My Cezanne by olivetreeann

My Cezanne

I have always loved the Impressionists/Post-Impressionist painters so when I saw that Cezanne was chosen for this edition of the Artist's Challenge, I was quite happy! I remember my first exposure to Cezanne many years ago as a Fine Arts major and I was especially drawn to his still life pictures of fruit. I bought some oranges and made my husband wait two days before eating them so that I could get some shots of them first!! I had in mind to replicate one of his paintings exactly, but then decided I'd update his "look" with my own twist. So here it is, my "Cezanne" in all its colorful glory.
beautiful
January 25th, 2015  
@fullcircle Thanks Cindy!
January 25th, 2015  
He must have like the subtle shades of colour in all the different fruits as there were so many! I haven't seen this one in his repertoire but as there were so many I just enjoyed looking at some of them! Yours does look like a painting!
January 25th, 2015  
looks fabulous, ann! i bought some oranges, too, but i couldn't resist eating it that's why i had to shoot something else!. :-D
January 25th, 2015  
Fabulous set up, I love all the bright colours
January 25th, 2015  
Superbly done Ann. I haven't even tried this challenge yet.. sigh...
January 25th, 2015  
very cool effect of the colors!
January 25th, 2015  
I'd like to try his style too. But I am not the most artistic. This is wonderful.
January 25th, 2015  
Fabulous , just like one of his masterpieces.
January 25th, 2015  
Awesome shot
January 25th, 2015  
Great still life composition and processing
January 25th, 2015  
Perfect for the theme. Love how you put together this colorful still life. Fav.
January 25th, 2015  
Great for the artist
January 25th, 2015  
Beautiful shot. Great for the Cezanne challenge.
January 26th, 2015  
@maggiemae Thanks Maggie! In my mind I thought I would replicate one of his, but in reality, I ended up with my own version (hence the title). The effect is a combination of two applications in my photo processing program. One is actually called Impressionist Painting.

@summerfield Thanks Vikki! After the photo shoot several have disappeared! Do you recognize the scarf? Did you see the tag? (o:

@salza Thank you Sally!
@dibzgreasley Thank you Debs! You can only do what you have time for. Remember you are holding down a job and raising a son. My sons are grown and I am unemployed!
@nicoleterheide Thank you Nicole!
@joansmor Thank you Joan! Just a word of encouragement- you can copy his work quite easily. Check out his paintings by googling his name (Paul Cezanne) and then gather up things about the house that are similar to one painting in particular. You are creative! You did that upside down picture!! You can imitate Cezanne- I know you can!

@thresheg Thank you Graham!
@kerristephens Thank you Kerri!
@fugitivemoments Thank you Linda!
@cimes1 Thank you Carole!
@httpgeffed Thank you Colleen!
@daisymiller Thank you Daisy!
January 26th, 2015  
@joansmor @thresheg @cimes1

Thank you for your lovely favs Joan, Graham and Carole!!
January 26th, 2015  
@olivetreeann You are so right - I should give myself a break sometimes!
January 26th, 2015  
Beautiful, strong colours Ann, great picture for the theme
January 26th, 2015  
@olivetreeann - hahaha! as a matter of fact, i was going to mention about that in my comment, but i got distracted when i reached for my orange. :-) but must admit didn't look at the tag. awesome!
January 26th, 2015  
Very well done
January 27th, 2015  
@nicolecampbell Thank you Nicole! This was a nice one to work on.
@digitalrn Thank you Rick!
January 27th, 2015  
Bev
Nice shot and very good processing, Ann. It's so artistic. It looks like a still life painting. The colors are amazing and really pop. You are so talented. Saw your flash of red theme post. I don't know if I could do a month of black and white. I am not that good at shooting in anything but color. I don't have the eye that many others here have when it comes to black and white. Have a great time with it. I know it will be a huge success.
January 27th, 2015  
The colors are luscious. This still life doesn't seem still at all--it's very vibrant and wonderful!
January 27th, 2015  
beautiful colours
January 28th, 2015  
@prttblues Thank you Bev! I think you could. You doubt yourself too much! And the only way to get the "eye" for it, is to practice it. Maybe you could try it for a week- the one with the flash of red- just to give it a try.
@gratefulness Thanks Sandi! It might be slightly too vibrant for Cezanne, but I liked it anyway!
@kali66 Thank you Kali!
January 28th, 2015  
Very good photo and very good husband!
January 28th, 2015  
@vesna0210 Thank you Vesna! Yes, he is. (o:
January 29th, 2015  
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