Floating Islands

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Detail image of the three islands in the top left corner.

The image was created with images of actual moss to make the top of the island, the bottom is either part of the moss 'pads' or bits of wood, stone, and bark.

I had great fun making them into little islands, each different from the others. I've included images from Leiston and Ely Cathedral, a tower in Happisburgh, an old beach torch as seen in Aldeburgh, trees from Rome, bunting from Cambridge and old watch parts for the gears.

The image took a week to create and pull it all together.

Part of my new series of images for licensing on Arcangel-Images - use this code: SYST-00136

Created with my own photographs in Photoshop, no stock used.

Days out - Suffolk Coast: Aldeburgh, Thorpeness and Leiston Abbey

Last weekend I took lots of photos at the Suffolk Coast. Here are just a few tidbits.

Aldeburgh

Moot Hall

Beach

Thorpeness

Swans at the Thorpeness lake - one Swan decided to use on of it's feet almost like a sail. :-)

 

 Leiston Abbey

The most wonderful 14th century abbey.

 

 

 

 

 

Some of those images (this is just a very small selection) will make it into my art and into the stock section of my DeviantArt account sometime soon, when I have the time. First I'll have to update my website... lots of good news coming (as soon as I am free to tell...)

The Secret in the Wall - Part V

Read Part V here.

The other parts are also available:

Part 1

Part 2

Part 3

Part 4

Enoy!

The Secret in the Wall - Part IV

Here's the fourth part of the story so far, read it here.



First part, read it here.
Second part, read it here.
Third part of the story, read it here.








To read my story The Secret Keeper, click here.

Enjoy....

The Secret in the Wall - Part III

The third part of the story, read it here.

First part, read it here.
Second part, read it here.

Enjoy! :-)

The Secret in the Wall, Part II

Read the next installment of the story here. Enjoy. :-)

Mermaid

 The whole mermaid thing was inspired by t-fourlee's poem Ocean Peace

I've always loved the sea and water and this is my take on a mermaid. I wanted to do something dreamy that showed the yearning for the sea and living in the sea rather than something cute and twee.

This is the poem to accompany the image, Mermaid

Featured on Redbubble:

Credits
 Stock:

• Mermaid - vintage lady 11
• Orange Ghiribaldi Fish
• Yellow Tang Fish Aquarium
• Frog stock 143
• Dragonfly Stock 7
• Shell 12 - Coral
• Shell stock 53
• Shell stock 54
• Shell stock 55
• Coral - 2
• Fish Scales - for Mermaid Stock

Textures:

• Texture 111
• Bubbles 1
• Bubbles 2
• Free background by moonchild-ljilja
• Mossy Wall
• Green under water
• Grunge Texture 03

Brushes:

• Spanish Moss Brushes  

 

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At the Bottom of the Sea

My latest photo collage - number 8.

It has been inspired by the lyrics to the song 'At the Bottom of the Sea' by The Thermals.

I've used lots of my own pictures and textures, including:

- 2 pictures of the sea, both from the Suffolk coast,
- a picture of part of the Collosseum in Rome,
- a picture of some moss/clay soil on the Devil's Dyke in Reach, Cambridgeshire,

and the following textures from kind people on DeviantArt:

- Buzillo Grunge Textures
- Absynthium Stock Flame Textures
- Freaky665 Victorian Grunge

The jellyfish has been hand painted, and, although it's mostly anatomically correct, I've taken artistic license with it's colour. This particular jellyfish isn't normally red, but it works better with the rest of the collages and as they're all going to be used in the same calendar.... The bubbles have also been hand painted.

The image will be available on my RedBubble and DeviantArt pages as a print (and in various other forms) plus it will also be included in my soon to be released 'Soulscapes' calendar on Redbubble. I'll announce it here when it's ready. :-)