Bells and wishes for the new year

Bells and wishes for the new year
Originally uploaded by gailpiland

This is my New Years ever bling!

New Years Ball

New Years Ball
Originally uploaded by gailpiland

This is one of my first gems ....getting ready for a great productive year ...2009!

glass swirl vase

glass swirl vase
Originally uploaded by gailpiland

One of my first sphere digital creations.

She flyz

She flyz
Originally uploaded by gailpiland

Flying into the new year. She rises from the ashes of 2008 into a clear blue sky of hope for peace and good will among all peoples in the new year.

Art for Sale

http://gailpiland.imagekind.com/ I just wanted everyone to know I am an artist again. I have been in retreat for the last ten years and have now come out of hibernation to blossom into the artist I have always worked (yes worked) to be. I have found my passion and it is Digital. I am putting muscle and bone to my images and ideas. Some old images keep coming forward over and over through the years. Other images are new and thrilling to me. I just hope some other souls are touched by my creations.

Imprisoned queen

Imprisoned queen
Originally uploaded by gailpiland

The plant is in my sunroom and the figure is from several different photos I have taken of several different sculptures.

The Halls of civilization

The Halls of civilization
Originally uploaded by gailpiland

The building is from a photo I took in Italy and the the figure is a sculpture taken in a photo. Both run thru. Paintshop.

She is her own women

She is her own women
Originally uploaded by gailpiland

Collage from collected photos

My collection cabinet

My collection cabinet
Originally uploaded by gailpiland

This is some what of a self portrait as it contains all that is near and dear to me. My family and my home.

Hope is a sky blue pink world

Hope is a sky blue pink world
Originally uploaded by gailpiland

Here again is the background of the sky in the morning and a clip of the world from my collection. The drawing is one of my favorites I did many years ago bubbles up using paintshop.

Againest the dark

Againest the dark
Originally uploaded by gailpiland

I am sure that somewhere there is a fairy tale that this could illustrate.
The background is photo I took of the woods behind my house and the other images are pieces from photographs I have taken in my travels.

She is called Ivy

She is called Ivy
Originally uploaded by gailpiland

Early morning walk I took this photo of the ivy growning up a tree then in the afternoon I added the face and arm from a photo of a sculpture to make this piece.

Orbs in the Morning

Orbs in the Morning
Originally uploaded by gailpiland

Water color with a photo of the sky on a beautiful day as background and a bubbble added from paintshop.

Womanhood Vortex

Womanhood Vortex
Originally uploaded by gailpiland

This is a digital manipulation of a photo of a blue glass paper weight worked in paintshop and the added the face of a sculpture.

Christmas 2008

Well, Christmas is over now and I haven't updated my blog since I returned from my trip West in the fall. I have not been idle. I have been very active on Flickr learning my way around and meet some wonderful new friends. I have taken a lot of pictures and am now using the tools in Corel paint shop pro 12 to develop new and interesting pieces of art. I have been selling all my books and videos on Amazon.com and now hope to sell some of my art work as prints. Posting on Deviantart and imagekind to get more exposer.

Over the last couple of years as I have been cataloging my work I had the feeling it was mostly Schatches and ideas for art pieces that were not quite complete. I was a little sad that they hadn't gone further. Now I see I can give muscle and bone to my ideas. The use of digital tools and my skills as an artist have been developing over a life time of working and teaching others to express their inner visions. Traveling has given me a large collection of photographs to use in my work. it will be interesting to see what develops.

face book link

face book

Autumn

Well it is fall again....the miracle of the seasons. Time to cut back the garden and with the economy in the critical state it is in ....it is time for Americans to cut back on everything. Conserve resources, recycle, compost and make do with what we have. It is a wake up call and maybe we will get it now. I am thankful I live in a community that is rural and peopled with other folks who know how to "make do". I can walk to the grocery store and ride my bike on country roads. I can skype my kids in Portland and email friends and family all over the world. I am a lucky women.

More pictures on www.flickr.com/photos/gailp2rt/

More Art, more Galleries. One blister! Calk Farm Gallery was the best!

New Mexico

Driving through the desert was enlightening. The power of time, wind and water on rock is like looking at the hand of God indeed! We sure do have a big country here.

Arrived in Santa Fe and spent the day going to galleries. What wonderful artists, what magical creative things. It is enough to boggle the mind. More artwork tomorrow.

Grand Canyon

Arrived in Flag Staff with 70 degree weather but at night it turned cold like...36 degrees. We went to a tappon resturant for dinner it was great fun and delicious. Drove to the canyon today with the help of the GPS. The El Tovar is great with very comfortable large rooms. Surprised to fine I got a little sunburnt even though we were not in the sun that much. Tomorrow we will do some hiking.

Child's dream

country road biking

country road biking
Originally uploaded by gailpiland

Good morning!:-)

window display

window display
Originally uploaded by apak

My kids :-)

Preperation for trip

Leaving on Fri the 12th to go to Philly and then Fly west with Viki & rent a car to the Grand canyon and Colorado to see my sister. I expect to be inspired by all the wonderful art I will see on this trip. My sister is as excited about it as I am..........maybe more!

Rigged my camera today with a strap to carry around my neck. Ready to draw and shot those great shots.
I have learned so much lately looking at the great artists on Flickr....At least now my eyes have been opened so I see a little more of the beauty in the small and everyday glimpses of light and magic around me.

Packing light but taking the computer ..... always hard to leave it behind ...maybe it will mean less shoes.....scarifies must be made.

Old dog learns new tricks

I have started a blog ......really never thought I would! My joining flickr and youtube has been enlightening. Isolated as I am with so much to learn. One click at a time. My dharma heartland is here. I am finding inspiration from the work of other artists around the world.