This is a 12″ x 12″ painting which is a close up of some mind blowing mushrooms I saw by Grotto Spring. I’m working primarily on 12 x 12 canvas and painting scenes from around town. I’m doing some pairs of paintings in which one is a closeup and the other is the big picture. One of my favorite things as a kid was the super close up photography in the back of the National Geographic for kids magazine where you had to guess what the picture was. The patterns and textures were astonishing to me and I still would love to do that game. I guess I’m making one now! So here’s the big picture to go with these shrooms:
I’m enjoying doing some darker images, maybe because Halloween approaches. I’ve also had some digital fun with the images. They are nearly monochromatic and lend themselves well to big adjustments to the color balance. I liked looking at them with a very cool blue cast and it made me picture little fairies living under the cliffs of the mushrooms. It also can be a helpful way to see the patterns again and check to make sure the compostions have remained balanced. These photos do not have the color altered, that was just a little bit of fun for me.
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