Vintage Findings

A little about tattoos. . .

As some of you already know, my son has a few tattoos. And from this image you can see that some of his friends do also. Nick is the one looking straight at the camera and he is a tattoo artist. He has lots of ink. I think Nick and William have been friends since 1st grade. This was taken the evening before William's graduation - he received his Master of Arts in Teaching a few weeks ago.

Left to right:  William, Alex, Nick, and Jeezy

Here's a video clip for you. Yes, it is me, getting a tiny tattoo on the top of my foot. Seriously, it is only 3/4" x 3/4" - a tiny bird. Just ignore all the talk about drug dealers, it was all said in jest. 

 

So there you have it, my foot on video here. The entire tattoo work took 60 seconds. Then we all went out for sushi and sake.

~karen

The Way it Looked to Me

Playing with brush strokes, emboss, painterly work, etc. Image taken on a day I spent in Napa with Mary Bailey. I used the art history brush, then tried to build up some paint layers. Ended up making thick brush strokes in Corel and placing it in PhotoShop as a texture for this work. Just playing around with different ways to achieve the look I want.

Obviously it is a reflection with the street behind me and that's me on the left with the camera up to my face.  You can click on the image to see it larger.

Hope your weekend is going well . . .

~karen

This Memorial Day. . .

. . . remember the fallen and those who made sacrifices for our freedoms.

I do not know why this image will not appear here on the blog. You can view it in Flickr here: Remember the Fallen

~K

A Little Bouquet

Before: 

After:

I am enjoying this painterly path so far.  Just picked up a couple new books, too. One, I hope to tackle with my friend Mary Bailey. Perhaps we can challenge each other as well as ourselves to give this a fair go. Digital Painting for the Complete Beginner by Carlyn Beccia. This particular book includes techniques using Corel Painter and Adobe PhotoShop. 

Wish us luck as we embark on a summer project of learning more....

~karen

Pears

Is there anything more photographic or painterly than pears? They have the perfect shape and color tones.

BEFORE:

 

AFTER:

This technique was worked from the book Digital Painting in Photoshop by Susan Ruddick Bloom. Worked pretty well to get the depth of the brush strokes that I am after. More practice!

~karen