Category: non-fiction
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You Sneaker
“It’s not about the shoes, it’s about what you do in them.” -Michael Jordan So… this is a little sad. I spent an hour or so learning a new technique in Photoshop by reading a tutorial; how to turn an image into a sketch. The reason I did this is because I made a decision…
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Gone Fishing
“A long life may not be good enough, but a good life is long enough.” -Benjamin Franklin. I thought I’d do something different on this image. It’s a sketch / paint blend, with a paper background, so that it looks a little old school and handmade (not digital). Looks like this man knows how to…
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Almost Paradise
“Paradise is here or nowhere: you must take your joy with you or you will never find it.” -Orison Swett Marden I decided to continue on with my thoughts about the world (or my life) appearing to be more monochromatic these days – as opposed to full color. My hopes with the image were that…
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Hope
“Hope is important because it can make the present moment less difficult to bear. If we believe that tomorrow will be better, we can bear a hardship today.” -Thich Nhat Hanh –Before I talk about hope, let me just say that I’ve been trying one of the new free programs (which I’ll talk about another…
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Can a Zebra…
…Change its Stripes? I started working on this Zebra some time ago, and I started to enjoy the fact that all I had to spend time on was the black. The white just sort of fills itself in for you, with the help of your eyes. What a time saver. I’ve been offline for awhile,…
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The Lighthouse
May you always be the one who sees the light in the little things. -Morgan Harper Nichols I’ve been trying to figure out what to do lately. I have some ideas for a story, but I’m not really excited about sitting down to do that. Images are fun, but sometimes I just run out of…