Category: Art, Inspirational, Nature, Gift Ideas
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Fantasy Tree Houses – The Perfect Tiny Homes
I’ve always had a fascination with tree houses. When I was a kid I had a couple of them, as well as a couple of forts. I guess tree houses are basically a fort but built on a tree. Tree houses were the original tiny homes. My tree houses usually have a prerequisite: they have…
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Jimi Hendrix
Jimi Hendrix had already become legendary and passed on (in 1970) just before I was old enough to know about him. But I was a teenager in the early 70’s and I became a big fan. His influence on the world’s music scene was a game-changer and he accomplished this within a very short career…
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Pastel Abstract Tree
In celebration of Earth Day a few days ago (April 22nd), here’s my abstract tree of life with candy colors. SEE MORE HERE
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Alcohol Ink Abstract
After a long winter I was in the mood for a blast of color so I created this free-flowing alcohol ink abstract with vivid colors of red, blue, purple and pink. SEE MORE HERE
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Psychedelic Fractal Crow
In this work I combined my photograph of a crow with my colorful fractal and digital art painting in the background to create a bird with a difference. But maybe you prefer your nature pure? If that’s the case, here’s my crow photograph before I started messing around with it… SEE MORE HERE
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Fractal Art
Occasionally I like to create fractal art. Here’s my latest, bursting with color. SEE MORE HERE
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Sweetpeas in a Vintage Pitcher
This is my second version of my photograph of a bouquet of pink sweetpeas in a vintage pitcher. I added a watercolor effect to my original photograph. Now I’m not sure which image I prefer and I might just combine the two versions for a third! SEE MORE HERE
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Psychedelic Janis Joplin
I was a little young to appreciate Janis Joplin’s powerful music before she died of a drug overdose on October 4, 1970. However, in the mid-70s I became a big fan of her powerhouse voice and lyrics, and her electrifying stage performances. Watching recordings of her performing at the Monterey Pop Festival and Woodstock, who…
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Colorful Tree with Stars
Today’s artwork is a colorful tree with bare branches, surrounded by gold stars (do you remember getting gold stars when you were a kid in school?), all on an off-white background with a watercolor texture. SEE MORE HERE
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Inspirational Wreath
I recently came upon this quote by Ernest Hemingway and it struck a chord with me: “The world breaks everyone…and afterwards, some are stronger at the broken places.” I decided to incorporate this quote in a wreath of leaves and acorns but I may create something else in the future…I’ve been contemplating what image would…
Peggy Collins Art 