The Mighty Live Oak Canvas Print

Shown is our (get ready for this) Black & White Infrared Impressionist Photo-Oil-Painting.

First, we photograph a portion of this beautiful Life Oak that seems to refuse to die using our old converted black & white infrared camera.

Second, we edited the image producing an impressionistic style.

Third, we painted the image using a digital oil paint.

For those who may not know (we're explaining this using a simplified meaning), infrared converts the color green to white. Furthermore, it converts the blue in the sky to black or a very dark near black color. It also enhances the white colors. All this means that a B&W Infrared image has a higher amount of contrast compared to a regular B&W photograph. It is like a black & white photo on steroids so to speak.

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Hello and welcome to our art site. First, please allow us to define art according to Wikipedia (the below definition is a small part of the explanation). Art is a diverse range of human activities involving the creation of visual, auditory or performing artifacts (artworks), which express the creator's imagination, conceptual ideas, or technical skill, intended to be appreciated primarily for their beauty or emotional power. Other activities related to the production of works of art include art criticism and the history of art. We consider photography to be one of the many types of art and a way of expressing it. WE are a team of two, a husband & wife duo, Deb & Bill. Deb has loved photography as a hobby since the mid...