This world is but a canvas to our imagination. ~Henry David Thoreau

Bearded Beauty Golden Iris Garden Art

I am really enjoying combining my photography and my digital artwork lately. I am able to use photographs and take them apart as layers. After I have separated out colors and shapes then I apply filters to the various components and in the process create a smooth vs textured contrast in my images. This picture is of a bearded iris in my previous garden in Washington State. It is a heirloom variety and was rumored to have been carried there by the original settlers to the Methow Valley. I love the burgundy and gold colors and the vibrant life that seems to reside in the center of my blooming beauty……

Namaste

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