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Recently I've been searching for descriptions to help better describe my process working with photographs. Discouraged in not finding the words I was looking for, I decided to go back and search my personal art images to inspire my thoughts and hopefully find one that spoke to me and helped me translate my visual art into words.  In the

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My posting today is my version of the Painted Ladies in San Francisco as sort of a personal postcard of my own. These houses are sometimes known as "Postcard Row" and as been in nearly 70 movies, TV programs and ads. That's a hefty resume!  I hope my version gets as much attention! I loved this city and can't wait to go back one day. There many many interesting areas to

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Today I'm sharing a small portion of my studies from the Art of Creative Cloning. I think it's ironic that part of the word fundamentals is "fun" because this week didn't feel like fun, but maybe that's because I am also new to the abundance of information at the Artist Quarters. The first project was to crop the eye portion from a portrait and create a sampler of the brushes Tim Shelbourne

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"Books can be like puppies in a pet store; you just want to take them all home!"~Andrea Auletta With the new generation reading more through digital formats I think it's cool my art post today will one day be associated with the descriptive words "vintage" or "classic." This photograph has many of the attributes I love to paint in oils such as depth, lines, color and the ability to

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 Ready, Set, Go! This is "Escape from Alcatraz" the start of the most difficult triathlon in the world held in San Francisco. Only 2,000 serious competitors ranging in age from 13 to 80 years old from more than 35 countries were able to qualify to participate in this notorious race.    I first cropped and adjusted the photo in Lucis Pro then tediously

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  I learn something with every post, but sometimes not always what I learn has to do with Corel Painter or digital art. This post is an example of that. The park is a perfect place to relax and capture moments with my camera that I like to paint. This gentleman apparently also visits the park regularly by the looks of the relationship he has created with the geese and the

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    My how time flys and over 8,000 viewers to my blog,  I was shocked to see when I posted last! So much has happened and I've decided to post one of my pieces that was still in the making that I touched up and textured. I took the original photo on my first trip to the races at Santa Anita Race Track and what caught my eye was the man in

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It's Official! My first painting post using Corel Painter 12! It's been a little challenging using the new layout and creating new habits to get my workflow back to where it was but I'm closer and with each new painting I know I will feel more comfortable. I took this photograph while visiting San Francisco. I fell in love with the city and it's energy. It's variety in landscaped buildings

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Click to Enlarge Images I took this photo at one of our local bagel shops that we visit most weekends. This guy is constantly busy behind the scenes through this glass window making sure that all the customer's get the freshest of bagles when ordering their breakfast and every time we see him he greets us with a smile. This time it was fun to capture him hard at work and show him some

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   Click on Images to Enlarge While taking a short break from my new focus on tutorials for the Corel Painter 12 software,  I have been switching back and forth to finish painting this photograph that I took during one of my visits to a local bookstore. This was shortly after one of the larger chain book stores closed and so my 

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I started painting this piece after not being satisfied with another image that was to be a New Years post. During my painter's block, I selected this photo of  my friend's wedding dress that I took when she married six years ago. Yes, that is how long I have had this in my "to paint file" along with many others patiently waiting for me to choose them to be

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One of the best things about summer is Music Festivals! Several nights a week local parks here offer residents a wide variety of free music to choose from and relax to after a hard days work . We kick back on our beach chairs, chat with friends and snack all sort of goodies. Feeling the rythym of the different instruments through the

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Thousands of messages in a bottle are launched and lost, but when they turn up, it’s memorable for sender and recipient. I’m such a romantic; I love the mystery that surrounds bottles sent out to sea. I have not done this, but could see myself patiently finding the perfect antique, aqua colored, glass bottle with scratches of years of use and then sitting down with a beautiful fine tipped pen

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Something as simple as putting on a hat can change your day and it can leave everyone wondering  which is the more piece of work....you or your hat? Few women have ever been able to resist the temptation to try on a hat and discover in the mirror a person they never suspected was there.  Hats can alter the image we have of ourselves, and the image others see as well. For

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 A trip to Old Town Orange cannot be complete until you visit a small family owned restaurant that was  formely a gas station in the 1950's and hasn't changed. It's a step back in time with lots of american homestyle and  handmade items on the menu along with a very retro Egg Salad Sandwich. It's a perfect break from antique shopping  around the

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It is is with a sad heart that I post my latest painting, dedicated to our friend Elieen Philips Montgomery who lost her fight with cancer at the young age of 45. She was a loving wife and mother of three beautiful, young children. Thinking of her immediately took me back to when I created the painting of her daughter Eleanor (as seen here) gazing at a

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click images to for larger viewing   My creativity has been re-awakened!  This painting really started as a test of my new Wacom pen. I was experiencing some digital hiccups and not able to paint so I thought it was time to upgrade.  I was so excited when I received it in the mail that I even hugged the UPS man! The installation process being complete,

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Click Each Image to View More Detail    I think this is the smallest detail painting for me to date and one of my favorite moments that I captured during the races. I took this photo placing my camera in between the railings nearest the curve on the racetrack. This horse clearly had a "leg up" if you don't mind the pun. I'm not a gambler as a perfect example

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Ah-Ha! I know what your were thinking when you read the title in your email...you thought I had captured someone filling up at the gas station and was going to talk about the rising prices of gas which is not a bad idea actually, but again this is where my mind goes. Seeing things in a whole new perspective. These two cyclists were sitting outside chatting near our local coffee

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Click to EnlargeYou just never know what kind of moments you can capture at the park or anywhere really, in every day life. Maybe it's just me and the crazy way I think sometimes but this one really struck me becuase I felt the birds where hanging around to get the latest gossip! One was even too embarrased to show it's face, as if to say "I just can't take this anymore!" I'm working on

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Click to Enlarge Before venturing away a little from the rodeo into other lifestyle images, I wanted to post one of my favorites with a different technique I created. This was alot of fun to keep messy and focus on minor details. You can see in the original photo that he was wearing a microphone becuase he was included in the entertainment but I purposly

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Click on Image to Enlarge Continuing in my country cowboy series,  this is my latest piece from the same rodeo that I attended. I always like to see expressions in my portraits and he seemed to really be contemplating his next ride and probably hoping it wasn't going to be his last! This guys are true daredevils if you ask me.  I'm working more on less detail in the face and

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Click to Enlarge for ViewingIt's been too long since my last post; I'm hoping to be able to post something at least once a week as I do have alot action stock images in my gallery from cowboys to marathon runners that are just begging to be transformed! This photo was taken last summer at a rodeo. I had never been to one so this to me was quite amazing to watch the strength of

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Click Image to Enlarge  I decided to post this painting after the gift was given, so not to spoil a good surprise during the holidays.  Jason and Lisa were married a couple of years ago in Hawaii and Jason's mom, Jeane asked me to "do  my magic" and create something special for them. As you can see I decided to eliminate the low lit distraction of the ocean and

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Click on images to enlarge This painting is of my friend's daughter Hannah. I chose to paint her when I picked her mother's name for Secret Santa this year and we had talked in the past that she would love to have a painting of her. As soon I as drew her name my first thought "could I possibly get it painted in time?"  After arranging for Hannah to get to the studio for photographs

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