San Juan Capistrano Court Yard

San Juan Capistrano Court Yard, was captured on one of our annual trips to the area. While exploring the grounds of this beautiful old mission, I... more

by Glenn McNary

Title

San Juan Capistrano Court Yard

Artist

Glenn McNary

Medium

Photograph - Photo Impressionism

Description

San Juan Capistrano Court Yard, was captured on one of our annual trips to the area. While exploring the grounds of this beautiful old mission, I came across this hallway and was struck by the colors and the perspective.

Mission San Juan Capistrano was a Spanish mission in Southern California, located in present-day San Juan Capistrano. It was founded on All Saints' Day November 1, 1776, by Spanish Catholics of the Franciscan Order.

Photo Impressionism* is a hand-applied technique on an original Polaroid photograph. The effect is created by the photographer shortly after taking a photograph with an SX-70 Polaroid camera using the "Time Zero" film. The photographer turns into an artist by using special tools to paint with the emulsion inside the photo envelope. The emulsion remains soft enough to be blended, mixed, and distorted by the artist. This effect creates a painted impressionistic look to each photograph.

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*Note: The image has a SOFT focus; this is another part of the intended "Impressionism" effect. The original 3" x 3" square photograph is scanned at a very high resolution. Glenn then spends hours on each piece, inspecting all of the details in each area of the photo looking for imperfections and refining the color of the final product.
This contributes to the "painted" look of this photo. When produced, even in a large format and viewed at a normal distance, the art brings out a "Plein Air" style with its natural colors and free brush strokes.

Thank you for viewing my work.
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Enjoy! :-)
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P.S. All Polaroid images were created in a square format. Some images have been edited for a horizontal or vertical format to compliment your decor. Contact the gallery if you would like to view and purchase any of Glenns images in the full square format.



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All images and artwork are the sole property of Glenn McNary and are copyrighted by Glenn McNary. The use of any image or likeness is fully protected by U.S. and international copyright laws. All rights reserved. The images on this site are for online viewing and purchasing from artistwebsites and fineartamerica. These images may not be copied, reproduced, manipulated, or used in any way for commercial or personal use without the express written consent from Glenn McNary. Contact Glenn McNary for single use of images for publication of art for advertising or print.
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September 19th, 2013