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Oklahoma Landscape
Beth Williams
Spider on Daffodil
Marcia Mueller
Deeter
Marilyn Sandall
Pizza
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Carolyn Burton
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- Effects of Colored Filters for Black and White Photos
- Books Mentioned in Our Session
- Comparing Judy's Tulip with Martha Graham
- Green Eggs and Euphorbia?
- More Marcia MOMA
- My Kind of Place
- Colors not found in nature
- Beth's Oklahoma Wheat Colors
- Marilyn has green on her mind
- Carolyn's Purple Tulips
- Alexa uses different light sources
- Alexa's Interpretation of Yellow Sculpture
- Marcia's floor of many colors
- Alison's Great Green Adventure
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2 comments:
Winter manifests itself differently in Oklahoma. Here in the Pacific Northwest our landscape is represented by scenes such as Alison’s Orcas shots. In the world of Mid-America it appears that there is a dearth of green and an abundance of earth tones.
Your Tulsa oilman is quite impressive by his stature, especially as you have composed him with the building in the background. The yellowish brown has a complimentary feel with the blue of the sky. In general, this feels a bit more like a document than an image Beth has created as her own artwork. Some suggestions to perhaps make it more your own; consider moving the subject off center. By giving him equal weight on either side, he becomes a bit static within the frame. Moving the oilman off center might make him have more tension with the edges of the frame. I would also consider cropping or zooming into some of the details. An image of his enormous boots with the small fence or bush as a compliment might create a humorous or intriguing image. A shot of the derrick top with his upper body and belt might exude the power his creators seemed to intend.
The rolls of wheat have an interesting quality about them. I like images where industrial man-made objects are juxtaposed with the more random shapes nature seems to create. I like the angle you shot the image from. I might consider cropping a bit to eliminate a bit of the sky. I would like to see the image end at the tops of the trees. I think this might create more tension.
I like the brown and blue contrasts of your landscape image. The barren look of winter is stark. I like the way this image works in layers from front to back.
I've been struggling to create images that show the irregularity of wildness without having it be a jumble.
Your naturescape along the creek/ditch allows the eye to appreciate "wild" trees & shrubs both in the foreground and background because there are contrasting smooth bands of wheat-colored fields and brown-colored water. You've given the eye places to focus.
I like the oilman--he's such a symbol of OK history! What's he made of?
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