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by Nancy Kane Chapman
$28.00
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Creating an optical illusion with the center of the magnolia, our eyes see the space in between the petals as a pinwheel.
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Creating an optical illusion with the center of the magnolia, our eyes see the space in between the petals as a pinwheel.
I began my love for art by watching my mother paint in oils and pastels. I must have caught the bug because I have enjoyed fifty years of drawing, painting and photography, urged on and instructed by professors, a botanist, a master of Chinese brush painting and calligraphy, water colorists and lately, mixed media devotees. After a course in cubism in 1973 I began to explore pen and ink geometric art. Each stroke was unplanned but exact, the designs becoming more elaborate and more fun to execute. First circles, then onward to straight lines, then organic and architectural constructions. Thirty years later I still dance out on the white space of a simple sheet of paper to weave new drawings. Picasa effects allow me to...
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Georgia Mizuleva
Fabulous.
Nancy Kane Chapman replied:
Many thanks, Georgia. This was such a wonderful moment when I "saw" the pinwheel.
Inge Riis McDonald
Beautiful work Nancy - I just love the simplicity of this.
Nancy Kane Chapman replied:
I'm not really a photographer...but every now and then....I succeed!
Elizabeth Winter
Unique, creative and very wonderful Nancy! f/v
Nancy Kane Chapman replied:
Many thanks, Elizabeth!
Michel Verhoef
Ohh...geometry in nature...great find..lovely 👏
Nancy Kane Chapman replied:
Thanks, Michel for this nice comment.
Lee Piper
Beautiful work!!! f/l
Nancy Kane Chapman replied:
Thanks, Lee. I really had to look twice to see what was happening with that negative space!
Elfriede Fulda
Very elegant, a fave Nancy
Nancy Kane Chapman replied:
Many thanks, Elfriede!
Bill OConnor
...wonderful Nancy -- there's an almost metallic quality to it; pinwheel-like. TERRIFIC. Original. l/f
Nancy Kane Chapman replied:
It's nice to know that there are happy accidents in photography as there are in art. I was amazed myself when I was reviewing these pictures from last year.
Joyce Dickens
Magnificent artwork dear Nancy....love it and the description:-))
Nancy Kane Chapman replied:
What a nice comment and thanks so much for your words and for sharing! It's so nice to have such great appreciation.
Sarah Vernon
Lenore was quite right to share. Lovely! L/F
Nancy Kane Chapman replied:
Thanks, Sarah! I'm always circling back to this flower!
Marvin Spates
I love this wonderful image Nancy!!! L/F
Nancy Kane Chapman replied:
Many thanks, Marvin. Magnolias have such geometry anyway...but this is over the top!
Lenore Senior
I absolutely love this! Stunningly beautiful workk of art!!! v/f/fb!!!
Nancy Kane Chapman replied:
Thanks so very much, Lenore. So curious how the eye receives this image!
Nancy Kane Chapman
Many thanks, Dora for featuring this view of a magnolia in "Visions of Spring". I'm always grateful for this extra notice and appreciative of the time it takes to manage and administer this group.
Meg Shearer
Very clever! Beautifully done Nancy! And I love the detail in the center! l/f!
Nancy Kane Chapman replied:
Thanks, Meg. I do enjoy photography....almost as much as creating art!
Mother Nature
F/L How amazing you caught this - wonderful!
Nancy Kane Chapman replied:
Hard edges from soft edges....the wonders of nature...!!
Jolanta Anna Karolska
So love the effects of optical illusion you created Nancy...very original! f.v tw
Nancy Kane Chapman replied:
This was so unplanned. Those little peeps of green!!! The sharp forms created by the soft shape of the petals.