“Metal & Sand” by Cheryl Andrews©
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Cheryl Andrews 
18 comments
28 January 2015 at 3:39 pm
Heart To Harp
Wow!!!!
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31 January 2015 at 12:46 pm
Cheryl
Overlayed two filters, Janet, (i) metal and (ii) sand. This was one of 35 selected by the client for my current installation. The canvas wrapped version has sold.
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3 February 2015 at 12:41 pm
Heart To Harp
Congrats on the sale!!!!
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4 February 2015 at 9:51 am
Cheryl
Thanks, Janet
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10 December 2014 at 10:55 pm
Wunderkamera
Oh, so lovely! This one, like Barbara’s would be beautiful as an embroidery or a tapestry maybe on metallic grey purple silk.
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17 December 2014 at 12:17 pm
Cheryl
Thanks, Elizabeth. What a beautiful idea.Wishing now I’d paid more attention when my Gram was trying desperately to teach me the finer points of ‘stitchery’.
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3 December 2014 at 10:00 pm
Allyson Latta
Lovely shot of pussywillows, Cheryl, with the purplish tones (sort of brooding) and the graceful lines. Is it a photo, or a photo of a painting? Either way, very striking. Unique framing too.
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4 December 2014 at 4:20 pm
Cheryl
It’s a photo, Allyson, post processed using two layers of filter (metal and sand). It was a first time playing with filters and I loved the outcome … just as I’m loving the feedback, especially the emotions the colour choices evoked! And, the framing is part of one of the filters, don’t remember which. I had this canvas wrapped because the framing effect was so interesting.
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3 December 2014 at 6:57 pm
Allison Howard
My first thought was that this is such a hopeful shot – the pussy willows pushing at the sky slowly defeating the dark. Then I saw that it is a piece of your art Cheryl and wow, I’m doubly impressed!
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4 December 2014 at 4:18 pm
Cheryl
Thanks, Allison. I think it fits with what is labelled ‘photographic art’ these days. The pussy willow shot was layered with two filters in post processing (metal & sand) to get this effect. But I LOVE what you saw in the final image. I had it canvas wrapped for the current show. It’s sold.
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3 December 2014 at 5:59 pm
Colline
Love this image and what you have done with it.
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4 December 2014 at 4:16 pm
Cheryl
Hi Colline. Thanks for stopping by and for the feedback … much appreciated. This effect was done with filters, post processing.
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3 December 2014 at 3:50 pm
carin
Very curious about the ‘how’ in this beautiful piece. The framing, the background… It’s a beauty! (Also, I love the snow; am going to see if I can get my own going…)
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4 December 2014 at 3:55 pm
Cheryl
WordPress turns on the white fluffies every December. This pussy willow shot was taken a step or two further using filters. Metal and sand … hence the title so I wouldn’t forget which ones I used. So pleased you like the pic and the flakes, Carin!
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3 December 2014 at 3:16 pm
Lucid Gypsy
Simple beauty Cheryl, no wonder its sold!
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4 December 2014 at 3:53 pm
Cheryl
Thank you, Gilly!
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3 December 2014 at 2:45 pm
Barbara Lambert
Well the first phrase that came into my head was “mackeral sky” — though I wasn’t quite sure what that was. So I googled — and there it was again — https://www.google.ca/search?client=safari&rls=en&q=mackeral+sky&ie=UTF-8&oe=UTF-8&gfe_rd=cr&ei=e1l_VLerO8iV8QfRjYGoAw&gws_rd=ssl — (long url!) and what a beautiful example of one you have caught, with the pussywillows in the falling snow. A really magical shot; and I’m intrigued with how it is “framed” — is it in fact part of an art work in some other medium?
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4 December 2014 at 3:52 pm
Cheryl
So that’s what a mackerel sky looks like, Barabara! I’ll never look at buttermilk the same way again.This shot was the result of my first attempt at using filters. I titled it with the names of the two used, metal and sand, so I wouldn’t forget. “Sold” in the current photo show.
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