Pearlescent

by Omaste Witkowski

Title

Pearlescent

Artist

Omaste Witkowski

Medium

Painting - Digital Reflection Painting

Description

I see a Pearlescent glow surrounding a beautiful jewel lying protected on the bottom of the ocean. It is just so beautiful patiently waiting for the right situation to shine brightly.

This is a photograph of a piece of glass artwork created by Garth Mudge of Glassworks in Winthrop, Wa. It was taken with a Macro lens and is a very small section of the overall object. I am exploring hand blown glass at a macro level in the hopes of creating fine art from very small pieces of glass.

I painted and reflected the original image into a whole new image. I am retaining as much of the original textures as possible. I am using only the colors that originated in the picture when it was a photograph. I am using these colors as a starting point for the picture. Then I choose which textures to use to complement the colors. Then I start painting and when I have painted to my hearts content I create a new layer, reverse it and overlay it onto the original image. I call this a Reflection.
I am really enjoying using the photographs I have taken over the years as starting points for new individual artworks. I lover the tools that are available to help us create ever new and changing art works. A Wacom tablet and Photoshop software have opened up a whole new world of creative options for me

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March 5th, 2013

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