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Tuesday, December 15, 2015

Wild Months

What crazy wild months these have been! Lots of sorting photos, some time spent creating new designs. But, mostly I have been swamped with an unrelenting amount of fatigue. If only I could absorb and use some of these guys energy. LOL

Of all the photos I took this last summer my favorites have to be these very special photos of my grandchildren.

For the first time ever all five of my biological grandchildren were together. It was a very happy day!

Not only were the biological grandchildren there but two honorary grandchildren as well. The little boy and the girl front and center are my oldest daughter's kids all the girls in the back row make up my oldest son's tribe. The three in the middle are his daughters and the two cute blondes on the ends are his significant others daughters. Yes, he is in for a wild ride with five beautiful girls!

While the fatigue has certainly slowed me way down and made it difficult to get things done, I have managed to finish a few designs and make them available on a wide selection of products in our gift shop including Christmas ornaments. Here are two of the new designs.

This design is part of our Hand drawn art products.

This design is part of our Historical Navy products.

If I can manage to stay awake long enough I hope to share more summer photos and some current creative and fun endeavors. I can't believe Christmas is almost here, personally I am not ready are you?

Thursday, August 7, 2014

Limitless Universe

Lately I have felt my level of optimism slipping precariously close to the half empty line. Feeling as if the limits of what I can accomplish are ever decreasing. Then yesterday Unknown Mami aka Claudya posted her Wednesday Wishes. With just her words she reminded me that those limits are not decreasing, no the universe is abundant with possibilities and opportunities. She inspired me not only to continue wishing but to create this new artwork titled Limitless Universe.

I was so motivated by this project that I worked into the wee hours of the morning creating the image and then making it available in our gift shop, both with and without the encouraging words.

Visit Here to see the full line of Limitless Universe products

Thank you Unknown Mami for continuing to inspiring me!

If you haven't read her Wednesday Wishes post yet I encourage you to hop over and read it.

To all you wonderful readers:

Dream Big

Wish Often

Explore the limitless possibilities of the Universe!

Thursday, February 6, 2014

Inspirational Thoughts on Thursday

Prints and products available Here

I often marvel at the beauty found in a simple dried seed pod against a vivid blue sky. Maybe it is the contrast of dark and light, or maybe hard and soft, but either way I seem to be drawn to these sights each winter.

Tuesday, January 29, 2013

Love, Laughter and Inspiration

Today I would like to share with you our latest additions to our gift shop.

The "I love ??? Collection" is the newest in our Love and Romance section.

Our newest addition to our Random Humor section is our "Tuit Collection".

The following inspirational and motivational designs are now available in poster prints and on various products in our gift shop.

Click to see what this design is available on.

Click to see what this design is available on.

From all of us to all of you
May your days be filled with
Love, Laughter & Inspiration

Sunday, December 9, 2012

Week in Photos

It has been a quiet week here at the Zoo.

No trips to the beach.

Photo taken during my last trip to the beach in October

No trips to the Japanese Gardens.

The weather has been nice, a little rain now and again but temps in the 50's and 60's.

Yet most of my week has been spent indoors.

Preparing for Christmas and Capturing quiet moments like these.

According to Bubba the stool in the bathroom is the best spot to play his sisters' game undisturbed. It can be difficult finding a private spot in a home with six people.

Weekly Top Shot submission not the best but my favorite.

As far as work goes this week has been spent working on a request for a calendar featuring old school VW's, Navy ships and E2C Hawkeye's. This is the composite photo cover for the calendar.

In between that and editing client photos, Val and I came up with a few more designs for the humor section of our gift shop.

Have a wonderful week everyone!

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Tuesday, November 27, 2012

Week In Photos

Here it is Tuesday and I am just getting around to posting the week in photos. Last week was one wild week. Not only did we have Thanksgiving but we also had two birthdays. My daughter and co-founder of Artistix Network celebrated her birthday yesterday and the day before was her son's sixth birthday. So here is how our week went.

We started the week off creating various different scenic photography designs and applying them to both calendars and accessories. Pictured here is just one of the many designs, to see the rest just click HERE.

Of course there was plenty of play time for play. Here Bubba decided to create a convoy with his mini's.

While the kids were in school during the beginning of the week I got a little work done on their Christmas presents. This is part of the design. For now I will tell you that I am creating matching PJ's for all six of my grandchildren incorporating snoopy.

Unlike the formal Thanksgiving I was accustom to, here at my Daughter and Son-in-laws it is an informal buffet style gathering of friends and family. Which is probably more due to the fact that there was no way all the food would fit on the table and still be room for all the family and friends to put their plates. As it was we did need to pull out a second table for the kids.

Of course football was part of the day both on and off the TV. While they all had a blast I do have to say it was not evenly matched. Sissy, Bubba and our dog Max made up one team, while my Son-in-law and his two buddies were the opposing team.

Halftime saw the family tackle their traditional decorating of the Christmas tree.

With Thanksgiving behind us, it was back to work adding new ornament designs to our gift shop. This photo shows just a few of the many ornaments. You can check the rest out HERE.

Show Off Your Shot submission

Complements of the mild weather the kids and I decided to head over to the Japanese Gardens for a few photos of the kids and of Sissy with her kimono.

Tones On Tuesday submission

I was a bit off my game but at least I was able to alter the pink parasol in post production. I have decided to post the other photos from our outing HERE even though they are certainly not my best shots.

Finally we made it to Sunday and Bubba's sixth birthday. With it so close to Thanksgiving and Christmas it was a small affair with a few gifts and a cake but he was excited just the same.

All in all it was a great week here in Norfolk Virginia. How was your week?

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Saturday, November 24, 2012

Christmas Is Almost Here

I can't believe the year is nearly over and Christmas is once again just around the corner. If you have been wanting to give the gift of precious memories this year and haven't ordered your custom Memory Art work, time is running out to place your orders. We will continue to accept orders until Dec 1st for delivery of artwork by December 21. After December first we can not promise your artwork will arrive before Christmas.

Looking for other gift ideas or fun things to put in those stockings? Visit our gift shop where we have something for everyone. Here are four of our main categories:

Our Fun Stuff Section includes products with designs in the following categories: humorous, love N romance, Gag Gifts or Jewelry. Personalization is available on some designs.

Our Seasonal section has a large selection of Christmas ornaments as well as Christmas themed products great to stuff stockings.

Check out the Art and Photography section for products featuring beautiful art and scenic photography. Or check out our new section full of Calendars and matching accessories.

Share the joy and power of inspirational art with prints and products from our Motivational section.

Saturday, November 17, 2012

This That and the Other Thing

Looking through the images I have complied to use here on Artistic Composition it occurred to me that my creativity isn't necessarily dormant but rather it is all over the board. So here it is a rather random post of my unfocused creativity over the last month.

We start by putting the camera away and pulling out the sewing machine to create this Sailor Moon costume for my granddaughter to wear on Halloween.

Next while trying to come up with a design to wish a young woman who likes the Harry Potter stories a Happy Birthday on her Facebook page I came up with the above design and was inspired to create the motivational print below as well.

This next photo is actually a composite photo created for my Father-in-law. At the end of October I went to visit him and my Mother-in-law in northern Arizona and they took me to see the Grand Canyon. He asked if I could get a good portrait shot of him as he has not had his portrait taken in some time. He is 6'8" so without a ladder to take the shot most of them wound up with more sky than canyon in the background. While he liked them we both decided a composite with the canyon in the background would be just right.

With so many beautiful shots of my trip to Arizona I have been working on creating some new inspirational print designs to add to our gift shop.

Of course it occurred to me that a new year will soon be here so the past couple of weeks I have been working on various designs for scenic and inspirational calendars which I am now adding to our gift shop. The design below is from a photograph of a statue of Merlin the Magician that stands in a shopping center in Sadona, Arizona and can be found in the Arizona calendar collection.

Do you ever find that your creativity becomes unfocused?

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Monday, October 8, 2012

Inspirational Art

This weekend while I was feeling a tad under the weather and snuggled in my blankets trying to get warm this poem came to me. So today I went into my photo archives for some Autumn photos to go with the poem. I hope you enjoy the results.

I couldn't decide which style I liked better so I decided to share both the one above and this next one.

As with all of our inspirational and motivational designs posted here you may copy and use the digital versions as long as you leave the credit in tact. Products and prints of these designs are available in our online gift shop.

Tuesday, May 22, 2012

Listen To Your Heart

Here is our latest composite photographic inspirational design.

You may copy and use this design digitally. Prints are available in our gift shop on posters, cards and other fun products. Click here to see what products are available.

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