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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, August 30, 2019

Wave and exhibition plans

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A dragonfly got Twisted in Photoshop
Who knew it could look like that 😊

Did set up the display case yesterday. But seeing the shot now I think I will change it.
The canvases seem crowded and need to be moved "downstairs"

Wooden boats and balloon prints
Just some testing. Would see if it was possible to use the balloon in those small wooden boats. They are really made for serving vegetables for dinner.
Last time I played with Sprinklers they lost colors when getting into  the tempera color. This time I sprayed them with fixative first and let them dry before I added them to the glue. It worked

The actual exhibition starts Monday. So far I mainly played around sharing old pieces and test objects in the additional time I had. Having fun with it. 😎😊
Still to close to summer so, not much people around. Hopefully more visitors next two weeks.

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Friday, August 23, 2019

Headstart of exhibition and crop

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I found this image from a rainy field in my files looking for a bird and decided to play around a bit with it. 
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I added a BOKEH texture of mine and this is the result.
© NF PhotoArt 190823

I, sort of, got myself in a fun situation. As I mentioned earlier I will have an exhibition in the library starting  190902.

Monday evening I got an email. Due to changes this place will be empty until you start your exhibition. Do you want to use it???? 
They don´t like empty walls :)

Instead of 2 weeks I got almost 4.  Sure I want 

As the layout for the planned exhibition is not yet finished I quickly decided to use the extra time to play around with. I grabbed some pieces and went to the library next morning. When there I realized most of the posters was from Yellowstone 3 years ago. And my bird poster. Day 2 I added some of the chain pulls and pours. I have warned people on an INFO-paper that this time the walls will change constantly until the planned exhibition is set up.

This morning I thought I will use the board to the left to share some of my testing canvases. You never see test or unfinished objects in exhibitions so I think I will do that. Will be cool to see peoples reactions.

Fall is slowly arriving and kids are back to school.  Hope everyone is healthy and fine.

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Thursday, August 15, 2019

Preparing for exhibition

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NatureFootstep "Gott o blandat"  (Approx (Good and mixed")
This image will be used for advertising and header on FB, Instagram and local papers.

Poppy
One of our Mansions have a gorgeous flower field right now. Colors enhanced otherwise unchanged.

I think I will call this "Lost in space."
It is not yet finished. If it turns out as I want it I will include it to the Exhibition.
It is a canvas 40x30 cm. The orange stuff is a tangle of thin metal wire I found overrun by cars in the street. I liked the look of it. I glued 2 golden earth maps on the canvas. My concern now is how to fasten the tangle. I have got golden threads from a friend so I think I will sew the tangle to the canvas. I just have to make a test before I do. I don´t want to spoil it :) I also think of adding "Sprayed white stars" But not sure about it. What do you think??

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Tuesday, August 13, 2019

NatureFootstep Monica Johansson News BÄTTRE KONST

NEWS!
 NF/MJ in BĂ€ttre Konst & Artportable

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New exhibition coming up. 
Date 8-27 January 2020 at 
Hörnan, Katrineholms bibliotek, Kulturhuset Ängeln. 


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BĂ€ttre Konst has changed the name to Artportale

My links now is
New:  https://artportable.com/artist/monica-johansson/
Old:  https://battrekonst.se/artist/monica-johansson-2/
First one: https://battrekonst.se/artist/monica-johansson/

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End of exhibition, packed and ready for transport back home
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NatureFootstep "Gott & Blandat is up. 
Welcome to visit at Hörnan in Katrineholms Library




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Due to changes in he Libraies plans the space was empty and I was asked if I would like to start early?  Of ccourse, now I get almost 4 weeks to share my art instead of two. The first period I will share older art and photography as the layout for "NF Gott & Blandat" is not yet ready.

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Exhibition Gott & Blandat 2-16 sept 2019 




NatureFootstep  Monica Johansson
News BÄTTRE KONST




HĂ€r kommer meddelanden om mig.

https://battrekonst.se/artist/monica-johansson-2/

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Friday, August 9, 2019

Testing and exhibition

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These are my contribution to Gallery KIKK:s exhibition themed "Microcosmos"
This exhibition ends Aug 14th


Seascape!
This is a test to see what it will look like on my upcoming exhibition in the Library. I have the canvases and the scallops and they are a bit fragile. I got the aquarium a while ago from a friend and thought I might use it to "cover" them. And, hopefully make it more interesting.
This will probably be my last exhibition so I would like it to "stand out".

Flight to the heavens!
This dragonfly is created by an Industrial artist I know. I visited it and noticed the sun was right in it´s belly.  Can´t resist such a thing. :)  When I studied the image at home I was surprised to see a rainbow above it´s head. Used a filter in Photoshop to create the look on the clouds.

Sailing!
This is two sailing boats to start with. Twisted and filtered in Photoshop.


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Sun is shining today and it is not that hot. At least not yet. It is still morning in Sweden. I can notice the fall is soon here.


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Friday, August 2, 2019

Ice and water

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Golden angel in snowy weather
This is a mixture of paint and photography edit. The "snow" comes from one of my LP:s I painted on. The angel is a figurine I got from my daughter.  The landscape comes from a Scotland trip I was on.

 Frozen flowers 1 
 (three sizes of the same image creates the frame-effect)

Frozen flowers 2
The two images of Frozen flowers, is just that. I freeze them and when I take them out i five the ice a quick dip in water. Then I have to hurry get them photographed before it all melts.


The wave 2

The wave 1 and 2
I like the first wave I created with thick paint on canvas 12x18 cm. Yesterday evening I made the second one.

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