Artful Dreamer

I'm having so much fun with this I thought I'd keep on going.  Today I ran into some old friends from my former neighborhood.  It's always fun to reconnect with friends and also to make new ones.  That's what I hope to do with this.
I said I'd share some more of my book "Froggie . . ." so here is the next one.  These are done with colored pencil, so they're a little more difficult to scan.

Besides illustrating and painting, I am also learning new things with Photoshop.  I love a good challenge.  When I started with Photoshop, I eased into it with simple things such as playing with my grandkids photos and my flowers.  That was so much fun, I began to push things still further.  The one problem I have is that I think I have to own every book and magazine known to man in order to learn things.  However, I have to learn that sometimes experience is the best teacher and most importunately to create my own style.  So that is what I'm trying to do.
I really enjoy using my own photos instead of using standard shots that can be gotten from a lot of sources. It makes it much more personal.  For this photo, I used a picture of one of irises and of my little twin grandkids.  Really thrilling to do this.

Just go for it and have fun.

Sharyn