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Tuesday, May 6, 2014

Bird Series #3 and #4

Bird Series #3

Bird Series #4
I am loving the color combinations of these postcards.  When I start I just start without much thought.  So my work tends to be very organic....especially the backgrounds.  Speaking of backgrounds, I love to do backgrounds.  I could do backgrounds until the cows come home or the chickens roost or whatever other idioms might be appropriate.  My challenge is always the foreground.  Frequently, foregrounds require quite a bit of auditioning before I commit.  The models in these postcards did not look right on some backgrounds. So I just kept moving them around until I felt that they fit.  The other thing that I like about the subjects is that I did not worry about focal point size.  For instance, the bird and the female models are disproportionate. Somehow it works for me.

4 comments:

  1. Works for me too, John! I love them all!
    And, I agree about the auditioning.
    A perfect term for collage,
    where there really are "try-outs"!
    I had never thought of that before.
    Thank you John! ♥

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  2. These are to-die-for! I especially love #3. You're the king of fab backgrounds!

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  3. You're hitting your stride with these now! #3 is so successful with the echoes of shapes and colours and it's somehow surreal with a see-through effect so I can't tell which items are right at the front. Excellent.

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  4. Oh I love the backgrounds. I love the large size birds. Some pen work might be fun on these.

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