Western Maple

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Description

There is not a lot of stunning autumn color on the west coast, but the Western Maple turns a lovely yellow. It is basically riparian and is often found in a nice setting. This intimate scene appealed to me on its own but needed a touch of magic to bring out what I felt and Corel Painter gave me the clone brush tools I wanted to bring out a rainy look. This is another oldie, from 2005. Painter went away and I need to see if there is some current version. It was special while it lasted.

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A little retouching on the raw file in PS, then to Corel Painter for the final look.

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Diane, this is a lovely mix of shapes and colors, nicely distorted by the software. The wide “V” of yellow leaves that are only slightly distorted works well at keeping my eyes moving throughout the frame.