October Moon
I am making a series of watercolor paintings based on dioramas at the
American Museum of Natural History for my son Daniel's birthday next month.
Shhh...don't tell him.
American Museum of Natural History for my son Daniel's birthday next month.
Shhh...don't tell him.
I bought an amazing book called: "Windows on Nature:
The Great Habitat Dioramas of the American Museum of Natural History"
The Great Habitat Dioramas of the American Museum of Natural History"
It has beautiful photos of the displays and behind the scene stories
of how the artwork for these dioramas were made.
of how the artwork for these dioramas were made.
posted by Geninne at 7:33 AM
I love how you get inspired by a photo but manage to turn into something "yours". Admiration. Te deseo un buen fin de semana!
Just beautiful, Gennine...! What a perfectly sweet and thoughtful present...
-maria
Oh, Geninne! How marvelous. What a great birthday present ... for anyone!
You are wonderful Geninne! You always amaze me with your work! Love you and your art!! xo :)
Me parece hermosa la obra de arte que formaste a partir de esa fotografia, eres genial!, me inspiras de muchas maneras...y claro que gurdamos tu seceto ;)
Saludos Mariqui
Que lindisimo!!!!! Me encanto!! Y aca Clarita, mi hija (cumple 10 el martes), y su amiga Kiki, quedaron fascinadas tambien!!!!!
besos!!!
Lucia
Lucky Boy!!
beautiful! i love the american museum of natural history, we visited there for the first time this summer. what a wonderful idea for birthday presents.
you son will love it!
can't wait to see what other dioramas you chose!
WHAT an amazing gift...it's SO beautiful!
You're such a talent...
Char
That is so personal and so sweet. What a wonderful gift!
oh my, this is impressive: are you considering selling printed copies?? I'm in love with it.
Love this!
I have this book too! This is a great idea, it is going to turn out wonderfully.
Geninne es una preciosa interpretación de la foto, sos una fuente de inspiración!! gracias por compartir tus acuarelas y tu secreto con nosotras ... un especial saludo desde Fuerteventura - Canarias
Geninne, Thanks you so much for sharing how you used these beautiful photographs for inspiration. It is always great to glimpse into the mind of a talented artist! Truly a work of art and a gift that will be cherished always!
Love your special touches. Your son will be thrilled.
What a great gift idea. I love that museum's dioramas. I like and agree with what Anne Marie said how you get inspired by things and create a fairly true representation, yet with your unique and beautiful style.
Wow, lovely!
its wonderfull
both dioramas and your waterclour
woowzie
Wow, it's beautiful!
omg, that's so amazing, what a fabulous gift! you are so talented.
Brilliant idea! I love the first one, and the way you interpreted it as your own. Beautiful work, yet again :)
Amazing! What a wonderful + thoughtful gift. I love your work and am sure this series will be no exception.
Happy weekend!
{ Lindsey }
http://greatfullday.blogspot.com
So beautiful - what a lucky son ... although I bet he thinks he's the lucky one.
Oh my! *SO* gorgeous. What a sweet and beautiful idea for your son.
And yes, that book is fab. One of my absolute faves.
This one is striking. Beautiful!
Your Sonoran Desert scene is gorgeous. Daniel will love it! He's lucky to have such a talented, generous mom. He'll treasure this art for many years.
your picture is as beautiful if not more so than the actual picture!
My lips are sealed.
:)
I love the night sky, and of course cactus are my favorite. You have the best ideas!
So amazing, and a wonderful, one of a kind gift!
Your gift is just so amazing. He is a very lucky boy.
So beautiful and what wonderful inspiration! Maisy
it's so beautiful, geninne! wow!
That is such a cool idea for a series!
Love it genine...never run out of surprises!!!
Your moonlit cacti and rabbit just made my day....exceptionally lovely work as always!
Cecilia g.
What a fantastic idea - I love these dioramas :)
What an amazing take on the diorama, and what a fantastic idea for a series!
I know this museum, it's great!!!
Oh boy! Beautifully interpreted. What a gift!
It's amazing to me how you can take a ho- hum photo and turn it into a piece of absolutely stunning artwork. I love the colors!
The dioramas are inspiring. Makes me want to do a piece based on them also.
I find it intriguing that you use a photo of a diorama--two steps removed from the "real" thing--to make such beautiful art. Wonderful!
precioso!!!!
What a great idea. They will be beautiful.
What an awesome idea. I love those dioramas, they bring back a great deal of nostalgia for my youth and class trips to the Natural History Museum. That looks like a great book, too.
what a beautiful present!
Such a great idea and what beautiful paintings!!
Wonderful! I am taking my children to the Museum of Natural History tomorrow - this will my youngest son's first visit!
Oh my goodness, your work is absolutely gorgeous. I wonder how you find time to make such great paintings with a family! I'm sure your son will remember this gift for a long time. How many will you do? Will they be framed?
Great work, as always.
And now, I have a question:
How to you keep yourself challenged? How to you avoid falling into the familiar in regards to subject matter, brush strokes, etc?
Those watercolors rock!!!!!
Lovely!
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I love this illustration that you did from the books photographs...it should be a lovely series and I can't wait to see it:D
WOW!
you have amazing talent! wow. I love all of your work & all of your photos. beautiful, genine!
Your painting is wonderful... I like that you made it at night.
how cool! love the colors and shapes. what an awesome idea!
this one is a mastepiece!!!!so brilliant detailing!
Love this, Gennine. Thanks for posting about your lovely gift. You will have to visit the old nature dioramas of the Chicago Field Museum some day...
I love, love, big love the Museum of Natural History in New York and not just the dioramas. The ethnographic sections are great - whole walls of silk slippers, snuff boxes, and even an old Chinese carriage made with bird feathers. Plus I learned more about Islam in their middle eastern section than I had reading a lot of books.....it is a truly great american museum.
Beautiful art. I'm so glad to have found a blog about art