STILL LIFE
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Teapot Dahlias
An impressionistic rendition of dahlias in summer.
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A Loose Thread
Three spools of of loose thread.
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A Day At The Beach
In putting some things together for a still life I ended up with shells, a basket, and some cloth. I was also aware of the negative space during this process. Once isolated, development on the objects began and then textures were introduced. With textures, I wanted to imitate the blue sea and a sky at sunset. The cloth added flow to the scene.
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SWAN BOUQUET
R O S E S
Oops!
Black-Eyed Susan flowers spilling from a blue vase.
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A Story In Time
In times of deep stillness you can always experience your true self.
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Summer Days
A still life romanticizing the days of summer.
HOW I CREATED THIS:
After creating as detailed an image possible I then use Topaz to do a cutout. After that the following software products listed below, are used in my workflow. The more experience I gain through the use of the various programs the better. The creative flow doesn’t like to be kept waiting. :) I also will work on a piece off and on for a few days. This gives me time to give a better analysis of the tweeks needed. I’m extremely critical of my work and will keep working until the magic is complete. But then, as Leo said, an art piece is never completed, only abandoned.
On the majority of my images I use:
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A Toast To Life
Tin Cup Of Cut Flowers From The Garden.
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TABLE SETTING
Still Life with daylilies with a texture overlay.
A Flower By Night A Dahlia By Day
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A Country Morning
Life on the farm.
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Holiday
A Still Life With Metal Water Pitcher And Fruit.
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Yellow Roses and Sea Shells
I had a lot of fun doing this Still Life and learned a lot as well. I find them very difficult and demanding and to me that is fun! I hope you enjoy it as much as I did in making it.
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How To Grow Smaller Flowers
Being a gardener I thought I would have fun with a bit of humor. This is my first year growing Dahlias and I’m happy with the results. I planted dinner plate dahlias and they can get 10” and larger. The one pictured here is a only 7”.
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Intimate Conversations
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Reflections Of Shakespeare
This is a busy time for me out in the flower garden planting and doing maintenance. We had a very cool and windy day so it gave me a chance to bring in some of the lilacs for a photo shoot. A heavenly fragrance! Oh, the working conditions! :)
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DAYLILIES IN VASE
An Old Fashioned Love Song
A romantic compostion dedicated to love. Love has never been out of style because it is the very fabric of creation. At least this is what I have experienced in my meditations.
I have tried to render this with a somewhat old fashioned look and yet present it with some detail and a little contrast.OldFashionedLoveSongsig05214156rosesvaseminiture rosepitchertexturereflectionsfloralromantic
Quiet Time
A still life dipicting a time for reflection.
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A Sunday Afternoon
A summer hat and roses.
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A PITCHER OF FLOWERS
AN OPEN BOOK
Daylilies And Pitcher
Soft light and lots of Bokeh highlighting the magic of flowers!
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DAYLILY DIVA
Red Roses
A still life setting of red roses in the cabin.
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THE BLUE VASE
GRECIAN VASE
HOSTA BLOOMS
N I G H T S T A N D
READING TO FIRST LIGHT
Garden Rocks
I have been trying for years to capture my Zen rocks in the garden in a way that would transfer the emotional and philosophical feelings I have for them through visual content. I feel as though I finally have done so with this B&W.
THE COSMOS
Dried Cosmos Flowers
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GARDEN DAYLILIES
ROSES IN PITCHER
Home From The Garden
A basket of flowers.
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Autumn Leaves
A gathering of autumn leaves.
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