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every object, every being…

kellya — Mon, 14 May 2007 13:14:00 +0000

“Barely There”
© 2007 kelly angard

Hear blessings dropping their blossoms around you.
- rumi

i found the perfect quote for the photo art (above) in this gorgeous journal i received from
Leah through the Create a Connection April swap:

© 2007 kelly angard

Thanks so much Leah…I love everything about this journal!

Urban Art inspired Photo Art

kellya — Sun, 23 Apr 2006 18:02:00 +0000

This piece began with a self portrait and a custom made stencil which I taught in one of my Technique Tuesdays. Photo art is definitely one of my passions; I love that the printed photo is the canvas in which I build upon….

“Leap of Faith”

Boldness has genius, power and magic.
Engage, and the mind grows heated.
Begin, and the work will be completed.
- johann wolfgang von goeth

Here’s a few more cool urban art/graffiti sites that I think are worth taking a look at:
Creating a 3-layer multi-color stencil design can be found at Stencil Revolution
How to make street art at Visual Resistance
Download wall stencils from PB Teen

Take a look at these amazing works of art:
“The Bus Kiss” image posted on flickr by LeFleneur
Butterfly stencil wall from “The Toyshop Collective”
“Pulp Fiction”posted on flickr by “the wacky doodler”
urban art Adidas style
…and last but not least, the epitome of “cool”…Johnny Cash stencil art: and “Walk the Line” poster art

Spring Fever

kellya — Tue, 04 Apr 2006 23:42:00 +0000

A little madness in the Spring
Is wholesome even for the King.
- emily dickinson

image transfer tryptich & colored pencils

for Illustration Friday

Altered Photo Art

kellya — Mon, 27 Mar 2006 17:29:00 +0000

“oh, the possibilities…”

And for a breath of ecstasy,
give all you have been,
or could be.
- Sara Teasdale

My growing passion for photography has brought with it a resurgence of creative photo art…here, a hand-colored and distressed black and white photo is layered over a simple mixed media collage.

Photo Art

kellya — Mon, 27 Feb 2006 17:30:00 +0000

I’m definitely on a photography kick these days…and there is no shortage of magnificent elements to photograph here in Colorado.

Sticks and stones are hard on bones,
aimed with angry art,
words can sting like anything
but silence breaks the heart.
- Phyllis McGinley

In the depths of winter, I finally learned that within me there lay an invincible summer.
- Albert Camus

Photopainted Bayou

kellya — Mon, 29 Aug 2005 17:47:00 +0000

My thoughts and prayers go out to all of you in the hurricane-affected states…
This is one of my favorite hand-painted photos…an illuminated bayou; taken by my friend Glenn last September in Louisiana.

Photoshop Phun

kellya — Thu, 07 Jul 2005 07:10:00 +0000

what kind of music could he be listening to?
I couldn’t help playing around with a photo of my son in his Halloween costume…here’s a tutorial called Attack of the ipod People if you’ve got a great photo to silhouette.

Altered Fashionista

kellya — Tue, 28 Jun 2005 12:53:00 +0000

Had a little fun with a image transfer…
Tissue paper and pastels add cool texture and playful color to this time-travelling fashionista. I really like the contrast of the soft image against the bold lines and shock of color.