Tropicana
by Omaste Witkowski
Title
Tropicana
Artist
Omaste Witkowski
Medium
Painting - Digital Reflection Painting
Description
Languishing in the tropics. Hanging out at the beach. Sipping a cool drink, wearing stylish sunglasses and beach outfits. Who wouldn't want to enjoy a nice vacation. See the Palm trees and tourists smiling as they relax in the sun.
"The tropics is a region of the Earth surrounding the Equator. It is limited in latitude by the Tropic of Cancer in the northern hemisphere at approximately 23� 26′ 16″ (or 23.4378�) N and the Tropic of Capricorn in the southern hemisphere at 23� 26′ 16″ (or 23.4378�) S; these latitudes correspond to the axial tilt of the Earth. The tropics are also referred to as the tropical zone and the torrid zone (see geographical zone). The tropics include all the areas on the Earth where the Sun reaches a point directly overhead at least once during the solar year.
The tropics are distinguished from the other climatic and biomatic regions of Earth, the middle latitudes and the polar regions on either side of the equatorial zone." -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 5th, 2013
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