More from the year with no winter. Cypress and swamp maple in the drizzling rain.
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10 comments
Comment posted by Eva McDermott on February 4, 2012 at 11:51 PM
Complex and intriguing David. The dark branches add order. The layers of green and red leaves are beautiful while the intersecting white branches tie it all together, at lest for me. Beautiful work.
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Comment posted by Youssef Ismail on February 5, 2012 at 1:24 AM
What a twisted fascinating mess of branches and colors you have here. Incredible!
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Comment posted by Marc Adamus on February 5, 2012 at 9:16 AM
Completely different from your usual simple forms and elegance, David. I can see just enough of a form in dark shades through the mess that it works for me as a focal point, while still conveying that feeling of thick, thick brush. I'm not entirely sold on this if compared to much of your swamp work though, it's just so busy and looks like too many things I've had to break trail through recently...
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Comment posted by David Chauvin on February 5, 2012 at 10:14 AM
Thanks for the feedback on this and my previous posts. It is always interesting and helpful to hear how others respond to these "messy" images. I know they won't translate well to everyone, but lately this is what I'm seeing and attempting to translate. It makes sense to me, but might be gibberish in the end.
Marc,,,,,I am hoping the dark lines are enough to hold all the splatters together. I've been trying to break through the tangles myself lately.
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Comment posted by Dan Baumbach on February 5, 2012 at 1:03 PM
The light branches add what could be a lot of chaotic detail, but they work well here and the image holds together well.
- Dan
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Comment posted by Morris McClung on February 5, 2012 at 3:16 PM
Again, I cannot imagine this would be as compelling without the red scattered around. But, with it, a feast for the eyes.
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Comment posted by Vance Gese on February 5, 2012 at 4:56 PM
Has to be one of the most complex images recently but the dark tones in the tree trunk and branches together with the reds of the maple hold this together remarkably well. The large image must be viewed though to really appreciate the incredible design, color, and detail. Fantastic.
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Comment posted by Mark Pelton on February 5, 2012 at 10:47 PM
Amazing detail, David. I like it.
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Comment posted by Bill Chambers on February 6, 2012 at 2:55 PM
IMO, this defintiely has to be seen large to be fully appreciated. Even the larger version is just barely adequate. I love the way the red maple peeks throught the tangle, and the way the gray/silver branches react with the darker branches.
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Comment posted by Stan Rose on February 6, 2012 at 7:38 PM
Ooooh, i'm really liking this one! The red-greens are outstanding. A 4X5 crop vertical would be just perfect, IMO.
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10 commentsMarc,,,,,I am hoping the dark lines are enough to hold all the splatters together. I've been trying to break through the tangles myself lately.
- Dan