From the Heart of the Smokebush - Limited Edition of 125 Photograph

“From the Heart of the Smokebush” – Limited Edition of 125, No. 10 of 125 Fine Art Photography Smokebush: Planted 2018 Artist #21c_IMG8079, taken June 20th, 2021 Size: Image area 24”w x 16”h. Numbered prints also available in 18x12, 30x20 NOTE: watermark on image shown is NOT in original art and will not be on the print Ships rolled in a tube ABOUT THIS IMAGE: There is something magical about the “haze” of a smokebush in bloom. The dichotomy of the delicate but persistent tendrils that reach to the sky, disjointed from the purplish broad leaves. The haze, seen from the windows as a mash of softness when looking out onto the tree, when close up one realizes they made of many tendrils all scurrying to reach the sun first. I wonder about the world inside, and when I sit and contemplate the fine artwork of mother nature, trying to capture the magic that my eyes see so that I can share it with you, I am drawn deep inside, looking outward from the tree’s perspective. And after a long time, I can see it, the beauty of the world through the heart of the smokebush, and I am awed. Forever a student of life and nature, D Lynne’s photos view like paintings, with an emotional fabric focusing our eyes to see the story. Brimming with heart, yet technically astute. Portraits of the spirit of the land. NOTES FROM THE ARTIST: My photographs are all “straight from the camera”. They are authentic; they are real. My decisions of composition, exposure, and motion are all made at the moment that the shutter is pressed using ONLY natural daylight and surrounding natural plants for background colors and composition. No filters have been used, no retouching or recropping has been involved; no color enhancement of any kind. To do so would defeat what I work so hard to do: truthfully portray to you the beauty and love that exist all around us. You would not believe me if I did it any other way. With a limited edition of 125, this work is printed on Canson Infinity Baryta Photographique 310 gsm Satin paper, a museum grade photo paper showing excellent density and great image sharpness. Each print includes a certificate of authenticity and is signed and numbered by the artist. I am driven by an unending passion to see the moment in which spirit shines through the camera; to be the lucky one to witness that moment and be skilled enough to bring it to light for all of us. Gifts of the soul. As in our gardens, so in our hearts and minds. a.k.a. Debra Willett