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

Dare

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

Girl extracted from - http://rixu-stock.deviantart.com/art/X-i-135042592

Other textures, bird brushes and words - all my collection

Pirates

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

Background created by combining 3 different images

Male pirate extracted from - http://mjranum-stock.deviantart.com/art/Capt-Darkness-21-78085373

Female pirate extracted from - http://chirinstock.deviantart.com/art/Pirate-29-170995726

Boat extracted from - http://castock.deviantart.com/art/Pirate-ship-2-95853953

Pirate chests - http://margaritamorrigan.deviantart.com/art/pirate-chest-526718451

Skull - http://johny-and-mary.deviantart.com/art/Scull-stock-121743083

Skull and bones - http://pranile.deviantart.com/art/Skulls4-stock-409193109

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

Girl extracted from - http://gracies-stock.deviantart.com/art/Death-Living-Again-65-77779198

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

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.

The Bather

Background - http://fairiegoodmother.deviantart.com/art/Premade-BK-568-182074840

Bather - extracted from a painting by Frederick Leighton - http://oil-paintings.biz/images/oil-paintings/lord-frederick-leighton/lord-frederick-leighton-a-bather-1-17409.jpg

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!!

Queen of Hearts

Model extracted from - http://kebehut-stock.deviantart.com/art/Card-Set-2-Queen-of-Hearts-041-138087025

Hearts - http://www.deviantart.com/art/STOCK-PNG-hearts-in-the-wind-116046901

Textures - my collection 

The Mask

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

Model extracted from - http://lisajen-stock.deviantart.com/art/Red-And-Black-2-85674225

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

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. 

Free Bird

For Earth Day!

Background - http://simplybackgrounds.deviantart.com/art/smoke-in-the-sky-stock-28-135802265

Model - http://misssouls-stock.deviantart.com/art/Stella-1-215046831

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

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

The Lantern

Background - http://koko-stock.deviantart.com/art/024-269340276

Model - http://deathbycanon-stock.deviantart.com/art/The-Lantern-3-58360620

Bird - http://lg-design.deviantart.com/art/Hawk-Fisher-PNG-298132441

Hair strands, textures, boats, birds - all my collection 

13 Death

Background - Made the background by combining 3 images

Skeleton - http://dragoroth-stock.deviantart.com/art/Death-comes-ripping-1-316963643

Bat brushes - http://frozenstocks.deviantart.com/art/Bats-Brushes-132864860

Web brushes - http://frozenstocks.deviantart.com/art/Spider-Webs-2-132864493

Dead flower - my collection

Card edge - Made by me

It has been awhile since I made a new tarot card - here is Death!!!!

In The Fish Bowl

Model - http://desdemonarosa.deviantart.com/art/Gothic-1-349525234

Some fish - Eenas Creation

Texture, fish, bubbles - all my collection

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

Painted Wall 3

 

Model - http://www.deviantart.com/art/Moonlit-Romance-361241616

Wall, graffiti, textures - all my collection

This is the third in my street art/graffiti series

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

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.

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

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.

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

Peeling Back The Layers

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

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.  

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

Run

Background Image - http://colourize-stock.deviantart.com/art/Landscape-Stock-22-96795442

Girl - extracted image by auralis stock

Textures, deer, birds and mist - my collection

Frost

This image is made up of four different pics.

http://koko-stock.deviantart.com/art/015-216278212

And 3 other pictures from my collection

Textures, moon and bird brushes all my collection

I love to make these made up landscapes.

Looking West

Background - Made the background by combining 2 pics 

http://thevikingstock.deviantart.com/art/Stock-74-449118578

http://alz-stock-and-art.deviantart.com/art/Evening-Sun-Seascape-409374682

Model extracted from - http://auroradreams.deviantart.com/art/Archive-Find-9-86308748

Textures, bird brushes and hair brushes - my collection

Playing with color and light.

Sunset

Background - woods photo

Model extracted from - http://elandria.deviantart.com/art/Creeping-Tears-062-132397984

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.

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.

A Little Birdie Told Me

Background - I made the BG by combining papers and textures

Woman - extracted from a vintage photo - http://vintagedream-stock.deviantart.com/art/Dora-Ford-286311780

Textures, bird writing - all my collection