some digital art

I've been working on a couple of digital pieces the last couple days.  I combine 2-4 of my images with a texture (usually free created by someone else), use my blending modes and erasing and lots of trial and error to come up with abstract pieces that I find interesting.....

Photos of a ceiling, a stalk of wheat and a closeup of leaves made it into this one.

I used a dahlia (the yellow swirls on the right), a foo dog closeup from our China trip, and a stack of plumbing pipes from a construction site as well as a texture (the words) from Bonnie at PixelDustPhotoArt in this image.

This image only uses two photos - a ceiling and some tree branches and then 2 Pixel Dust textures.

Not all my digital art experimentation is so abstract - I just find these interesting and fun to do.  But a lot can be done with a single image as well...

I love how the texture added a more vintage feeling to my photo of Gasworks Park in Seattle.

The problem is, as with any form of art, I start sitting in front of my computer and before you know it, hours have gone by and I have files open everywhere, my back is aching, but my creative brain is still churning.  I have to say, I thoroughly enjoy this kind of art-making as well as the hands on kind.