Iconic Treetrunk at Sunrise revisited

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Dear Everyone:

This tree is my favourite image

of my work. I thought I would

post it again in current postings

to keep it in the forefront.

Nothing to remark about

it other than the fact that I

love the combination of colours.

I took some risks with this piece.

So a revisit to this image.

Helen.

Iconic tree trunk- #3 2009

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This image is the 3rd on my series of

tree trunks. Same tree. Different shots.

The image wanted to be blue and red and tan.

As I applied colours the red kept on getting

deferred until it wasn't used at all.

Think the yellow makes the image work.

See what you think.

Have a buy-yourself-a-treat

kind of day.

Helen.

Iconic Tree Trunk - #2 2009

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For this folk art my photo reference is of

the same tree as yesterday's painting

at a distance that is less close-up.

I knew that I wanted to use

the colour burnt sienna again.

The green sort of presented itself.

As I did the painting the pink

called light peony made the image work.

So using colours mostly found in

nature on trees such as the sienna and green

and black and then adding the pink

for the trunk.

I am quite pleased with this image.

I find it to be very graceful.

Hope you enjoy the image.

Have a draw-your-courage-up

for-winter kind of day.

Helen.

Iconic tree trunk 2009

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I saw a path through the woods

and came back to the house and got

my camera and returned and took several

shots.

This tree trunk shocked me with its grace.

I have included the photo reference for

the painting.

I am particularly pleased with the

colours in the painting.

I hope that the painting captures

the grace of the photograph.

Have a be-creative-to-the-nth-

degree kind of day.

Helen.

Leopard Tree 2009

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Around 4:00 p.m. today (Sunday) I got

the impulse to do an abstract painting.

All I could see was the yellow background.

It is like being psychic you just see a colour

whether for interior decor or a painting.

I painted the yellow background and fooled around

putting marks on a page. The first effort didn't

work but I liked some marks that looked

like leopard-skin spots.I kept the leopard-skin

spots and made a second painting that

I am pleased with. It is called Leopard

tree. It features spots that cascade

like leaves.

Hope that you enjoy this image.

Have a nurture-your-creativity

kind of day.

Helen.