Wild Thing - Collage

This is collage number 10, only 2 more to go and I can make my calendar! :-)


I've been playing even more with the background on this one than on all the others, including some of my patterns (falling blossom and the wall flowers), and lots of my own textures.

However, as always there are some others I added to the mix:
- Khaosdog Blood Splatter textures
- Freaky665 Memories

The hummingbird is a bit of a generic bird rather than a specific one as I couldn't find one that ticked all the boxes. It has the tail of a scissor tail and the red throat of the aptly named red-throated hummingbird, however, the wing/body colour is not something I've seen in any of the ones I looked at.


I spend a lot of time researching each animal/insect that I paint. Firstly, I like them, secondly, I usually prefer to paint them as anatomically correct as I can, but sometimes you need to use artistic license to get the painting you want. :-)

The image is inspired by the song 'Wild Thing', this sort of 'Wild Thing' does indeed make my heart sing. :-)

The Blues - Collage

Another of my collages, this time with a background of Autumn leaves taken on Devil's Dyke near Reach in Cambridgeshire.

I combined the original photo with lots of textures, some my own, some from fellow deviants:

- Absynthium Stock Flame Textures
- Freaky665 Victorian Grunge
- Lordarq Clouds
- Khaosdog Blood Splatter textures

The butterfly is a Heliconius Hortense. Took me ages to find out what it was, as it's quite exotic and mainly flourishes in places like Peru. I love the almost graphic design on it's wings.

Almost there. There should be a 'Soulscapes' calendar very soon as I am determined to finish it this week.

Prints etc as always available both on Redbubble and DeviantArt.

In the Deep Dark Wood - Collage

My latest collage.

In the Deep Dark Wood




Imagine a Summer's day and coming out from the deep dark woods into the glowing sunlight....

I've used pictures of Sawston Hall's grounds, pictures I took at Reach and the sky at the Suffolk Coast... plus lots of textures, mostly 'home grown' this time.

... and painted a picture of a Ruby Tiger Moth. This time the colour is pretty much spot on...
The textures I've used from fellow deviants:

- Buzillo Grunge Textures - definitely my favourites, so useful!
- Frasio Big Pack of Light Textures

The image be available in my calendar 'Soulscapes' and as a print on Redbubble and in various forms on DeviantArt.

Newsflash: I sold a small poster on Redbubble yesterday - my second sale. The image was 'Over the Sea and Far Away', so far my most popular of the the collages.