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Dockey Wood, Ringshall, Buckinghamshire. Ashridge Estate, National Trust. Bluebells in the Chilterns 2013.
My first attempt at lens zoom blur, quite pleased with the result. looking forward to using this technique again
The Pathways Hotel hosts an Artist's Night every week. We missed it while we were snorkeling the night before but it sounds like a good time. Local artisans come to demonstrate how they make various handicrafts and then the crafts go on sale at the front table of the hotel.
Steve spent some time explaining the different uses of each product, and showed us the ones that he had made (see the notes above).
Many Buddist statues line this path within the Takinomiya Shrine on Miyajima Island South of Hiroshima.
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1-2 Stryker Brigade Combat Team participates in Pacific Pathways 2016 in the Kingdom of Thailand, the Republic of Korea, and the Republic of the Philippines from Feb. 1 to April 16, 2016. Pacific Pathways consisted of the following exercises from each nation: Cobra Gold, Foal Eagle and Balikatan, respectively. This was the fifth Pacific Pathways mission since it was launched in 2014. The mission helps builds the capabilities and cohesion between the U.S. and its allies in the Pacific, as well as demonstrates multilateral capacity and deters regional aggressors. (U.S. Army Video by Pfc. Noel Toye) Visual Information Professionals: Pfc. Noel Toye Pfc. Elliot Page Staff Sgt. Kwadwo Frimpong
On a walk around lIam Gardens with a Flickr freind. October 27th 2017 Christchurch New Zealand.
In 1860 Sir John Cracroft Wilson came to Christchurch from India and brought seeds of a few varieties of rhododendrons and raised seedlings. Rhododendrons growing along the drive at Strowan kindled Stead's interest in these flowers, but there were few varieties available in New Zealand. He imported some for Ilam each year and from 1918 used cool storage for importing them.
The soil at Ilam is a heavy clay which is slightly acid, and is known as Ilam pug. It is particularly suited to rhododendrons, azaleas, and other trees.
Stead began trying out layering, grafting and raising seedlings to produce larger and more brilliant flowers. He was a pioneer in using pinus radiata sawdust as a mulch for the plants.
In 1917 Stead was given seeds of the North American varieties and began experimenting with hybridising them.
For more info: www.nzine.co.nz/features/ilamgardens.html
Pathway through old growth forest in Cathedral Grove, BC, Canada
Fuji GX617 Camera
180mm lens
Kodak Ektar 100 film
VWS3036 Copyright © VW Selburn 2015: Brilliant topiary on these trees at Cadnant Gardens in Wales, UK.
A photo of the Root River Pathway in Racine. There wasn't too much going on, but I did see a doe. A deer, a female deer.
Your dreams are right in front you, so close you can almost touch them. So many paths to choose to get there, mystery and fear behind each door. Will it aid your journey, or will adversity need to be overcome? Or will fear of failure, or possibly fear of success, keep you from going past the next door?
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This pathway looked tempting, if a little overgrown by the stile.
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Acknowledgement: The lovely reference photo used to complete this work was taken by my best buddy, I think he’d like to keep his anonymity; so I’ll address him by his nickname among our group of friends. So if anyone enjoys this painting it would simply not have been possible without my awesome friend the Dj Cube. Thanks for all your support buddy, I’m really grateful to have ya around ^- ^ Please do take the time to enjoy the original reference photo as well as the painting which you can see here
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And with that, this painting was a really fun project. I’ve always wanted to do something in the subject of autumn, and I really like the results. I had a chance to work with iron oxides almost exclusively. Every mixture in the picture save for the sky, the shadow colour and the pavement is an iron based paint, or has one in the mixture. This allowed me to create some really lovely dull colors without overpowering the painting with high chroma. I think this really makes the sky sparkle as they’re high chroma diluted coats of Quinacridone Violet [Beta Quinacridone] (PV19) Pyrrol Scarlet (PR255) & Hansa Yellow Deep (PY65).
In tints PV19 undergoes a massive shift from Magenta to red violet, as the pyrrol scarlet lightens it shifts from an aggressive and rich Orange red to a subtle slightly cooler salmon pink.
All the lovely dark and subtle greens were also possible due to the iron oxides. The grass is a velvety blend of Iron blue [Prussian Blue] (PB27) & Yellow Ochre [PY43], some patches of it have Cerulean Blue (PB36) Instead of Iron blue.The Tree on the right was conveyed with Iron blue (PB27) & Burnt Sienna (PBr7). The shrub on the left is conveyed with a similar mixture, but instead of burnt sienna, it is Raw Umber (PBr7); & finally (if I recall correctly) the shrubs behind the pavement in the background are Iron blue (pB27) With Burnt Umber (Have I failed to mention how wonderful Iron blue is for mixing dark natural greens? Meanwhile Cerulean being a cobalt based pigment has a lighter and more powdery texture. Both do their respective jobs well)
The house windows are a light coating of Iron blue, the door a mixure of raw umber with a touch of ultramarine blue to dull it down. The house is raw umber (one section with abit of ochre) the wooden panels on the house are burnt umber. The fence is also a mixture of raw umber and yellow ochre. The Dirt pathway is Raw umber with Burnt Sienna.
The pavement is one of my favorite mixes, Cobalt Teal Blue (PG50) & Pyrrol Scarlet (pr255). It creates a wonderful silvery gray. The shadow tone is PB36 Cerulean blue & Pyrrol scarlet, this is a lovely near neutral which you can get a purple or stone blue bias from. I went closer to the cool cerulean, and it was a perfect mix for the cool shadows. The brances you see on the trees are a mixture of burnt umber with venetian red (PR101).
Finally and most importantly, the main focus of the painting, the tree leaves are PR101 (Venetian red) PBr7 (Burnt Sienna) & PY43 (Yellow Ochre) This trio creates a fantastic moderately chromatic range of oranges. I think they did a wonderful job at conveying the autumn element in the picture.
Overall I’m very satisfied with this project. I didn’t capture the lovely deep shadow contrast in the original reference photo unfortunately… And an oversight lead to a very washed out looking second house (Watercolor has to be done in layers. And because the hiding power isn’t very high especially in tints, all I could do was layer a light coat of the building colors, lest I rewet and bleed the tree leaves all over the place into a bloody mess) Other than that, I think there is a wonderful harmony in this painting. The grass does a wonderful job conveying sunlight at dusk, and the greenery has a lovely duotone texture thanks to the iron oxides. The sky is wonderfully luminescent, and the trees have that powerful autumn glow. Thanks again to my fantastic friend Cube for sharing his photos with us.
List of Materials:
Brushes:
Escoda Reserva Kolinsky Tajmyr Sable Pointed Round, Series 1212
Da Vinci Maestro Kolinsky Brushes, Series 1310 One Stroke
Princeton Series 6100 Synthetic Bristle Bright: Size 2, 1/4″ (This brush is great for picking up paint from your pans without scrubbing and ruining your sables)
Princeton Series 4950 Interlocking Synthetic Sable Rounds (Good for applying masking fluid)
Paint
Winsor and newton Cotman
PB27: Prussian Blue
PV19: Quinacridone Violet
PBr7: Burnt Sienna
PR101: Light red
PY43: Yellow Ochre
Lukas 1862 Aquarelle
PR255: Pyrrol Scarlet
PB29: Ultramarine Blue
PG50: Cobalt Teal Blue
PB36: Cobalt Cerulean Green Shade
Maimeri Venezia
PBr7: Burnt Umber
PBr7: Raw Umber
Paper: Arches 140LB Rough Watercolor Block
Misc:
Pentel Graphgear 1000 Drafting pencil
Staedtler mars plastic eraser
Tombow Mono eraser (detail eraser)
Mijello Water Bucket
Winsor & Newton Masking fluid
Barry Hernimans Cloverleaf paintbox (God I love this palette!)
Thank anyone seeing this for taking the time to look, and until next time!