A mid-century feel applied to the local park. Digital collage © 2013 Liz Ruest, 13 layers
Tag: landscape
Todd Hido: Dreamlike Landscapes
Thanks to Black Box Gallery‘s blog, I spotted these beautiful minimalized landscape photographs by Todd Hido. His site doesn’t have pinnable images, so I encourage you to explore it yourself.
Agave
Memento of a West Coast trip. Digital collage © 2012 Liz Ruest, 3 layers
Constant
The sun always rises, but I don’t always catch it. Digital collage © 2012 Liz Ruest, 5 layers
The Family Farm
A dear friend asked if I would like to work on an old family photo. I was delighted to see what I could do, and got it done in time for Mother’s Day. Digital collage © 2012 Liz Ruest Original: 2700×1800 pixels, 18 image layers and 14 adjustment layers
Neighbor
Maple red: the perfect fall color. Digital collage © 2012 Liz Ruest, 21 layers
Small Works
I’m exploring a very small format, 4×4″ square, found as canvas wrapped frames or, even better, wood panels from Artist & Craftsman Supply. Digital collages © 2012 Liz Ruest Each of these pieces was available as a 4×4″ print mounted to a wood panel or canvas with encaustic: $20 at the Flying House Sale 2012! One (Interlude) is…
A Sense of Place
On a recent trip to Portland, I visited Annie Meyer‘s gallery, and was inspired by her artist’s statement. My landscapes … are of specific places, but with minimal colors and shapes they are more emotional rather than factual in content. [They have] … evolved into what I consider an abstract sense of time and place…