Saturday, January 8, 2011

Some new Photo Art images

I recently discovered a wonderful tutorial for creating watercolor images in PhotoShop. I've really liked the results I've been achieving with the new technique as well as the numerous compliments I've received on images I've created with this new technique. So I suspect I'll being keeping it in my digital art toolbox.

I am often asked if I sell my images, both photographs and digital artwork. While I have had one or two sales, I've not done much to promote the sale of my work. In an attempt to increase my chances of making a sale, I have recently joined RedBubble.

What is RedBubble I hear you ask? RedBubble is an online community of creative people that allows them to exchange ideas and knowledge and sell their art through a common marketplace where RedBubble handles packaging and shipments.

I've completed a new batch of Photo Art. Below are three images that are now available for sale through RedBubble. Clicking on any image will bring you to the RedBubble page where that image is available for sale as greetings cards, matted prints, laminated prints and more.

Pink begonias
Pink Begonia watercolour



Clipper (Parthnos sylvia)
Clipper (Parthnos sylvia)



La Sauvagine, Rue St-Paul, Vieux Montreal
La Sauvagine, Rue St-Paul, Vieux Montreal


If you have time, please check out my profile and portfolio at RedBubble. You can do so by clicking on any of the images above or this RedBubble icon.

Buy art

Tuesday, December 28, 2010

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)
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
Christmas Tree Angel

Twas the night before
Twas the night before . . .

Not all my recent photo art images were created as watercolours, some were attempts at coloured pencils

Christmas Tree Snowman
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
A Merry & Blessed Christmas to All

Sunday, October 24, 2010

Glorious Red

Burning Bush
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
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
Red Maple leaves


Sometimes it was a building detail . . .

Public building at Beaver Lake - Mont Royal
Public building at Beaver Lake - Mont Royal


Sometimes it was Ivy on a fence . . .

Ivy on fence
Ivy on fence at Notre Dame des neiges cemetery


Or growing up a wall . . .

Ivy on a crypt
Ivy on a crypt at Notre Dame des neiges cemetery


And then there are the bushes . . .

Red bushes

Red bush
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.

Remember that clicking on any image on this page will open the image in my Smugmug site, where you can view a larger version. Please use your browser's "Back" button to return to the Blog.

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.

Thanks for looking. And please stop by again.

Friday, September 17, 2010

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 formation - Baxter Harbour


Rock formation - Baxter Harbour


Rock formation - Baxter Harbour
Rock formations - Baxter Harbour


Rock formation - Western Head
Rock formation - Western Head


Hope you enjoyed the images.

Remember that clicking on any image on this page will open the image in my Smugmug site, where you can view a larger version. Please use your browser's "Back" button to return to the Blog.

Other images from our trip to Nova Scotia can be seen in my Vacation --> Nova Scotia 2010 gallery.Please feel free to leave comments here on the blog, in my Guestbook or in the photo gallery.

Thanks for looking. And please stop by again.