Black Eyed Susans

This picture started with a photo of some of the spring flowers in our neighborhood. I love the month of April because it is the brightest, most colorful month in my part of the desert Southwest, when all sorts of flowers are blooming, including the cactus flowers.

I've added a texture called Paris Papers from French Kiss Textures.

Dutch Garden

This house with its garden is part of the open air museum at Enkuizen in the Netherlands. I've added a texture by Sy Parrish.

Ants on Chitalpa Blooms

This was taken in our back yard before our lovely chitalpa tree succumbed to the blistering Phoenix summer. I've added textures from Shadowhouse Creations and french kiss textures.

Tuscan Hills

This picture began with my original photo of the countryside near Montepulciano. I've added a vignette texture from pareeerica.

Sad Eyes

This Wolf's Monkey was photographed by me a couple of years ago at the San Diego Zoo. I love his pose, but the background of leaves and branches was much too distracting, even after I tried blurring it. Textures from Shadowhouse Creations and pareeerica helped me achieve the subdued look I wanted.

Facades

Venetian mask over a palazzo in the Santa Croce district with a texture from Shadowhouse Creations.

Happy New Year!

This picture began with a photo of a heron and ducks on Marguerite Lake in Scottsdale. We took a long walk by the lake and enjoyed the sunshine and beautiful warm weather. It seemed like a good omen for the new year. I've added textures from Shadowhouse Creations, Emma Cox and les brumes.