Trees at the Citadel 2012

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Dear Everyone:

When I am driving I am constantly

looking for and seeing shots

as I drive-by.

I saw this shot of 5 trees

and thought it looked like

a British landscape painting.

I am pleased with how the shot

turned out.

Enjoy.

Helen.

Woodland photo 2011

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Dear Everyone:

I spotted this shot while out driving.

And stopped to take this photograph.

The location is in the middle

of a residential area.

I am quite pleased with it.

See what you think.

Helen.

Tree and rock 2010

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Dear Everyone:

This image is tough to explain.

I think it represents simplicity.

My work recently is about capturing

a kind of soothing, even spiritual

beauty.

When looking at this photo I

think objects we believe to

be inanimate such as rocks

actually have an energy

of their own.

Hope that you enjoy this image.

Helen.

Woodland Drama 2010

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Dear Everyone:

These trees demanded to be photgraphed.

I saw them first on a drive-by and returned

to photograph them.

Hope that you enjoy these images.

Have a stay alert -to -the -beauty

around -you kind of day.

Helen

Woodland 2010

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Dear Everyone:

This Spring the charm of woodlands
has assailed me.

I find trees to be magical.
Lichen and moss. Fallen leaves.
Wildflowers. Tree trunks and stumps.

Am pursuing a burgeoning
interest in land conservation.

This image speaks to this interest.

Hope you enjoy it.

Have a consider-your-legacy-kind of day.

Helen.

Valentine's Tree 2010

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Dear Everyone:

Will spend the next few days

developing Valentine's images.

Sketched 3 images today and

painted one of them.

This is a tree filled with

hearts for Valentine's. It

symbolizes long-lasting love

and growing together.

Hope that you enjoy this

image.

Have a contented-kind-of-

day today.

Helen.

The Magic of Trees Picture 2010

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Just a charming folk art painting

combining elements of

my magic of trees images.

Hope you enjoy this painting.

Have a calm-meditative-kind

of day.

Helen.

Tree medley 2010

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As hoped I painted an abstract

from one of my "the magic of trees"

photographs.

The shapes and lines are quite

good. The colour works.

See what you think.

Have a generous-hearted day

today.

Helen.

The Magic of Trees II 2010

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Here are the second trio of pictures

of trees. Here trunks and branches

dominate.

Hope that you enjoy these images.

Helen.

The Magic of Trees I 2010

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These photos are from a few days ago.

The images I include in today's

posting feature dogwood and branches

in a tangle. The 3rd image

almost looks like an abstract

painting and I may try to paint it.

Othe artists struck by trees include

Ansel Adams, and Georgia O'Keefe.

I hope that you enjoy these images.

Have an attend-to-details-kind

of day.

Helen.

Architectural Digest - 2 images

I read several interior decor magazines.

I don't always buy Architectural Digest

but I did pick up the January, 2010

issue.

There are 2 images from the pages

of the magazine that struck me.

The first image is of an airy

white apartment in Beirut with 4 pictures

of trees suspended on wires in

the living room (see p. 89).

Architecture-Kohn Pedersen Fox.

Interior Design -Joe Serrins Studio.

The trees remind me of my recent

tree trunk series. The second

aspect of this apartment that

struck me was the large relief map

made of gypsum plaster forming the ceiling.

The second image that struck me

was of a patterned fabric on a sofa

in a client's wood-panelled library (p.163).

The colour reminded me of a paint

colour I often use called "hydrangea

pink" and it is just this side of peach.

The sofa fabric looks Persian and

is from Stark. Interior Design-

Hein and Cozzi.

Hope that you enjoy these

images.

Have a stay-open-to-your

environment kind of day.

Helen.

Golden Trees III

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Happened to see this shot and didn't have my camera with me.

Back-tracked and got the camera and drove back again
returning to get the shot.

The sunlight illuminated the golden yellow in a
canopy of arching branches. I recklessly stood
in the middle of the road to get the composition
I wanted.

Funny, fall shots keep presenting themselves
to me.

Have an always-pay-attention kind of day.

Helen.