Welcome to
Monica Johansson and NatureFootstep.com
I am interested in nature photography and photo art and travels
as much as I can to find new areas to document.
I have many blogs and below you find links to them.

Photo and PhotoArt blogs
NatureFootstep Photography and PhotoArt
Image files:  File 1,    File 2,   File 3,    File 4,   File 5

Bildverkstan - Image workshop
Image files:   Bildverkstan/Image workshop       Creative playroom ART

NatureFootstep World   Image file:  NF World

Birds blogs
NF European birds    Image files:  File 1,  File 2,  File 3
Birds around the world, Honolulu, Norway, Iceland, Japan    Image files: Around the world,   part of Japan birds
Birds in Costa Rica  Image files: Costa Rica
Birds in Morocco  Image files: Morocco
Birds in Queensland, Australia  Image files: File 1    File 2 


Friday, September 28, 2018

Birchbark and flip

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Birch bark

Birch bark face
 © NF PhotoArt 180925


 Blue flip 3 leftover pour
© NF PhotoArt 180926

As I mentioned last week I have been to the forest looking for birch bark. The two pieces above was not too much ruined and I liked the look of them. Second one reminds me of a face. I can´t use them as sculpts so I took shots and did the rest in Photoshop.

The last one is created from leftover colors from a tempera flip I made. This one is still wet and was sitting in the sunlight. Loved the colors. A good thing with photo is that I can save even wet ones and use them.  Maybe I make a poster from it.

Not sure I will make any more pours as I have to use a torch to break bubbles in the paint. I am not comfortable with it, think it is dangerous with the strong fire it creates. :(

Wishing everyone a great PPF

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Friday, September 21, 2018

Black and white week

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Black and white abstract

Chainflower in black and white
© NF PhotoArt 180921

Have been busy learning and using Tempera paint this week. The things I ordered finally arrived.
I have loved working with white paint on the black CARB paper. This week I colored canvases with black tempera . When i sprinkled the black color on the first canvas I liked the pattern so I took a photo of that. Then I made the canvas black. When dry I created the white chain art on the black canvas. Think it worked out pretty well. :)

I have also walked the forest to find nice birch bark. I will share what I found next week. :)

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Friday, September 14, 2018

Sailing and deer Testing pencils and blending

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Sunset deer
© NF Photo 180901

I was playing with pencils and blending in sunset colors. Then I remembered I had this deer image so  I put it in there. It is painted on a overhead plastic sheet. Thought I would have it on a window but it did not work so well. But adding a black background in Photo shop, it looks much better. 


Sailing in sunset
© NF Photo 180901

 This one was made at the same time as the deer above. But on black paper. 
I like the way the acrylic colors interact with the black, carbon, paper. I might make a poster from it. 


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Tuesday, September 11, 2018

Artavista gallery

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NatureFootstep at ARTAVISTA gallery

https://www.artavita.com/artists/19197-naturefootstep-monica-johansson/
© NF Photo 180911 

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Friday, September 7, 2018

Pastel flipping canvas landscape

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 Still a bit wet



Dried
© NF Photo 180904

Pastel flipping canvas landscape.

I did see a video using this technique so I thought I would try with a small one. You need a lot of colors foe this kind of work. But it is fun. For this one I realized I flipped the canvas the wrong way. I got a landscape instead of "flowers". No harm done, next time I flip it another direction. They are both dipped in the same "puddle" of color.

IF I ever receive the colors I ordered. It is not easy to get what you need around here  :(

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