Tag: black and white
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The Beauty of Change
“To exist is to change, to change is to mature, to mature is to go on creating oneself endlessly.” -Henri Bergson I said the other day that I was looking for solutions. Maybe it’s not as simple as that. Solutions might work when you’re repairing your car, or fixing a leaky pipe, but life is…
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The Shadow Boxer
I’m willing to bet that you’re not surprised by this one. And you may be thinking that I’m serially enthusiastic about my shadow images at the moment. Well, it’s true. They’re fun to do… and I love how the subtle drop shadows add depth and dimension to an otherwise plain and simple illustration. This is…
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Midnight Rendezvous
Under the cloak of midnight, secrets are born and whispers travel unseen. I’m catching on to my own little schemes. Apparently, all I need to do is talk about finding purpose and confronting the old Imposter Syndrome… and then suddenly a gazillion images are calling me for revamps. Wow. That just reminded me of my…
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Waiting for a Sign
This particular photo “upcycle” literally made my day. While playing around in GIMP, I discovered a huge set of image manipulations in the G’MIC plugin that I wasn’t aware of – and this neon effect was perfect. Of course, it’s not what I had intended to do, but random is so much better! I actually…
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Vintage Appeal
Antiques: Grandma had it. Mom threw it out. I bought it back. I used a black and white photograph for the basis of this illustration, and it’s said to be from an old photo shoot for Harper’s Bazaar… by photographer John Engstead. I wasn’t able to fact check this and verify it – so don’t…
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a gentle calm
I wanted to try my hand at some more minimalistic scenes. It’s a far cry from what I had originally planned, which is an illustration of a woman yelling – which I was going to call “Crying Wolf.” It’s a long story, but long story short: I caved and changed my Adobe plan back to…
a sprinkle of faith 