tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-85624681640373201542012-01-21T15:18:46.055-08:00Transforming photographs into digital works of art. Photo Art. PhotoArt Painting. Digital Painting. Using Corel Painter 11 and Corel Painter 12 and CS4 and CS5 Photo Art using Wacom Tablet Original Fine ArtAndrea Aulettahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13741995877321650498noreply@blogger.comBlogger591100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8562468164037320154.post-53522721822570842742012-01-18T19:42:00.000-08:002012-01-18T19:42:07.472-08:00

   Click on Images to Enlarge While taking a short break from my new focus on tutorials for the Corel Painter 12 software,  I have been switching back and forth to finish painting this photograph that I took during one of my visits to a local bookstore. This was shortly after one of the larger chain book stores closed and so my thoughts went direcly to today's endlessly

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I started painting this piece after not being satisfied with another image that was to be a New Years post. During my painter's block, I selected this photo of  my friend's wedding dress that I took when she married six years ago. Yes, that is how long I have had this in my "to paint file" along with many others patiently waiting for me to choose them to be transformed into a work of art. The

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One of the best things about summer is Music Festivals! Several nights a week local parks here offer residents a wide variety of free music to choose from and relax to after a hard days work . We kick back on our beach chairs, chat with friends and snack all sort of goodies. Feeling the rythym of the different instruments through the loudspeakers surrounding us quickly calls us to get up and

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Thousands of messages in a bottle are launched and lost, but when they turn up, it’s memorable for sender and recipient. I’m such a romantic; I love the mystery that surrounds bottles sent out to sea. I have not done this, but could see myself patiently finding the perfect antique, aqua colored, glass bottle with scratches of years of use and then sitting down with a beautiful fine tipped pen

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Something as simple as putting on a hat can change your day and it can leave everyone wondering  which is the more piece of work....you or your hat? Few women have ever been able to resist the temptation to try on a hat and discover in the mirror a person they never suspected was there.  Hats can alter the image we have of ourselves, and the image others see as well. For the hours we wear it, it

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 A trip to Old Town Orange cannot be complete until you visit a small family owned restaurant that was  formely a gas station in the 1950's and hasn't changed. It's a step back in time with lots of american homestyle and  handmade items on the menu along with a very retro Egg Salad Sandwich. It's a perfect break from antique shopping  around the circle shaped heart of the town on Glassell Street

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It is is with a sad heart that I post my latest painting, dedicated to our friend Elieen Philips Montgomery who lost her fight with cancer at the young age of 45. She was a loving wife and mother of three beautiful, young children. Thinking of her immediately took me back to when I created the painting of her daughter Eleanor (as seen here) gazing at a butterfly. I wanted to represent Eileen as

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click images to for larger viewing   My creativity has been re-awakened!  This painting really started as a test of my new Wacom pen. I was experiencing some digital hiccups and not able to paint so I thought it was time to upgrade.  I was so excited when I received it in the mail that I even hugged the UPS man! The installation process being complete, I randomly chose this photograph that my

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Click Each Image to View More Detail    I think this is the smallest detail painting for me to date and one of my favorite moments that I captured during the races. I took this photo placing my camera in between the railings nearest the curve on the racetrack. This horse clearly had a "leg up" if you don't mind the pun. I'm not a gambler as a perfect example of that is this horse's name was "

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Ah-Ha! I know what your were thinking when you read the title in your email...you thought I had captured someone filling up at the gas station and was going to talk about the rising prices of gas which is not a bad idea actually, but again this is where my mind goes. Seeing things in a whole new perspective. These two cyclists were sitting outside chatting near our local coffee shop one morning

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Click to EnlargeYou just never know what kind of moments you can capture at the park or anywhere really, in every day life. Maybe it's just me and the crazy way I think sometimes but this one really struck me becuase I felt the birds where hanging around to get the latest gossip! One was even too embarrased to show it's face, as if to say "I just can't take this anymore!" I'm working on studying

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Click to Enlarge Before venturing away a little from the rodeo into other lifestyle images, I wanted to post one of my favorites with a different technique I created. This was alot of fun to keep messy and focus on minor details. You can see in the original photo that he was wearing a microphone becuase he was included in the entertainment but I purposly painted it out in the final image.  

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Click on Image to Enlarge Continuing in my country cowboy series,  this is my latest piece from the same rodeo that I attended. I always like to see expressions in my portraits and he seemed to really be contemplating his next ride and probably hoping it wasn't going to be his last! This guys are true daredevils if you ask me.  I'm working more on less detail in the face and hands as I prefer it

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Click to Enlarge for ViewingIt's been too long since my last post; I'm hoping to be able to post something at least once a week as I do have alot action stock images in my gallery from cowboys to marathon runners that are just begging to be transformed! This photo was taken last summer at a rodeo. I had never been to one so this to me was quite amazing to watch the strength of both the horse and

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Click Image to Enlarge  I decided to post this painting after the gift was given, so not to spoil a good surprise during the holidays.  Jason and Lisa were married a couple of years ago in Hawaii and Jason's mom, Jeane asked me to "do  my magic" and create something special for them. As you can see I decided to eliminate the low lit distraction of the ocean and compose them more closely to

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Click on images to enlarge This painting is of my friend's daughter Hannah. I chose to paint her when I picked her mother's name for Secret Santa this year and we had talked in the past that she would love to have a painting of her. As soon I as drew her name my first thought "could I possibly get it painted in time?"  After arranging for Hannah to get to the studio for photographs secretly, my

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(click to enlarge images) I'm sending you this card, sealed with a warm embracethat I hope puts a smile on upon your friendly face. Between the lines, I hope you'll seehow very dear you are to me. For there's magic in written wordsthat can speak a happiness tha'st felt not heard. So across the miles, I'm reaching outlike a warm wind, to let you know thatI'm thankful for your continued support

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Click on images to enlargeMy sunshine doesn't come from the skies,It comes from the love in my dog's eyes  Unknown Poet Happy 5th Birthday, Gigi! At only 5 1/2 pounds she fills our entire home and hearts with her endless joy and an endearing spirit. She is constantly reminding us that the simplest things in life fulfill you the most from a simple walk smelling all the wonders of the world or to

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 Photographer Eugene WongClick to Enlarge Image   I've have been so excited about posting my artistic impression of this photograph since Eugene shared it with me. He was traveling in Xian, China and got separated from the tour group and went into a back room of a terra cotta factory where a man was finishing a piece of furniture. During this time of year kids were out of school for the summer

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Original Photograph by Cheryl Rankin This photo from Morgue File struck me because it's at angle I would've shot myself! So thank you Cheryl! It's fun sharing these paintings with the photographer to let them know even a simple shot like this can be seen in another way. I think it makes a cool piece of art. I emailed Cheryl to let her know that I painted her boots and this was her response "That

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Click on any image to enlarge for viewingMy husband Ralph originally took this photo of me on our trip to Vermont. I just love yelling "STOP" when I see something on the side of the road that I have to photograph...however, I'm not sure how much he loves the sudden heart-stopping moment that it causes!  It's a photo I've had for some time sitting in my "to paint" folder,  just waiting for the the

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Autumn BlazeA special thank you to my subscribers who took a few minutes and submitted their entries to my comments area on my blog to name my latest post (as seen here again in a smaller image.) This was a difficult choice to make but I really felt John Hancock's description says it all and I'm sure that you all will agree. John wll recieve his personally signed print by end of week and

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"Art is not what you see, but, what you make others see,"  -Edgar Degas THAT'S RIGHT! You could be the one to name this painting!  (For my blog subscribers only)LEAVE A COMMENT which includes your idea for the title of this painting before Friday, Oct. 22nd. I will choose the one I like best and you will win one FREE 8x10 photo print of my painted version, personally signed by me and mailed

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Leaves "How silently they tumble down And come to rest upon the ground To lay a carpet, rich and rare, Beneath the trees without a care, Content to sleep, their work well done, Colors gleaming in the sun. At other times, they wildly flyUntil they nearly reach the sky.Twisting, turning through the airTill all the trees stand stark and bare.Exhausted, drop to earth belowTo wait, like children, for

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"Winter is an etching, spring a watercolor, summer an oil painting and autumn a mosaic of them all." Stanley Horowitz  Since I'm working on completing a couple of other pieces of art; I will start the first day of autumn with an old favorite of mine as it combines so many of my favorite things, my dog Gigi, the warm colors of fall and the invitation of thought of "Where does the green

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Click to Enlarge Image  I just can't get enough of these swimming photos to paint! Certain images just SCREAM to me; "Paint me, Paint me!"  This one is no exception. The water cascading from her arms as she flew through the water felt like she truly was creating butterfly wings. I liked her form being slightly offset. I was not looking for the perfect pose; to me, that would be boring. These

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 I took this photo during another swim meet that included younger swimmers competing. I really felt for this little girl in the red bathing suit as I watched her shiver and doing her own "little dance" to stay warm prior to the whistle to jump in the water. As you can see in the photo, as soon as she got into the water her whole attitude changed and she was quickly focused and in position for

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  This painting is of another young female swimmer at Derek's meet. I removed the floating lane lines and kept the dramatic splash she was creating from the butterfly. It's amazing watching these young atheletes fighting for the win. I'm very competitive myself and it takes everything in me "not to jump in"  and race to them to the best time!  I liked the title as I thought it was fitting but

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  Continuing with my sports paintings, my latest is of Golf-Pro Mike Nichols. He is well known for teaching the sport here in Fullerton and is rarely seen without his clubs.  On the day I met up with him for photographs, I have to say the golf course was just a street down from my place and I pass it every day but only this time did I realize I was passing Payne Stewart Drive!   I know only

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 This is my neighbors 10 year old son Derek, determined to win!. I was able to attend one of his swimming meets last year and have had this image in my folder "to paint" waiting for some artisitc inspiration since then and I am so excited I have revisited it and created what you see here. This is the same crop as the original photograph taken and I loved the angle, the splash and rush of the

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This is my husband Ralph, and I know the first thing you are saying to yourself  "I hope she has alot of insurance on him." LOL And the second thing you're probably thinking is "I hope she is taking the photograph from the ground! Yes, I clearly could not be hanging by a rope and try to manage taking a photo at the same time of this precarious climbing area, I'm artistic not technical! While I 

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The original photograph of Travis was taken by my husband Ralph who was hanging on the other side of the rock with one hand and camera in the other! Boys will be boys! As if this was not challenging enough, just prior to capturing this image they had disturbed a bees nest and was fighting off angry bees between shots.    The title "The Crux" is a climbing term which refers to the hardest move on

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This one is a little different for me and so much fun! I have been recently studying the works of Karin Jurick. She is a natural media artist who lives in Atlanta, Ga. and paints incredible people paintings among many other things. If you would like to check her out at http://www.karinjurick.com/ Her paintings have given me a whole new "vision" and her style is something that I admire very much.

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  I have to say this piece makes the list as one of my favorites. I passed this fence everyday on my way to work and finally I photographed this last spring and have been waiting for the true moment of creative inspiration to turn it into the art piece I envisioned. The combination of the soft, dainty, pink flowers against the rugged grain of the wood, speaks to me. I love using all the digital

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In the spirit of the spring season I am continuing my series of flower paintings while enduring, sneezing, itchy watery eyes and sore throat! Yes, it's all in the news we are having one of the worst allergy season's ever which means I will have plenty of flowers to photograph and paint. A good stock of antihistamines and tissues are on my next shopping list.   This is the second of my Gerbera

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WOW! I’m so excited to have finally met author, photographer, educator and Corel Painter Master Marilyn Sholin. She teaches digital art workshops internationally and her beautiful paintings are held in private collections around the world. I have learned so much through her webinars and by being a member of her Paint Outside the Frame Digital Painting Forum http://www.digitalpaintingforum.com/

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Meet Jake! An endearing Weinmariner with a sweet disposition, that is loveable, playful and a puppy full of love!  I've also painted him on the beach with his owner Guy, which you can view at my website. This was just a fun day of photographing him in the back yard and I really loved the expression captured here. He was playing catch and was in a stance to run and catch.  I love cropping to

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Click Images to EnlargeHappy Birthday Casey! He is my brother's first and only son and was photographed by my brother Larry on their vacation. This is the second painting of him, I also painted him as a toddler a few years ago using a heart brush that I created. You can view that in my website gallery.  I couldn't wait to paint this one as I especially loved the reflection that he captured. I 

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Click either image to Enlarge This posting is of a friend and wonderful young lady, Janae.  I was so pleased to be invited to share in the experience of her wedding day. Seeing the warm colors of the setting sun glowing off her olive complexion and the beading throughout her gown and headpiece, I couldn't  resist stealing her away from the wedding photograher for just a quick moment to pose for

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Click Images to Enlarge HAPPY VALENTINE'S DAY! My art posted today originated with a photo I took of a gift bag. Don't these little candy hearts just make you happy when you see them? The pink little boxes they come in with the plastic heart window is a happy memory for me.  If you click on the image you will see more detail that I added. I used a mixtured of Jeremy Sutton and Marilyn Sholin

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Click Images to EnlargeI know it's not quite the holiday yet, but I just love everything that comes with Valentine's Day, like those adorable cuddly stuffed animals, big, red heart boxes full of decadent chocolates and of course those big gifts that come in small packages! I have been working on a couple of ideas for my actual holiday posting. and this is one of the few.  Again, I really search

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GREAT NEWS! I'm so excited that my new year painting of Gigi was chosen for the "Pic of the Week" by the editor at Corel Painter Official Magazine Website! Check it out here http://www.paintermagazine.co.uk/ . Her painting is on the front home page. What an exciting way to start off the new year with my art!

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Click Images to Enlarge Happy New Year! As we close on 2009 and move into 2010, I can only hope this next year won't go by so fast! It's amazing how quickly we move through the month's, isn't it?  I hope that the new year will be a transition to recovery for our economy, the housing and families affected.  I'm excited to start the second year of my blog and am excited about all the new things I

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Click Images to EnlargeOk, I admit it.I Still Believe in Santa Claus!    I love this holiday starting with the tiny colorful lights and special ornaments that I hang on my tree every year! Takes me back to all the years that I would write my list and wait with great anticipation to search for the gift under the tree with my name. My dad still to this day say’s “Hey kid, I heard that the news had

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Click Images to Enlarge“Gratitude unlocks the fullness of life. It turns what we have into enough, and more. It turns denial into acceptance, chaos to order, confusion to clarity. It can turn a meal into a feast, a house into a home, a stranger into a friend.  Gratitude makes sense of our past, brings peace for today and creates a vision for tomorrow.”    Melody BeattieHappy Thanksgiving to You

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Click Images to EnlargeThis is my final in this series of three siblings' sports paintings. Sofia is 7 yrs old, the character of the family and is a big ham when it comes to getting her photos taken! Each one of these kids really make it a joy to photograph. Sofia was searching the camera out on this day to try and find me because she had seen what had turned out from her brother and sister's

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This is the second in my series of sports paintings that I will print into 20x30 posters for each one of the siblings. This photo painting is of Guy, Gianna's older brother playing flag football. He is an awesome runner and can really make some moves on the field! I took the original photo his recent flag football game, and yes, his team WON! I really liked painting this one and adding a sense

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"I hope all you young girls see yourself up there,...We were just like you" - Mia Hamm These 5 yr old girls are in it to win it! I have been fortunate enough to be able to photograph this young girl Gianna since she was an infant. Time really does fly. It's amazing to watch this ordinarily shy girl turn into a real competitive go-getter on the soccer field. She has her "own style" as you can

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  It's amazing who you will meet on the streets of your own neighborhood. While taking my own dog Gigi out for a walk, I saw this gregarious 2 yr old, English Bulldog Roscoe and his owner (Brian) who was in tow in the middle of the street. Immediatly, I thought "I have to paint that dog!" He's too cool! We scheduled a photo shoot and Brian and his wife Sarah were very friendly and helpful in

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You were expecting to see a bushel of peaches painted, weren't you??? Well surprise, this is Cheeky's sister (obviously from a different mother) I just can't help but smile when i look at her through the next door she is ALWAYS ready to play ball and I rarely see her tail stop wagging. I loved adding the long, long whiskers she has and warming up the background to enhance her pefectly spotted

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Meet "Cheeky!" This is one of my neighbor's adorable dogs. Don't you just love those ears? They're bigger than her whole body. My vision for this piece was to keep it simple and focus on texture, texture, texture and use my new upgraded Corel Painter 11 software. I decided to "ruff it up" if you pardon the pun! I really notice the difference in this new upgrade as the Wacom pen is much more

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This 16x20 canvas artwork started as a photograph taken by Madeleine Wolf of Josh and Lani to celebrate their engagement. Loni's aunt Wanda Walsh requested that I create an artwork of one of several photos that were taken this same day. I chose this image becuase I'm a sucker for warm fall colors. As you can see the cars, people, wires and dead tree were all removed from the image as well as

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A true "pop" of color in this one! My husband and I visit this beautiful California Poppy Reserve every spring here in Lancaster, California. It's always an exciting drive getting there becuase you can see the overwhelming color from several miles away before reaching the hillside covered with millions of these delicate vibrant orange poppies. The orange is so bright you even have to wear your

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I couldn't help but to capture this moment as she looked so sad. From the time Gigi started sitting on her favorite chair I invisioned the painterly image i created above. She is so quirky that she doesn't like sitting on the carpet! I loved adding lots of texture and some color to make it "pop." When you enlarge the photo you will see that I added texture in the denim chair and created a more

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You know when a child says "Can we stay longer" that he is really enjoying playing in the sand. This photo shoot was alot of fun! Derrick was enjoying the great sunset while trying to find "just the right" shell!I love capturing the natural unposed moments in life. To me that is what a photographic memory is all about and what inspires me to create it into a piece of art on canvas!I warmed up

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Well this one is for the guys! This painting is of the a car I photographed at the beach. I adjusted it and added the clouds background and tried something different and fun!Enjoy!

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I just finished another work of art. Isn't this little girl adorable? I just loved the wind blown look! Trying a different style here. Hope you like it. Look for more coming soon. I've got alot of inspiration to work with and am anxious to show you more new things!

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I want to thank all of you that have subscribed to my blog so far! It’s exciting to see the number of fans and subscribers going up.Be sure to let all of you friends know about my creative photo art. This will be a fun journey and I look forward to sharing my growth with all of you!Andrea Auletta

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