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Showing posts with label Fruit. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Fruit. Show all posts

Friday, June 30, 2023

"Monkey" - Postcard

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I created this using GIMP 2.10.34

The vintage images are from an Internet search. (See the side of my blog for links.)

Sunday, September 25, 2022

"Homophones - Pear / Pair Of Flowers" - Postcard

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This week's Sunday Postcard Art theme was "Homophones".

I was almost going to skip this one, because I wasn't sure if I could find words that I could illustrate. But then I found two different sets of words to try. (If I can illustrate the second set, I'll have another entry.)

I created this using GIMP 2.10.32

The vintage images are from an Internet search. (See the side of my blog for links.)

Wednesday, September 21, 2022

"Autumn Feeling" - Postcard

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This week's Our Midweek Muse theme was "That Autumn Feeling".

I created this using GIMP 2.10.32

The vintage images are from an Internet search. (See the side of my blog for links.)

Monday, December 27, 2021

"Cherubs Deer" - Postcard

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I created this using GIMP 2.10.28

The vintage images are from an Internet search. (See the side of my blog for links.)

Wednesday, September 11, 2019

"Pear" - Postcard

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I made a postcard using the same images as this tag.

I'm not completely happy with this one, but I'm pushing it out anyway.

I created this using GIMP 2.10.12.

The vintage images are from an Internet search. (See the side of my blog for links.)

"Pear" - Tag

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This week's Tag Tuesday challenge was "Apples and Pears."

I'm not completely happy with this one, but I'm pushing it out anyway.

I created this using GIMP 2.10.12.

The vintage images are from an Internet search. (See the side of my blog for links.)

Thursday, April 11, 2019

"Black Bird" - Postcard

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This week's Three Muses challenge was "Black Bird."

I created this using GIMP 2.10.8.

The vintage images are from an Internet search. (See the side of my blog for links.)

Monday, January 7, 2019

"Botanical" - Postcard

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This week's Take a Word challenge was "Botanical."

I created this using GIMP 2.10.8.

The vintage images are from an Internet search. (See the side of my blog for links.)

Saturday, February 3, 2018

"Strawberry Fantasy" - Postcard

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This week's Sunday Postcard Art challenge was "Fruit and Vegetables."

I created this using GIMP 2.8.22.

The vintage images are from an Internet search. (See the side of my blog for links.)

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Saturday, May 13, 2017

"Insects / Bugs" - Postcard

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This week's Sunday Postcard Art challenge was "Insects / Bugs."

I created this using GIMP 2.8.22.

The vintage images are from an Internet search. (See the side of my blog for links.)

Featured in the weekly sampler.

Monday, April 3, 2017

"Botanical Fruit - Watermelon" - Postcard

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This week's Take a Word challenge was "Botanical."

This is 1 of 2 pieces that I made.

I created this using GIMP 2.8.20.

The vintage images are from an Internet search. (See the side of my blog for links.)

"Botanical Fruit - Pear" - Postcard

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This week's Take a Word challenge was "Botanical."

This is 2 of 2 pieces that I made.

I created this using GIMP 2.8.20.

The vintage images are from an Internet search. (See the side of my blog for links.)

Thursday, August 4, 2016

"The Crow" - ATC

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I made an Artist Trading Card (ATC) / Playing Card with a Crow theme.

I created this using GIMP 2.8.18.

The vintage images are from an Internet search. (See the side of my blog for links.)

Friday, July 1, 2016

"Partridge / Pear Tree" - Postcard

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I made a piece featuring yellow birds and pear tree branches.

I created this using GIMP 2.8.16.

The vintage images are from an Internet search. (See the side of my blog for links.)

Tuesday, May 31, 2016

"Botanical 2" - Postcard

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This is 2 of 2 very similar Botanical themed pieces that I made. My other piece can be seen here.

I created this using GIMP 2.8.16.

The vintage images are from an Internet search. (See the side of my blog for links.)

This piece is my entry for the following:

Tuesday's Treasures

"Botanical 1" - Postcard

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This is 1 of 2 very similar Botanical themed pieces that I made. My other piece can be seen here.

I created this using GIMP 2.8.16.

The vintage images are from an Internet search. (See the side of my blog for links.)

This piece is my entry for the following:

Take a Word - Botanical

Sunday, November 22, 2015

"Strawberry Girl" - Postcard

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This week’s Sunday Postcard Art challenge was "Fruit."

This is 1 of 3 posts of strawberry themed pieces that I made. See also: Postcard 2 and Postcard 3.

I "painted" the leaves in the background.

I created this using GIMP 2.8.14.

The vintage images are from an Internet search. (See the side of my blog for links.)

"Strawberry" - Postcard

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This week’s Sunday Postcard Art challenge was "Fruit."

This is 2 of 3 posts of strawberry themed pieces that I made.

I "painted" the raspberries and leaves in the background. I also added ink splats and gold flecks.

I created this using GIMP 2.8.14.

The vintage images are from an Internet search. (See the side of my blog for links.)

"Summer Picnic" - Postcard

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This week’s Sunday Postcard Art challenge was "Fruit."

This is 3 of 3 posts of strawberry themed pieces that I made.

I created this using GIMP 2.8.14.

The vintage images are from an Internet search. (See the side of my blog for links.)

Wednesday, May 6, 2015

"June" – Tag

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This week's Take a Word challenge was "Plants and Insects."

I've been making Tim Holtz tags lately, so I went digging around his archives, to find some inspiration for this theme.

I mimicked Tim's June 2013 tag for this tag. I still don't like how my "inked edges" come out.

I created this using GIMP 2.8.14.

The vintage images are from a DuckDuckGo search. (See the side of my blog for links.)