No Fishing Santa Barbara
by Glenn McNary
Title
No Fishing Santa Barbara
Artist
Glenn McNary
Medium
Photograph - Photo Impressionism
Description
No Fishing, Santa Barbara pier. This seagull was standing guard making sure that no one was going to go fishing today. The gull was actually keeping an eye on the person behind me that was having lunch, waiting for that moment to swoop in and help himself.
Santa Barbara Pier is centrally located in the harbor and is a destination for many visitors. The pier features many shops and restaurants that give you a unique views of the Santa Barbara coast line.
Photo Impressionism* is a hand-applied technique on an original Polaroid photograph. The effect is created by the photographer shortly after taking a photograph with an SX-70 Polaroid camera using the "Time Zero" film. The photographer turns into an artist by using special tools to paint with the emulsion inside the photo envelope. The emulsion remains soft enough to be blended, mixed, and distorted by the artist. This effect creates a painted impressionistic look to each photograph.
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*Note: The image has a SOFT focus; this is another part of the intended "Impressionism" effect. The original 3" x 3" square photograph is scanned at a very high resolution. Glenn then spends hours on each piece, inspecting all of the details in each area of the photo looking for imperfections and refining the color of the final product.
This contributes to the "painted" look of this photo. When produced, even in a large format and viewed at a normal distance, the art brings out a "Plein Air" style with its natural colors and free brush strokes.
Thank you for viewing my work.
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Enjoy! :-)
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P.S. All Polaroid images were created in a square format. Some images have been edited for a horizontal or vertical format to compliment your decor. Contact the gallery if you would like to view and purchase any of Glenns images in the FULL SQUARE format.
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All images and artwork are the sole property of Glenn McNary and are copyrighted by Glenn McNary. The use of any image or likeness is fully protected by U.S. and international copyright laws. All rights reserved. The images on this site are for online viewing and purchasing from artistwebsites and fineartamerica. These images may not be copied, reproduced, manipulated, or used in any way for commercial or personal use without the express written consent from Glenn McNary. Contact Glenn McNary for single use of images for publication of art for advertising or print.
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January 9th, 2014
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