Vox Hunt: Photography - Extraordinary
Show us a photo that makes something ordinary look extraordinary.
I don't know if this qualifies as extraordinary, but *I* think it's extraordinary. This piece was painted last year by my sister-in-law, Mary. (The medium is oil paint on slate.) Years ago, after her children graduated high school, Mary decided she needed a hobby. She decided to draw animals from photographs in National Geographic and other magazines. She had no drawing experience, nor had she enrolled in art classes. Friends and family quickly saw that Mary was a natural artist.
Mary has since moved from drawing magazine photos in charcoal, to painting animals and nature scenes she has photographed while vacationing around the country. Mary has also perfected her natural artistic ability by enrolling in advanced drawing and painting classes.
Mary and my brother are retired, so she sells these pieces as well as larger portrait-style paintings to supplement their income.
(This post doesn't quality for the Sponsored Contest here on Vox, but I wanted to post about this artwork anyway.)
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