Photo Art Friday--Black and White

The Red Balloon

An old photo, taken a few years ago, converted to b/w and played with a bit using filters and blending.  Texture by Pareeerica and the text overlay is a brush.  The balloon I painted red was originally green, and the sky a brilliant blue!

The photo below was taken in 2004 on a trip to San Francisco--another brilliant blue sky! I added a layer with the Photocopy filter applied, then a bit of blur.  Bonnie's texture, Nitty Gritty, was also added, for...well...texture.

A wonderful Digital artist

I have recently discovered a wonderful digital artist, Beth Conklin from Here on Earth.  Her work is playful, often dark, a  little macabre--and I just LOVE it. 

If Emily Dickinson or Sylvia Plath had been a digital artist their work would be much like Beth's.

That said, I attempted this piece in her style to see if I could...

Moo Mania--Dance

Three Muses--Warm Colors

Summertime

Background made with pieces from Caatje Winkelson and Zen textures.  Sun overlay and word art from Michelle Shefveland at Cottage Arts and are used with permission. 

The Summer Fun word mosaic I made at http://www.imagechef.com/



52 Starlets--My Favorite Brunette

Is Natalie Wood...taken from us too soon. 

She was a real beauty, glowing, sexy, vulnerable, strong.  She was a marvelous actress as well.  Did you know that she played the little girl who didn't believe in Santa Claus in Miracle on 34th Street.  She played troubled teenagers in Rebel Without a Cause and Splendor in the Grass; smart, sexy women in Inside Daisy Clover, Sex and the Single Girl and Gypsy; and scientists in Meteor and Brainstorm.  And, who can forget West Side Story.

Her career spanned thirty-seven years; she was just 43 when she died.

Fro mor information about Natalie, visit her fansite http://www.freewebs.com/natashagurdin/

Crazy Amigos--Tree

This postcard was made entirely with brushes:  background painted with watercolor stroke brushes; the tree is a stamp brush from Jerry Jones at Shadowhouse, painted over with a soft round brush.  THe birda are also a brush--even the signature is a brush I made.