Wednesday, August 19, 2009
Monday, August 17, 2009
Dandelion Puff
This final image, below, resulted when my son, T., suggested really cranking up the darks and lightening the lights:
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Labels: dandelion, digital photography, macro photography, photoshop, weeds
Thursday, August 13, 2009
Chloe
digital painting/mixed media 8"x10"
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© 2009 Christine Pierce
This painting is based on a fairly small photo of Choe. I digitally painted her likeness, printed on Hahnemühle fine art paper, and added watercolor embellishment and highlights.
I look forward to meeting Chloe soon!
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Labels: digital fine art, dogs, Hahnemühle, watercolor
Tuesday, August 11, 2009
Macro Sunflower
digital photograph, Nikon D40, AF-S Micro 105mm
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© 2009 Christine Pierce
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Labels: digital photography, flowers, macro photography, sunflower
Sunday, August 9, 2009
Contrasts
One of the things I love most about France is that it is such a study of contrasts. In the photo, above, we see the ultra-modern TGV train station in Avignon, Provence.
Below is a picture I took a few days later, in Paris:
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Labels: Avignon, digital photography, France, Paris, TGV, train station
Thursday, August 6, 2009
Darling Dogs of Paris
The dogs in Paris were as well-behaved and darling as ever. It seemed to me, however, that I saw fewer dogs than on previous trips to the city. Nonetheless, they were all clearly doted-upon by their owners and they were a delight to observe.
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Labels: black and white, digital photography, dogs, Paris
Wednesday, August 5, 2009
Snapdragons on the Champs-Elysées
digital art/mixed media 8"x8"
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© 2009 Christine Pierce
After much research and experimentation, I created the digital art/watercolor painting, above. Using a photograph I took while strolling down the Champs-Elysées last month (the snapdragons were spectacular! So tall!!!), I started by making a digital underpainting in Photoshop.
I printed the image on Hahnemühle Fine Art InkJet Paper (William Turner 310gsm) using my Epson R1900 inkjet printer. This particular printer uses UltraChrome Hi-Gloss 2 pigment ink, which happily proved to be very water-resistant.
After letting the print dry (less than 10 minutes), I got out my watercolors and began painting. I focused on highlights and shadows and tried to make the colors of the flowers really "pop."
I learned a lot in the process and was pleased enough with the results to frame the piece:
digital art/mixed media 16"x20", framed
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© 2009 Christine Pierce
I welcome your comments on this process and would love to hear about other techniques of combining digital art and traditional media.
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Labels: Champs-Elysées, digital fine art, flowers, mixed media, Paris, snapdragons, watercolor
Monday, August 3, 2009
Paris Ferris Wheel
at Night"
digital image
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© 2009 Christine Pierce. All rights reserved.
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Labels: digital photography, ferris wheel, Paris
Thursday, July 30, 2009
St-Paul-de-Vence
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Labels: architecture, digital photography, flowers, France, landscape, Provence, St-Paul-de-Vence
Monday, July 27, 2009
Lacy Ironwork of Eiffel Tower
Unlike novelist Guy de Maupassant, I love the Eiffel Tower and have yet to grow tired of it. (Monsieur de Maupassant, who claimed to hate the Eiffel Tower, is said to have eaten lunch in the tower every day. When asked why, he replied that it was the one place in the city where he could not see the "horrid" structure. — via Wikipedia).
While I have not eaten lunch in the Eiffel Tower, I would be happy to do so. Not to avoid the tower, but to enjoy the fabulous view!
© 2009 Christine Pierce. All rights reserved.
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Labels: digital photography, Eiffel tower, wrought iron
Sunday, July 26, 2009
Jardin du Luxembourg
The flower-filled urns were spectacular this year — they were overflowing with bright pink geraniums just bursting with color!
© 2009 Christine Pierce. All rights reserved.
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Labels: digital art, flowers, geraniums, Jardin du Luxembourg, urns
Friday, July 24, 2009
Garden Roses in Metal Pail
digital painting
© 2009 Christine Pierce
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Labels: digital fine art, flowers, Paris, roses
Thursday, July 23, 2009
Eiffel Tower
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Labels: digital photography, Eiffel tower, Paris
Wednesday, July 22, 2009
Doors of Provence
I came upon this blue door (above) in the picturesque town of Lourmarin, one of the Luberon hill towns of Provence. (This is the charming town where Peter Mayle, author of A Year in Provence, lives).
This lovely green door is in Gordes, Provence:
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Labels: digital photography, doors, Gordes, Lourmarin, Provence, Roussillon
Tuesday, July 21, 2009
Grapes on the Vine
These grapes were growing in an old vineyard above the castle ruins in Châteauneuf-du-Pape, Provence.
Large round stones at the base of the vines absorb heat from the sun and help keep the roots warm at night, thereby ripening the grapes more quickly.
© 2009 Christine Pierce. All rights reserved.
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Labels: Châteauneuf-du-Pape, digital photography, grapes, Provence