Can You Paint With All the Colors of the Wind? Weather worn, sun bleached, rain soaked, and paint chips that have been shorn off by the force of the wind

Bob Yankle Loc: Burlington, NC

Weather worn, sun bleached, rain soaked, and paint chips that have been shorn off by the force of the wind - yet this old building still displays colors and textures that delight an artist's eye for hidden beauty.

This photo is the original color version of a photo that I used as an experiment to create an inverted b&w photo which may be viewed at http://www.uglyhedgehog.com/t-246405-1.html

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robertjerl Loc: Corona, California

Patterns of color, texture, wood grain, a glimpse of the distance through the house and out another window or door. Many of the same elements as the other version, yet different. The colors make this almost cheerful when you would expect it to be sad. They call up good memories that give a glimpse of what once was a home. The mono version doesn't have that, it is just patterns and textures of present day deterioration.

Bob Yankle Loc: Burlington, NC

robertjerl wrote:

Patterns of color, texture, wood grain, a glimpse of the distance through the house and out another window or door. Many of the same elements as the other version, yet different. The colors make this almost cheerful when you would expect it to be sad. They call up good memories that give a glimpse of what once was a home. The mono version doesn't have that, it is just patterns and textures of present day deterioration.

Thanks Jerry. After looking at the dark version and then coming back to this one I almost had the impression that this had been created with a High Key effect. Nothing of the sort .... but that lingering image effect is a powerful one.

Bkh42 Loc: N.I. UK

robertjerl wrote:

Patterns of color, texture, wood grain, a glimpse of the distance through the house and out another window or door. Many of the same elements as the other version, yet different. The colors make this almost cheerful when you would expect it to be sad. They call up good memories that give a glimpse of what once was a home. The mono version doesn't have that, it is just patterns and textures of present day deterioration.

I like this a lot too.It is good to keep trying different approaches.
Well done
Brenda

Bob Yankle Loc: Burlington, NC

Bkh42 wrote:

I like this a lot too.It is good to keep trying different approaches.
Well done
Brenda

Thank you Brenda. I'm one of those fellows who experiments a lot, sometimes just to say I've done a thing (and maybe moved on). There doesn't seem to be a lack of subject matter. For instance, I have yet to produce anything with my newest filter purchase, Topaz Impression. That seems like a good place to start.

PaulG Loc: Western Australia

I like it Bob; very visual. Nice one.

Bob Yankle Loc: Burlington, NC

PaulG wrote:

I like it Bob; very visual. Nice one.

Thanks Paul. I had passed this building many times and not stopped to notice all the interesting colors and textures it contained. When I finally did, I was rewarded with this image.

rjaywallace Loc: Wisconsin

Bob - Great creative images! This is a shot that may lend itself to selective color where the predominant image is b&w, but a few portions are rendered in color (or vice-versa). There are other examples of that among this forum, hopefully with commentary about how it is done. B&w conversion can be a powerful technique when it takes the distraction of color out of the equation and helps (or forces?! Lol) the viewer to SEE the architectural shape and texture of the subject.

rp2s Loc: Pittsburgh, PA

Great shot, Bob. I also enjoyed the B&W version. I really like all of the textures and various patterns coming together. :thumbup:

Bob Yankle Loc: Burlington, NC

rjaywallace wrote:

Bob - Great creative images! This is a shot that may lend itself to selective color where the predominant image is b&w, but a few portions are rendered in color (or vice-versa). There are other examples of that among this forum, hopefully with commentary about how it is done. B&w conversion can be a powerful technique when it takes the distraction of color out of the equation and helps (or forces?! Lol) the viewer to SEE the architectural shape and texture of the subject.

Thanks for your observations rjaywallace. While I have dabbled with selective coloration in the past it is not an art-form I wish to embrace. Now, conversions to b&w, I understand completely, and use quite often.

Bob Yankle Loc: Burlington, NC

rp2s wrote:

Great shot, Bob. I also enjoyed the B&W version. I really like all of the textures and various patterns coming together. :thumbup:

Thanks rp2s. I wonder ...... if you invert the colors in an image does it not change the art-form to w&b (instead of b&w)? I know, it's just semantics. As for this image, I loved the way the blue color at the base of the building was infused into the grey colors of the peeling paint, lending both to the textures and patterns of the structure.

I have since found out this was an old Mom and Pop country store.

pgr Loc: Alabama

Hi Bob,
I really like this photo I think its a great photo but my eye keeps going to the crooked lines on the boards.

Bob Yankle Loc: Burlington, NC

pgl wrote:

Hi Bob,
I really like this photo I think its a great photo but my eye keeps going to the crooked lines on the boards.

Thanks Pam. If you're referring to the weathered patterns in the woodwork panels in the windows, you have zeroed in on the very thing that attracted me to this abandoned country store in the first place. That, and the delicious textures in the weathered paint with the wood showing through.

Jim Carter Loc: Momence, Il.

I like it!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

pgr Loc: Alabama

Bob Yankle wrote:

Thanks Pam. If you're referring to the weathered patterns in the woodwork panels in the windows, you have zeroed in on the very thing that attracted me to this abandoned country store in the first place. That, and the delicious textures in the weathered paint with the wood showing through.

I love the colors, textures etc....I was referring to the lines of the separate boards...the way it is cropped the lines are off and it draws my eye there ...sorry, I really do like your photo. :)