Cambria

Enjoying the lovely ocean while a seagull perches on the balcony railing hoping for a handout. The rhythmic waves are so soul-soothing. The waves Had to visi the Ball & Skein in Cambrian yesterday. They have the loveliest yarns. Had dinner at the Sea Chest which gets a C rating. Lovely sunset view but food just all right. Living in Sonoma County spoils you regarding restaurants! Are big and blustery. Walking the Moonstone Beach boardwalk is always so relaxing. Besides the squirrels and birdies there were little cottontail bunnies feasting after the rains yesterday. Adorable!

From the Summer Garden

I am doing a Nigel French series on using textures in Photoshop CS5 on lynda.com and played around with an old photo I took of some of my roses. I learned how to separate out the different values in an image and then I either applied a filter or blend mode or both to the separate value layers. I used filters from Mister Retro Machine Wash Deluxe and Filter Forge. Great fun!

Mooonlight and Roses

Digital challenge made for Arttechniquesdigital. Theme is Night. White roses gleam in moonlight, so I chose three photoXpress.com images and had fun using Filter Forge filters.

A digital piece created from a cabinet card image I found at a local antique store; a photo of roses sent by a friend, and a grungey gear image from photoXpress.com.

On the mantel...

Some more fo my favorite pieces. I love birdhouses!!

Some of the Valentine Postcards I have made and received over the years.