Shout Out Summer
by Martin Howard
Title
Shout Out Summer
Artist
Martin Howard
Medium
Photograph - Digitally Altered Image
Description
Everybody loves Sunflowers. They are incredibly popular, particularly as a subject for artists. They are also very easy to grow and make a very colourful display which is why so many gardens have them. The sunflower is a symbol of the summer and even it's name pays homage to the sun. The name comes from wonderful appearance of it's large flowerheads which are often likened to the image of the sun. Sunflowers (Helianthus annuus) are in important food source with the seeds being used to produce sunflower oil. The seeds are loved by birds and sold as bird seed particularly during the winter months. After these sunflowers, from 2011, had finished flowering, they were left for the seeds to ripen and to feed and attract birds during the winter. This image is fast becoming one of my favourites. The work that I've done on it, gives an almost stained glass effect. A technique which I have been experimenting with for several weeks. This image captures the essence of sunflowers and the summer, for me at least. It needs to be viewed in larger sizes to get the full effect.
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Nature and Landscape 08/27/2013
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August 15th, 2013
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