Clouds.... Really?

So a few months ago, my boyfriend, my son, and myself are driving around the back roads snake hunting. We had no luck finding any snakes, which sucked, but we had a good time. We stopped at this bridge that my boyfriend likes to go to, because it's a pretty peaceful place. The picture above was what we saw as we pulled onto the bridge. I found it so funny that I HAD to take a picture of it. If you can't tell, it looks like some kids tried to spraypaint a body outline and did a HORRIBLE job. Therefore, they decided to label it CLOUDS to make sure everyone knew what it was supposed to be. I hope you get as much of a kick out of this as I did. Have a great day!

This Week's Featured Image - Week 2 (and 3)

I got a little busy the past couple of weeks and I apologize for just now getting around to putting up a new Featured Image. Something I did not do for the post with the first week's image, but would like to do is give a description of the photo that I used.

This image was taken with my phone at a farm that belonged to some of Kevin's family. I loved how the old tractor looked with the tree nearly growing out of it. It seemed to give the place a real history. The picture was taken in color and is was daytime. The moon and sepia tones were added using my photo altering program PhotoImpact. Here is the original image.

I hope you enjoy this week's image. Have a great day!

How To: Turn a Piece of Wood Into a Piece of Art Part 3

The final installment is here. I wish I could get better pictures than from my phone, but until I can get my hands on a working camera, my phone photos will have to suffice. Be sure to check out Part 1 and Part 2 if you have not already seen them. After posting last time, I moved on to the sword in my image and here is a before detail and after detail shot of it.

I tried to get a closer shot of the sword detail but had no luck with my phone. After the sword was finished I moved on the the face and hair. I am not at all pleased with how the face turned out.

There was only one thing left for me to do after this, the background. It was actually the simplest part of the whole piece. So here is the finished product. I still need to put a clear coat on it to protect it, but there will be no more painting. Hopefully I can start and finish the one for my daughter and with any luck, get it done before she returns home tomorrow.

I hope that those of you who have read this enjoyed watching my project from start to finish. I always love to watch the piece progress and having photos of the changes is really fun for me. It's almost like watching you child grow up. You see the start, a blank piece of wood, and then slowly see it take shape into what you are creating. Have a great day everyone and hope to see you back soon.