About The Artist.... Simone Hester

Simone Hester was born in Chicago, Illinois and raised on the far south side of the city. She found an interest in art at an early age. At the recommendation of her teachers, she began private art lessons at a small art studio in the suburbs of Chicago. She was tutored, mentored and exposed to a variety of art mediums from calligraphy, etching, Chinese watercolors, acryllics, and oil painting. There she developed a love for drawing and painting. She broadened her art education by taking a variety of elective art classes in high school and college. Upon college graduation, her first professional position allowed her to work in graphic designs and further her knowledge of computers. Once given a digital camera, she combined her love of computers, painting, and photographs to develop her very own technique in creative digital photography. The computer has become her paintbrush and allows her to stretch the natural boundaries that a typical photograph is held to. She recently left the traditional workforce to work on her art full time and contribute to her website (http://www.simonehester.com/) and write her blog on photography, art, and everything else she finds creative.

Tuesday, March 20, 2012

Loving Me Some Spring....

Today is the first day of Spring, and usually we are so excited for this day to arrive.  It means that the weather will soon be changing for the better.  Here's the thing, we have been fortunate to experience an early Spring, temperatures well above normal for the past week and a half.  If I could only choose one adjective to describe it, I would say that it has been "phenomenal." I even took a walk yesterday in lieu of my beloved elliptical machine. I have also had the opportunity to snap some Spring shots, since nature has decided to spring on us earlier than normal.  Flowers are blooming, trees are sprouting and grass is getting greener.  All appreciating the early warmth and loving sunshine.  


The picture that I snapped below.... is your typical happy daffodil (even happier in the sunny color yellow).




What I enjoy most about creating my work is playing around with different techniques to come up with an end result that I am most pleased with.  This time around, I wanted to create a painting feel even though this is a photograph.  So I added a variety of textures and then decided to use the liquefy option (one of the photoshop filters) and put different swirls throughout the image and in particular on the petals.  It created a beautiful effect... what do you think?


"Yellow Flower Paint" (c) 2012
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