Monday, January 16, 2006

About "Black Gum"


I thought it might be interesting to post the photo that Leaf Abstract 1: Black Gum came from, to see if anyone can spot the original material.
Warning: you really have to pay attention!

The leaves were so beautiful here in November. We had some wonderful warm sunny days, so I managed to get in some late fall shots of the brilliant gum leaves. It was obvious that there were some paintings waiting to be found. Usually I start with a photo like this and zoom 'way in; then I cruise the image with a mask until I find something interesting.