photography. Techniques: Digital Lomography & Cross Processing w/ Sepia tones. Tools: Digital Camera, Photoshop CS2. Shooting Location: Central California, CA / CONTEST & CHALLENGE HISTORY 04/05/08 – Entry to Two Word Challenge’s Challenge 18 – Landscape and Distance Challenge / ALSO AVAILABLE Little Tree Featured on Art Page! / Mill on the Horizon Cards & Wall Art /
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I took this picture early this morning on the east side of Colorado Springs. That area is all prairie. I love foggy mornings.
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This is a composite of three photos, a sculpture of the herd (by a local artist I am told), a close-up of just one of the horses, and a wagon in my sister’s yard.
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... Old Indian saying….’When all the trees have been cut down, when all the animals have been hunted, when all the waters are polluted, when all the air is unsafe to breathe, only then will you discover you cannot eat money’. / The Pawnee Nation had existed in relative peace and tranquillity in the wilds of Nebraska for hundreds of years prior to the arrival of the white man. Native American ..a digital painting inspired by ‘Native American song…a first experimental composite of Native Americans..Featured in ‘The Healing journey’ .... ..
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This was taken at Sheep River Falls, Alberta when several kayakers came through. Some portaged around the falls. A couple of them made the jump.
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An HDR photo of the sun setting through the window of this old house found in rural Saskatchewan. I have driven by this old house on several occasions but have never stopped to photograph it. I couldn’t have timed it better…the sun could be seen setting through the window of the house…captivating! Camera / - Nikon D80 / - AF-S NIKKOR 18-135mm lens Image / - ISO 200, f/16, 1/3 sec – 1/180 sec, 18 mm Processing / - HDR (Photomatix) / - Photoshop “this old house” – Featured in Rural Canada Coast to Coast Pre 1960’s group on February 7, 2009. Featured in Natural color and light group and Your Magic Place group on February 17, 2009. Featured in Everything Winter group and Rural Around The Globe group on February 20, 2009. Placed 3rd in the Art challenge in the Rural Around the Globe group. Placed 5th in the Buildings of trees challenge in the Dilapidated Buildings group.
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“Prairie Paint” is a signed,original, pastel and prismacolor pencil drawing. / Drawn on Bienfang, medium tooth, acid free artist drawing paper. / All of my drawings are sprayed with a final professional artist protective fixitive. The romance of the West, Southwest and the Horse is a subject I always return to. I live both in Colorado and in Nevada, so I have an endless supply of personal photography that I draw from for these drawings. I personally developed this sharp focus pastel and prismacolor pencil technique to make my drawings come alive. / My Fine Art and Photography Studio is located in Mesquite, Nevada. / Thank you for viewing my art. For more products custom designed from my original art and photography, please take a minute to view my products page on Zazzle! / VIEW Susan’sGallery / VIEW Susan’sZazzle /
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Praire Dog, can you belive they are endangered? /
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Taken with a Nikon D70s This is a photo I took on a friends farm on a recent road trip back to the prairies in Manitoba this past summer. I was lucky to capture this as the sun was setting and it cast the most beautiful hues of gold, red, and orange on the wheat field.
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I found this little abandoned church in the prairies in the middle of no where in Alberta .. nothing was around it for miles and miles …... I suppose at one time someone live near by to go to it ... I just had to play with the effects on it
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This was taken out side of Gull Lake Saskatchewan Canada, on one of the many backroads
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Farm buildings along I-90 in South Dakota. Taken as we were driving past at around 75mph. /
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Fading summer memories of rural Saskatchewan, Canada /
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