A great quote

A great quote from Winston Churchill which I turned into a poster using Photoshop Elements 2.0.
I haven't been doing regular posts as two of my computers are down. I took them to the Apple Store and they are replacing the hard drive on one, they cleared the other one and I am now reinstalling programs, should be up and running in a few days.

A simple photomontage

A photo taken out of one of the windows in Gloria's house was the basis for this photomontage.




I decided to use the cat's red ball for this experiment. I've used the ball for many of my photomontages.


I try several different positions before deciding on this composition.


I want the smaller ball to appear to be outside the window so I take my original photo and clear the window area that I will place over the ball.


I use the Polygonal Lasso Tool in photoshop to outline the area that is needed and place it over the area where the ball is located.


Photomontages are fun to experiment with and are a great way to learn how to use the various tools available in the Photoshop program.

Something to think about

This poster was created on the computer, I frequently do posters to send to friends. The self portrait is the one that I use on my blogs. It was done on the computer in a woodcut style. I love experimenting with various computer art techniques.

Back to the Michigan Winter

Here's the poster that I usually design after our yearly visit to PV.


A shot from our hotel balcony of Banderas Bay.


Here's Gloria all dressed up and ready to go out on the town. There are a lot of great restaurants in Puerto Vallarta and we enjoy them all.


One day it was kind of cool, here's Gloria shivering at breakfast.

Back from Mexico !

Gloria and I are back after ten enjoyable days in beautiful Puerto Vallarta. Above Gloria is sipping a Mango Daquirie at the River Cafe, our favorite restaurant in PV.


I had LOTS of mail when I got back. I still don't have my computers repaired but should be able to post on a limited basis. I hope to get to the Mac Store in the next few days.

Computer problems

I'm having a bit of trouble with my computers, Firefox and my scanner keep crashing, I'll have to visit the Mac Store when I get a chance. I may not be able to post for a couple of weeks.

My cat buddies

I'm having a bit of trouble with my computers so I am unable to do a regular post. I'm just putting up a few cat pix today. As you may know I have three cats, Laura, Jpeg and Tiff who are usually up in my studio watching me at work, between their snoozes, that is.


Here's Jpeg checking out a couple of my paintings.


Jpeg laying on one of my computers.


Here she is trying to get my attention while I'm busy working.


Got to catch that moving arrow !


Jpeg on top of the kitchen cupboard while I make lunch.


Jpeg in the living room with Laura perched up high. There are beams in my house and the cats love to perch where they can see everything.


Here is Tiff resting in a basket in the dining area.
Two of my computers are acting up and I may have to take them in to the Mac Store to get them straightened out, so there may be a few days with no posts.