Gates of Eden 3

by Joan-Violet Stretch

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Gates of Eden 3

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Joan-Violet Stretch

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Photograph - Photography/special Effects

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Processed with MOLDIV for font and special effects, the walled gardens of Kennedy Castle in Galloway is one of the most beautiful gardens I've ever seen, with a loch either side of it called, the White loch and the Black loch, with streamlets flowing from each loch surrounded by hills and woodland, this walled garden is referred to by many as the Eden of Galloway. I was inspired by this to use the closed gateway for a design out of the Genesis account of the original Eden, The Garden of God, with the Scripture from Genesis chpt 3 where the man, Adam with his wife, Eve was banished from Eden and the tree of life guarded by an Angel to prevent them and their offspring from entering the garden ever again, the gate, therefore to the garden of Eden was shut!. These lovely ornamental gates, I thought, really fitted the picture with their Latin design.
The special effects used in this version is the celestial presence of God used as before and now superimposed with a drawing I did of a face of an angel, can you see it hidden? his face perfectly fitting the garden, his hair in the trees, his eyes in the flowers and his nose within the scrolling of the gates, I hope you like my surreal design of the Garden of Eden.

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September 14th, 2016

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