Joe “The Artist” Paints & Sketches

As described in my last post, photographs serve either as a scene to be painted or as a part of a scene to be constructed from imagination.  Photoshop will be helpful (I have a copy from years ago, when they were free –Photoshop Elements 2.0.)  But for today, there are three photos for you to see and to see what I saw that made me take the picture (and keep it on file.)

Fig. 1 is the un-cropped photo. The lighting was just right for me to see the possibilities for a later painting.   It was obvious that this type shape, and its attendant shapes have many opportunities in any variety of imaginative paintings.  Shadows, good complementary colors, and variety of shapes make it an ideal study.

Fig. 2 is the cropped version.  Here the weathered look, the funny face of the side openings, and the asymmetrical balance of flowers in the hole – the list goes on, but it can be modified in any number of ways to be placed in a painting, either as the focal point or as a supporting character.

Fig. 3 is the cropped version of the 2^nd photo I took.  It has a more pleasing symmetry to be the focal point of a picture due to the fullness of the floral arrangement within (it’s less sparse than the previous photo.  Notice that the pansies have complementary colors within each flower, as well as the placing of the purple pansies within the composition.  There are a lot of artists working in the horticultural center of Biltmore Estate.

 Fig. 1 – Un-cropped version of Flower Pot.

Fig. 2 – Cropped version.

Fig. 3 – Cropped version of 2^nd Flower Pot.

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