Periodically I take my cheap little digital and take photos. I am not a serious photographer but I see things that I like or appeal to some little part of me. Often, it mood or color. While I was still working at the University I snapped a photo of some ornamental grass only to discover that I had totally not focused it and the wind was blowing too fast to take a good picture. So the other day I was looking through some old files and found it. It struck me as movement and light and while you cant tell it's grass was beautiful in it's own way. I really loved the photo which really looks magical to me.
So I tried to paint something based on it - not identical but from it. Translating the piece. Here is painting one. I'm going to try it in watercolor next time I pull them out. I'm still working in the acrylic stuff.
I made the painting more horizontal but may try a vertical look next time. I'm enjoying the work out. It's been so long since I've done artwork I feel pretty good with it. I still see potential in the photgraph.
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