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1/29/2019 2:26:06 PM

Seeking Warmth in Winter

Jeanne Rosier Smith / 27 Comments

We long for warmth in these months, and those warm touches in a winter scene attract the eye and warm the soul. I search for gesture and movement in the branches, patterns in the light filtering through. The less I can say, the more imply in these scenes the better. [...]

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3/9/2017 8:58:38 AM

Simplify! Simplify!

Jeanne Rosier Smith / 13 Comments

The key to any good composition is to recognize it first as an abstract pattern. This means simplifying the scene into shapes rather than things. The scene caught me with its interesting pattern of lights and darks. [...]

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