The Old Dog Presents: The Mundane as Art Round Nine. Moss and Lichen! 20 Steem in Prizes!
Are moss and lichen just the ugly cousins of full grown plants, trees and flowers? I think not and I invite you to prove me correct!
First Let's Make Sure That we Understand Our Subject!
All definitions are from dictionary.com
- Moss: "a small flowerless green plant which lacks true roots, growing in low carpets or rounded cushions in damp habitats and reproducing by means of spores released from stalked capsules."
- Lichen: any complex organism of the group Lichenes, composed of a fungus in symbiotic union with an alga and having a greenish, gray, yellow,brown, or blackish thallus that grows in leaf like, crust like, or branching forms on rocks, trees, etc.
In This Round We're Turning Moss And Lichen Into Art!
With this clearly in mind let's look at some samples. I'll start with some pictures of moss that I took in my backyard just one hour ago!
Hmmm this is going to be a great round. I just took these quickly with my phone so you will do much better!
Here Are Some More Examples From Pixabay.com!
The top two samples are moss and the bottom two feature lichen! I foresee a lot of great art coming from you!
Here's a Reminder of The Galleries That You've Already Helped Create!
- Art Exhibit of Manhole Covers!
- Your Photographs of Streets!
- Damaged Asphalt Gallery
- The Tree Bark Virtual Gallery
- Mundane Art: Stones
- The Mundane as Art: Grass
- The Mundane as Art: Rust!
- The Mundane as Art: Sand Patterns!
- The Mundane as Art: Moss And Lichen (Now in creation)
Here Are The Rules For The Contest With 20 Steem in Prizes!
- One submission per person
- If you enter a photo please also up vote this post.
- You can create a post using the tag mundaneart but the photo must be posted in the comments here as well.
- Feel free to use processing and editing to create a special look but I also love the natural look!
- The photo must be your original work. Please don't use photos that you find on the internet!
- Submissions will no longer be accepted after the post has payed out in 7 days.
This is going to be an exciting round as you help me to create another beautiful Mundane as Art Gallery!
What Mundane Object would Like to See Featured in Round Eight?
Please let me know as your comments are noted, needed and appreciated! I hope that you enjoyed this article on "The Mundane as Art Round Nine. Moss and Lichen!"
Until next time,
@kus-knee (The Old Dog)
I’m about to go to a forest after class so I can find some great examples of this :D
Here's my entry:
I hope people will like it.
I was waiting for one like this! Good old Canadian Shield Lichen!
When I first saw it I was thinking that it's painting. People were just passing by. Not me, though.
Very cool.
I have lived in Canada my whole life and have never seen Canadian Shield lichen...either that or I didn't notice as a kid growing up in the Muskokas every summer. This is so cool.
So so so beautiful. Violet and green together make the ultra magic. 🙏
I will get burrowing under that snow and find the moss!!!
Might I suggest a blow dryer and a 50 meter extension chord. We defrost the freezer with a blow dryer so I know that it will do the trick and 50 meters will allow you enough freedom to hunt down some moss!
I'll give you extra credit for diligence and even more for snow and moss in the same shot!
Also remember I allow Boomasized photos! As stated under rule number 3 "Feel free to use processing and editing to create a special look"
I think the good lady would have serious words with me if I tried to take her hair drier. She is oddly territorial about it!
I shall do my best. if I can boomasize (love that word) it without it looking fake then I will!! :O)
We are still waiting for the first @meesterboom original to grace one of our galleries which now include 8 virtual exhibits and almost 200 works!
It's an impressive collection. I shall endeavour to add to it!
I'm am amature wildlife photographer and just happened to be taking pictures of lichen today and now I find this comp. It must be a sign! Here is my submision, a Xanthoria species of some kind I believe, hope you like it.
Wow! are those mushrooms on top of moss?
No. This is just the way this species of Lichen grows I think.
One of the more interesting ones I have ever seen.
Thanks!
This is wonderful!
Thanks! I'm pretty pleased how it turned out. Was just doing some reading and according to the Woodland Trust there are 1700 species of Lichen here in the UK and some colonies are 8000 years old apparently! I think I shall have to learn more. :)
It's amazing how Steemit can stimulate our curiosity! Once again it's a great photo and a great find.
Totally awesome photo @timspawls
Thank you Michelle! :D
I always loved the colors and textures that can be found in the floor or walls, they're often as powerfull as the best abstract paintings.
I took this picture (among a lot more) in Mucubaji's Lagoon, in Mérida, Venezuela. It's an incredibly beautiful landscape and yet I was obsessed with the ground.
There were so many different compositions, but I chose this one because it has an interesting color palette, where green isn't a protagonist. Therefore, it looks almost artificial, like dry paint (talking about favorite textures), if not for the white lichen's amazing organic form.
Here's my full post
Thank you!
I was waiting for something like this. Beautiful!
Thanks! Glad you liked it (:
Me encanta
Gracias, amiguita <3
All of my favorite colors in one spot. Perfect.
Thank you! I think your entry is great too. Good luck!
Likin' The Lichen • Mundane As Art
https://steemit.com/mundaneart/@otage/likin-the-lichen-mundane-as-art
Thanks for sending in your photo!
This is very painful. It's dry season here in Nigeria. All of it is dried. This is gonna be an ultimate search for me.
Hmmm, not sure what to say. It is a global competition but some areas have advantages at certain times of year. Another Steemer wrote me that all of the moss was buried in snow!
Of course, I know it is global. I will still look around, probably I will be lucky.
This would be cool but I do not really see them where I live
Maybe the next theme will suit you better!
Yeah, I hope so, thanks for your concern, it means a lot.
My entry:
Very nice!
My Submission: https://steemit.com/mundaneart/@borgheseglass/mundane-art-moss-and-lichen
A Pillow of Green Green Moss.
This is from a walk through a forest in Eastern Ontario along the Rideau River in Canada.
Awesome.