Sequoia Reimagined — Richard Ehrlich Photography

Sequoia Reimagined

This project attempts to capture the beauty of the sequoia trees – a symphony of giants.

“Record” images of these trees would not suffice in capturing their magnificence. To this end, the project morphed into an exercise of imagination and surreality – these giants serving as a paradigm of reverence and creativity, with color permutations as the basis. As inspiration, Picasso once said, “I paint objects as I think of them, not as I see them,” or stated differently, employing artistic perception rather than pure representational.

From image number 85-90 the images are generated by DALL-E under the heading of generative artificial intelligence.

See lower left side navigation menu for explanation of artificial intelligence in 2023

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#36 CMYK Color Space

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Screen Print #81

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Screen Print #84

DALL-E generated in Andy Warhol style #85

DALL-E generated in acrylic paint style #86

DALL-E generated in Jackson Pollock style #87

DALL-E generated in pastel style #88

#89 DALL-E prompt: Sequoia underwater with fish in Van Gogh style

#90 DALL-E prompt: Sequoia underwater with fish in Van Gogh style

DALL-E prompt: Sequoia drawn with charcoal #91

Drypoint etching by the author #92