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  • Finding Latitude. Yellowstone Prismatics.

    Finding Latitude. Yellowstone Prismatics.

    Endless inspiration.  That’s how I feel about Yellowstone’s prismatic pools.  I could paint them forever.

    Finding Latitude. Yellowstone Prismatic Pools | artsy forager #art #artists #travel #photography #paintings #yellowstone

    These deep steaming springs draw millions of people to Yellowstone each year and with good reason.  Their boiling temperatures create magical steam, rising above chalky rock and water colored unlike any other.

    Finding Latitude. Yellowstone Prismatic Pools | artsy forager #art #artists #travel #photography #paintings #yellowstone Finding Latitude. Yellowstone Prismatic Pools | artsy forager #art #artists #travel #photography #paintings #yellowstone Finding Latitude. Yellowstone Prismatic Pools | artsy forager #art #artists #travel #photography #paintings #yellowstone

    They each feel like a world unto themselves.  An entire landscape within the vastness of Yellowstone.

    Finding Latitude. Yellowstone Prismatic Pools | artsy forager #art #artists #travel #photography #paintings #yellowstone

    I would seriously move just to be near these wonders.

    For the LATITUDE show, I created a mini-series within the show, Prismatics, my abstract interpretations of the pools in paint.

    Prismatics 1-16, inspired by Yellowstone prismatic pools | artsy forager #art #artists #paintings #abstractart #yellowstone
    Prismatics 1-16, acrylic on cradled wood panel, 6×6 each

    See larger images of Prismatics 1-16 on my website and see them up close and personal at Art & Light Gallery in Greenville, SC through the end of March.

    Lesley Frenz, LATITUDE solo show at Art & Light Gallery #art #artgalleries #artshows #greenville

    Find more of my inspiration behind the LATITUDE series and show here on Artsy Forager and by searching #findinglatitude on Instagram.

    Images by me.

  • The Artsy Nature: Yellowstone & Amy Donaldson

    The Artsy Nature: Yellowstone & Amy Donaldson

    Judging from the blog’s title & if you’ve been reading for awhile, you’ve probably guessed that Mr. F and I are the outdoorsy types.  We both thrive on time spent among the quiet beauty of the outdoors, whether surrounded by snow-capped mountains or digging our toes into the black sand of Northwest beaches.  I’m finding artistic inspiration in nature for my own series of work, so why not find it in the work of other artists, too?  Often when I see an artist’s work, my mind connects it to the memory of a place I’ve been or a detail observed or sometimes, an outdoor scene will call the artist’s work to mind.  It’s the whole chicken vs. egg thing, but this time, with art and nature.

    So with this post, I’m launching a new series, The Artsy Nature, in which I pair a photograph from our traverses in the great outdoors with a piece of artwork.

    TAN_Donaldson collage

    photo | spring at The Black Sand Basin, Yellowstone National Park by Artsy Forager

    art | Purpose by Amy Donalson

    One of my absolute favorite features in the wondrous beauty that is Yellowstone were the geysers and hot springs.  Algae and micro bacteria create gorgeously saturated coloration in the most heavenly palette.

    Nature is the most spectacular of canvases, isn’t it?  Look for more The Artsy Nature posts coming your way!

    Photo by Artsy Forager, art image credit linked above.