Don't Judge by First Impressions

I'm considering compiling a book from the photographs captured in the field next to my house where I walk with my dog Bella every day. Looking at the field when we moved in my first impression was an abandoned piece of property that was overgrown with weeds and useful only to people in their four wheel drive vehicles and dirt bikes. Looking back over the sheer volume of beautiful wildflower images I have captured on my daily walks, I have decided it is really a lovely place and it makes me wonder how many other places I am overlooking by a faulty first impression.

Here are some more images I have been able to capture since my last post.

Palmer's Penstemon 1

 

Photographing Nevada field while walking with Bella

I'm really enjoying watching the seasonal changes in the field next to where I live as I take Bella on her daily walks. It seems I can spot each new wildflower as it starts to bloom and I can see the changes as the plants dry up in the heat as we near Summer.

This is a continuation of my previous post "Photographing Spring in the High desert with Bella" In that post I shared some of my macro photographs as well deciding to start a new series of Rock Trolls, I have been pursuing both of those projects and thought I would share some of my favorites.

Bella enjoys a nice cigar after one of our walks.

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Joie de Vivre: COMPLETE!

It's finished! I posted a digital copy on FAA today for sale. I will be framing the original later today and will put that up for sale as well. I'm pleased with the final painting and I'm already trying to decide what I want to do next. Here is the final painting.

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Joie de Vivre Work in Progress 11

Still plugging along. I've gone to mixing a glazing medium into my paint now to get some better blends in these final layers. Here is the painting as it sits on my easel tonight.

To see the process to get to this point read on after the break.

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Joie de Vivre Work in Progress 10

Here is the painting today as it sits on my easel

I changed a lot of things so to see what it was changed, step by step, read after the break.

Joie de Vivre Work in Progress 8

It has been a very productive day painting. I guess I'm going to end the year on a high note. Here is my painting as it sits on my easel right now.

To see how I got to this point read after the break for the step by step pictures.

Joie de Vivre Work in Progress 7

I've been doing a lot more looking and thinking and a lot less painting lately. I finally figured out that his nose was too long making him look like some kind of evil elf.  To fix it I painted out the eyes and moved them down lower. Here is how it looks on my easel right now.

To read the step by step process of how I got to this point continue on after the break.

Joie de Vivre Work in Progress 6

I have been working slower now and looking at the painting a lot more in between. Here is how it looks sitting on the easel right now.

The face has been quite a war since I removed his hat. His face was originally in shadow and now it is in the light so I have to make it up as I go.Overall though I am pretty happy with how it is going. For the step by step pictures read more after the break.