Tumbleweed 2 Painting

Description This work combines black and white photography with Layers of color (acrylic paint). Subject I never actually saw a tumbleweed until I moved to Colorado. The only place I had ever seen them was in movies. The first time I actually saw one rolling across the road in Colorado I stopped to take a closer look and always thought about them as a subject for my art. Inspiration What drew me into the tumbleweeds, as a subject for this series of works, is the amazing textures and detail of the branches which create the shapes of the tumbleweeds. The stem of the tumbleweed is like the heart with large arteries emanating out and progressively getting smaller. Focus and Process I find the larger branches most interesting and so the focus of the work. They are not only the infrastructure of the plant but beautiful. I direct the viewer to the areas of focus by removing anything in the background. I also use layers of color to partially mask areas of the subject while still allowing the entire plant to be seen. The black and white photographs are high contrast to accentuate the branches. Techniques I digitally photographed the tumbleweeds in my studio with a white background to make isolating the image a non-issue. I then digitally enhanced the contrast of the photos and added grain to further enhance the contrast. The layers of paint are applied with silk screening squeegees. I use water and other techniques to ensure that the underlying image remains visible. Materials My photographs are printed on 100% cotton fine art paper with pigmented inks for the most archival prints possible. Location Everything I needed for this series of work was here in Bend, Oregon U.S.A.

Painting:Acrylic on Paper

Original:One-of-a-kind Artwork

Size:30 W x 40 H x 0.1 D in

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