14 Replies to “Garden Illuminata”

  4. Gretchen Del Rio – Crestline, California, USA – I first discovered the magic of water based colors when many years ago I began to paint with procion dyes on silk. I loved the unexpected quality of the process. It was so exciting to never be sure what the colors and water would combine to produce. It seemed as though the medium had its own passion. Painting with watercolors and paper is much the same. I love the color combinations and separations that occur spontaneously as the color floats on the water. You can never totally predict what effect will result. If you try to control the medium too much, your painting will be very tight losing its aliveness. The artist must be bold and decisive or the work will not be clear and fresh. It is really like a dance. It becomes a controlled folly in knowing when to let go and when to take charge of the direction that the painting is taking. The images that I paint reflect my emotions and are expression of my life experience. They are not extensively planned, but rather evolve as the painting progresses. I am always surprised by the end result since it comes into being because of what the medium and emotion has suggested. The paintings are from my heart and I always fall in love with the subject. I believe that we are all connected and, if an image touches you, it is because we all have the same heart even though our paths may be different. Most of all, painting what I paint makes me happy. The paintings are my own path unfolding. They are an opening door for me and contain my own passion for life.
    Gretchen Del Rio says:

    Beautiful photo. The green is amazing. Alive. the words are also alive. Thank you. Your work brings love. Very special.

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  5. gonerustic – st marys tasmania australia 7215 – In my past life I've been a teacher, a community house manager and a radio station manager. Art has been a strong thread that has run through most of my life, and is now my main focus and passion. I co-own and operate a gallery in Tasmania, Australia.
    gonerustic says:

    Love the way the light almost makes the grass look transparent … =D

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  6. Sarah – Oxfordshire, UK – No time to lose. No, time to lose. Make time to stand and stare.... Did you see that?
    Pseu says:

    Ignore my last comment, I found the ‘Leaf and twig’ on the left allows me to see what I wanted to see.
    Lovely interplay of light and shadows

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  10. I love this! Both the image and the poem. Thank you. And thanks for leaving a *like* on my blog!

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  11. paul – Pretoria – Live in South Africa. Enjoy the outdoors. Camping with the family is a great past-time. Have traveled quite a bit within SA. Enjoy southern Mozambique, northern KZN, Western Cape, Dubai, Rwanda. Interested in wildlife and landscape photography. Have bought myself another caravan and now I go camping with my grandchildren and teach them how to try their hand at fishing. Have started my own photography company so I can now apply my passion to my work. http://www.birdlife.org.za/support-us
    paul says:

    Brilliant picture of the grass. Just goes to show that there is beauty all around us if we just take the time to see it.
    Thanks for leaving a ‘like’ on my blog as well!

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  12. Love the vibrancy of that green. It really captures the essence of the effect of light on things. The fact it goes through us! I enjoy dipping into your blog, thank you, Sion x

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  13. basilBLOGinc – Durban, South Africa – I am a qualified orthopaedic surgeon with a passion for taking photographs. Based in Durban, South Africa. I am a Greek South African. My understanding and appreciation of quantum physics has endowed me with an understanding of light, a valuable skill that I use to maximum effect when taking photographs. Equally passionate about writing, my words and pictures can be found on www.basilARTinc.com
    basilBLOGinc says:

    This is a lovely picture. I have really enjoyed your words and images…you do have something special here!

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  14. @ablanccanvas – Canada – Been on this planet for awhile and right now I am on a creative exploration. There are no rules. I am a blanc canvas. I am all about living [thinking] creatively.
    Christine says:

    This is so simple and so beautiful and the camera was able to capture the light.

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