Sighing of The Dawn

Jienn Heibloem, about 1 year ago

oh whirligirl this is an awesome awesome beautiful spectacular picc hun ….........lovely sooo moody xxxme

kookylane, about 1 year ago

Oh wow! enchanting, so beautiful!

Elaine van Dyk, about 1 year ago

Thanks Jienn and kookylane – such encouraging comments from two artists I hold in very high regard. The subject matter in this image comes from deep in my heart and my memories.

pinkelephant, about 1 year ago

very dreamlike

Sandra Chung, about 1 year ago

Oh my. :o

Craig Shillington, about 1 year ago

VBS I was going to say how enchanting this is too, but Kooky beat me too it!! :P This is entrancing!! :)

Elaine van Dyk, about 1 year ago

I really appreciate your comments bubblers above – It encourages me to forge ahead and try harder.

dopey, about 1 year ago

very nice 3-d effect produced by the layering. mood enhanced with the foggy conditions. GOOD WORK !! xxx

andrew cowell, about 1 year ago

Your work is superb, this one especially. I hope you will pardon my ignorance when I ask if these are produced from a blank canvas or if they begin life photographically. Apologies in advance if I offend :-\

Elaine van Dyk, about 1 year ago

Jack57, thank you for you comment. No offence taken at all. “Sighing of The Dawn”, “The Dance of the Crowned Cranes” and all of “The Lost City” series are combinations of different photographs I’ve taken, and then layered and manipulated in Photoshop to give them less of a photographic feel. The “Arum lily” series started life as my drawings which I photographed and played with in Photoshop. These are my first serious attempts at digital art. My background study is in printmaking (etching, monoprints, lino cuttings, wood blocks, etc.) and I just love drawing. But all said and done, while I am enjoying this new challenge, I still prefer the smell of paint and the feel of paint brushes, pastels/charcoal and pencils in my hand, and I prefer to feel the paper and canvas beneath my fingers.

georgiegirl, about 1 year ago

The lighting and the distance of the elephants compliments the story really well!

Shanina Conway, about 1 year ago

Hi Whirligig, this is stunning!
There’s nothing like the feel and smell of paint… and turps but it’s fun experimenting with ps.
Can’t wait to see more of your work!

Amanda J Slack..., about 1 year ago

Beautiful.

Ghost Writer, about 1 year ago

This is very classy – a truly amazing image

Helene Kippert, about 1 year ago

Beautiful and atmospheric.

Sarah Wheaton, about 1 year ago

Hi Whirligig. Thank you for your comments on my images. I don’t get enough time to respond to people and say thankyou. I love this piece, the depth, colour,subject matter and clever use of the images is fantastic. I would love to learn to use photoshop, at present I am using the Nikon program picture project. LOve your creative drive.

Belinda Strodder, about 1 year ago

This is amazing. So surreal and peaceful. This is my favourite from your portfolio. Well done.

sjem, about 1 year ago

amazing layering, colours and depth, fantastic.

Elaine van Dyk, about 1 year ago

Thank you all for your terrific encouragement. It’s really rewarding to see that people are feeling the atmosphere I tried so hard to instill in this image. It took a long time, and many retries!

Mel Brackstone, about 1 year ago

Enchanting, entrancing and overwhelmingly beautiful!!!

InfinityRain, about 1 year ago

Mystical and empowering

Cathie Sherwood, about 1 year ago

I want to go there….sooo very beautiful! You inspire me…..love mythical, mystical etc. and you’re great at it!!

Elaine van Dyk, about 1 year ago

Oh gosh, it seems I been slack again in not getting back to this piece for so long that I’ve not noticed Mel and InfinityRain’s lovely comments here. I really, really appreciate your comments – please accept my apologies for not thanking you sooner.

And Cathie, once again, thanks so much for such lovely and encouraging words. I must admit, my heart cries out to go there again too.

botanicfanatic, about 1 year ago

Words escape me… so very beautiful!

Elaine van Dyk, about 1 year ago

Thank you Alison for such a lovely compliment

Tiffany Dryburgh, about 1 year ago

Beautiful and very moving – elephants have a special knack of making me cry, they are such magnificant, grand yet vulnerable creatures.

Elaine van Dyk, about 1 year ago

It’s so nice to know there are other people who are as emotional about elephants as I am. Thank you for taking the time to look at my work.

Gary L. Suddath, about 1 year ago

Beautiful work,I love foggy mornings, they seem so mystical.You’ve portrayed this well.

Elaine van Dyk, about 1 year ago

Thank you, Gary. I appreciate your comments.

Jeff Burns, about 1 year ago

Amazing picture. Absolutely love this. Lighting is fantastic

StacyLee, about 1 year ago

I really like this :)

Lucindawind, about 1 year ago

Amazing its gorgeous

Lucindawind

Elaine van Dyk, about 1 year ago

Thank you so much for your lovely comments Jeff, StacyLee and Lucindawind. It’s wonderful to get responses from across the globe!

Charlotte Morison, about 1 year ago

Hey Whirligig, I’m just waiting for the magical creatures to come out of the trees. Gorgeous work. I really love this.

Elaine van Dyk, about 1 year ago

Thank you so much for that lovely comment Charlotte!

Chris Willis, about 1 year ago

Hi Whirligig…(Love the name) and love this image. It has a kind of ethereal effect….amazing considering the elephants…. I bought a card. Thanks for sharing it.

Elaine van Dyk, about 1 year ago

Thank you for your thoughtful comment, ChrisWillis – and for purchasing the card! This sort of feedback is always so encouraging.

Juilee Pryor, about 1 year ago

Wow beautiful image. Lovely.

Elaine van Dyk, about 1 year ago

Very kind of you to stop by and comment Juilee. Thank you.

carpenter777, about 1 year ago

Oh wow very nice

MaryO, about 1 year ago

You are an amazing artist.

Elaine van Dyk, about 1 year ago

Hi carpenter777 and MaryO! Thank you both for taking the time to comment – much appreciated.

Trisha Lamoreaux, 12 months ago

Stunning!

Alan Rodmell, 11 months ago

For a first attempt thats damn impressive….. I love the mood of the piece. Excellent

paul boast, 11 months ago

creative splendour !!!

Susan Grissom, 11 months ago

I loved this it has a very romantic feel to it. I like the treatment you have done.,

Elaine van Dyk, 11 months ago

Thanks to everyone who has commented on this work, and apologies to T. Lamoreaux, Alan and pboast for not responding sooner.

ajreece, 11 months ago

Love the composition and colors!

Hippo, 10 months ago

This one really is fantastic. Love it.

Elaine van Dyk, 10 months ago

@ajreece, apologies for not thanking you sooner. I really do appreciate you commenting on my work here.

@Hippo. I’m very pleased you like this one. It brings back many memories for me.

Wendy Slee, 9 months ago

this is truly beautiful….

BarbBarcikKeith, 8 months ago

This is really wonderful.. great work!!

victor laurence, 8 months ago

what can i say that has not been said

bang on

Walter Strength, 7 months ago

Great work Whirleygig. Love all of your stuff. Beautiful composition here.

Elaine van Dyk, 7 months ago

Thank you Walter…....and I am really interested in your tutorials.

sra58, 7 months ago

BEAUTIFUL WORK.
SHARON A.

EnPassant, 3 months ago

Very atomospheric Elaine. (in both senses of the word). I think we can learn a lot from digital manipulations in Photoshop and painting in programs like Corel Painter… learning which we can then apply to our ‘real media’ creations or just appreciate for itself.

Elaine van Dyk in reply to EnPassant’s comment, 3 months ago

Thanks for your input, EnPassant. I agree that there is much to learn from modern creative tools, as they all help to expand our creative “vocabulary”. Finding new ways of expressing oneself is always exciting.

Stephen Chapple, 27 days ago

Such a beautiful work of art! Stunning…..