To try to abstract this image, I wanted to concentrate on the shapes of the cabbages and petunias, as well as the lines in the wood and the sense of perspective.
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Sunday, August 31, 2008
Alaska Garden
I'm not a gardener. I live in a condo and the flowers are tended by the pros, not me with a purple thumb! So I was on a hunt for a good photo of a garden. Among the 2000 images that I took on a journey to Alaska, I found this shot of ornamental cabbage and petunias that bordered a building at one of the resorts we visited.
To try to abstract this image, I wanted to concentrate on the shapes of the cabbages and petunias, as well as the lines in the wood and the sense of perspective.
To try to abstract this image, I wanted to concentrate on the shapes of the cabbages and petunias, as well as the lines in the wood and the sense of perspective.
Heloo, Wendy!! So glad you COULD do this and so glad you DID do this...... uhm.... its about those lessons, you are giving them when??
ReplyDeleteSeems to me your line, perspective and abstraction are all there.
Love the background, you always do such a nice job of 'backgrounds'....Quilting is excellent!
Way to go!! and all the best
with the new job.
Great 'nother year' coming up......
Carole
Hi! This is my first critique here. I love this piece and it makes me think of sunshine. You did a great job of finding the geometric elements in the photo and simplifying the forms. Your perspective is effective. What if you graduated the size of the petunias for more perspective in that row?
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Janice
Great work Wendy. Love the way the cabbages draw ones eye into the picture, I think if you would have varied the size of the petunias, that you would have got more movement in the piece. Just my thoughts, it is a wonderful abstraction of the original photo.
ReplyDeleteGreat work Wendy. Love the way the cabbages draw ones eye into the picture, I think if you would have varied the size of the petunias, that you would have got more movement in the piece. Just my thoughts, it is a wonderful abstraction of the original photo.
ReplyDeleteI think you did a great job with the perspective in your cabbage patch. This piece really worked. It is abstract, using geometric shapes for the cabbages, and the perspective creates movement. The use of color to move ones eye through the piece is well done.
ReplyDeleteI just love your 'spiraly' cabbages :-) I tend to agree...I think you could make the petunias diminish in size along with the cabbage plants. It's effective having them become darker, but would be even better if smaller as well.
ReplyDeleteCherie
Wendy,
ReplyDeletei think you succeeded with the perspective.
Great cabbages and great background
Anna
Hi Wendy,
ReplyDeleteI agree, I think the perspective is not bad. Maybe if the circles were less perfectly circular and more oval or ellipical or irregular it would help the persepective? It's a great idea for your piece and nicely executed. My only comment is about the colors. The colors in the photo are very cool in temperature (like Alaska) with the crisp white and the bluish-green cabbage leaves and the vivid fuschia. The only warmth in the photo comes from the wood log cabin. Your abstraction uses warm colors (like Arizona!). Nothing wrong with that, it just has a completely different feel to it.
Good work...glad you could make the challenge
Cynthia
Good job on the perspective - I love your abstracted cabbages.
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