Christmas Photo Art

Christmas 2010 has come and gone. But photos help us remember the love and joy we experienced with family and friends.

And for some of us, the photos also serve as the base for some artistic interpretations.
Anne of Green Gables
Recently learned a new method of converting a photo into a painted watercolour image in Photoshop, so many of my more recent images have been done in this manner.
Christmas Tree Angel
Twas the night before . . .
Not all my recent photo art images were created as watercolours, some were attempts at coloured pencils

Christmas Tree Snowman
I sincerely hope that the Gift of Christmas bless you and yours with Peace, Love & Joy throughout the New Year.

A Merry & Blessed Christmas to All

Glorious Red

Burning Bush (Euonymous alatus)

Every year around this time, I go off with my camera to try and find glorious Fall colours. This year was no exception. For me, what makes the colours glorious is an abundance of red.


Red leaves

So this year, off I went into Montreal and headed up to Parc Mont Royal. To be honest, it was less than impressive. Even Beaver Lake was being drained.

But all was not lost. Here and there, there were reds to be found.
Sometimes a solitary Maple . . .

Red Maple leaves

Sometimes it was a building detail . . .

Public building at Beaver Lake - Mont Royal

Sometimes it was Ivy on a fence . . .

Ivy on fence at Notre Dame des neiges cemetery

Or growing up a wall . . .

Ivy on a crypt at Notre Dame des neiges cemetery

And then there are the bushes . . .


Red bushes

While there may not have been an abundance of Glorious colours out there this year, if you looked carefully, you could still find some.

Hope you enjoyed the images.

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Other images from my trip into town can be seen in my Photography --> Montreal images --> On the Mountain 19 October 2010 gallery.Please feel free to leave comments here on the blog, in my Guestbook or in the photo gallery.

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Rocks

Okay, so I've been bad. Over two months since my last blog entry. Hopefully, a few of these images are interesting enough to make up for it.

Rocks. I find rocks interesting. Patterns, textures, colours, all elements that appeal to me. The following images were taken on our recent trip to Nova Scotia.






Rock formations - Baxter Harbour

Rock formation - Western Head

Hope you enjoyed the images.

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Irises

Irises -- One of my favourite flowers.

I've always thought of irises as the poor man's orchid. I've been real lucky this year in that I've had some gorgeous irises growing just in front of my home.
White and Purple Iris
There is a stand of mauve and purple irises growing at the corner of my block. Problem was there was usually a strong breeze blowing that made it quite difficult to capture the flowers without blurring.

Purple Irises
I found some more of the dark purple irises a few blocks away. This colour always make me think of the royal purple worn by ancient Roman Emperors

Purple Iris
I have a wonderful neighbour who plants and maintains the many beautiful flowers that grow in my front yard. She planted one of the most uniquely coloured irises I've ever seen -- burnt orange is the best colour description I can come up with.


Burnt orange Iris
Iris season has come and gone. Until they come back agan next spring, I'll have these photos to look at and enjoy.

Hope you enjoyed the images.

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