Her - Filtered

Last night I grabbed my graphite pencils and sketchbook, dusted them off and created this girl.  I tried not to think too much, just created whatever needed to come out of me at the time.  

I miss drawing and sketching.  I have been in a bit of a funk lately, for months actually and am planning on trying to sketch everyday as a daily practice for my mind.  Maybe if I put it out there I will stick to it! 

When she was finished I took a pic of her with my iPhone.  Of course the next thing I did was throw her in Snapseed (on of my fav filter apps)  and filtered away.  

And just like that she is transformed into something completely different.  

If you have never tried this with a sketch or even a painting give it a whirl.  It is addicting and fun!  Snapseed is a great app to start with.  For this gal I used the "drama" filter first and then the "grunge"  filter to achieve the effect you see here.  

Be sure to stop back and share a link to what you create!  I would love to see!

xo

Paper53 and Snapseed . . . A Great Pair!

I am back with more Paper53 love!  I enjoy drawing and painting on my iPad.  The Paper app is one of my favorites.  I created this gal last night.  I wanted to share both versions to show you what you can do combining an art and photo app.  The above image was created in Paper and then filtered in Snapseed.  I added some grunge filters.  I am loving the effect.  

Here is the purely Paper version before grunge . . . 

I like them both but I think I am partial to the grungy version :)

Would love to hear your experiences with either of these cool apps!

xo

Moody Tree . . .

prints available on etsy

I continue to be staying away from paint.  Not sure why although I did recently purchase a tube of pretty copper paint the other day.  I have an image in my head of a painting that I want to use it for so we will see how long it takes for me to get to it.  Hate when I step away from the canvas.  

Having said that, there is always photography to feed my soul.  I took some pictures at the golf course where Lou works.  He took me out on a cart to some of his favorite spots.  I saw this lovely weeping willow tree and knew I wanted to shoot an image through the branches.  There was a little pond there too. When I got home I started playing with it in snapseed and I fell in love with this grunged up moody image I created.  

I hope you do too!
xo

The Mustang . . .

Yesterday I headed up to the garage and took some quick photos of Lou's '65 Mustang.  It was his mom's car, a gift from her parents that she was given when she graduated high school.  To me it is a piece of history.  When Lou was 17 she passed it along to him.  It is such a beautiful car.  He is meticulous with how he takes care of it.  Unfortunately it spends most of its time in the garage.  Lou rarely takes it out for a spin.  

So I thought it would be cool to take some photos of it and tweak them a bit.  I used my iPhone but eventually I want to take some shots with my big girl camera.  

Just fun to get lost in a moment for a few minutes.  

 I altered them in snapseed to give a vintage look to the images. 

After all . . . the '65 Mustang is a classic!

Finding My Way Off Of The Couch . . .

As you may have noticed I have not blogged since Friday.  That is because I have been sick since Saturday evening.  And today is the first day I am finally feeling better.  It started with a sore throat that I brushed off to allergies which progressed pretty quickly to a full blown bad cold with a fever that has kept me couch bound with my puff's plus tissues for the past four days.  

In other news Rocky had surgery his neutering surgery yesterday so we are both resting.  Although I seem to be wanting to rest more than him.  He is of course bouncing back much more quickly than me!

I have not painted in almost 2 weeks which always makes me nervous.  You know, like I will never want to do it again.  Silly girl.  But I did manage to play with some iphoneography which I have to share with you today.   

The above image started out as this . . . 

I put it into Snapseed, one of my fav iphone photo apps and love the result.  Cool makeover that I hope you enjoy!

Hope you are all well!!  I have missed visiting all of you!  I will make my way around soon!

xo

At The Shore . . . Texture Tuesday

Today I am linking up with Kim Klassen's Texture Tuesday.  Been away for awhile but happy to be back there!  

This image I shot out in Newport, RI, a different view of the beach cottage I have shared before.  This one was taken much more close up at a different angle.  I processed this image in snap seed.  I love the "drama"  effect.  I also took down the saturation and like the effect of the light cooler tones.  

Here is the original image . . . 

Check out Kim's blog for how you can link up with Texture Tuesday and check out some amazing photography being shared!

I'm A Year Old Now . . .

Rocky says "Hey lady, its my birthday and I can lay down wherever I want to even on the couch so you have no place to sit."

I took this photo on July 3rd, Rocky's first birthday and forgot to post it!   

I guess this is his tough guy look? lol

Cute but stern  :) 

Empire State Building . . . A Before And After

As you can see I am on a photography kick.  Thanks for all the great comments on my orchid post!  Today I thought I would share another before and after this time using one of my NYC photos.  

I took shot this image of the empire state building a few years ago.  I loved the composition of it.  Lou and I were in the city celebrating my 40th birthday and on the way from the restaurant I happened to look up and saw this.  I was glad to have had my camera with me. 

I processed the image in snapseed.  Love this app!  

Here is the original image below . . .

Which one do you prefer?

I will be back tomorrow with a new abstract painting!

xo

Wordless Wednesday . . .

A Vintage Movie Theater And Snapseed

I never thought I would fall in love with iphoneography. I mean, I have my big girl canon, a point and shoot canon so why would I need to get crazy with my iphone? Well, I am here to tell you that I have indeed fallen in love! lol

I am a huge fan of all the Rocky movies so when I saw the poster in the window of this old movie theater in town I knew it would make a great photo!

These images were altered with the new snapseed app I installed on my phone. Wow! These filters are so cool!! I even bought snapseed for my mac so I can have even more fun with all of my photos! I love the vintage grungy effect it gives the images. Lou loves the close up of the theater sign below.

Any other iphoneographers out there? Have you ditched your fancy camera for quality time with your iphone? What are your favorite apps?