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Turbulences soon coming up in bigger version… & opening of new online shop at Saatchi Art

Posted on June 3, 2016 by oawritingspoemspaintings

Proudly presenting…
Turbulences. 30/30cm 3.1/2 cm deep.
Forces of nature always fascinated me, tornadoes are one of them.
A demonstration of raw power par excellence.
Having said that I’d rather stick to my canvas than approaching one of them.

Please scroll down for close ups…
Notice the movement & metallic colors used to convey the electrifying energy emanating from
a stormy atmosphere.
Extra strong gel medium was used to produce the relief.

Having had a good feedback on this small version, my next project will be a much bigger one…

Thank you all so much for your continual support.
Your visits, likes & comments are most valuable to me!

I want to take this opportunity to announce the opening of my new online shop on Saatchi Art (I encountered too many technical difficulties on Etsy when they lately changed their rules)
Will keep you updated as soon as I have the time to feed my account with photos of my painting collections.

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Purple rose. A new addition!

Posted on July 24, 2015 by oawritingspoemspaintings

I have so little time to post with all the painting, that today I’m going to post as much as possible 🙂
Best wishes for a wonderful weekend!

This is another addition to the Zen flower collection.
Including close ups of brush strokes & tones

For orders please contact life_paintings@hotmail.com

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Painting still wet!
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Lambs lettuce & radishes for inspiration :)

Posted on March 14, 2015 by oawritingspoemspaintings

Minimalist style
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I was preparing myself a plate of organic greens washing the earth off & noticed the colour contrast, the beauty of fresh food which lead me to a photo shoot craze… There was no photoshop involved besides the middle one where I played a bit with the colour.
Which one is your favorite?

Having fun messing around with colour…
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Aren’t greens elegant?
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New flower collection…

Posted on July 16, 2014 by oawritingspoemspaintings

Light & shadow
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I have been taking flower shots for quite a while now, but only understood yesterday while having fun at it once again, the influence the blogging world has on my results which I think has definitely improved since the beginning of my blog.
This time I decided to play it sometimes sophisticated with black background and others preserved its pure lines in the classical settings of daylight.
I hope you’ll enjoy this collection 🙂

Burst of pattern & light
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Mysterious & abstract
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Flashy orange symmetry
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Summer classical
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Zooming in beauty
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Flash surprise! Turning my yellow flower to orange 🙂
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Green flowery forest
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Small beauty among giant shiny foliage
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Preserving the clear pure lines
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…and colored abstract
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Last but not least… Sophisticated yet genuine
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Floating in a Fuchsia world

Posted on June 18, 2014 by oawritingspoemspaintings

Oh! Exquisite rose!
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Today, I want to share this exquisite Fuchsia rose that was given to me when I had accidentally dressed the table with what do you know… yes, a Fuchsia tablecloth.
It gave me the perfect background.
Following for nearly two years very talented photographers on WordPress gave me the right angles for perfect shots.
I work with what I consider a basic camera which is a Canon digital IXUS 95 IS but following the advice of a blogger I exploited to a maximum its potential & come up with quite good results but,

I’ll let you judge for yourselves these close-ups in the hope that it’ll greet pleasantly your eyes 🙂

The bunch
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The close-up lining the veins…
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Shadow & light of a B&W classical
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Dainty petals
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The elegant blur
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Sideways
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Frontal
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Pink world
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Curled edges
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The Peace lily & seeing green

Posted on May 14, 2014 by oawritingspoemspaintings

The Spathiphyllum-floribundum
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We are lucky enough to have succeeded in keeping this most exotic plant alive in our home for quite a few years 🙂
I’ll include the photos of its maturation.
I hope you like it, have a good weekend!

Courtesy of Wikipedia.
Spathiphyllum floribundum, snowflower,[2] peace lily,[2] is a flowering plant in the family Araceae, native to northwestern South America from Panama east to Venezuela and south to Peru.

It is a herbaceous perennial plant. The leaves are oval to lanceolate, 12–20 cm long and 5–9 cm broad. The flowers are produced in a spadix, surrounded by a 10–20 cm long, greenish- or yellowish-white spathe.

Perfect shape & texture
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Close up
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Magical changes
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Seeing green 😉
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As small as a buttonhole…

Posted on April 3, 2014 by oawritingspoemspaintings

A tiny daisy
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As I sat down on a bench in front of a lake bordered by trees, a plucked daisy
laying on the grass drew my attention and while the others went on having
their fun I picked it up & had mine experimenting for thirty whole
minutes the art of close-up photography. This flower as big as a buttonhole
pleasantly surprised me with its outcome 🙂
I have to explain that my camera is very basic so I’m always in awe at
how its limits can be stretched…

I had a hard time selecting, erased about five & a whole load on premises & ended with the grand collection
of seven I just could not part with but most importantly is which one do YOU like?

This is my background
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For the amazing talent out there!
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Blurry beauty
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Tiny but grand
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There’s nothing like B&W!
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Fragile…
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A last glance…
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Sunflower versus sun

Posted on September 18, 2013 by oawritingspoemspaintings

Sun to sun
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Sun to sun
Cheek to cheek
Bright and alight
Facing your alike

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Nature’s gems

Posted on August 27, 2013 by oawritingspoemspaintings

A gem found in the rain ©copyright2013owpp

I bequeath myself to the storms,
To the rain I love, falling gently
Or brutally unto the Oceans marking
Their way, digging tears into the
Grain of shores… bringing out the
Gems of yonder, tempting them out
Of their daily modicum of privacy
And fashioning as a jest, a grand
Exit by beaming scintillae betwixt
Feral clouds thereupon supplanting
Yestereve’s majestic sunset.

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Flying high… or diving… seagulls are never dull!

Posted on August 22, 2013 by oawritingspoemspaintings

The seagull is never dull
It flies high or dives
steeply spreading wide
Its wings…looking
Groomed and all neat
In its pedicured feet
Takes a stroll on the beach
Or watches from its tower
Diligently counting and
Recounting those who might have
Gone missing, falling asleep,
Roasting too deep… 🙂