Smoke on the Water

by Omaste Witkowski

Title

Smoke on the Water

Artist

Omaste Witkowski

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Painting - Digital Photographs

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Curling tendrils of smoke caress smooth ocean waves. Drifting aimlessly and generating no wind. The realms of creativity are waiting.The irony of smoke on the water is that fire and water are not compatible. So the smoke has to travel quite a distance to find a companion.

What lies in smoke, essence of life. Anything that will burn has been or is alive. So what is in smoke. It is all of us at the same time. We breathe life into ourselves each time we inhale.

This painting started as 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. The colors are vivid and alive due to the way that I am illuminating the glass art as I am taking the picture. In a way I am photographing the light as it passes through the object.
In this particular photograph I have gone in by hand and painted over the original image. Adding my own textures and visions to the shapes and colors I started with.
I have been a professional photographer for many years but it is only recently that I have been photographing glass at any level. It is such an exciting experience to discover these images. I almost feel like an archeologist as I explore a small hidden word and reveal the treasures within.

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February 24th, 2013

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