Tag: peggy collins gallery
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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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Butterfly on Sunflower
While going through some of my hard drives I came across this macro photo of a Painted Lady butterfly pollinating a sunflower and decided to process it. The Painted Lady is the most widespread of butterfly species. SEE MORE HERE
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Colorful Cat with Flowers
My latest cat portrait is of a long-haired tabby covered in blue and purple flowers. I now have over 350 cats in my cat gallery! SEE MORE HERE
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Spotted Towhee
This photograph of a Towhee was taken when we used to live on the Sunshine Coast of British Columbia, Canada. We often had towhees hanging out in the bushes that surrounded our house, or scrabbling around in the earth, doing their peculiar dance of bouncing back and forth to unearth some kind of tasty tidbit.…
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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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Goose Spit Park, Comox, British Columbia
Goose Spit Park in Comox, British Columbia, Canada, is a magical place during the yearly herring spawn in March. Last year I photographed this flock of seagulls flying along the beach with the snow-capped mountains in the distance and a rainbow in the sky, making the scene pretty spectacular. The coasts of Vancouver Island come…
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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…
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Colorful Yorkie Dog
Here’s my latest, a colorful portrait of a Yorkshire Terrier up close and personal. I think this pup’s close-up portrait shows the fun-loving, affectionate nature of Yorkies. SEE MORE HERE