Our Mixed-Media Collabrative got together for it’s montly meeting today – our project of the day was altering photos. I have quiet the stash of photos that I take to use for cards or to draw and paint from so I dug them out and had fun playing. We tried sanding,spraying with bleach, applying alcohol inks, rubbing with ink, scratching into, and stamping on. The most interesting thing that happened was that the more you played witht them the more they took on a whole new life of their own. I really enjoyed it and will continue to experiment. For now here are the three I experimented with:
This one I was happiest with – the original was of the flowers on a stone wall, unfortunatly I could not find the original…
next a french couple took on a new look…
Here is the original for the one above – obviously cropped a bit
Here a little street scene from Jerome,AZ got a nostagalic look…
This old Key West House got a painted sky and butterflies to add to it’s atmosphere…perhaps Hemingway stayed here! (original not found)
This stuffs really cool. Keep at it!
Thanks- it is a bit addicting!
Amazing how this changes a so plain photo into something so interesting. Keep up the good work.
Thanks Florence, it was really fun and you know I have plenty of photos!!!!
Lisa these are just fantastic, they all turned out gorgeous,my favorite is of you and your husband, your dress is beautiful and in the mixed photo it looks amazing. I really love it, Your painting in the last post is beautiful what a wonderful artist you are, thanks for sharing and have a wonderful day..
Thank you Dianne! I appreciate you taking the time to look & comment.They really are fun, especially when you have a favorite photo but you know it’s really not the best exposure or composition – this gave them a second chance. But lol the couple in the photo is not me and my husband but a colorful pair I spotted last year when visiting Gourdon, Fr – I couldn’t restist a photo of them!
well as usual you all had a wonderful creative get together … great fun seeing your before and after’s Lisa … liking the before AND the after for different reasons!
I can hardly believe I haven’t even walked into my art cave…good thing I got your LOVE book pages done ‘before’ our trip … I seem to need time after traveling to settle back in the grove …
Hope you are had a wonderful June!
oxo
This is a definite repeat project – loved getting lost in the process!