Quick and easy image enhancement trick...

http://www.mcpactions.com/blog/2010/09/16/how-to-eliminate-background-distractions-in-photoshop/

This link takes you to a simple clear and concise explanation of how to remove unwanted backgrounds from your photos. It will greatly shorten the time it would take you any other way, and it can turn ho-hum into yum!

Winter Railroad Tracks

I've just finished another watercolor. This is not my usual subject matter, still I found the snow-covered railroad tracks, the way they curved gently through the trees, and the depth created by the misty winter air, most compelling. There is a quietness to the scene that really appeals to me.

With six new winter scenes added to my gallery I am eager to find a new subject - preferably something with some glorious color!

Two Watercolor Paintings

Today, using my new set of Yarka St Petersburg watercolors I painted all day.

The first painting is of a coastal tidal river cove, caught at low tide.

The second is of horses pastured in winter snow.

Still Painting :)

Though not exactly a  painting a day (I skipped a couple days...) I am still happily painting winter scenes. The light has been muted and diffused this last week and I am tending toward quiet vignettes. Today's is more detailed than the past few posts... though heaven knows not as detailed as actual nature!