Stardust & Fire

…had a wonky face 

and no neck….lol

He Captured Her Heart

they have a way of doing that.......

the original photo:

opened in Brushstroke and changed to a painted image:

taken to Procreate and added some color:

still in Procreate...overlay an old digital collage,

masking out her face:

opened in Analog and added a few scratches:

took it back to Procreate and added

the heart and string:

finished by opening in iColorama and applying
Style/Coherence and painted some white
splatters using Brush/Paint

Ole Man and De Cat

sometimes i see a photo and just HAVE to work a

little painting mojo on it. the colors in this one sucked

me right in!

here is the original... my neighbor…Lannie…and his

new friend:

i brought the photo into brushstroke and gave it 

an oil painting look:

once this was done i opened the altered photo in 

procreate and added some white highlights and

gave kitty some whiskers and a few scraggly hairs

for the finished piece.

btw….HE named it Ole Man and De Cat

i am not in a position to be calling anyone

old. i only see a kind soul that rescued a

precious baby someone dumped by

the roadside.

Grayson Perry Makes Me Happy!

there are some pictures that just beg for a little digital magic.

this one of Grayson Perry was one of them! i did a little

manipulating with iColorama to get this image. he is such

a fun and interesting person…also a wonderful ceramic
 artist. want to take a peek into his world…
check out this interview.

Secrets of the Heart

"The face is the mirror of the mind...

and eyes..without speaking...confess the

secrets of the heart."

                                                            ~ St Jerome

The Village Square

One of the things I struggle with constantly is color theory.

You would think that in this sort of 'hodge podge' art that it

wouldn't be a problem but things can become a mucky mess

if you mix the wrong colors. I've signed up for an online class

with Diane Culhane through Carla Sonheims Summer Art Camp.

Here's hoping you actually can teach an old dog new tricks.....

My good friend Maria.....

"Have you met my good friend Maria  

The craziest girl on the block?  

You'll know her the minute you see her 

She's the one who is in an advanced state of shock 

She thinks she's in love 

She thinks she's in Spain

  She isn't in love 

She's merely insane 

 It must be the heat 

 Or some rare disease

   Or too much to eat

  Or maybe it's fleas..."

 

Someone to watch over me.......

Guardian Angel or stalker.....

you decide

The Wind Speaks.....

"The voice of the wind speaks a language I once knew

but have forgotten."

                                                                                        ~Terri Windling

                                                                                           The Wood Wife

Tread Softly.....

"I have spread my dreams under your feet;

tread softly because you tread on my dreams."

                                                                                           ~w.b.yeats

One pill.....

"One pill makes you larger...

and one pill makes you small...

and the ones that mother gives you...

don't do anything at all."

LOL....can you tell what generation I'M from?

I saw this on FB.......WANT! WANT! WANT!

Yes.....I do!

Color outside the lines.....that pretty much sums me up!

You say potato....I say poTAto....lol!

This piece was done completely in Procreate.

I love using collaged pieces of old books,

scraps of papers and my own art pieces in

my work. I think this is my fav one so far!

Hero......

 

I'm thinking of printing up some greeting cards....

I thought maybe for the inside...

"...and I'll always be your faithful sidekick!"

Perchance to fly......

Haven't we all wished this at some point.....

Howling in rhyme.....

"Oh ...love will make a dog howl in rhyme!

~Francis Beaumont

Happy 4th!

La Chienne

Artrage......I think I've conquered you!

This is my finished piece....tweaked in Photoshop.

I opened Noteshelf and imported a picture of a

music sheet then sketched a simple dog.

On a new page I imported a background that

I made in my studio and started sketching my girl... then

went to the dog sketch page and cut & copied the dog...

went back to the girl picture and pasted the dog on.

 

Next I opened the picture in Artrage and added her

head, some sketching, and a little added color.

And as you see in the first picture I took this one

to Photoshop and added the glasses, cloud, text, 

and some "brush stamps". I haven't been able to

rotate text in Noteshelf so I used PS.

Moving on to Procreate.....