Art In Nature spring 2012-a

Art in Nature - Part 1Art in Nature - Part 1 Photos and Descriptions Photos and Descriptions by Judy M Johnsonby Judy M Johnson

As an artist, my eyes -and my As an artist, my eyes -and my soul- want to see art in soul- want to see art in everything.everything.

This is a collection of my own This is a collection of my own photos wherein I see patterns, photos wherein I see patterns, colors, shadows… that say colors, shadows… that say

“Art” to me.“Art” to me.

I love the colors & I love the colors & composition… composition…

and the mood of this sunset on Lake and the mood of this sunset on Lake Minnie, near Suicide Hill (a ski jump)Minnie, near Suicide Hill (a ski jump)

outside of Ishpeming, Michiganoutside of Ishpeming, Michigan

Both these shots are taken at the East end of Lake Kawbawgam, SE of Marquette Michigan. Both these shots are taken at the East end of Lake Kawbawgam, SE of Marquette Michigan. The way the lily pads reflect the sun is like silver disks in the water – or sky - as it appears a little The way the lily pads reflect the sun is like silver disks in the water – or sky - as it appears a little

ambiguous. ambiguous. The R. image is art to me with the floating leaves and reflections of the grass, creating soft-round The R. image is art to me with the floating leaves and reflections of the grass, creating soft-round

with sharp straight inclusions.with sharp straight inclusions.

These reflections on ancient basalt These reflections on ancient basalt “Black Rocks” Presque Isle Park, Marquette “Black Rocks” Presque Isle Park, Marquette

MI have a dreamy wonder about them. MI have a dreamy wonder about them. Is it sky reflected in water, or are you Is it sky reflected in water, or are you

peeking through rocks to the sky?peeking through rocks to the sky?

These colorful images of a wild Lady Slipper are the result of my playing around with These colorful images of a wild Lady Slipper are the result of my playing around with multiple artistic effects using my Adobe Photo Deluxe Home Edition. The image began multiple artistic effects using my Adobe Photo Deluxe Home Edition. The image began

as a photo my dad took a few springs ago, along Hwy 41 south of Trenary MIas a photo my dad took a few springs ago, along Hwy 41 south of Trenary MI

Here’s what a simple negative image of a Shefflera plant looks like. Here’s what a simple negative image of a Shefflera plant looks like.

Flowers blaze a palette of brilliant Flowers blaze a palette of brilliant color along the streets of Marquette, color along the streets of Marquette, thanks to the city’s beautification thanks to the city’s beautification project, which started as “Petunia project, which started as “Petunia Pandemonium” but then grew to Pandemonium” but then grew to incorporate all kinds and colors of incorporate all kinds and colors of beautiful plants.beautiful plants.

It’s been an award-winning effort, It’s been an award-winning effort, and it’s so nice to drive into town and and it’s so nice to drive into town and be greeted with this riot of color.be greeted with this riot of color.

What a welcome What a welcome into Marquette!into Marquette!

A riot of living A riot of living color paints both color paints both

sides of the sides of the street, and in street, and in

boulevards and boulevards and planters too.planters too.

Photo by Judy M JohnsonPhoto by Judy M Johnson

A Shasta daisy visits with the cosmos on the streets of Marquette. A Shasta daisy visits with the cosmos on the streets of Marquette. They all enjoy painting their own scene with color and shadows. They all enjoy painting their own scene with color and shadows. Photo by Judy M JohnsonPhoto by Judy M Johnson

What a happy What a happy collection of colors collection of colors to welcome one to welcome one and all into and all into Marquette!Marquette!


Soft ageratum Soft ageratum sweet-talks the to sweet-talks the to

the pungent the pungent marigolds; marigolds;

Come overCome overhere, mix and here, mix and mingle with usmingle with us

for awhile! for awhile!


Hey you guys!Hey you guys!Look’it what Look’it what WE can do! WE can do!

We can paint We can paint shadow-pictures shadow-pictures of ourselves of ourselves on the sidewalk.on the sidewalk.


The happy The happy delphinium delphinium

stands among stands among the other colorful the other colorful

flowers on the flowers on the sidewalks of sidewalks of

Marquette.Marquette.

(or is it larkspur?)(or is it larkspur?)


My garden azaleas My garden azaleas vie for attention vie for attention crowding one crowding one another for a another for a prime spot in prime spot in the annual the annual SpringSpringPhoto-Shoot. Photo-Shoot.


The first year The first year after planting after planting

their bulbs,their bulbs,my gorgeous my gorgeous irises arrivedirises arrived

to show offto show offtheir natural their natural

artistic,artistic,Asian-like Asian-like

beauty. beauty.


This is a night flash photo of Mountain Ash at Kathi’s place on Lake Michigamme. This is a night flash photo of Mountain Ash at Kathi’s place on Lake Michigamme. I just copied and flipped it. What a cool design it made! I just copied and flipped it. What a cool design it made!

I like to makeI like to makeMandalas from art and Mandalas from art and from my photos.from my photos.

This one is made from This one is made from two pie-shape cuts two pie-shape cuts from a park bench from a park bench shadow photo I took in shadow photo I took in Hampton VA. Hampton VA. I take each shape, I take each shape, copy-flip it, then make a copy-flip it, then make a 4 part 4 part “quadrant” putting that “quadrant” putting that first section in a 4 part first section in a 4 part sunburst.sunburst.

Then I do the same Then I do the same with another part of the with another part of the photo, and lay that over photo, and lay that over the other quad.the other quad.

Sounds easy, huh!?Sounds easy, huh!?

I like to makeI like to makeMandalas from art and Mandalas from art and from my photos.from my photos.

This one is made from This one is made from two pie-shape cuts from two pie-shape cuts from a shadow photo I took a shadow photo I took of an iron gate in of an iron gate in Hampton VA. Hampton VA. I take each shape, I take each shape, copy-flip it, then make a copy-flip it, then make a 4 part 4 part “quadrant” putting that “quadrant” putting that first section in a 4 part first section in a 4 part sunburst.sunburst.

Then I do the same with Then I do the same with another part of the another part of the photo, and lay that over photo, and lay that over the other quad.the other quad.

Sounds easy, huh!?Sounds easy, huh!?

I like to makeI like to makeMandalas from art and Mandalas from art and

from my photos.from my photos.

This one is made from two This one is made from two pie-shape cuts from a pie-shape cuts from a

photo I took at Garden of photo I took at Garden of the Gods, Colorado.the Gods, Colorado.

I take each shape, copy-flip I take each shape, copy-flip

it, then make a 4 part it, then make a 4 part “quadrant” putting that first “quadrant” putting that first

section in a 4 part section in a 4 part sunburst.sunburst.

Then I do the same Then I do the same with another part of the with another part of the

photo, and lay that photo, and lay that over the other quad.over the other quad.

This one is then laid This one is then laid over a regular photo over a regular photo of one of the curious of one of the curious

rock formations there.rock formations there.

Here’s a Mandala made Here’s a Mandala made from double flowering from double flowering crab apple blossoms on crab apple blossoms on the street in Manitou the street in Manitou Springs, Colorado.Springs, Colorado.I paired the flower I paired the flower quadrant with a rock quadrant with a rock formation quad made formation quad made from a photo taken at from a photo taken at Garden of the Gods.Garden of the Gods.

I have it floating over a I have it floating over a sky shot taken in sky shot taken in Colorado Springs.Colorado Springs.

God, what a gorgeous God, what a gorgeous area to visit!area to visit!

Photos and Mandala Photos and Mandala by Judy M Johnsonby Judy M Johnson

Just about any Just about any image looks better image looks better in a circle…. Thein a circle…. Theway just about way just about anything tastes anything tastes better with maple better with maple syrup on it. syrup on it.

It’s the perfectly It’s the perfectly namednamedSunset Point on Sunset Point on Presque Isle, Presque Isle, Marquette MI Marquette MI

(This Round (This Round works well, to works well, to transition from transition from Mandalas back to Mandalas back to more normal more normal photos.photos.

This is what playing with effects can do, even with an old low resolution camera. Taken around This is what playing with effects can do, even with an old low resolution camera. Taken around 2006 on Lake Superior near Diana’s house. That’s Marquette in the distance.2006 on Lake Superior near Diana’s house. That’s Marquette in the distance.

What lovely shapes and shadows here on the still water @ the Mouth of The Chocolay River What lovely shapes and shadows here on the still water @ the Mouth of The Chocolay River going into Lake Superior near Diana’s house. going into Lake Superior near Diana’s house.

The little sedum flower says, “I wanna be in this picture” on the rocks, Marquette MIThe little sedum flower says, “I wanna be in this picture” on the rocks, Marquette MIand it is….tiny, but front and center!and it is….tiny, but front and center!

Willow leaves Willow leaves duplicate duplicate themselves as themselves as shadows shadows in the water in the water and on and on the sand, the sand,

Marquette MI Marquette MI


Like a Rousseau Like a Rousseau painting, thispainting, this

jumble of greenery jumble of greenery only needs a few only needs a few

wild animals to wild animals to become abecome a

“Peaceable “Peaceable Kingdom”Kingdom”



The Willow saysThe Willow says“I’ll frame this pretty “I’ll frame this pretty scene for you of scene for you of Lake and Clouds…Lake and Clouds…and by the way, and by the way, aren’t my leaves aren’t my leaves lovely?”lovely?”



A disheveled A disheveled Willow Tree flings Willow Tree flings itself this way and itself this way and that while enjoying that while enjoying the view of the old the view of the old oar dock over oar dock over there at Lower there at Lower Harbor .Harbor .

It is quite aware It is quite aware of the artistic of the artistic impression it impression it makes as it makes as it spreads its spreads its limbs and leaves.limbs and leaves.



Pontooning around Lake Michigamme is always a delight…good friends, adult beverages, Pontooning around Lake Michigamme is always a delight…good friends, adult beverages, snacks and wonderful art-filled views. Who could ask for anything more?snacks and wonderful art-filled views. Who could ask for anything more?

Sunset Reflections at Lake MichigammeSunset Reflections at Lake Michigamme

I digitally I digitally “artified” this “artified” this Country Road Country Road scene in N. scene in N. Wisconsin…Wisconsin…more colorful…more colorful…and painting-and painting-like.like.

Sometimes ya just kinda lose your mind with digital-tricks andSometimes ya just kinda lose your mind with digital-tricks andya wanna make the world as colorful as a circus.ya wanna make the world as colorful as a circus.These are planted and harvested fields shot in N. Wisconsin.These are planted and harvested fields shot in N. Wisconsin.

This summer-shot This summer-shot of the Chocolay of the Chocolay River in West River in West Branch Township, Branch Township, looks like looks like Impressionist Art to Impressionist Art to me. The dots of me. The dots of leaves, and ripples leaves, and ripples in the water are in the water are Seurat - likeSeurat - like

That’s all for now, folks!That’s all for now, folks! All photos are copyrighted All photos are copyrighted

by Judy M Johnson, 2012. by Judy M Johnson, 2012.

They may be shared individually and enjoyed in such They may be shared individually and enjoyed in such locations as PINTREST, but never to be sold, locations as PINTREST, but never to be sold, reproduced or used in any form, digitally, in print, in reproduced or used in any form, digitally, in print, in media and the like.media and the like.If you DO put some up on Facebook-Pintrest, it would If you DO put some up on Facebook-Pintrest, it would be dandy for you to give me credit.be dandy for you to give me credit.

I surely do appreciate your respect of my copyright. I surely do appreciate your respect of my copyright. Thank you.Thank you.

I’m a paper doll artist and publisher. (+ cards and notes, post I’m a paper doll artist and publisher. (+ cards and notes, post cards, craft art, coloring books, old & new. cards, craft art, coloring books, old & new. If you’d like to visit, come see what I’ve got atIf you’d like to visit, come see what I’ve got atwww.papergoodies.comwww.papergoodies.com All Best, All Best, Judy M JohnsonJudy M Johnson

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Art In Nature spring 2012-a