We have been thoroughly snowed in and iced over here in the New York tri-state area. Some of my outdoor Christmas decorations are now staying probably till the end of March as I would need a sledge hammer to get them out any earlier....
Despite the severe weather now, I love winter and am always photographing all the stunning scenery that nature provides us. And even though my usual art fodder is architecture, nature still inspires me and if nothing else gives me a reason to play around in one of my favorite mediums - Photoshop.
The following photos were all taken on the fly with my phone and then played with in Photoshop. I can't even begin to keep track of all the different filters, saturations, transformations and layers that these photos have gone through. But I can tell you that I had fun playing!
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| icy lichen before the snow |
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| icy lichen after I was done with it |
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| snow patterns on outdoor furniture |
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| snow patterns photoshopped |
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| beautiful snow capped trees |
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| snow capped trees digitized |
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| icicles into snow |
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| icicles maximized |
So what should I do with these now? The thinking cap is on. Perhaps one day you might recognize one of these in my future artwork. Or not.
PS in March I'll be teaching a Photoshop based 5 day
workshop at the Hudson River Valley Art Workshops. Come play with me!
