Showing posts with label waterlilies. Show all posts
Showing posts with label waterlilies. Show all posts

Sunday, May 22, 2022

A Collection of Beauty

 

 

A Collection of Beauty

I sometimes think that waterlilies are nature’s gentlest form of art.  I think when you take a look at these, you just may end up agreeing with me!

Twins

These two practically perfect waterlilies are twins of beauty.  Nestled so close together, they can even make one think of identical twins.  They are part of the International Watercolor Collection found in San Angelo, Texas.

Posing

This waterlily seemed to be just begging to be captured as a watercolor sketch.  Since I’m a photographer, and not someone with any drawing skills, I did the next best thing.  I converted a photographic image of this bloom into a watercolor sketch, by use of digital magic!  I should only be so lucky to be able to do this with paints and paper!

Reaching

This waterlily seems to be reaching up to touch the sky.  The lighting on it could not have been more perfect, showing off not only the bloom, but the waterlily pads as well.  Nature turns out such beautiful things, if only we take a moment to look.

Enjoy!


Thursday, February 2, 2017

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