Pet Memorial Art

Duchess - Digital Watercolor

I was contacted earlier in the week by "L.G." from Tennessee whose dog Duchess had recently passed away at the age of 16. She had come across my digital watercolors online and she and her husband wanted to know if I could render one of their photos of Duchess as a watercolor. It was a bit of a challenge since the photo they supplied me with was a mere 200kb and they wanted most of the background cropped out, but I said I'd give it a try and they could see what they thought. To the left you can see the final outcome, and below is the original photo I worked from.

After I uploaded the digital watercolor of their sorely-missed pet to Imagekind she wrote back saying: "Thank you so much for your time. I have ordered three copies of Duchess' picture. I will use your services again and recommend you.~lg".

If you would like any of your photos rendered as a digital watercolor, whatever the subject matter, please contact me.

Before photo of Duchess

Some examples of my digital watercolor technique can be seen in my Alamos gallery.




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Ratana Church Landscape

I spent the Christmas and New Year holidays with family and friends in New Zealand. I took a few photos, but not nearly as many as in previous trips since I didn't do any "touristy" side-trips this time. However, on the drive from my hometown of Wanganui to Auckland on New Year's Eve, I did get a few pictures of the passing landscape. This one features the Ratana church near Raetihi. You can read about the Ratana church at Wikipedia.

A Flamingo, a Pelican, and a Cheetah

Some more animals have joined my digital watercolor lineup: a flamingo, a pelican, and a cheetah. Sounds like the beginning of a fable, doesn't it?

I'm sure if you found yourself with a camera in front of a flamingo, you'd want to take its picture too, if you haven't already. I've been in this position several times, but I never have felt all that happy with the pictures I've been able to get. For a start, flamingos are always gathered together in a flock, so it's hard to get one without others to the side or behind creating a bit of a distraction. And then they jerk their heads from side-to-side or dip them in the water, always on the move. They just don't get it that posing for your portrait means keeping still. Anyhow, the picture of a flamingo that accompanies this post is the the one I am most happy with in all my years of snapping flamingo portraits - not too many distractions, and a fairly decent pose.

The pink-backed pelicans at the Wild Animal Park are incredibly comical looking. I'm sure you think I've cartooned the poor guy, but no - that's the goofy look they really have.

And then there's the cheetah that was laying outstretched on the grass in the distance. My friends who were with me that day can tell you how good I was at making Tom-cat wails to attract the cheetah's attention.

I hope you enjoy these additions to my watercolor print collection.

Silverback Gorilla in Watercolor

Here are a couple of new additions to my digital watercolor portfolio featuring renderings of the "silverback gorilla" at the San Diego Zoo's Wild Animal Park.

Digital Watercolor Photo Art Porfolio

Gorilla Print #1
Gorilla Print #2

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Digital Watercolor Paintings

Since I developed the digital watercolor processing that I used for the Alamos series, the popularity of those images and feedback from friends encouraged me to apply the same process to some more of my photos. I have put them together in this gallery: Digital Watercolor Photo Art.

They are also available at Imagekind for purchase as fine art prints, canvas and framed wall art, and greeting cards. Here's the link: Digital Watercolor Art Prints

So what do you think of my digital watercolor photo art? I invite you to post your comments below.

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