New season comes with more photography opportunities.
With the lilac blooming period just beginning, the garden is alive with colour.
More varieties were added, and others photographed again with new filter.
I’ve got a few set aside for retouching with Corel Painter brushes.
This can take from a few hours to a few weeks.
I rather not rush this part of the work.
Hope you are enjoying the great weather too.
Over the week-end, I’ve made a few changes to the Portfolio.
Now there is a new page that explains how I calculate the price of each print.
What is the difference?
All my artwork begins as simple reference photos for my garden’s encyclopedia.
A few of the more outstanding varieties are retouched with brushwork.
This I do with Photoshop digital brushes and with Corel Painter.
Then the artwork is printed on the finest paper.
I hope that my work will inspire you to become a collector.
Yesterday, I went to IKEA and got another Ribba frame for the full-size Colorcade Lilac print.
The advantage of these frames, other than the price, is that the mat board can be changed for Bainbridge Alpharag Artcare conservation mat.
The 4 ply, 100% cotton museum rag is too thick for most ready made frames.
I ordered the mat from Wallacks and I believe they are also available from Deserres.
As you can see by the photo the Erna Lindgreen is already mounted this way.
Because the glazing is glass, I cannot ship the prints framed.
For now they are kept as showpieces and sold only to local collectors.
The Ribba aluminum picture light is also from IKEA.