Monday, October 17, 2011

What Inspires You? Inspiration Avenue

I recently started following the Inspiration Avenue blog.  They feature a weekly themed challenge for your artwork.  This week was the first time that I read the challenge on time and it worked out for me to make an entry!  Even on the weeks that I don't get to the challenge, I still enjoy thinking about how I could interpret it and seeing what other people come up with.  The theme for this week is "On the Wings of Inspiration"- what inspires you?  When I think about what inspires my artwork I come up with color, texture, and nature.  I think that's why I really enjoy night photography and keep adding to my series.  Color and texture are definitely my favorite Elements of Art and I emphasize them when I make my own artwork

I keep thinking my garden is done for the year and then I get a nice surprise!  I have some beautiful cosmos blooming right now.  We are supposed to get a hard freeze this week so I'm glad I made myself go out in the cold night to make some photos.  You can see some of my other night photography on my Flickr account!

12 comments:

  1. oh gorgeous - this, and the fact that you went out into the cold night to take this photograph truly inspired me and reminded me that those things that I do for my art that seems so off the wall to others, are truly worth it! thank you!

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  2. Your night photography is beautiful; the flower's colour stands out so vividly against a dark background. A wonderful focus/perspective that must take dedication when its cold but I'm guessing it is also exciting to be out there noticing the beauty that most of us indoors will miss.

    Thanks for submitting this piece into our IA party challenge. Glad you were able to join in!

    Kat :-)

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  3. What a wonderful photograph - it looks so mystical. So glad you were able to join in this week and introduce yourself!

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  4. Excellent night shot! Nature is my biggest inspiration and I create it in beads!

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  5. This is just beautiful and you have one of my favourite flowers as your subject... I love Cosmos.. happy IA blog party xx

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  6. Cosmos are lovely, but I have NEVER seen them that color or shade. Your photography is beyond beautiful. I am seriously impressed!

    BTW, Bleubeard and I live in Wichita.

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  7. The color does change a little bit at night and with the light I use, but the cosmos are an unusual color. Most of mine are kind of tangerine or magenta but these are kind of mauve. I honestly can't remember if any that color bloomed the first year I planted a mix or if they have kind of developed a new hybrid!

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  8. Gorgeous. Almost surreal...I like the way you have made the cosmos the star...no distractions♥

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  9. wow. i love the photo. it's beautiful. and i Do love purple.
    xxa

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  10. They look so gorgeous against the dark background - inspired!

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  11. Extraordinary image! What a delight to have this flower in your garden. Happy IA party xx

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