Sunday, January 22, 2012

Chinese lanterns

These have been sitting in my living room since September, when Janet and Ira G. gave them to me. I love how they splay out, how they don't need water, and how some of them have grown pale over time. I cannot bring myself to throw them out or put them somewhere else because they're gorgeous and make me happy when I see them.

Last week I noticed how window light coming through the blue bottle created a pretty shadow on the wall, so took a few photos. (Gotta be quick -- sunlight doesn't last very long around here lately.) I added texture to make the wall more interesting and created this. Which also makes me happy!

©Carol Leigh, finding happiness in small things like orange Chinese lanterns and brief interludes of sunlight

7 comments:

Elena and Russ said...

The original image is so rich in colors. Now the textures and a blue shadow nicely complement the colors. It turned out really well.

Anonymous said...

You have driven away the rain with this lovely art piece, Carol. Lovely colors of orange and blue. jc in nc

Carol Leigh said...

Thank you both. I am really pleased with this one.

Cheryl Goyer said...

I love your photo! It's simple and powerful. Turquoise and red are one of my favorite color combinations and they are beautiful here.

marianne said...

Fabulous color and great choice of texture!

Linda Heinsohn said...

Like jewels in a box!

Carol Leigh said...

Cheryl, Marianne, and Linda -- thank you for stopping by and for taking the time to comment. Gotta say, this is fast becoming quite a favorite image of mine. And isn't it cool when we make something that a few days later we look at it and say, "Wow! I made THAT? Woof!"