My beautiful baby, Missy. She’s Chocolate Lab and German Shephard even though she only looks lab. She was abused when we got her and it took a while to get her to realize there really is love in this cruel world…..anyway this is her gorgeous eye. hehe
The Story Underneath the Tree
“Happiness always looks small while you hold it in your hands, but let it go, and you learn at once how big and precious it is.” – Maxim Gorky. Generations by Shane Smart. / / / / Also Available: /
Season’s Greetings.
Season’s Greetings.
Season’s Greetings.
Season’s Greetings.
Season’s Greetings.
“Seven Swallows Sitting” Photography & Artwork / by Holly Kempe © A family of Australian Woodswallows perched tightly together on a wire preening each other against a background of bright blue sky. Bowen, Queensland. “The swallow, bonny birdie, comes sharp / twittering o’er the sea, / And gladly is her carol heard for the sunny / days to be; / She shares not with us wintry glooms, / but yet, no faithless thing, / She hunts the summer o’er the earth with / wearied little wing.”
“Sun Shower” Photography & Artwork / by Holly Kempe © A frangapani after a shower of rain. “Rain showers my spirit / and waters my soul.” / ~Emily Logan Decens Sun Shower was featured in the: Prize Challenges Group
“Neptune’s Sculptures” Photography & Artwork / by Holly Kempe © The Twelve Apostles rock formations on the Great Ocean Road, Victoria, Australia. “I have seen the sea when it is stormy and wild; / when it is quiet and serene; when it is dark / and moody. And in all its moods, I see myself.” / ~ Martin Buxbaum /
“Open for Business” Photography & Artwork / by Holly Kempe © An art gallery at the historic town of Silverton in outback New South Wales, Australia. “History with its flickering lamp stumbles along the trail of the past, trying to reconstruct its scenes, to revive its echoes, and kindle with pale gleams the passion of former days.” ~Winston Churchill Competition: Top Ten placement of the Outback Australia group.
“Shimmer” Photography & Artwork / by Holly Kempe © Sunrise at tropical Mission Beach in far north Queensland, Australia. The Australian Sunrise / “The Morning Star paled slowly, the Cross hung / low to the sea, / And down the shadowy reaches the tide came / swirling free, / The lustrous purple blackness of the soft / Australian night, / Waned in the grey awakening that heralded / the light; / Still in the dying darkness, still in the forest dim, / The pearly dew of the dawning clung to each / giant limb, / Till the sun came up from ocean, red with the / cold sea mist, / And smote on the limestone ridges, and the / shining tree-tops kissed; / Then the fiery Scorpion vanished, the magpie’s / note was heard, And the wind in the sheoak / wavered and the honeysuckles stirred; / The airy golden vapour rose from the river breast, / The kingfisher came darting out of his / crannied nest, / And the bullrushes and reed-beds put off their / sallow grey / And burnt with cloudy crimson at the dawning / of the day.” / ~James Lister Cuthbertson
“Serene Seas” Photography & Artwork / by Holly Kempe © Taken at the Whitsunday Islands, Queensland, Australia. “Somewhere beyond the sea / Somewhere waiting for me / My lover stands on golden sands / And watches the ships that go sailin” “Somewhere beyond the sea / She’s there watching for me / If I could fly like birds on high / Then straight to her arms / I’d go sailin’.” / ~ Bobby Darin
“Chasing Shadows” Photography & Artwork / by Holly Kempe © A butterfly enthralled by its shadow. “Leaping ahead of me in the moonlight / My looming shadow takes flight. / Rising like a giant, it runs ahead of me / I reach out to touch him / then he turn’s and flees. / I run fast to catch him, but he has / disappered, I wonder why he is so scared. / I only want him to come and play / But my little shadow keeps on running away.” / ~Jac D
“Against the Wind” Photography & Artwork / by Holly Kempe © A surreal depiction of birds flying into a gale force wind under a full moon partly covered by cloud. “When everything seems to be going against you, / remember that the airplane takes off against the / wind, not with it.” / ~ Henry Ford Against the Wind has been featured in the: Redbubble Homepage – September 08 Tree Group – July 08 Cards: Best of Your Best Group Shoot the Moon Group – February 09 Redbubble Homepage – June 09
i love the bond between these two….my two fave people in the whole world…..everytime i see this, it tugs my heart string :)
My son & his son…..
Playing chess late in the night… June 2008. Canon EOS 300X, Sigma 28-135. Post-processing: retouch, sharpening, brightness correction, convert to B&W, crop. More chess:
When my Husband saw this RAW image of Jack he thought he looked like “a disgruntled Russian sailor”. / That afternoon I met a charming elderly gentleman with a heavy Eastern European accent & a disarming smile. / Two Russian references in one day? OK! I got the hint!! Meet The Submariner. This one is best viewed in full view. Textures from CGTextures. Featured – The Grunge Art Gallery January 2009 Featured – Australian Portraits February 200 Featured – Images & Ideas March 2009 Top Ten finish – Staged.. Set-up Challenge – April 2009 Top Ten Finish – Head-On Faces challenge – July 2009
“Breeze” Photography & Artwork / by Holly Kempe © Sony a100 camera / Photoshop CS4 artwok Grass reeds swaying in a gentle breeze….. “Exhilaration is the Breeze / That lifts us from the Ground / And leaves us in another place / Whose statement is not found—“ “Returns us not, but after time / We soberly descend / A little newer for the term / Upon Enchanted Ground—“ / ~ Emily Dickinson Breeze was featured in the: Inspired Art group – April 09
This cameo was in a dark corner, but I couldn’t bypass it! Have fiddled in PS and blended a second photo of pebbles to add to the aged look. FEATURED in For the love of Jesus Group June 2009 Landscapes Trees Cards EOD Rusty Flowers Architecture Macro CatchAll DM
Blossom’s_Photo_Gallery Rainbow coloured Dahlia For a dramatic spread of colour in summer and autumn Dahlias are hard to beat. They are named after the Swedish botanist, Dr Anders Dahl, and come from the family Asteraceae, which is part of the daisy family. These wonderful flowers originated in the mountain ranges of Mexico, Guatemala and Columbia, before becoming popular throughout the world. There are hundreds, if not thousands, of different cultivars and hybrids of Dahlias and about 30 species. This tuberous-rooted perennial plant is characterised by the different flower types. Dahlias come in many lovely shades including bi-colours. / Canon PowerShot A650 IS Shutter Speed: 1/320sec / Aperture: F4.8 / ISO: 100
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