tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27392830567521113682024-03-13T14:06:51.121-05:00For Apple GreenWelcome to my need for art and colour in my life. I blog about art ideas and my endevours.Angelahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00018538331593978150noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2739283056752111368.post-88652916638840944162010-05-17T19:18:00.001-05:002010-05-17T19:19:12.158-05:00Steph and Ryan<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I took these pictures at Katrin's wedding this past summer. Steph and Ryan had just got engaged about a week earlier. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I love taking pictures while people are getting ready for a photo. It is usually way more natural. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Take a look at this little sequence as Steph and Ryan get ready for the final photo in the sequence.</span><br />
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</div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I spent some of my weekend moving my pictures off my lap top, his desk top and his external hard drive. </span></div><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I was able to finally work on some pictures from Easter. Take a look below!</span><br />
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The design on the front will be a blue bird on a branch. I am just looking for an archival sharpie or acrylic pen. They I will fill in other colours.Angelahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00018538331593978150noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2739283056752111368.post-20756200982616571322010-03-16T10:07:00.001-05:002010-03-16T10:08:30.060-05:00Fun with Flowers<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhlBdp6RqAaBPuviYpwpTBlK2wQZmzD3bGqpyPgH8FbRA2DFijioTnqpdYNX33Sd5vwtzuoWb2K5P7w-4P8ebYAz0z_6BCZL21gS_ZJFevgNAlsJXcBAxNdnV_Bp7BRw1ET2bHNfCDfDKY/s1600-h/flower3.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhlBdp6RqAaBPuviYpwpTBlK2wQZmzD3bGqpyPgH8FbRA2DFijioTnqpdYNX33Sd5vwtzuoWb2K5P7w-4P8ebYAz0z_6BCZL21gS_ZJFevgNAlsJXcBAxNdnV_Bp7BRw1ET2bHNfCDfDKY/s320/flower3.jpg" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhGMWEhRRX4Jqfnqx3bjV_b8i9WJ8-qPogFC_tUcg_QvXySsE6pVvRqUdhPmbZblS8Vg4mW_X3lzZeq0HX1whrH-jEeekz-7OUdfM1kb-Td1rZFjeb8RC0m5wD2Uuek6YjigA11WKGZ-Vs/s1600-h/Flower1.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" height="272" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhGMWEhRRX4Jqfnqx3bjV_b8i9WJ8-qPogFC_tUcg_QvXySsE6pVvRqUdhPmbZblS8Vg4mW_X3lzZeq0HX1whrH-jEeekz-7OUdfM1kb-Td1rZFjeb8RC0m5wD2Uuek6YjigA11WKGZ-Vs/s320/Flower1.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">I have some lovely people in my life. While I was off I received some beautiful spring bouquets. I decided to photograph them yesterday but got bored and started playing with shutter speed and movement. I like the painting effect. What do you think?</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhWeiLI-xhIPQZ8W33uGFzBec6pFWRKvU7usG4WU21Ono1uIq08mvCubE8smZ6Z2GzbmamWHIDeGKQlx1Pbr8qrzLkvqk7BgZvSUsWJdHvlUeJLH2P3xBZJqpi18MzzjrQ2wRyKSAIHYL0/s1600-h/flower2.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="267" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhWeiLI-xhIPQZ8W33uGFzBec6pFWRKvU7usG4WU21Ono1uIq08mvCubE8smZ6Z2GzbmamWHIDeGKQlx1Pbr8qrzLkvqk7BgZvSUsWJdHvlUeJLH2P3xBZJqpi18MzzjrQ2wRyKSAIHYL0/s400/flower2.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiT4sG2xVd1YtLUnznvZ-TwibF4ApoFABZmyoPUs6fPN84UdEKvsnY995RIPqCV_My7Q4ZYMFG8oMElJm0_52wmR56Lv7jC0jJnOusdTMcgjcVRLglSAvDa9vqVQ4miTtaEKbNPQrrogcs/s1600-h/flower4.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" height="215" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiT4sG2xVd1YtLUnznvZ-TwibF4ApoFABZmyoPUs6fPN84UdEKvsnY995RIPqCV_My7Q4ZYMFG8oMElJm0_52wmR56Lv7jC0jJnOusdTMcgjcVRLglSAvDa9vqVQ4miTtaEKbNPQrrogcs/s320/flower4.jpg" width="320" /></a>Angelahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00018538331593978150noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2739283056752111368.post-74599300484965549892010-03-15T17:45:00.008-05:002010-03-16T10:27:20.026-05:00Inspiration for my new painting!<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjy4IbsHFi8MYZ8tl39gxi1meYxFxgGnpKpsU4h-g81nNIt_XW1qBTdK4Mbse_HM1Om2rvok46t5HI7sXvEW3f5ZGqJZTIpZ-GXJDaB9Xsncq46LcFqexPjxf09BfxITAgznfJP1ZxPaXc/s1600-h/birds.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5448997229450030850" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjy4IbsHFi8MYZ8tl39gxi1meYxFxgGnpKpsU4h-g81nNIt_XW1qBTdK4Mbse_HM1Om2rvok46t5HI7sXvEW3f5ZGqJZTIpZ-GXJDaB9Xsncq46LcFqexPjxf09BfxITAgznfJP1ZxPaXc/s400/birds.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; float: left; height: 400px; margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; width: 400px;" /></a><br />
After thinking about apple green for sooooo long (aka 11pm - 4am). I have decided to create a painting. I am using an idea of lace painting from <a href="http://www.shelterrific.com/2006/10/25/try-this-at-home-lace-paintings/" style="color: #cc9933;">Shelterrific</a> (click to see example).<br />
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I bought three colours of paint today. <span style="color: red; font-weight: bold;">Lipstick red</span><span style="font-weight: bold;">, </span><span style="color: #33ff33; font-weight: bold;">Orchard green</span> and <span style="color: #ffffcc; font-weight: bold;">Antique white</span>. I am so excited!! The lady at the check out laughed at my bright green. She said I must not be painting leaves with it because leaves don't come in that colour...<br />
ha! you just wait! Oh! aaand I got lace place mats from my buddy Dollerama!<br />
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Id also like a bird image on the front. I might draw it with a sharpie and then fill it in. (Lace meets Sharpie!) Or some sort of silhouette but that seems a little cheesy and over done.<br />
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Here are some brain storms I've found. Above came from google images. Below, I learned how to make my own contact sheet in Photoshop so I used some more google images that I found.<br />
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I feel bad.... I am a teacher. I should be sourcing this stuff!Angelahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00018538331593978150noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2739283056752111368.post-87081213161118480122010-03-15T12:26:00.003-05:002010-03-16T10:21:23.213-05:00Photography my love....or addiction....?<span style="font-family: arial;"> On Sunday I was at my sister's fiancee's (Ryan) barn and I snapped a few pictures. I really can't do anything without taking pictures.<br />
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Today I decided to play with a logo. I am not really sure how to make one as my photoshop skills are pretty limited to photography. I had some difficulty with a few images and so they do not have a logo.</span><br />
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<span style="color: #33cc00; font-family: arial; font-weight: bold;">Barn cats are so cute!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><b>Above:</b> This is Ollie. He is the sweetest little barn cat! I think I should take him home (and then clean him). Ryan even said I could have him for free!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><b>Below:</b> Cows really are very beautiful. </span><br />
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<div style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><b>Above:</b> Oh Ollie! This picture is blurry but it is soooooooo cute. </div><div style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">He's a little prince! I think we should go on a picnic!</div><br />
<div style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><b>Below:</b> My other sister Kristal liked this cow's hair-do. </div><br />
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