My favourite time of day at this time of year (spring in Australia) is early morning when everything is damp and green and the flowering fruit trees are bursting forth. I have used a photo of my two-year-old granddaughter, taken early one morning last week. It is much altered to give it a "painterly" effect. An impressionist process heightens the colour and adds tiny paint strokes. The clockworks and face are by Jenu Designs.
Sunday, September 6, 2009
Mixed Media Monday - Favourite Time of Day
My favourite time of day at this time of year (spring in Australia) is early morning when everything is damp and green and the flowering fruit trees are bursting forth. I have used a photo of my two-year-old granddaughter, taken early one morning last week. It is much altered to give it a "painterly" effect. An impressionist process heightens the colour and adds tiny paint strokes. The clockworks and face are by Jenu Designs.
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this is lovely~!!!~
ReplyDeletegorgeous color and using the photo of your own grandchild makes it wonderfully sentimental~!~
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libbyQ
What beautiful colors, I'd have to agree Spring is my favorite too, Love when everything is fresh and new. Gorgeous work Marie!
ReplyDeleteOhhhhh, how BEAU-tiful, Marie! This is a keepsake creation. Nothing is as wonderful as seeing a little one full of delight and wonder in a garden. Fabulous memories! Hugs, Terri xoxo
ReplyDeleteThis came out so well, Marie! The colors are vibrant and wonderful. And I see what you meant about your granddaughter's hair color. I like the time piece you used too.
ReplyDeleteHaving seen this photo last week before you gave it your magic touch, I can truly appreciate what you've done, Marie. This is exquisite, and the colors are mouth-watering!
ReplyDeleteStunning, Marie! Diane
ReplyDeleteI am so drawn to these colors Marie- very "Spring" and hopeful. I love the fact that you used a personal photo - it adds your personal heart to the work and will always have special meaning!
ReplyDeleteYou will really enjoy looking back at this piece as your grandchild grow's..this is really timeless moment. She is adorable here..you have made a beautiful painting art piece!! I love the gate and tree
ReplyDeletebeautiful! gorgeous colors!
ReplyDeletethat sounds wonderful and I love that time of day too!!! wonderful artwork!
ReplyDeleteThis is so beautiful! The colors are so vibrant: it makes me want to create something with bold colors such as yours! Thank you for the inspiration!
ReplyDeleteOh wow, this is sooo beautiful :)
ReplyDeleteSo wonderfull,
ReplyDeleteone can feel this beautifull spring morning, I can almost se a spiderweb full of dew,-very speciel,and so vibrant colors.
Thanks for your sweet comment.
xo Dorthe
Absolutely gorgoeus, what a great feel it gives
ReplyDeleteMarie, I came for eye candy and got more than my fill. This is simply breathtaking my friend. Gorgeous, gorgeous work and superb attention to detail ... Thanks for sharing your inspirational work my friend
ReplyDeletehugs June x
Gorgeous!!! I love the soft storybook quality of it, so evokative, very clever and beautiful!
ReplyDeleteWowwwww, ein traumhafte Stimmung auf deiner Karte!!
ReplyDeleteI often love what you write as much as the art you make. Even though I would love the art without the words, what you write illustrates how you put your heart and life into your work and somehow the work just gets one iota better - hope that makes sense. This is so lovely and inviting - I could get lost in it!
ReplyDeleteI am so behind on blog visits I had to go to your second page of posts to get caught up. Of course, I love everything but have to bring up the fish circus - you know I love that one especially! So fun and creative! It's always a delight to visit you and your work!
The photo is beautiful, and the techniques you used to get this painterly effect are fantastic. It is lovely.
ReplyDeleteMarie, this is just beautiful. The colors are magnificent.
ReplyDeleteI can almost smell that spring air Marie. You did a beautiful job of this, your painting skills just grow and grow. Wonderful.
ReplyDeleteThis is so beautiful! I want to be there right now!!
ReplyDeleteMarie...what a beautiful art piece...Monet immediately comes to mind and your expressionist presentation with your grandchild makes it ever-so more wonderful...what a lovely piece...the colors are very calming! Hugs, Gayle.
ReplyDeleteOh, how lovely!! What yummy colours!! This is a very beautiful and emotional piece, I get all warm inside just looking at it!! Well done and thank you sooo much for the good feeling!!
ReplyDeleteLinda
Before I scrolled down to your description, I thought "ahhh, a beautiful impressionist piece". I love the colours and the slightly dreamlike quality of the light. A lovely art piece.
ReplyDeleteJust beautiful, Marie! How lovely that you could use a personal photo on which to mbase this lovely piece of art! Masterly... =)
ReplyDeleteAbsolutely stunning.
ReplyDeletewow, this is amazing how you changed and altered it.
ReplyDeleterealy great work and colors.
Looking at this again and again. So beautiful, colorful, and very Oz-like...Wizard of Oz, that is.
ReplyDeleteLove it!
Juli/Artist in Residence