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I’ve never considered myself to be particularly talented with a paintbrush, as a photographer I much prefer expressing myself through my photographs however art has always inspired me.

When I was working towards my Bachelor of Arts degree I took as many art history classes as I possibly could, and continue to foster that passion. Unsurprisingly I couldn’t help but get excited last week when my husband showed me the Dreamscope App, website which boasts the ability to turn your photos into paintings. More accurately it allows you to apply the colours, pattern or style onto one of your photos from a painting of your choice. I have to confess once I began playing around with it I quickly realized that this isn’t quite a fine science, but rather an interesting game of chance. You never really know how the two images will mesh together, and for every successful rendering there were usually several unpleasant (and often unnerving) results.

After going through some wedding photos I’ve taken over the last couple of years, I decided to put a gallery together with some of my favourite paintings used as the reference points. I want to dedicate this post to all of you art lovers.

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    The Starry Night, Vincent van Gogh, 1889

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    The Great Wave off Kanagawa, Katsushika Hokusai, 1829

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    The Tree of Life, Gustav Klimt, 1905

    Mont Sainte-Victoire, Paul Cézanne, 1902

    Self Portrait with White Scarf, János Vaszary, 1928

    San Giorgio Maggiore at Dusk, Claude Monet, 1908

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    The Papal Palace, Avignon, Paul Signac, 1900

    Galatea of the Spheres, Salvador Dalí, 1952

    Girl in Green with Gloves, Tamara de Lempicka, 1929

    Number 8, Jackson Pollock, 1949

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    Woman with a Parasol in a Garden, Renoir, 1875

    Portrait of Dora Maar, Pablo Picasso, 1937

    Green Stripe, Henri Matisse, 1905

    Propellers 2nd State, Fernand Léger, 1918

    Mirror Lake, Franklin Carmichael, 1929

    Lookalike, Piet Mondrian, 1921

    Untitled 740, Francoise Nielly, 2013