Our artistic endeavors

Nice, IL. And congrats!

“Nobody sees a flower - really - it is so small it takes time - we haven't time - and to see takes time, like to have a friend takes time.” Georgia O'Keeffe

https://i.imgur.com/L18T70j.jpg

That is a beautiful flower picture bae [edited.]. Really very very pretty.

typo! I did not mean to call bae “babe.” Haha.

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Originally Posted by iris lilies

That is a beautiful flower picture babe. Really very very pretty.

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Thanks! We had a sudden surge of hot weather, and the flowers here came-and-went very quickly after being nearly a month late, so they were looking a bit sad. I thought a very very narrow depth of field would yield a nice soft focus, and make the flower look a bit happier than it appeared in real life.

There was a positive angle though, some of the flowers had dropped petals on one side, so I could get some nice interior shots of the stigma/anther parts.

Beautiful, bae!

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Originally Posted by bae

“Nobody sees a flower - really - it is so small it takes time - we haven't time - and to see takes time, like to have a friend takes time.” Georgia O'Keeffe

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I do love Georgia O'Keefe and her quote points to exactly why I picked up watercolor. In my haste to garden or just to walk through the garden, I was missing the big picture--really SEEING the flowers I was trying to know, but not succeeding. I find that when I spend hours exploring the colors and shapes and components and trying to communicate the "isness" of the flower, I come away with a much deeper sense of knowing. I have SO much more to learn, however.

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Originally Posted by catherine

I do love Georgia O'Keefe and her quote points to exactly why I picked up watercolor. In my haste to garden or just to walk through the garden, I was missing the big picture--really SEEING the flowers I was trying to know, but not succeeding. I find that when I spend hours exploring the colors and shapes and components and trying to communicate the "isness" of the flower, I come away with a much deeper sense of knowing. I have SO much more to learn, however.

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The floral art of Ikebana requires you to think about how the flower or leaf grew, where the sun hit it and how it responded, the maturity of it, etc. It is very deliberate and thoughtful.

I took a year of it and had to drop out for other activities, but I really liked Ikebana and I hang out with teachers of the art in my garden clubs.

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Originally Posted by iris lilies

The floral art of Ikebana requires you to think about how the flower or leaf grew, where the sun hit it and how it responded, the maturity of it, etc. It is very deliberate and thoughtful.

I took a year of it and had to drop out for other activities, but I really liked Ikebana and I hang out with teachers of the art in my garden clubs.

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Okay---It's obvious that Faux/Lilies is a VERY(x4444)accomplished & talented artiste', in a variety of media! But yeah---Faux(I/L) have you considered learning the fine art of Deck Painting? It seems like a VERY logical and practical choice, for you. Yup.Fact o' the matter---your very first creation would prolly be worth some real money! Hope that helps you some. Here's wishing you kids a Happy Mothers Day! Attachment 5446

A lone heron on the beach today was trying to learn how to fish.

https://i.imgur.com/qrM21m5.jpg

He was having a bit of a bad hair day!

https://i.imgur.com/EP0o3Yn.jpg

Unbelievable photos bae!