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This image was inspired by my mother's neglected garden. Every winter she plants beets and other vegetables in her two gardens but because the summer is so hot and dry she abandons it to it's fate. I love watching what grows in these abandoned gardens. I hate actual gardening. I'm lazy and don't feel like pulling up weeds or going through the effort of fertilizing the soil or planting the plants. Besides, the end result is so sterile and perfect. It's boring for me to look at a perfectly trimmed garden. I prefer to watch and see what will naturally grow. It's pretty fascinating what you'll find sprouting up from the soil. My mom didn't plant anything last year. I suppose we got too busy. So I've been watching the growth and death cycles of these various plants all year. One thing that grows abundantly are beets. Looking at what I call the 'beet forest' in the garden inspired me to paint a little beet forest of my own. The plants are supposed to be beets but it's pretty impressionistic so it doesn't have to be.
This piece was very experimental. I just started with a vague idea and an empty canvas and this evolved. I'm surprisingly happy with how the ship came out. (It's not a beetle) I really struggle with mechs, they're so much fun but I can't do straight lines. It's getting out of my comfort zone, and hey, after some practice I'm starting to get a feel for it!

3 hours

Critique welcome!

If you comment!

Photoshop cs4+ intous 4

(c) Denece the sylcoe all rights reserved

Description
This image was inspired by my mother's neglected garden. Every winter she plants beets and other vegetables in her two gardens but because the summer is so hot and dry she abandons it to it's fate. I love watching what grows in these abandoned gardens. I hate actual gardening. I'm lazy and don't feel like pulling up weeds or going through the effort of fertilizing the soil or planting the plants. Besides, the end result is so sterile and perfect. It's boring for me to look at a perfectly trimmed garden. I prefer to watch and see what will naturally grow. It's pretty fascinating what you'll find sprouting up from the soil. My mom didn't plant anything last year. I suppose we got too busy. So I've been watching the growth and death cycles of these various plants all year. One thing that grows abundantly are beets. Looking at what I call the 'beet forest' in the garden inspired me to paint a little beet forest of my own. The plants are supposed to be beets but it's pretty impressionistic so it doesn't have to be.
This piece was very experimental. I just started with a vague idea and an empty canvas and this evolved. I'm surprisingly happy with how the ship came out. (It's not a beetle) I really struggle with mechs, they're so much fun but I can't do straight lines. It's getting out of my comfort zone, and hey, after some practice I'm starting to get a feel for it!

3 hours

Critique welcome!

If you comment!

Photoshop cs4+ intous 4

(c) Denece the sylcoe all rights reserved