When my husband passed away in March 2016 I felt abandoned, left behind to fend for myself. Now, leaving the year 2016 behind, I feel an easing of my grief. But I do not want to leave him behind; I want him always in my present. Perhaps I am getting near to that place where I can keep him close while moving forward. Combining my current … Continue reading Left Behind
Some days I spend so much energy fighting the loneliness and fear that I have nothing left. Combining my current state of grief with my pastimes of art and gardening has produced this series. Please click on the image for a better view. Continue reading Depleted
Do I like to manipulate my photographs? Yes. I think of each photograph as art. I like to take the image and process it to say what I would like it to say. This was an urban shot and I wanted to emphasize that, choosing to make it grittier and black and white. I have included the original image below. Please click on image for a better … Continue reading Photo Editing: Manipulation
A memory is triggered and becomes physical pain and I feel like I have been fooling myself in believing that I am working through this grief. Combining my current state of grief with my pastimes of art and gardening has produced this series. Please click on the image for a larger view. Continue reading Mourning
The thing about grief, even as I have begun to incorporate ‘widow’ into who I am so that it no longer surprises me when I wake up each morning, my eyes still tear at the simplest moments, like looking at the box of oatmeal because that’s what he had for breakfast each morning. Combining my current state of grief with my pastimes of art and … Continue reading Anguish
Vivacious – makes me think of the wood faeries dancing when nobody is looking Please click on image for a better view. original Continue reading Photo Editing for Fun
Combining my current state of grief with my pastimes of art and gardening has produced this series. Please click on the image for a larger view. Continue reading Empathetic
Combining my current state of grief with my pastimes of art and gardening has produced this series. Please click on the image for a larger view. Continue reading Supplicant
Combining my current state of grief with my pastimes of art and gardening has produced this series. Please click on the image for a larger view. Continue reading Fragile
Combining my current state of grief with my pastimes of art and gardening has produced this series. Please click on the image for a larger view. Continue reading Exposed
Combining my current state of grief with my pastimes of art and gardening has produced this series. Continue reading Isolated
Some of you already know that I recently lost my husband. These last months have been filled with a range of emotions as I struggle through my grief. Working in my garden and on my photographs seem to be two things that totally occupy my mind providing a bit of respite from trying to come to terms with, and redefine, my life. Combining my current state with … Continue reading Stricken
Some of you already know that I recently lost my husband. These last months have been filled with a range of emotions as I struggle through my grief. Working in my garden and on my photographs seem to be two things that totally occupy my mind providing a bit of respite from trying to come to terms with, and redefine, my life. Combining my current state with … Continue reading Shattered
“The soul becomes dyed with the colour of its thoughts.” Marcus Aurelius, Meditations. Please click on image for a larger view Paula’s Thursday Special: Inflated Continue reading Bubble/7
Please click on any image for a larger view Cee’s Fun Foto Challenge: Pink or Magenta flowers Continue reading In the Pink
Here are two images I created from my photos using Sagelight software. For those of you who don’t already know, I LOVE Sagelight for the limitless variety that can be produced, each resulting piece one of a kind. Originals follow. Please click on images for a larger view. For a different edited version of the above image, not ‘artified’, click here Continue reading Photo Editing – painterly images
“Life is fragile. We’re not guaranteed a tomorrow so give it everything you’ve got.” – Tim Cook – the chief executive officer of Apple Inc. Click on image for a larger view Weekly Photo Challenge: Weight(less) Continue reading Bubble/6
Play time. I like this photo, for its composition and subject matter, but it’s a little too soft for my taste. So I played. First up, I worked on the detail, contrast and lighting. The HDR creates a haloing effect resulting in the grey sky but in this image I liked it and kept it – I think it goes well with the mood and … Continue reading Photo Editing Two Ways – House at Sandside Bay
Robyn hosts the one four challenge at Robyn’s Fine Art – take one of our own photos and edit it four ways over the course of the month. My photo for this month – a shot of our hedgerow in the winter and my intent is to explore the tools in Sagelight to change my photos into painterly images. This week will be an oil painting effect. … Continue reading The Hedgerow – Week 3
Robyn hosts the one four challenge at Robyn’s Fine Art – take one of our own photos and edit it four ways over the course of the month. My photo for this month – a shot of our hedgerow in the winter and my intent is to explore the tools in Sagelight to change my photos into painterly images. My first step was to bring up some … Continue reading The Hedgerow – Week 2
Beyond the Brush 