The art print I wanted to feature today is from my Color Photography Collection titled “Red Peppers”. The print is a color photograph of a red pepper plant growing in a garden.
I would love to take credit for this healthy plant of peppers, but I found this in the Desert Botanical Garden in Phoenix, Arizona. It was February and we were there for the Chihuly Exhibit as I have talked about in previous posts. We were in the gardening area where they display the type of plants that are native to this area and how to grow them. Part of this exhibit covers vegetable gardening for warm season harvest. The red peppers were ready for harvest.
Having grown up in Iowa and living in Denver for a number of years, I am familiar with the pattern of growing flowers and vegetables in a four season climate. My wife and I also lived in San Diego for 24 years, so I am familiar with warm weather year around and understand the ebb and flow of plant cycles in that environment. Phoenix offers a new challenge with the extreme heat of summer and timing your vegetables around that time frame. I found it very interesting as I love plants and always have some type of garden.
That was the horticultural aspect of the red pepper, but frankly from a photographer’s standpoint, I was more interested in the esthetics. The first thing that caught me eye was the obvious…red!! In a sea of vegetables, the red stood out. The second thing that caught me eye was the subtle lighting of the red peppers. The challenge I had in getting this shot was that the plant was located right by the sidewalk and this part of the garden had a traffic jam of people crowding the walkway. Stopping to shoot was not something I could give much time to with the limited space and number of people. I took about five shots as quickly as I could and then cropped the results into this final photograph. Thoughts?
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Love finding the splash of color. These peppers definitely provide that. Another lovely shot Kirt.
Thank you very much, Sue!!
Kirt – Exquisite! It’s positively amazing to me what talented photographers are able to create. Because I’ve lived all over the world, I collected a good amount of art (to include glass). Now that we’ve downsized, I miss having long wide hallways with professional lighting wherein I can enjoy everything in the collection anytime I want. My husband studied photography with Ansel Adams and but I’m afraid his camera days are over. He has too many medications that cause trembling. He also has blown glass in the Smithsonian Holocaust Museum and the American Art Museum.
By the way, I love your note cards. Do you plan on doing any that will be holiday specific? Inquiring minds want to know! Sheri
Sheri, you had me at your husband studied photography with Ansel Adams…what an incredible experience that must have been. I am a big Chihuly fan having blogged about his display in Seattle and here in Phoenix. I love blown glass and have a big respect for those artists. What an honor to have his work in two museums.
On the note cards….what would you have in mind? I did some custom work for friends and family last year, but didn’t post anything to the public. I actually do a fair amount of custom requests either tweaking one of my current prints or creating something from a request. So, I am open to any suggestions you might have. I look forward to hearing from you. If you want to reach out directly my e-mail is : kirtdtisdale@thewallgallery.com Thank you Sheri for your kind words!!