Tropical Fusions (Panel 4 of 4)

Tropical Fusions (Panel 4 of 4) by Kerryn Madsen-Pietsch
Mixed-media artwork on rag paper.
Original work is mounted on a stretched canvas frame support.

Tropical Fusions (Panel 4 of 4) by Kerryn Madsen-Pietsch ©2013 | Redbubble

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Tropical Fusions (Panel 4 of 4) by Kerryn Madsen-Pietsch ©2013 | Redbubble
Framed print example

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Tropical Fusions (Panel 4 of 4) by Kerryn Madsen-Pietsch ©2013 | Redbubble
Card print.

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An experimental art ‘potpourri’ involving techniques of drawing, collage, opaque and transparent glazing (painting), layering and then even more overlaying, cutting and dividing.

Mixed-media:  pencils – graphite, charcoal, pastel, oil, coloured; soft pastels, impasto gel (acrylic medium), netting, papers – rice, cartridge; natural processed fibres – bagasse (from sugar cane stems); water-based screen-print ink.

Support: 300gsm Arches rag paper, size 385 × 285 mm
(Original sheet size 770 × 570 mm divided into quarters.)
Image = Top left hand side panel of four.

At RedBubble - Work Featured in a Group

• Collage with Traditional Mediums (25.11.2013)

Original work is:

• From the Group Exhibition: Cross Currents, 2002, Sugarama Gallery, Mourilyan, QLD.
• Previously Exhibited: 2002-03, Year of the Outback DPI Flying Arts; Selected work for Flying Arts TOURING Exhibition Regional QLD.
• In the artist’s collection.

Inspiration/influences

Overall compositional imagery was inspired/influenced from nature drawing/painting studies direct from my local surrounding Far North Queensland tropical environment such as the capturing of:

• undulating strata layers, rhythms and patterns from the telling timeline surfaces of palm tree trunks
• Leaves – both actual and implied: of leaf fall, Native Hibiscus Tiliaceus (cottonwood) dried leaves plus others
• Palm seeds
• Butterflies and wings – both actual and implied: of the Cairns Birdwing and other
• Seasonal atmospheric elements and Moon cycles
• Earthy oxide palettes – of red iron, Indian red, yellow ochre, white, terra-verte, charcoal and blue – of soils, sands, sky, barks, plants, leaves etc.
• Vessel shapes based on my own fibre receptacle forms
• Symbology plays an overall important role in the total work.

Tropical Fusions (Panel 3 of 4)

Tropical Fusions (Panel 3 of 4)

Mixed-media artwork on rag paper.
Original work is mounted on a stretched canvas frame support.

Tropical Fusions (Panel 3 of 4) by Kerryn Madsen-Pietsch©2013 | Redbubble

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Tropical Fusions (Panel 3 of 4) by Kerryn Madsen-Pietsch ©2013 | Redbubble

Framed print example

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Tropical Fusions (Panel 3 of 4) by Kerryn Madsen-Pietsch ©2013 | Redbubble

Card print

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Tropical Fusions - Panels 1 and 2 of 4 total

Tropical Fusions

Is an experimental art ‘potpourri’ work involving techniques of drawing, collage, opaque and transparent painting, layering and then even more overlaying, cutting and dividing.

Mixed-media:pencils – graphite, charcoal, pastel, oil, coloured; soft pastels, impasto gel (acrylic medium), netting, papers – rice, cartridge; natural processed fibres – bagasse (from sugar cane stems); water-based screen-print ink.

Support: 300gsm Arches rag paper, each size 385 × 285 mm

An original sheet size 770 × 570 mm was divided into quarters and each work then laminated onto individual stretched canvases and presented in a single frame format for exhibiting.

Tropical Fusions (Panel 1 of 4) 

(Image = Bottom left hand side panel of four.)

http://www.redbubble.com/people/artropica/works/11010392-tropical-fusions-detail-panel-1-of-4 

Tropical Fusions (Panel 1 of 4) by Kerryn Madsen-Pietsch©2013

Tropical Fusions (Panel 2 of 4)

(Image = Bottom right hand side panel of four.)

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Tropical Fusions (Panel 2 of 4) by Kerryn Madsen-Pietsch©2013

 

 Original work is:

• From the Group Exhibition: Cross Currents, 2002, Sugarama Gallery, Mourilyan, QLD.
• Also Exhibited: 2002-03, Year of the Outback DPI Flying Arts and Selected for Flying Arts TOURING Exhibition Regional Queensland.
• Currently in the Artist’s Collection.

Inspiration/influences

Overall compositional imagery was inspired/influenced from nature drawing/painting studies direct from my local surrounding Far North Queensland tropical environment such as the capturing of:

• undulating strata layers, rhythms and patterns from the telling timeline surfaces of palm tree trunks
• Leaves – both actual and implied: of leaf fall, Native Hibiscus Tiliaceus (cottonwood) dried leaves plus others
• Palm seeds
• Butterflies and wings – both actual and implied: of the Cairns Birdwing and other
• Seasonal atmospheric elements and Moon cycles
• Earthy oxide palettes – of red iron, Indian red, yellow ochre, white, terra-verte, charcoal and blue – of soils, sands, sky, barks, plants, leaves etc.
• Vessel shapes based on my own fibre receptacle forms
• Symbology plays an overall important role in the total work. More info on this can be found at my home website ~ www.kerrynmadsen-pietsch.com

 

Each of the panel works are being made available as 'prints on demand' for the first time via
my RedBubble Gallery  

 

'Tropical Fusions (Panel 2 of 4)' by Kerryn Madsen-Pietsch ©2013 | RedBubble CARD

Tropical Fusions (Panel 1 of 4) by Kerryn Madsen-Pietsch ©2013 | RedBubble CARD

Tropical Fusions (Panel 1 of 4) by Kerryn Madsen-Pietsch ©2013 | RedBubble

Sample - FRAMED ART WORK

Tropical Fusions (Panel 2 of 4) by Kerryn Madsen-Pietsch ©2013 | RedBubble

Sample - FRAMED ART WORK

Bauhinia Monandra (Pink Orchid Tree) Flower Cluster

'Bauhinia Monandra (Pink Orchid Tree) Flower Cluster

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'Bauhinia Monandra (Pink Orchid Tree) Flower Cluster'
by Kerryn Madsen-Pietsch ©2013 Photography

Prints available at my RedBubble Gallery

I am finally seeing a sparse one or two isolated cluster groups of these lovely pink orchid tree (Dwarf Bauhinia monandra) flowers blossoming in our rural home garden, near Innisfail, Far North Queensland, Australia.

Unique flower features

• Butterfly-like
• Every cluster appears unique in composition
• The Dwarf Bauhinia Monandra flowers open first as red/rose with yellow tips
  then quickly change to a very sweet pink, then hold the pink
• A rare variety ~ develops pink orchid-like flowers with red blotches or dots, the uppermost one splotched with deeper red, yellow or yellow-margined
• The petals are spreading, each about 2.5 – 4 cm long

Tree’s characteristic features

• Small, rounded-crowned tree with smooth gray bark.
• Twin lobed leaves which are 4 to 6 inches across and cleft almost to the middle, giving the leaf the shape of a hoof print.
• Native of Burma

Since the recent late wet season’s few days of heavy rainfall (delivered by Ex Tropical Cyclone Oswald last week in January) a couple more have bloomed, but they are only still appearing in very limited quantities. Perhaps our tropical soil is not acidic enough but the tree plants are still relatively young!
I am observing their progress with keen interest.

Camera/Shoot Details
Handheld Pentax K-5 II s Lens DA* 50-135
1/100s@ f/2.8, ISO 200, FL.135mm
Date – Jan.13, 2013 Time – 18.04.11
Raw file ~ Processed/edited via CS2.

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Image ~ 'Bauhinia Monandra (Pink Orchid Tree) Flower Cluster'
by Kerryn Madsen-Pietsch ©2013 Photography

Fine Art and Photographic Prints
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Wild Rainbow Lorikeets Feeding ~ Innisfail, FNQ, AU.

My first blog for the New Year 2013 and my first published 2013 photographic image 'Wild Rainbow Lorikeets Feeding ~ Innisfail, FNQ, AU.' which originates from my first 2013 photographic shoot session with some new photographic equipment attained through the disguise of that dear generous mythical, magical creature called 'Santa'!  8 )

The FNQ landscape has been pretty much sun parched, greens turning yellowish-brown shades, well up until Christmas Eve when Innisfail finally received a first decent rainfall in months, all of 50mm.  It is a somewhat very mild and slow beginning to our Wet Season which is, by the way, a very welcome change when compared to the dramatic heavy rains and floods experienced in previous December periods ('big wet' example image here).

So even though the tropical heat and humidity prevails at this time of year, we have been enjoying, since Christmas and the New Year, some continual light and moderate showery, often early morning, rains and cooling south-easterly winds and breezes ~ all gratefully received.

Nature and the tropical landscape have been considerably revived. All is indeed looking refreshed with the greens vibrant once more. The growth rate in plants and grass usually soar to new heights during this intense time of year, while I myself try to stay cool and skin dry as much as I possibly can with ceiling or pedestal fans close by! The unpleasantness of Prickly heat, fungal and skin rashes are best to be avoided with all due care taken.  The best time for me to photograph 'outside' is either early morn or late afternoon and even then, more often than not, I'll end up with clothes soaked in perspiration and itchy from mozzie bites depending on the (lack of) breeze and location.

'Wild Rainbow Lorikeets Feeding ~ Innisfail, FNQ, AU.'
by Kerryn Madsen-Pietsch ©2013 Photography

About the image.
In slightly windy conditions some wild Rainbow Lorikeets were spotted (through the lens) clinging to and feeding from the very large pendular inflorescence on a well established Alexandra palm tree (Archontophoenix alexandrae).
Location ~ Innisfail, tropical Far North Queensland, Australia.
Photo Shoot Date ~ Jan.04, 2013.  Time - 18:14:11

*An 'inflorescence' is a cluster of flowers on one or a series of branches, which together make a large showy blossom.

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"Attraction" by Kerryn Madsen-Pietsch | Redbubble

Displaying vibrantly under a canopy of leaves in the shade are pendulant bracts of striking red with yellow and green tips of the exotic tropical bloom, in the early flowering stages, of the Heliconia Rostrata (hanging red lobster claw).

The attracted iridescent blue-green beetle species is unknown.

 "Attraction" by Kerryn Madsen-Pietsch | Redbubble:

"Attraction" by Kerryn Madsen-Pietsch ©2012 Photography
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Photo taken early November (dry season) in my home backyard garden, near Innisfail, Far North Queensland, Australia.

"Welcome To My World " by Kerryn Madsen-Pietsch | Redbubble

Dynamic elements found in nature.
Always amazed at finding these wonderful structures, I've zoomed in on a shot taken of a ‘huge’ dome web glistening in sparkling sunlight, a jewel-like palace, with it’s homemaker a tiny Dome spider. Situated at the Botanic Flecker Gardens, Cairns, tropical Far North Queensland, Australia.

"Welcome To My World " by Kerryn Madsen-Pietsch | Redbubble:

"Welcome To My World " by Kerryn Madsen-Pietsch ©2012 Photography
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"Dappled Delight" by Kerryn Madsen-Pietsch | Redbubble

A different angle, some glorious wintery mid-afternoon spots of dappled sunlight on this delicate hanging annual Zygocactus flower, combined with using an old faithful manual 50mm Pentax Prime lens created some lovely varying compositional effects I’m really happy with.

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"Dappled Delight" by Kerryn Madsen-Pietsch ©2012 Photography
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Photo taken at home, near Innisfail, rural Far North Queensland, Australia.


Camera/Shoot Details
Handheld Pentax K10D, Prime Lens smc Pentax 55mm F1.2
1/1000sec, manually set @F22, ISO 100, manual focus.
Photo – Natural state. Raw file processed thru Photoshop.

"Flutterer" by Kerryn Madsen-Pietsch | Redbubble

"Flutterer" by Kerryn Madsen-Pietsch | Redbubble:

Flutterer by Kerryn Madsen-Pietsch ©2012 Photography. 
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The subject matter, a flowering pastel pink-white zygocactus, is such a beautiful delicate example of one of nature's amazing aero-dynamic designs.

In contrast to the previous post image of 'Ethereal Beauty' with direct sunlight spots, 'Flutterer' is a softer, more subtle, lower key tonal image due to the different light source - reflected light from a heavy overcast grey sky.

With less breezes this time round, it made for easier 'manual' focusing and shooting of a non-wavering delicate suspended flower from a hanging basket.

As I like to get the most sensitive detailed shot using the lowest Aperture Priority camera setting at 100, it also means the time shoot lapse will be slower in lower light conditions.

Taken again using the old resurrected Prime 55mm Pentax lens.

Camera/Shoot Details

• Handheld Pentax K10D, Prime Lens smc Pentax 55mm F1.2
  1/90sec @F22, ISO 100, manual focus.
• Photo processing - Natural state.

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'Flutterer' by Kerryn Madsen-Pietsch ©2012 Photography

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'Flutterer' by Kerryn Madsen-Pietsch ©2012 Photography
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'Flutterer' by Kerryn Madsen-Pietsch ©2012 Photography
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"Ethereal Beauty" by Kerryn Madsen-Pietsch | Redbubble

"Ethereal Beauty" by Kerryn Madsen-Pietsch | Redbubble: 

"Ethereal Beauty" by Kerryn Madsen-Pietsch 2012©Photography | Redbubble

It’s Zygocactus annual flowering time again. The cool southerly winter winds created some difficulty while attempting to photo up close this hanging little beauty. It was highlighted with sunspots from the afternoon sunlight creating some lovely effects. Taken at home near Innisfail, in tropical Far North Queensland, Australia!

Common name: Zygocactus, Christmas cactus, and Crab’s claw cactus
Botanic name: Schlumbergera truncata Hybrids



Camera/Shoot Details

• Handheld Pentax K10D, Prime Lens smc Pentax 55mm F1.2
  1/500sec, @F22, ISO 100, manual focus.
• Photo - Natural state
  

(This was taken with my very first SLR Lens which I forgot I had and recently rediscovered it in my black camera bag archives. It came with my first ever SLR (late 70’s), a Pentax K1000 also in good working order but ‘neglected in use’ since purchasing a DSLR in 2007.)

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"Arisen ~ Pink Water Lily" by Kerryn Madsen-Pietsch | RedBubble

"Arisen ~ Pink Water Lily" by Kerryn Madsen-Pietsch | RedBubble:

A pink water lily bloom grown in our home backyard pond, near Innisfail, Tropical Far North Queensland, Australia. Photo taken early tropical morn April 6.59am.

'Arisen ~ Pink Water Lily'
©2012 Tropical Photography by Kerryn Madsen-Pietsch 

The lily blooms are an infrequent occurrence ~ my guessing is it's due to not enough sun/sunlight due to the pond's sheltered position.

Work has been featured in The Tropical Zone RedBubble group (01.06.2012)
 

Twilight Zone, Innisfail 21.03.2012

Twilight Zone

Wed.pm 21st March, 2012.

 

After a week of oppressive overcast dark grey skies, continual rains and intense flooding throughout Far North Queensland, one begins to think if it will never end.

Well, the blue skies did finally open wide up the day after a huge Low pressure system blew over/through us from the North/North-West and kept moving on further south creating more havoc in its pathway.

On this evening we were treated to the most amazing intensely rare and rich varied coloured sunset. I managed to capture some shots but only after the sun had already set, in the twilight zone period, which I now share here with you. Enjoy.

"Line-Up " by Kerryn Madsen-Pietsch | RedBubble

New leaf growth and branch formation of a white flowering Hong Kong Orchid Tree (Bauhinia) growing in the home garden, near Innisfail, Far North Queensland, Australia.
The tree was not in flower at the time of photo taken, Feb 14 2012.

"Line-Up " by Kerryn Madsen-Pietsch | RedBubble: 

"Line-Up" by Kerryn Madsen-Pietsch ©2012 Photography

It is a species of flowering plant in the family Fabaceae or Leguminosae, commonly known as the legume, pea, or bean family.

Work featured

• Woman Photography group at RedBubble (17.02.2012)

Challenges

• I Shoot Raw – Dual Winner (with 5 votes)
  plus received Featured Artist in the group

Camera/Shoot Details
Handheld Pentax K10D 18-55mm F3.5-5.6
1/8sec @F5.6 ISO 100 FL.55mm  Date Feb.14
Raw file processed via CS2.

"Coy (Red Torch Ginger)" by Kerryn Madsen-Pietsch | RedBubble

The large Red Torch Ginger is from the ‘Etlingera Ginger’ family.
Photo Location – Home garden near Innisfail, Tropical Far North Queensland, Australia.

Amidst tall green ginger stalks
And lush canopy foliage surrounds
A large exotic torch ginger flower
Nestles coyly
Saturated red pink
Multiple finger-long and waxy tongue-like curled petals
Finely outlined white-tipped edgings defined
Caressed by
Lingering rain droplets
Glistening in the dawn’s sunlight
Clinging
©2012 Kerryn Madsen-Pietsch

Coy (Red Torch Ginger) by Kerryn Madsen-Pietsch Photography ©2012 | Prints available at Redbubble

Original photo taken 31Jan.2012 Time 6:40 AM

There hasn’t been many more of these flowers happening with the continual dry hot humid weather we’ve been having. Since taking this shot, Feb’s 1st-2nd week of extreme heat (reached 36 Cel inside our house one day, [meaning hotter 38-40 outside] when only forecast for 33Cel) with not one thunder storm or drenching rains in our area, the 4-5m tall blue green stem and leaves have been scorching and slowly turning more to green-yellow-brown.

In the 3rd week of Feb, 15-16th saw some reprieve finally with some heavy coastal showers at least, drenching and refreshing the thirsty landscape and cooling temp's down again.

Hope you enjoy this 'macro' version of the flower image.  I certainly never tire of seeing them growing in our large tropical garden.

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"Luminous Jewels " by Kerryn Madsen-Pietsch | RedBubble

Overnight light rain showers have refreshed the garden and first sunlight illuminates this water-kissed orange black tipped flower, Heliconia Psittacorum ‘Choconiana’ or commonly known as the Parrot’s Beak or Parakeet Flower.

Photo Location:  In my home garden, near Innisfail, Far North Queensland, Australia.

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"Greeting A New Flame" by Kerryn Madsen-Pietsch | RedBubble

Greeting a new flame kissed with raindrops in the early morning sunrise light. This bulbous green creeper vine plant produces many rich and vibrant flaring ‘fire-flame’ flowers. The vines grow ‘wild’ usually over all other hosting plants in the garden but only during the hot tropical summer months.

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"Togetherness " by Kerryn Madsen-Pietsch | RedBubble

Everything is refreshed after a very early morning tropical rain shower during our hot and humid 2011-2012 (much anticipated/delayed) ‘wet’ season.
Day/night temp’s fluctuate usually between 25 – 33 degrees Celsius.

You will only see these multiple bulbous green creeper vine plants with their rich and vibrant flaring ‘fire-flame’ flowers growing usually over all other plants in the garden at this time of year.

(The vampire sucking mozzies were pretty full on too!)

Photo Shoot taken - 1 Feb.2012 Time 6:11:35 AM
Location – Innisfail, Far North Queensland, Australia.

"Togetherness " by Kerryn Madsen-Pietsch | RedBubble:

Togetherness (Fire-Flame Flowers) ©KMP2012
"Togetherness " by Kerryn Madsen-Pietsch | RedBubble

"Night Bloomer ~ White Water Lily with Splayed Petals " by Kerryn Madsen-Pietsch | RedBubble

"Night Bloomer ~ White Water Lily with Splayed Petals" by Kerryn Madsen-Pietsch | RedBubble:

"Night Bloomer ~ White Water Lily with Splayed Petals"
 ©Photography by Kerryn Madsen-Pietsch

Early morning ~ white petal water lily, a night bloomer that grows on a long stem. 2nd and last day showing.  Grown in a small fish pond in the backyard of our home, near Innisfail, Tropical Far North Queensland, Australia.  

* Extra note
From my nature observations to date since photographing this bloom last April, these water lily plants must flower only once a year.

Art Monthly - Review on 'Tablelands, Perimeters and Parameters' Exhibition

I have posted a blog on Artist Books 3 (Ning community site) about the review in Art Monthly (April 2010 issue) for the Kuranda Arts Cooperative Ltd group exhibition 'Tablelands, Perimeters and Parameters' because, besides my work content for this exhibition being 'artist books', I am able to upload a PDF file there and then make a direct link to the review file here.
One of my works Euca (detail section) has been photo featured in the article.

 Detail section Entanglement  from On the Outer (Tree Trunk Extracts)

Entanglement  

Detail section of On the Outer (Tree Trunk Extracts)

Gouache on rag paper

Tablelands view of Mt Bartle Frere, Far North Queensland.

Tablelands view of Mt Bartle Frere, Far North Queensland.

See my earlier blog here - for more artwork images and other site links ...

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'Tablelands, Perimeters and Parameters' Exhibition work and viewing links