Paint the Day Away

I spent the day painting the guest room followed by a baseball doubleheader so I needed a bit of relaxing down time. . . munch chocolate, listen to the children quietly sleep . . . and faux paint a few photos from my recent garden walk.

. . . the contrasts in this garden are so pretty.



. . . life must have been lonely out on the ranch - but quiet and peaceful too.

Comic Art

We went to the library today, the kids are reading in bed, I'm puttzing around on the computer and hit the jackpot! I've been working with line art lately and trying different techniques and stumbled on this look. Fairly easy to do, great comic book look. This will be fun to use on candids of the kids, action shots, etc. Can't wait to do more . . .

Pretty Prickly Pear

the beauty of Photoshop - I've been playing with some new tutorials, some pop art techniques, etc and love this look. Picture a set of 3 cactus botanicals hung above a sofa or a set of four in a hallway or even a large scale tile mosaic on a stucco wall outside . . . I went to IKEA today and this kinda has that contemporary vibe.



Be a locavore - buy local, decorate local, take pride in your region. I'll be posting more Arizona botanical art soon.