Most Recent Photos (flowers)

These are some photos of a horned iris I took. I love horned iris almost as much as I love horned and spooned irises.


Here are some photos of some traditional irises I took.



Here is a photo I took of a bee on a dandelion flower:


Here is a photo of a couple of edelweiss flowers:


And here is another photo of one of those unknown plants. I disected it (so to speak) and I believe it is in the onion family, but I still don't know what it is.

Updating the art world, and all my watchers

I have been on a bit of a photography kick for a while, and done quite a lot. Not all of it has been macro, but much of it has. I have also started doing some drawings and such. I really need to get going on my website, but I am a little stuck on that. I have several designs, and multiple ideas, but just how to implement them is bum-fuzzling me to an extent I haven't found all the answers yet.

Well as for new photos, I am downloading them to the computer right now, and will have them posted in this message (or maybe a msg or two after to break it up so it isn't hard to read and flow - depends on how many actually work out as I hoped).

I am also writing this blog while I am working on several other projects.

The Carousel Horse (Spring) is just about ready. It has gone through several incarnations, but I am just about done to publish it in it's final state. Just a little more work on the fine details.

The Carousel Horses (Fall/Autumn, Winter, Summer) are in the planning stages, but as soon as I get Spring done I am going to start a new one. It's a toss up of whether it will be Winter, or Fall, but I have lots of great ideas! I hope to have all three of these done by the end of the month of April. I technically have until the end of May, but I REALLY want some down time to work on another project that this one sparked - a Carousel Horse for every month of the year, and tossing in an extra one for Birthdays.

I have some pencil drawings I have been working on. They are going well, but been tossed on the back burner for the Carousel Horses project(s). I will come back to them shortly.

You know, inspiration can come from so many places, one just has to be prepared to use the inspiration they have been handed. I have recently found some such inspiration, and will be creating a series of environmentally based pieces inspired by the art of another artist. (more information on this to come)

OK, so the photos have downloaded, and the ones that don't need cropping are going to be posted in the next msg because there are so many, but the ones that need cropping will be posted in a following msg, because I need time to do the work, and I am too excited to wait to post any of them for the others.

I do hope you enjoy my work.

First attempt at Macro Photography #1

I am going to break this post up into a few sections purely for readability.

This is Section 1, for unknown flowers / plants.

I attempted Macro Photography for the first time yesterday, and there were several plants I couldn't identify, but I felt like they did well, so here is some of the shots.

Prints, Posters, etc are available if you would like them, just contact me for prices.

Even Imperfection is Beautiful (if you know what this is, please let me know, I just found it growing wild and would like to label it):


Trinity (if you know what this is, please let me know, I just found it growing wild and would like to label it):


Pretty in Pink (if you know what this is, please let me know, I just found it growing wild and would like to label it):


Unknown (in order from 1-9) (if you know what this is, please let me know, I just found it growing wild and would like to label it):

Uber excitement!!!

Don't you just love those moments when you find you have pressed the shutter button on your camera at just the perfect moment to capture something that couldn't have been caught except for a stroke of sheer good luck!

I have some of those in this shoot I did today. I am posting a few here. If you would like posters, prints, or cards of them, let me know, I can get them to you. Prices will be provided on request.

New projects and changes to plans...

Well, life is what happens when you have other plans, right?

Right!

Well, the shows I had set up to plan on going to have either been indefinately cancelled, or I didn't find out how to apply soon enough and then ended up missing the deadline. I hate when that happens, but shall move on.

I still have one show to apply to, still planning my move, and still doing art, though it may seem like I haven't been. I know I have said this before, but this time I mean it... I am going to be more active on my blog now.

My newest piece is titled High Chancellor. It was done from a photograph taken at Medieval Times when I went with a friend Teague-Drydan (http://teague-drydan.deviantart.com/) when she came down to Texas to visit for a few days. I am very proud of it. It was done using Camera Raw and Photoshop CS4. And for what it is worth here is.....

drum roll please.....

High Chancellor

The original photo was taken using a Canon Rebel XTI set on nightshot setting with a flash.

It wasn't easy to get shots in the setting we were in. It was dark, there was strobe lights, smoke, strong lighting affects, and people swinging banners and light up toys etc, so the shots I got were few and far between.

However, I must say, Adobe Photoshop CS4, amazing, breathtaking, and so easy to use!

I'm very impressed.

And I am impressed with the results.

If you are curious, the horse is a Friesian (or Frisian depending on where you are from).

I would love some feedback on this if anyone has any. (constructive please)