Pretty watercolors...

I'd love to be able to paint, but that just isn't one of my talents. I can take a pretty good photo, though, and with the help of one of those wondrous photo/painting software programs, I have been able to turn some of my photos into art. I thought I'd share some of my first attempts just for fun. (You can check out the original photo of the tier of cakes above in the right-hand column of my blog.) Carol at Serendipity (one of my favorite blogs) is a pro at this and seeing her work inspired me to try it out. If you haven't, stop by her place and see some of her beautiful photos.
I am working on turning several photos into paintings to use as artwork on notecards for that little shop I hope to open someday. It's really interesting to see which photos work well with that treatment and which ones don't. It's sort of like buying a dress ~ you know, the one you love on the rack turns out not to look so hot once you put it on, but then you fall in love with the dress you decide to try on for the heck of it. You just never know.