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Art of Textures

Liz Alderdice | Garden Dreams

Garden Dreams

A textured art rendition showing wildflowers in my garden.
Liz Alderdice | Rambling Pink Roses

Rambling Pink Roses

A beautiful, pink rambling rose drapes across an old wall towards an earthenware pot. Textured, digital treatment of a photograph taken in my garden in Aberdeenshire, Scotland.
Liz Alderdice | The Shire

The Shire

Aberdeenshire from my front garden. A vintage effect landscape view of the field opposite where I live. Rural Aberdeenshire is a vast agricultural area in North East Scotland.Textures have been used to create a warm feel.
Liz Alderdice | Acer Leaves

Acer Leaves

The new leaves of a Japanese Maple gently unfold from their sheathes in the late Spring sunshine. Aware of the Scottish frosts, I planted this small tree in a sheltered area of the garden where it seems to flourish well. Textures have been added.
Liz Alderdice | Flowers of The Cherry Laurel

Flowers of The Cherry Laurel

Cherry Laurel or Prunus laurocerasus is an evergreen shrub, often used for hedging. The flower buds appear in early spring and open in early summer in erect 7–15 cm racemes of 30–40 flowers, each flower 1 cm across, with five creamy-white petals and numerous yellowish stamens with a sweet smell. This photograph, taken in my garden, has a textured overlay.
Liz Alderdice | Purple Aconite

Purple Aconite

Beautiful but deadly! Aconitum, commonly known as aconite, monkshood, wolf's bane, leopard's bane, mousebane, women's bane, devil's helmet, queen of poisons, or blue rocket, is a genus of flowering plants belonging to the family Ranunculaceae. A stunning plant, much loved by bees, but highly poisonous. Textured Background.
Liz Alderdice | Painted Iris

Painted Iris

One of several different Iris plants in my garden. These are ' Iris pseudacorus' or Holden Clough with a netted brown pattern on a yellow ground. Quite a striking flower when the sun lights it up. Here textures have been used to create a background ,brush strokes and a canvas effect complete the vintage feel.
Liz Alderdice | Ribes Sanguinium

Ribes Sanguinium

A beautiful spring flowering, deciduous shrub, the flowering current gives a fabulous show of pink cascading flowers in April. Textures have been used to give a neutral but warm background. Photo was taken in my garden in North East Scotland.
Liz Alderdice | Hang in There!

Hang in There!

If the snail can do this, you can too so 'Hang in There'.
Liz Alderdice | Vintage Shop Counter

Vintage Shop Counter

Lovely to see these vintage shop items on display, The ceramic storage jars, coffee grinder, scales and the old cash register sit on the counter while behind a variety of goods and bottles are on display. Taken in Fochabers, North East Scotland. Textures have been incorporated to enhance the vintage, sepia mood.
Liz Alderdice | Saxifrage Flowers

Saxifrage Flowers

A textured rendition of saxifrage, showing the delicate white flowers.
Liz Alderdice | Honeysuckle Rose

Honeysuckle Rose

Beautiful honeysuckle grows intertwined with a fragrant pale pink rose, both of which flowersat the same time each year. For about two weeks in early summer the garden is filled with the wonderful fragrance of these two stunning plants as thier flowers open.
Liz Alderdice | Broom in Abstraction

Broom in Abstraction

An unusual abstract image of branches of Broom. Taken at the edge of woodland at Golden Acre Park near Leeds. As we came out of the darker shaded areas an old wild broom was silhouetted against the light, its branches hanging in pendulous arcs before turning upwards., creating a stunning dynamic of shape. A textured background completes the image.
Liz Alderdice | Lendal Bridge, York

Lendal Bridge, York

Lendal Bridge stands on the site of a former rope-ferry where the city walls break for the River Ouse. The bridge connects two medieval towers: Lendal Tower on the east bank and Barker Tower on the west bank. Fun Fact - This was the ferry used by Florence Nightingale when she visited York en route to Castle Howard in 1852. Coloured textures have been added.
Liz Alderdice | Orange Poppy  and Pollen Beetles

Orange Poppy and Pollen Beetles

It was raining slightly when I took this photo and the delicate, papery leaves of this orange poppy were covered in raindrops,Huddled in the centre were several tiny, black pollen beetles. Textures have been used in the creating of this image.
Liz Alderdice | Pink roses and Catmint

Pink roses and Catmint

Catmint is wonderful for pollinators and the pretty purple haze creates a lovely backdrop for the beautiful pink blooms of the climbing rose, Textures used.
Liz Alderdice | Which Way Now?

Which Way Now?

A mother mallard and her youngsters look different ways as they pause along the path. A textured 'story time' image. Reminds me of illustrations in children's' books when I was young.
Liz Alderdice | Blooming Broom!

Blooming Broom!

Fiery Broom flowers brighten the garden. Rich red flowers showing the vibrant, brick red and orange inner, gives an overall color look of burnt orange, intense and unique color. Textures and effects have been added to give a painterly feel.