I was able to find some wild columbine flowers as well as several in gardens I passed while traveling in May. I found several varieties, including one that I believe was a new hybrid of the flower. I love the way the flower has such unusual shapes and beauty. I will be looking into growing my own when I get my garden planted next year in my new home in Colorado. I will definitely look into crossbreeding varieties and finding as many as I can to grow. I hope you like this painting I did of the summer sunset colored ones I found while passing a beautiful garden. I saw the original species the gardener started with, and the new variety they produced. As I do not know if they have registered the new variety yet, I will not give out the garden location or a photograph. I'd hate to spoil they're glory of announcing the breed. I will post later other varieties that I know that are available on the market or in the wild. I painted this using a digital drawing tablet, a Wacom and it's wireless stylus pen. It hooks to you computer and you hold it like a pen, brush, etc. You still have to do all the brushstrokes, so this is not a photo manipulation. It took hours of layering of paints, just doesn't require dry time or clean up. I can be more accurate with my skills because I can undo goofs, or rework areas. I save the work in stages so that I can rethink the work if I dislike what I did in an area. I used Corel Painter Canvas IX.5 to digitally paint this. I did not click a button to auto paint this. There are programs that can do it, but that takes all the challenge and fun out of it for me. Nor do I generally like the auto results they produce. I scroll over every inch of my work, enlarged areas to see what I am doing. This is also an advantage of digital painting. I included a close up shot of the work so you can see more of the details. More floral works to come soon. Enjoy all your own summer sunsets and garden beauties!
18 Comments
ruth sears 16 May 2011
wow,super images!Chas Sinklier 19 Jul 2007
Gee Terry, this is such a pretty piece - more!! we must have more!!! :0)Joanna Jungjohann 29 Jun 2007
wow1 awesome!~Mrs.David Jobes(Dee) Jobes 29 Jun 2007
Wow!!!GORGEOUS!!!A Digital Masterpiece!!!Outstanding Art,Terry!!!:)Gregory Edwards 29 Jun 2007
Colorado crossings sings to your you in the lifted zones of alpha beta bet ez as az un leakable telephoines offering everywhere a new neo know zone in teh hearing pings singing through you as thi9ngs un rang evernewely known as now yet never ther for wha tcan there be apart from teh centre of the garden I speak as memory fades into rememberance..via that is an undeneigable undivided resonance un alit re allighned with ahat which ahs no beginning nor ending like your smile this time in every while setting unsung songs reingi9ng ther bringing of teh highest resort stringly ou reseduo loft lofted in unfelled risings.Andrew Hunter 28 Jun 2007
fantastic photo terryStanley Layman 27 Jun 2007
I do not use my graphics tablet much any more. You have done a wonderful job with this!Blue Doll 27 Jun 2007
ohw my..... so lovely..... so real those colors..... both THUMBS UP................ amazingMinnie Shuler 26 Jun 2007
Beautiful rich colors. This definitely appears to be your medium.William Boyer 26 Jun 2007
nice jobCynthia DeMaio 26 Jun 2007
Breataking!!! Beautiful warm rich colorsVenus McDermott 26 Jun 2007
BEAUTIFUL!!! Excellent work of art!!!bert cortes 26 Jun 2007
Beautiful work, TerrySandra Beraha 26 Jun 2007
Exquisite!Anneke Hut 26 Jun 2007
Such wonderful flowers, the beauty of nature in all its glory.Emily Reed 26 Jun 2007
BEAUTIFUL, TERRY, SO GLAD TO SEE YOU BACK.Timothy Hughes 26 Jun 2007
Great workRob Slijkhuis 26 Jun 2007
Great work;I like the overall color balance and technique; good job all the wat :)