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Inspiration from My iPhone Photos

While nothing beats a high-quality camera, I often capture wonderful images I can turn into art on my iPhone.  I currently have the iPhone 7Plus which has the upgraded camera.  I used it for this shot taken in "portrait" mode, which blurs out the background to create the depth field.   But more importantly, I use it in moments when I don't have my camera around and it's just convenient.  I probably wouldn't have got the picture any other way. It's really in these fleeting moments that make for great art. Even this still life photo I took is from a now deceased friend's home.  She was old.  She is now gone.  I will be painting it in both watercolor...

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Lilacs in January

I am just getting around to some pictures I took last summer and spring that I have wanted to put to paper.  Here is speed painting of lilacs in blue vase.  The lilacs bloom in May and sometimes April in Chicago.  But in Idaho they don't bloom til end of May or June.  It's really high elevation and farther north.  That's why.  

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