Photo Friday : VANITY



... at any age !

Illustration Friday theme: CATS

artwork done by my 3 1/2 yr old.

(that's a butterfly in the sky)

Photo Friday theme: PINK


...taken from a page in my daughter's Book of Colours.

Illustration Friday theme: SEA


My daughter (3yrs 3 mths here) & I did this together. We did a blue wash, then glitter glued her creatures (I cut out) , & real sand .

Photo Friday challenge : panorama

Although not a "true" scenic panoramic image, it is my interpretation - a TIME LINE panorama! (sort of). A 9 mth old playing Peek A Boo.

* Click on image to enlarge it - expressions are lost otherwise.

Photo Friday challenge: Depth of Field

This has to be one of my all time favourite pictures. The beautiful eyes are sharp and the shallow depth of field really make them stand out!

Our Christmas card to family & friends - such silliness.

Photo Friday challenge: YELLOW

In the spring I planted 2 entire packages of sunflower seeds - anticipating brilliant yellow blooms in Autumn. To my dismay, only 3 plants came up. Those 3 plants certainly were cherished.

I took my neighbour for a 'fieldtrip' to the seedy district to shoot "Urban Decay". We came away with some wonderful images. I was thinking about using one for the Photofriday theme of worn, but changed my mind. (See previous post) I decided to post a few here anyways.

Photo Friday theme: WORN

"Misty Mountains"

Alberta's Rocky Mountains are so beautiful! It is one of my favourite places on earth. The rocks are WORN & eroded just right ( although hopefully pollution isn't hurrying the process up too much! )

Photo Friday challenge: WARMTH

Monarch Montage

Created with 2 layers - one image blurred & brightened. When compressed it gave it a wonderful 'dreamy' feel. I like the warm orange colours of the photograph.

I recently took a workshop on Impressionism Photography. I left leaving very inspired. Here is a picture that I worked on. I like the colours.

Illustration Friday challenge :Night

This is titled "Starry Night" since it is a take from Van G's famous piece. Of course, this will never become famous as it was done with the help of a 3 1/2 yr old with wax crayon, glitter, and tempera.

Photofriday challenge : RETRO

On the farm where my mother grew up, are many retro trucks, cars, machinery, and buildings. One of my favourite 'landmarks' is the old barn. It may soon be taken down - unuseable & unsafe. I am going to have to get lots of pictures of it before it goes down !

Photofriday theme:

FIVE

as in "Give me 5"

Thanksgiving was celebrated on the farm (where my mom grew up). The weather was perfect, food was great, family was incredible and those cats! One even 'followed us home' ! It is 'Furry' or 'Fuzzy' or 'Fluffy'. The name will sort itself out in the next little while. This cat was carried around all day by my daughter - sometimes wrapped around her neck, and often upside down. It is a spring kitten so the age is nice.

She is such a joy to have around. Such a wonderful addition to our family.

Happy Thanksgiving :)

How cool is that!

My daughter gracing the front cover of EDMONTON CHILD magazine, and the photograph is mine.

Actually, at this very moment there are 3 publications with my images inside. I also recently began my dream job teaching ESL to children for 1 1/2 days a week! Life is great. (Hence, no time for blogging or entering IF or PF challenges.)

Illustration Friday theme: DEPTH

(I am late posting this eventhough it was finished awhile ago. Oh well, life happens!)

Fingerpainted by my 3 year old - I assisted with the antennas and faces .

Photo friday challenge : MASSIVE

I checked out this particular tree today and the leaves have not changed to bright Autumn colours yet, so I am posting a photo from Spring when the pink blossoms were a MASSIVE display of beauty! The tree itself also is quite large (full of character - if you could say that about a tree!)

DIRT - 'hand' painted background.
ROOTS - black felt (water added to it) & blow art (cut down straw with thinned tempera)

(...as usual done with my 15 month old and 3 year old )