Thursday, April 30, 2015

The Pier


Background - image from unsplash - https://unsplash.com

Model extracted from - http://gracies-stock.deviantart.com/art/Death-Living-Again-37-77770470

Textures, sea gulls - my collection

Playing with light

The Wheel


Created this abstract image by combining four photos - three from unsplash and one from the AWAKE course - https://unsplash.com

Textures - my collection

Wednesday, April 29, 2015

Dare


Background - created the BG with three different textures and some of my tree photos



Other textures, bird brushes and words - all my collection

Tuesday, April 28, 2015

Pirates


Entry for Castle of Manips challenge "Pirates, Wenches and Treasure" - Deviantart

Background created by combining 3 different images








Textures, feathers, seagull, seaweed, bird brushes, hair brushes - all my collection

Urban Girl


Background - Created the BG with 3 B&W photos from Sebastian from the Grunge course

Textures (used 5), bird, extra hair strands, flower - all my collection

Monday, April 27, 2015

Pa. Farm


Another farm image from NE Pennsylvania.  I used 2 different pictures to create this digital farm scene - my photos. 
Textures and bird brushes - my collection

I am enjoying doing these landscapes.  I sold my Pa. house in October so I won't be going up there as much anymore.  I have mixed feelings about it.

Sunday, April 26, 2015

The Bather





Headpiece - Eenas Creations  - made up of two different components

Textures, birds, moon, - all my collection

I did a lot of work on the foreground of the water adding an extra layer to make it look like she was standing in water also adding shadows.  I love working with old paintings and making a new digital piece.  I especially like this one!!

Friday, April 24, 2015

The Mask


Background - made using 4 different images - 2 textures, Foxey Squirrel image and Mischief Circus image



Textures, birds, tattoo, flower, feather and fern - all my collection

Thursday, April 23, 2015

Pa. Barn


Combined 3 photos from NE Pennsylvania - my photos

Texture and bird brushes - my collection

Feeling very Wyeth-ish today if that is a word!!!

Pa. Farm House


From 3 of my photos.  I used one for the sky and BG, one for the middle house and tree area and I created a new foreground with the third photo.

Textures and bird brushes my collection.


I used to live in NE Pennsylvania and there are such beautiful farms in that area.  I took lots of photos when I was up there.   I sold my house in October of last year and I have mixed feelings about it. Below is my picture picture. 


Wednesday, April 22, 2015

Free Bird


For Earth Day!



Headdress - http://roys-art.deviantart.com/art/Headpiece-4-PNG-Stock-474175510


Moon, birds, weeds, hair brushes, textures - all my collection

Monday, April 20, 2015

Sunday, April 19, 2015

Painted Wall 4


Model - Colby Files
Background - 2 B&W images from Sebastian Michaels
Texture, brushes, graffiti font - all my collection
This is in the painted series - just a B&W for a change

Saturday, April 18, 2015

Painted Wall 3

 



Wall, graffiti, textures - all my collection

This is the third in my street art/graffiti series

Friday, April 17, 2015

Departure


Background - unsplash image    https://unsplash.com

Girl extracted from - http://gracies-stock.deviantart.com/art/Ghost-N-Graveyard-Series-24-51809018

Textures, moon, crows, hat, feather, birds, hair brushes, bird brushes, skull and post, smoke - all my collection

Thursday, April 16, 2015

Painted Wall 2


Woman - Rolf Armstrong Dream Girl - the Father of American Pin-Up Art

Textures, wall, graffiti - all my collection


Second image of my digital painted walls street art.  I am loving these images they are fun to make and something different for me.

Wednesday, April 15, 2015

The Chair


Model - Colby Files - Awake Content
Background - Decay Stock - http://decay-stock.deviantart.com/art/decay-24-122957324
Overlay and some texture Awake Content - Jen Maddox and Foxey Squirrel 
Web brushes - http://frozenstocks.deviantart.com/art/Spider-Webs-2-132864493
Textures, cat, smoke, dove - all my collection

Tuesday, April 14, 2015

Painted Wall 1


Main Image - http://mirish.deviantart.com/art/Skeleton-of-Lady-Gaga-1-319643693

Wall, graffiti, textures - all my collection


I am fascinated by street art and thought I would create the digital variety - think I am going to do a few more of these!!

Homage To Georgia


Skull and girl - unsplash picture - https://unsplash.com
Flower, background and textures - all my collection


When I saw the skull photo I knew I wanted to do something O'Keeffe related - so here it is.

Monday, April 13, 2015

Blackbird


Blackbird pic - Gary Henderson 
Background - Mischiefcircus
Textures, moon - my collection

Blackbird singing in the dead of night.

PA Farm


My photo of a farm in NE Pennsylvania
Bird brushes, textures, chicken - my collection

Below is the original photo.  I removed a lot of stuff, enlarged the foreground and did quite a bit of work on the picture.  I am really happy with the final image.  This was a little farm close to our house in PA.



Original Picture

Sunday, April 12, 2015

Peeling Back The Layers


Model - Colby Files  
Some trees and bird brushes - my collection
Everything else - AWAKE content

Saturday, April 11, 2015

Modern Day Madonna


Colby files and AWAKE content
Tree and tattoo - my collection

I wanted to get the circle and symbol behind her head like a halo


This is more like what I want to produce but haven't been working on.  

Friday, April 10, 2015

Silence of the Lambs


I created this image by using 3 photos - one from unsplash (the sheep) and two from my collection - I combined them to make my background.

I extracted the girl from an old vintage photo

Textures, weed and bird brushes - all my collection

Thursday, April 9, 2015

Run




Girl - extracted image by auralis stock

Textures, deer, birds and mist - my collection

Wednesday, April 8, 2015

Frost


This image is made up of four different pics.
And 3 other pictures from my collection


Textures, moon and bird brushes all my collection

I love to make these made up landscapes.

Monday, April 6, 2015

Sunset


Background - woods photo



Textures, rose, bird brushes - all my collection

I am playing catch up - spent the last couple days building a web site.  It is pretty much finished but was so much work.  I haven't even done any digital art in about 4 days.  I did this image last week.

Friday, April 3, 2015

The White Dress


Model extracted from - http://fluffybunny29stock.deviantart.com/art/White-Dress-26-383976356

Black cat - http://camelfobia.deviantart.com/art/black-cat-png-335453198

Textures, everything else - my collection

I wanted to exaggerate the white dress - really blow out the lighting making it almost glow.

Wednesday, April 1, 2015

A Little Birdie Told Me


Background - I made the BG by combining papers and textures



Textures, bird writing - all my collection