In the end of January, I went to the zoo. I had won free tickets at a local radio station. It was a lovely winter day -- very cold with snow and ice, but the sun came out for some time. Now you probably wonder why you haven't seen any photos yet. My nightmare became reality that day -- my camera broke after I took only two photos. The camera still had full guarantee, so it's repaired in the meantime. However, now I have but two photos showing the flamingoes near the zoo entrance. Well, I guess it's better than nothing!
Friday, February 27, 2009
Tuesday, February 24, 2009
Happy Mardi Gras
Today is the last day of carnival -- Mardi Gras or Faschingsdienstag as we say in Germany. I went to Munich's city center where a lot of costumed people celebrated, danced, sang, listened to music on various stages, ate yummy food and had lots of fun despite the cold weather and heavy snowfall. At the Viktualienmarkt, a great food market-place, I met people with really elaborated costumes.
The Marienplatz is probably Munich's most famous square with the Old and New Town Hall and golden St. Mary's statue.
There was a lot to see and hear and smell in the pedestrian zone today.
At the Karlsplatz or Stachus was another big stage. I was lucky to see a great performance of a dancing group.
Sunday, February 22, 2009
Little Mermaid
I combined the last two provided images of Art Creations Friday and came up with a digital ATC of a little wannabe mermaid.
Ellie had always known that she was born for a life near the sea.
Friday, February 20, 2009
One World One Heart follow up
Diane sent me an email today that she had safely received the good luck symbols from the One World One Heart event. She wrote: "They are wonderful little good luck pieces & I love them! [...] I have to tell you...my luck started coming right after I won yours. I ended up winning three more right after that. Now that's good luck!" Yeah!
I also was a lucky winner and currently wait for all the fine goodies to arrive in the mail. That is so exciting! A BIG thanks to the following ladies for their fine prizes and generosity:
I also was a lucky winner and currently wait for all the fine goodies to arrive in the mail. That is so exciting! A BIG thanks to the following ladies for their fine prizes and generosity:
- Sharon (a beautiful rosary)
- Deryn (a wonderful necklace and bracelet set)
- Deci (a marvelous blue crystal and copper dolphin necklace)
- Letha (cute western stickers)
- Vanessa (a lovely hair clip)
Of course, I will let you know when the goodies arrive. Oh, I am one lucky winner for sure! I even see a theme there -- jewelry and a hair clip to dress up and western stickers for my love for the Old West. Another yeah!
Wonderland
Make a moo or two has the theme "playing cards" this week. That made me think of the wonderful illustrations by Sir John Tenniel for Alice in Wonderland which are now in the public domain. I combined one of the illustrations with a background provided by Art Creations Friday.
Monday, February 16, 2009
Hooray
This morning I had a wonderful surprise in my inbox -- Gail from Mind Wide Open informed me that I had won this month's challenge with this digital collage. Wow! :)
I want to thank everyone who took a moment to look at my creation -- no matter if you voted for it or not (but, of course, thanks to everyone who liked it enough to give it his or her vote!). I still marvel that my creations have the power to touch something within others -- that I can somehow convey a bit of the magic I always feel when I create. That is just awesome! :)
Moreover, I want to thank Gail for organizing these challenges and for always finding such interesting images. That makes it easy to come up with something unique -- as everyone can see looking through the wide array of outstanding artwork. Congrats to the other winners Stacey and Lilla. :)
I am happy that digital art is accepted at Mind Wide Open. There are quite a few challenge websites out there which don't allow digital art, often implying that digital creations are less worthy than handmade items. Don't get me wrong -- I love handmade art. When I have some time to play I love to make cards or ATCs and also to sketch and paint. However, I am always drawn back to the computer. I love working with my own photos whenever possible -- and I have loved to take photos since I was a child. A graphic software gives me the chance to bring even more life into my photos -- to show you a glimpse of my world with a bit of magic.
It's always exciting to get feedback via comments or emails. That makes sharing my photos and creations worthwhile. Even if you don't hear back (right away), rest assured that I enjoy hearing from you and appreciate the time you take.
As for the my collage, Gail had already provided a nearly complete image. I corrected its proportions a bit, changed the colors (lots of layers and blendings and color corrections), added the dragonfly wings (they are from one of my photos) and the scan of a lace, and finally wrote what is so very true today: "My dreams have wings."
I want to thank everyone who took a moment to look at my creation -- no matter if you voted for it or not (but, of course, thanks to everyone who liked it enough to give it his or her vote!). I still marvel that my creations have the power to touch something within others -- that I can somehow convey a bit of the magic I always feel when I create. That is just awesome! :)
Moreover, I want to thank Gail for organizing these challenges and for always finding such interesting images. That makes it easy to come up with something unique -- as everyone can see looking through the wide array of outstanding artwork. Congrats to the other winners Stacey and Lilla. :)
I am happy that digital art is accepted at Mind Wide Open. There are quite a few challenge websites out there which don't allow digital art, often implying that digital creations are less worthy than handmade items. Don't get me wrong -- I love handmade art. When I have some time to play I love to make cards or ATCs and also to sketch and paint. However, I am always drawn back to the computer. I love working with my own photos whenever possible -- and I have loved to take photos since I was a child. A graphic software gives me the chance to bring even more life into my photos -- to show you a glimpse of my world with a bit of magic.
It's always exciting to get feedback via comments or emails. That makes sharing my photos and creations worthwhile. Even if you don't hear back (right away), rest assured that I enjoy hearing from you and appreciate the time you take.
As for the my collage, Gail had already provided a nearly complete image. I corrected its proportions a bit, changed the colors (lots of layers and blendings and color corrections), added the dragonfly wings (they are from one of my photos) and the scan of a lace, and finally wrote what is so very true today: "My dreams have wings."
Sunday, February 15, 2009
A walk on a snowy Valentine's Day
We might not have had a white Christmas (just a hint of snow over the holidays), but this year we had a white Valentine's Day. With a friend I went for a walk in the woods, taking along my camera.
Saturday, February 14, 2009
Happy Valentine's Day
Happy Valentine's Day!
"What is uttered from the heart alone,
will win the hearts of others to your own."
-- Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
will win the hearts of others to your own."
-- Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
Friday, February 13, 2009
Ghostly Ride
Art On The Darkside has a new challenge -- Carousel of Darkness. I used one of the photos I took a couple of years ago at Munich's world-famous Oktoberfest and added the vintage photo of a little girl.
"Lovely Eileen enjoyed riding on the carousel so much
that she now rides on her favorite horse in all eternity."
that she now rides on her favorite horse in all eternity."
Thursday, February 12, 2009
One World One Heart winner
First of all, I want to thank everyone who took part in the One World One Heart event which Lisa Swifka had created and organized. It's such a neat idea and a wonderful occasion to get to know other bloggers. I had so much fun visiting all those blogs.
Now it's time to announce the winner of my giveaway. The random integer generator came up with the number 128:
After some counting I saw that Diane is the lucky winner of the twelve luck symbols -- my heartiest congratulations, Diane, and thanks for the kind comment you left. I will soon put your goodies in the mail -- enjoy!
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