Friday, February 17, 2012

Afternoon Watch

Afternoon Watch 2.5 x 4.5" I've posted my miniature appropriately now...with a penny for relational purposes. I don't know if this is the title I'm sticking with. I have to sit on it for a while and let it "marinate" in my head before declaring it finished. I had more fun with this wolf! I had taken his photo last year in Yellowstone but placed him beside a stream in Yosemite. My challenge for this was to hybridize the Yosemite granite with Yellowstone's yellowish Rhyolite to create a believable landscape. It took forever but my energy is no less depleted! I'm ready to venture on to the next one...an adolescent guinea hen perhaps? We'll see...

4 comments:

Guy Magallanes said...

Mary you are incredibly talented! Love the landscape I can get lost in forever, love the water reflections, how you anchored the wolf and its shadows, just beautiful, and there's so much on so little. Amazing!

Mary Jansen said...

Thanks Guy! You really know how to get a gal's spirit revving with comments like that! I don't usually do landscapes but I have to admit, working on this one was like taking a hike in my beloved western wilderness. I miss my Yosemite so much! Take a weekend trip there some time for me please! And don't forget to wrap your arms around a Giant Sequoia!

ellie said...

You do landscapes well Mary. I can tell that you love Yosemite. I like the way you added the wolf and the lighting is spot on.

Mary Jansen said...

If I plan things right Ellie, I may be able to visit my beloved Yosemite this summer! You are right, I love that place and can never get enough of it!