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Sea Song Blue on Blueis a digital abstract based on the manipulation of many layers of photographs of the sea taken at different times of the day with colors enhanced. This is part of a series of works inspired by both the patterns and colors created by the movement of water and the play of light upon it as well as the range of sounds made by water as it moves.
Calm lapping of turquoise blue waters, soporific under a lazy sun slowly change to vivid blues and purples, pinks, orange and gold as evening sets in and again at sunrise. Under cloudy skies, grays and silver add weight to slowly moving rivers and be honest, who has never thrown a pebble and watched the resulting ripples move over the surface of a pond.

I was born in Wales and now live in California having had the good fortune to visit most of Europe and some of America along the way. I find almost everything around me to be an inspiration. I work mostly in pencil and acrylics but I will experiment with any medium to achieve the effects I desire. I love to draw animals, from pets to wildlife. Some of my portraits are quite silly intended to bring a smile, others have a more serious message. My 'Barely There' collection of mixed media works represent a few of the fast disappearing exotic species. I often work with minimal colour palette but occasionally go all out. It all depends on my mood. I think my motto if I had one would be 'You're never too old to learn.' I've just...