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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
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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 


Showing posts with label pour. Show all posts
Showing posts with label pour. Show all posts

Thursday, December 12, 2019

Rains Cozy and PPF

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Spiritual Deer forest

canvas 23x30 cm.    This one took me several days to complete. It was when I placed them unevenly that I liked it. And then I remembered I had some white deer's as well. They are cutouts.  And, there are glitter on it, like a little snowfall. An hour ago I noticed my kitchen floor are glittering too.  😀😇

Santas Cozy vacation

For Rains Cozy and Dreamers challenge. This is painted in photoshop, first time I tried something like this really. But Santa is photographed. I bought them in New Zeeland many years ago and thought I could combine it. Santa is part of my Christmas decoration.

Abstract pour on panel 18x24 cm
I bought the panels earlier this week as they were cheep and wanted to try it. But, as you can see they are bent, curved at the short side. I thought they should stay flat 😞
Both panels are the same colors. I dipped the second one on the standing one. There were too much colors on it. But the final result is very different from each other.

© NF Photo 191212

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Friday, November 15, 2019

AEDM15 and a few others

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Obelisk in forest
Created yesterday using a stencil and tempera color on A4 CARBon paper. 

Winter scene on scallop

Blue Abstract with carve technique
A5 watercolor paper

BW pour on canvas 40x40 cm


for Rains garden:  Forest and critters
Tempera on CARBon A4 paper


© NF PhotoArt 191114

I hope everyone is fine. My day is dull with heavy fog outside. I woke up early and it was still dark, Looking out my window it was foggy with streetlight shining through the treetops. Took some shots I might share later on if they are good enough. They might be all blurry.

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Tuesday, November 12, 2019

AEDM12 Abstract bw fluid

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Abstract square in black and white

© NF Photo 191112

I have been splashing black and white colors and glitter all over the place yesterday. I like photographing them on my balcony floor. Think it gives a nice background.
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Tuesday, November 5, 2019

AEDM5 glitter on pour

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Pour with glitter   canvas 40x40cm, Acrylic paint
© NF Photo 191104

Would you believe me if I said this pour have equal amounts of green. blue, red and white. Apart for the black "frame"

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Friday, May 17, 2019

LP-flower and Microcosmos

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LP-flower
This is painted on an LP-disc. A black background and then I too a chain with white color to create the "frame" In the center I added a few colored paint spots and used a balloon to create the flower.


This is the Microcosmos shell from last week. Yesterday I noticed on my balcony this piece of birch bark and placed the shell on it. Now I think this is how my "Microcosmos" is complete :)
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Friday, March 15, 2019

Polarising filter and Saturn part 2

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Fantasy Planets, Saturn project. 

Continuing from last week. I did a few exercises on painting the planet on OH plastic sheets.
Last week Susan suggested that I can use that weeks pour to create a planet. Worked out well I think. Thank you Susan!

So, for the finished piece I opened Photoshop. Copied one of the Saturns and created another planet of the pour in PS. Then I created the background universe with stars, a comet and dust clouds. And put it all together. Not sure if I am finished though.
It is fun being able to combine paint and photo like this :)


I learned this trick from an ad on FB. They use a polarizing filter on the camera and photograph some plastic in front of a computer screen. Turned out I had a filter and it suited the camera lens. But it was not so easy. The colors changes with every movement of the camera.  The piece I photographed is a magnifying glass for reading. And to make it a bit more interesting I added the angels. 

Working with polarizing filter and a laptop screen:
https://members.expertphotography.com/p12-wow-factor-photography-ad/


© NF Photo 190315


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Friday, January 4, 2019

Pour and face

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Pink, green and yellow pour



Triangle Face 2


Round Face
© NF Photo 190104

Hi guys, and Happy New Year!
I´m starting out with a pour. This was as I was half way. Liked it so I took a shot before I continued. I did some more to it but did not get any good shots. Too much light reflexion destroyed the image.

The faces happened as I was trying out a pencil on sketching paper. Thought it was fun so I ended up with three faces.


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Friday, December 14, 2018

A little of this a little of that

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Was playing around in photoshop with an image of a waterfall. Turned out like this. 

This is an image of a snowy fern I did not come to grip with. Until I added an image of the canvas I just started to prepare for a pour. The pattern in blue comes from that canvas.

Did some more practising with the fanbrush. A birch!

And yesterday night I did the pour. Using tempera color.
© NF Photo 181214

I think I could have had some more cells on the pour but I think the burner I have for that purpose is scary. I don´t dare use it indoors. And it was too cold on my balcony yesterday. I used three colors and black. Yellow, green and pink. Canvas size 20x20cm

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Thursday, August 30, 2018

A bit busy

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 This bag of small soaps are souvenirs from my trips. Finally I get a chance to make use of them :)

Finally the "Fish bowl" is finished. I glued it on a board and painted the edges a little. When the painting dryed it "sank" doen into the pizza box creating the texture of bricks. I added a little blue color on the edges.  30x30cm

"Green" A new pour on canvas. There are a little cells but not much. I think I had too creamy colors. Not fluid enough. 20x20cm

Practising movement of handdrawing using different kinds of felt tip pens and pens with gelly.
First time I did something like this. :)  Paper 15x21cm

Autumn leaf   20x20 cm
This afternoon I went to the forest to look for birch bark. I have some ideas I want to try.
I noticed many autumn colored plants and trees. So, took some  shots and picked some leafs. At home I took a canvas 20x20cm and poured medium on it. Then placed the leafs on it. Using the medium as glue. When it was almost dry I took the medium again and painted the entire canvas with it.

Now I have to wait and see what happens to the leafs. Right now they look metallic. I hope the treatment will preserve the colors. Time will tell.

My head is a mess right now. I have tons of ideas, half would be enough. But I learn a lot and it is FUN! So, just bear with me till I cool off :)


© NF PhotoArt 180830 



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