Stoned
by Omaste Witkowski
Title
Stoned
Artist
Omaste Witkowski
Medium
Painting - Digital Photographs
Description
"Substance intoxication is a type of substance-induced disorder which is potentially maladaptive and impairing, but reversible, and associated with recent use.
If the symptoms are severe, the term "substance intoxication delirium" may be used. Generic slang terms include: getting high or wasted, being stoned or blazed (all usually in reference to cannabis), with many more specific slang terms for each particular type of intoxicant. Alcohol intoxication is even graded in intensity, from buzzed, to tipsy, all the way up to hammered, smashed, and a number of other similar terms." Wikipedia
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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March 1st, 2013
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Comments (24)
Karen Adams
Haha! love your title...pretty good portrait in that case I would imagine! I do love the composition of this very much! vf
Omaste Witkowski
Thank you to my anonymous buyer from Snellville, GA. I hope you enjoy my artwork, and I love the way you had it framed. The gold color is a nice compliment to the bright colors in the painting.
Douglas Taylor
Intriguing, almost macabre painting Omaste. The title is oh, so fitting to this one. f/v