Category Archives: digital paintings

When Is It Finished?

Posted on July 26, 2017 by Rosemary
silo and barn, Maryland dairy farm

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Maryland, U.S.A.2016 These dairy barns in Western Maryland made it easy to think of a graphic look. It also made it easy to tweak it using various software. The problem is knowing when to quit.  

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Women of Mopti

Posted on July 25, 2017 by Rosemary
Mopti Mali, Mandingo women wash clothes in Niger River

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Mopti, Mali 1998 Women wash clothing in the Niger River.  I love their posture. Graceful. Although we who are used to washing machines would not like doing this chore, it didn’t bother these women who were laughing and gossiping as … Continue reading →

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Woman of Mystery

Posted on July 24, 2017 by Rosemary
woman in large hat with face in shadow: a vintage look

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San Francisco, California My favorite look! I’ve been trying to copy some editing techniques and so far am unsuccessful but I think I am making progress. It all comes down to using Topaz plug-ins. You can get all sorts of effects … Continue reading →

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Moroccan Scribe

Posted on July 16, 2017 by Rosemary
scribe writing under an umbrella in Marakesh's Jemaa El Fna

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Marrakesh Morocco 1997 A man capable of reading and writing in both French and Arabic earns money writing letters for those who are illiterate. After getting the basics of contrast, saturation etc. the way I wanted them, I used Topaz Simplify … Continue reading →

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Having Fun

Posted on June 12, 2017 by Rosemary
digital painting of "gypsy" drinking tea

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Digital Painting I looked at some watercolor paintings on Google the other day. One that caught my eye was of a city street, all shades of gray with cars and pedestrians.  A common and boring scene, but the artist’s colors … Continue reading →

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Software and Miracles

Posted on May 24, 2017 by Rosemary
fisherman on Inle Lake

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Inle Lake, Burma Topaz Impressions turned this photo into a sketch. By reducing the opacity of the Topaz layer and changing the hue and saturation, I arrived at the photo you see above. It was a severe crop from the … Continue reading →

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Qinghai Provence

Posted on April 23, 2017 by Rosemary
Girl in traditional Tibetan dress stares over mountains

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China, 2007 We brought a lovely young Tibetan girl with us. She had a wardrobe of traditional clothing that her mother had sewn for her. Our leader always asked her to stand with her back to us. He didn’t want … Continue reading →

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Fez, Morocco: Water Seller

Posted on February 24, 2017 by Rosemary
Stylized portrait of a Moroccan Water Seller

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Fez, Morocco 1995 I love this vintage travel poster look! If only I could get all my photos to work the way this one does. But they won’t. I used Alien Skin’s Snap Art to get this effect. It wasn’t … Continue reading →

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Coppersmith in Damascus Souk

Posted on February 17, 2017 by Rosemary
digital painting of coppersmith in the Damascus Souk

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Damascus, Syria 2010 This is the last of my coppersmiths from the Hamadiya souk. It was dark in there and this man’s workshop had the least light. But I saved it! I used my plug-ins: Exposure from Alien Skin to … Continue reading →

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The View from My Room

Posted on February 11, 2017 by Rosemary
a woman leans out of her window to hang laundry

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Tbilisi, Georgia 2017 I got sick in Tbilisi and I was confined to my hotel room. Luckily, it was a lovely room with a balcony that overlooked a narrow street in the old quarter. I could see the bathhouse that … Continue reading →

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