A Rose Is A Rose Is A Rose...

This is a digital oil painting rendition of a rose photo on the left. I am borrowing Gertrude Stein's famous sentence from her poem for the title as that word describes the best of what a rose is. The painting looks dark & mysterious, but it is just a rose by any means. And so is life...

A Malay Bride Holding A Rose Bouquet...

This is a water color rendition from a photo of a Malay bride during a wedding reception. The picture was taken during the couple's arrival at the ceremony and in a middle of procession among the guests in the hall. The bridal dress is of a Malay fashion. She is wearing a simple traditional wedding dress known here as the "Baju Kurung", with a headscarf adorned with a tiara. On the right is the original photo. 

This is just a simple processing using the Fotosketcher software. The settings are as below with others at default:

• Strength Of Effect: boost to 200
• Image Simplication: boost to 120
• Color Intensity: boost to 70
• Darken/Lighten: reduce to 130

Pink Lilies: After The Rain...

It was warm and sunny here. The lilies in my garden were really sprouting as they love the sun. Then the rain arrives and leaves sparkling water drops that looks so attractive and refreshing on the flower's petals. The painting is a watercolor rendition from the photo on the left.

A Traditional Malay Wedding: Bersanding

This is a watercolor rendition of a Malay traditional wedding. This wedding was held in a small remote village and the oil lamp was to reflect an atmosphere of the past.

Bersanding is a malay word. It is an event where the newlyweds were seated on a throne for the relatives and guests to view. This is when scented water or fragrant herbs will be sprinkled on them by well wishers upon their marriage.

An Evening By The Lake...

This is a digital oil painting of Raban Lake in Perak, Malaysia. I was there photographing the lake in the evening with a beautiful blue sky and gorgeous lighting. 

The painting was produced using a panorama photo on the left. A simple procedure using Fotosketcher. After loading the image, just choose the oil painting at the option button. Boost up the saturation by an increment of 10. And control the intensity of the paintbrush to the level that you can observe in the painting. But those settings were set to my personal taste, you can set them towards your own preference.

An Egret Taking Flight

This is a watercolor rendition of an egret at the paddy fields near my home. The  migratory bird was actually flying away from me as I was approaching it.

I had always been fascinated by the Chinese simplistic watercolor painting of birds. But to achieve that effect with this Fotosketcher software is somewhat limited yet. Somehow personally, I think the result is nice enough..

An Indian Wedding: The Arrival Of The Bride...

This is a digital watercolor rendition of an Indian wedding in progress. The bride is the girl dressed in yellow attire standing in the middle. The whole family and relatives are holding out a red cloth as she walks around as part of the ceremony. Indian weddings are a feast of colors that are just beautiful...