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Friday, September 18, 2009

Inspiration Long Awaited

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African Elephant by ReneeFukumoto
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Transitions times can be kinda tough on inspiration and motivation, at least for me. This whole year has been a major transition period, from having only one parent left to having none. Its been tough to find a subject motivating enough to get me to paint. In fact I can come up with more excuses not to paint that even I can believe!

Well, I'm hoping to have made a vital shift in gears finally.

At Zazzle some of my fellow store owners and artists run contests. I'm not generally confident enough in myself to enter contests, but the group as a whole in the Forums tend to be so darn positive that I couldn't help myself. At the moment Customizables is running an Africa themed contest. This got me thinking about some of the photos I took while we were at Disney's Animal Kingdom. While the photos themselves are generally not great quality (anyone been on that Safari ranger ride? Wow! That Rover can bounce! Not good for focus if you know what I mean!) I was intrigued by the elephants. So I took a shot at digitally painting one of them.
And here it is!

I'm using this image in several of my POD's...come visit and see!

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I am a freelance visual artist and photographer. Almost anything can find its way into my subject matter and my muse is light - and dark! The drama of contrasts intrigue me. I'm beginning to delve into lifestyle and people portraiture. Life is an incredible journey and I am always amazed at where the journey leads me.