California Waterlilies

On a trip to San Diego to visit friends, I took a photo of some waterlilies in a local landscape pond.  I played with the initial processing and applied a painterly effect.  I then decided to apply a filter to add a touch of abstract to the piece.  I purposefully kept the waterlilies in focus, without the liquefy effect.  There’s a tension between the calm of the flowers and the distortion of the leaves that I like.  Kind of like life!

California Waterlilies

Enjoy!

This piece is available online at Fine Art America in a variety of formats – www.fineartamerica.com/profiles/nadine-berg