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1880s Church

Wednesday, July 15th, 2009 by Alyice

I am very fond of the 1880s church I found during a recent vacation. It’s such a beautiful, serene looking church. Every time I look at the original image it takes my breath away. I know that our society loves everything new, modern, and upscale. I know that many growing churches prefer buildings that offer a lot more space and functionality, but those corporate-like buildings often leave me feeling cold and distant. Traditional looking churches, like this one, just seem more inviting. It’s as though you can walk through the doors to find God waiting to greet you—with arms opened wide.

Here’s one of the renditions I did of the church using Paint Shop Pro X2®.

And here are two more magnets. I just love the cowboy boots!

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More Digital Creations

Saturday, June 20th, 2009 by Alyice

I am having so much fun playing with my photographs and transforming them into beautiful works of art via my digital darkroom! And it’s really been helping with my depression—very therapeutic! When I create, whether digitally or by hand, it’s as if the depression has lifted and for just a brief moment in time, I feel normal again.

You see, dealing with seasonal depression doesn’t just last during the winter months; it lingers for months after the season has ended and just when you start feeling normal, BANG the depression returns full force—making it difficult to concentrate on the simplest of tasks like reading and writing and it’s really draining physically and emotionally. So while I have put my writing career on hold until I can get a better handle on things—or until the Sam-e, change in diet, and exercise kicks in—I’ve decided to use the free time to learn more about how Paint Shop Pro X2 and Corel Painter work and, hopefully, get my art room out of the dark and dreary basement so that I can, once again, practice my techniques.

Here are just four of my latest creations.

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Creating Digital Works Of Art

Friday, June 12th, 2009 by Alyice

Call me naïve but when I first began manipulating my photographs and art digitally, I actually felt like I was committing the ultimate artist’s sin! I actually had it in my head that if I couldn’t create something stunning completely by hand that I had no right calling myself an artist. However, the more I play in the digital world, the more I am convince that it, too, is a form of art and one that should be appreciated more—cause seriously, it’s not as easy as it looks!

I love my computer. I love programs that allow me the flexibility to take my handcrafted works of art and transform them into beautiful, and sometimes, stunning prints. And I love that fact that I can do it without causing too much damage to our eco-system.

Take yesterday, for instance, after 7 hours of “playing” on the computer I was able to create nearly 3 dozen variations of art from one photograph. After pondering the creations, however, I—and my trusted critics—determined that only 14 were good enough to keep and possibly sale.

The best part was that there was no guilt in deleting the poor quality images and no money wasted. As for the time spent creating them, I simply chalked that up to time spent improving my skills. After all, you can’t become a better artist without practice, practice, practice. Right?!

While I am still learning how to maneuver my way around the digital realm and have yet to master the art of creating absolutely stunning images with intricate details and flawless transitions, I’d like to introduce you to someone who is a master at creating digital dreamscapes: Maggie Taylor. Click here to view her stunning artwork.

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