Standard Addition
A4 £29
A3 £39
An unusual "abstract still life" print of coloured crayons inside a glass tumbler.
A local gallery was having the theme of "Colours" for its next event.
As the weather was not as its best, I decided to see what could be produced from the comfort of home with whatever I could find in the house and see if I could design a composition suitable to be submitted for acceptance for their event.
Using a box of coloured crayons, an old glass tumbler and a black travel blanket set up, I took several shots at different focal points then focus stacked them together to help get a sharper image.
Again with photography software, i further enhanced the image with a distorted effect at the top of the crayons and using a "brush effect" added the powdery exploding colours that came out of the top of the crayons which are then tumbling down to the floor.
Adding a slightly faint mottled effect overlay over the entire image helped give it an old painterly feel.
ps, the same glass vase was used on my "Autumn in a Vase" image also here on my website
To my delight, the print got accepted to the gallery (Halifax Open Gallery) for its Oct/Nov 2024 "Colours" exhibition.
For the exhibition, the print is A3 in size, inside an A2 frame.I have it mounted in a black frame with a grey mount that helps to compliment the brighter colours of the crayons.
Paper: Giclee Canson Baryta archival paper (310gsm).
Date: 01/09/2024
Location: Home Studio Set
Photographer: David Frost
