Portrait Class......Altering Images

We just returned from a road trip to

Yakima, Washington

This is the view when we pulled down the driveway:

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The Iris are blooming !

Suzy was glad to be home too !

The Lupine are blooming !

These Iris Blooms will be perfect images

for the Portrait Class later this month...

The evening sunshine enhances the iris petals

I need to alter these Iris images in Photoshop

and print them on fabric for the students...

While we were gone I spent a few days watching this

Killdeer Bird:

She is a beauty...

She is so protective of her nest full of eggs...

Here she is keeping her eggs warm...

Look closely...

She is nesting in the gravel just outside my sister's house.

She blends in so well.

Combine

This old piece of farm equipment has literally been put out to pasture

Combine.....side view

Combine

Gleaner Baldwin

Built By Allis-Chalmers

I am always happy to share my photography.

If you are inspired by these images,

feel free to use them in your personal art work.

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I had a fun time visiting my sister. We spent a couple of days in her sewing room. I made lots of progress piecing my Double Wedding Ring Quit......I was too busy taking photos of the Killdeer bird that I forgot to take pictures of the quilt.

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May Your Bobbin Always Be Full,

LuAnn

A day at the Coast

The Oregon Coast

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The Oregon Coast was the place to be this week!

We are fortunate...

Just a one hour drive to reach the ocean.

The sun was shining and just a breeze off the ocean waves.

The sound of the waves and the smell of the ocean...

so relaxing.

Sometimes you need to stop the world...

and get off for a few hours.

The gorgeous colors,

the crashing waves,

the sun on my face....

It energizes you!

A change of scenery can do you good !

It's just what we needed.

This fellow definitely inspires me...

Please feel free to use him in your personal art work.

He is downloaded at a high resolution.

Click on him to enlarge him before you download.

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May Your Bobbin Always Be Full,

LuAnn

Chintimini Wildlife Rehabilitation Center

Saturday we made our way over to the

Chintimini Wildlife Rehabilitation Center

As always, I never leave home without my camera:

Great Horned Owl

The light was beautiful cascading over his shoulder

Sparky

This Bald Eagle has no flight feathers.

He has become an education bird at this rehab center.

These birds are larger than life.

Their colors are amazing.

Barn Owl

How adorable is this little bird.

We eventually made our way over to the Racoons:

They were happy to see Heath

coming into their cage with a bowl of food for them...

It was also time for Heath to clean their cage:

This is Heath

He volunteers here and enjoys the animals.

Don't tell Heath...

But I think the Raccoons were laughing at him while he was cleaning house for them!

I am so inspired by the volunteer work at Chintimini and the care that is given to more than 700 animals that are treated there each year.

The animals have inspired me to create textile art from some of the images I was able to capture with my camera.

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May Your Bobbin Always Be Full,

LuAnn

Visitors...

We have visitors today...

Just outside the back door...

Along the banks of the Big Elk River:

Canadian Geese

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See the goose on the far left...

He is the Sentry.

He stands guard while the other birds eat and rest

The Sentry rests on one foot, but never eats or sleeps...

The geese have landed here to eat and rest before they continue their journey.

We have spent a wonderful morning watching the geese.

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May Your Bobbin Always Be Full,

LuAnn

Challenge Project....Part 4

All of the cutting is done...

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Raw Edge Fusible Web Applique

Now I am ready to put a few pieces up on the design wall...

Since this is a Top Secret Challenge Quilt...

I will share a few close-up peeks at my work so far

I just love the way these bright batik fabrics just jump off that black background fabric!

That's all I can show you for now...

There is more to come soon!

Goose Family

We stopped by the mill pond today to check on the new family in town...

Mama & Papa Goose have 3 new babies!

Rhodie Bud

The Rhodies are just beginning to bloom here in Western Oregon

Feel free to use these images in your art work if you are inspired.

They are downloaded at full resolution.

Just click on the image to enlarge it, then copy it to your desk top.

Enjoy!

Painting Plywood

If you don't hear from me for a few days...

This is why...

We are working on our patio out back.

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May Your Bobbin Always Be Full,

LuAnn