Wednesday, April 25, 2012

Wordless Wednesday


Thursday, April 19, 2012

More Pinky Pics

I am totally enamored with photographing this puppy! Her name is Pinky, and she is only 7 weeks old. She and her brothers were found in a dumpster, but now they are safe in rescue. I love all of her wrinkles and her gorgeous blue eyes!

Wednesday, April 18, 2012

Wordless Wednesday

Tuesday, April 17, 2012

Saving Rejects

When I creating, and especially when I am trying out new techniques, there are always reject pieces that don't "feel right". But I always save them, because they are great raw materials for collages. The collage above incorporates my first attempt at the "scratched photograph", and I love the ambiance that it adds to this collage!

Wednesday, April 11, 2012

Wordless Wednesday

Saturday, April 07, 2012

New Art

I truly believe that the best art comes from your heart, and dogs & nature are the subjects that are nearest to my heart. These are both new works of art, both incorporating new-to-me techniques that I am experimenting with.

Macie
graphite and charcoal

A friend of mine love to draw Zentangles, and she draws them in black marker, then shades them with graphite. While I am not a fan of Zentangles, I did like the idea of using graphite as shading with another medium. So, I played with a charcoal sketch, using both black and white charcoal pencils, and then adding graphite for gray shading. I need a bit more refinement with this technique, but I love the possibilities.

Zorinsky
Photograph, Scratching

Zorinsky was inspired by an etching that I bought recently. I don't have access to etching materials, but I loved the look of the print. I am experimenting with using my own photographs and scratching into them, much like you do on scratchboard. This is my first attempt, and I am very pleased with the results.

Wednesday, April 04, 2012

Wordless Wednesday

Monday, April 02, 2012

Dooley


Recently a rescue friend described rescue as "saving the dogs we can and crying for the ones we can't". Unfortunately, today has been a day of tears. Two weeks ago I met a transport with Dooley onboard. He settled into my SUV and promptly laid his head on my shoulder and gave me kisses all the way to the vet's office. I was so smitten! He is so gorgeous, so sweet, so friendly, and way too young to be dying. This morning we got the definitive diagnosis that he is in renal failure, and our goal now is to keep him comfortable and make him feel loved. This is not what a 4 month old puppy deserves!

Sunday, April 01, 2012

Playing in Photoshop

I admit that I am not a Photoshop power user, and there are far more tools in this program than I will ever learn. But occasionally I take a little bit of time and try to explore some of the effects. These are this morning's experiments...

Original Photo

Image, Adjustments, Invert

Image, Adjustments, Equalize

Image, Adjustments, Hue/Saturation & change the hue

Filter, Artistic, Poster Edges