A Skull-eton and some antlers

Here are two pieces I edited as part of my practice using Photoshop. I found a fantastic blog that offers tons of free public domain images that can be downloaded and used for art. The author even encourages artists to send pictures of the art created with the images so they can be displayed. Check out graphicsfairy.blogspot.com to find some images for yourself. The first of my pieces is layered with multiple skeleton and skull images, using different opacity and blurring to de-emphezise some of them. The second was created with an images of antlers, inverted and textured, while adding color and rougher outlines. I am starting to get the hang of Photoshop's special effects, and really like the amount of choices I have at my fingertips for editing.

Mirrored Forest Images

Here are two more mirrored forest photographs. The weather warmed up a bit today, so I was able to get some more photography done, without my fingers feeling like they were about to fall off. I am having a great time editing these images, and am using them as a way to practice using Photoshop. I almost have enough images cropped, altered, and ready to order prints of, so that they can be here in time for the art show next weekend.

Alcohol ink abstracts

I created some new alcohol ink abstract paintings on acetate tonight. The red and blue pictures are the originals, the brighter blue one with aqua colored bubbles on the right was digitally edited. I am excited for this weekend, I have a fantastic photographer friend coming into town who can take some higher resolution pictures of my work. I can then use those to order prints of the digitally edited versions of those photos, and make photo books of my work. I am going to ask some offices if I can leave a copy in their waiting room's with their magazines. I am trying to get creative with my marketing. I have an art show coming up this month, and two more next month. I am really excited to share my new stock.