Sky Blue Rose
I recently saw a painting by Salvador Dali of a large rose floating against a vivid blue sky. It inspired me to create this image:
I recently saw a painting by Salvador Dali of a large rose floating against a vivid blue sky. It inspired me to create this image:
I have always been fascinated with symmetry–especially symmetry found in nature. Plants and flowers are prime examples of how beautiful symmetry is. But are things really symmetrical in nature? I’ve been using Photoshop a lot lately to manipulate some of the beautiful images of flowers I have accumulated over the past few years. I have found that while many flowers may look symmetrical, they are not. Here is just one orchid diva (paphiopedilium orchid; a.k.a. slipper orchid) that looks incredibly symmetrical at first glance. In Photoshop I split the original orchid image in half and mirrored (flipped horizontally) the right side to get a truly symmetrical image. I did the same with the left side. The original slipper orchid image I took is in the middle. It looks quite symmetrical except for the bent tip skewing to the left. The mirrored left and right sides are in their respective positions and nicely illustrate how symmetry in nature is really not so symmetrical after all.
There is nothing better than playing with paint or ink.
I can spend an hour (or two) mixing colors just to see how they react and change when blended or how they play off one another when they are placed side by side. I like to watch the particles of pigment disperse into reticulated patterns when a thinning agent is added.
Combine my love of mixing pigments with a digital camera and I can easily forget about painting or printing. Why bother when I can manage images like these with my camera?
