EASTER DESIGN

An Easter design that started with a pot of Easter lily from the florist.

close up

I didn't know what I'm going to get till I start clicking on different layers on Photoshop. A simple rendering can be quite enchanting with the magic of photoshop.

exploring the drawing with photoshop

illustrated angel from my archive

I kind of like the mood created by combining the distress texture with the black & white floral drawing.The stainglass really pops against the tone texture.Leave me your mailing address under comment, if you want an art card of this new design.

PHOTOSHOP MAGIC

From sketch to photoshop magic...

how cool it would be to be cruising on this sweet vintage bike. A little imagination goes a long way to get thru these bleak grey days.

bike with layers of florals on green pastel landscape

same illustration with a little photoshop magic

FANTASY BIRTHDAY DESIGN

No 2 designs ever start out the same way. Came upon this old sketch. It's only a few lines, but it still holds my interest after all these years. I needed an excuse to get back to playing with my watercolor. By the time I'm done, this flower fairy takes on a life of its own. 

ethereal flower fairy

close up

new Birthday card

I explore it further with some edits on photoshop. I did not set out to design a birthday greeting. By adding the balloons, it makes for a lovely magical birthday card, or a festive birthday invite.

ROSES & BUTTERFLY

edits with butterfly

Getting a lot of mileage from a bouquet of roses.  Started with a pastel sketch & experimenting with color & texture. After I scan the painting, more experimenting on photoshop. I zoom in on the pink & green bouquet & layer on the butterfly…this now looks like a greeting card.

from my garden

WORK IN PROGRESS-FAIRY

Kind of stuck with my current flower fairy. Sometimes I can only carry the painting so far. The focus is just not there. This is when photoshop can really help me get creative. I scan in the fairy watercolor & started to play with what I have. Just trying out different combinations for this sunflower fairy…I have a lot of floral patterns & butterflies in my archive to play with!

NEW SCRIPTURES SERIES

Just some doodling & swirls with my glitter paints…kind of like it, decided to add a winter scene from my window. With a little photoshop magic, I added some colorful fonts & holly to my new scripture series. I love it when I can create out of thin air!