How do I create my composites? The
first thing I do is remove the
backgrounds in the photos that I'll use as elements or "building
blocks"
(hummingbirds, sea shells, butterflies, etc.). Then I
strategically place
each of these elements, one at a time, onto a blank page in Adobe
Photoshop. I resize, rotate, distort, skew, and colorize the
elements as
necessary until I've placed
the last photo onto the page.
I print the completed
work
on museum-quality fine art paper or heavy-weight artist's canvas using my Epson
Stylus
Pro 7600 and Ultra Chrome pigments.
Just like my watercolor paintings, each
of my composites is a signed
original. Those printed on fine art paper come matted, backed, and
ready to frame. Those on canvas come stretched and ready to hang (framing is optional).
"Ruby Tuesday"
DETAIL (male hummer's eye )
Elements: hummingbirds
"Sun Catchers"
DETAIL
Elements: fish
