This weekend I started working on my new pieces to take to the High Hand Gallery. I selected my photos that I was going to print, mat and frame. Two of them I've already posted on my blog: Venice at Sunset and the Grand Canal Gondolas. In addition I selected two that were pics I took of a gondolier who was on break or didn't have any takers for the moment. I actually took several shots of him as I thought it was unique at the time, something natural. So the one I really liked wasn't very clear (as I was trying to be sneaky about taking his picture). I kept walking when I took the first shot. But I liked it so much that I put a filter/layer over it (pastel pencil) and it came out pretty cool I must say! I printed two different pics of that scenario - giclees on smooth fine art paper and voila! A piece of new artwork.
I went to Aaron Bros. and picked out some frames and a fancy mat for the picture with the gondolas. I cut mats for the other three. The larger one of the Venice at Sunset (purple shades picture) I ended up cutting a double mat for that one. I just happened to have some gold mat board that matched the frame, so I used that under the cream colored and textured mat. I wished I'd taken pictures before I rushed off to the gallery, but I didn't and I had to get it down there today.
I am posting the original photo of the gondolier on break, and what the photo looked like with the filter of pastel pencil.
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