Nifty Piks – Photos and Art

This old wooden fence stands to divide the desert to keep the cattle within the western grazing lands. This is a digital painting from a photo of the side of an old cattle chute on the Sonoran desert of Arizona.

This desert oasis provides shade and serenity for the desert cattle that graze on the harsh Arizona desert. Nearby is a windmill that pumps the ground water to the surface to form this pond of cool, desert refreshment. This digital painting will look beautiful in your office of home, or make a wonderful gift for any nature lover.

Digital painting of a Windmill in the Arizona desert.

This rustic digital painting will add rustic charm to your home or office decor. It features digital art inspired by a photo of brown wood that makes up a wooden cattle chute and corral that sits in the Arizona desert.

The rustic cattle chute sits and waits for the cattle to arrive. This digital painting is from a photograph of an old wooden cattle chute in the Arizona desert.

This is a digital painting of brown and gray aged and distressed wood wrapped in barbed wire. The image is from a photo of a cattle chute and corral located in the Arizona desert.

These two rustic 'pals' sit in the Arizona desert, castoff from an earlier day and time. The old trucks are not needed anymore, but must have had important jobs in this part of the desert southwest. This is a digital painting from a photo taken in the Sonoran desert of Arizona.

This is a digital painting of a rustic old stone school house in the Arizona desert.

This digital watercolor depicts old rustic abandoned shacks in the Arizona desert.

Old Rustic Red Barn

Old red barn sits at the edge of the meadow.

There's a house in the Pigeon's Cove area of Rockport, MA. called the "Paper House". It was originally purchased as a summer home by Elis Stenman in 1922. The paper was intended to be used as insulation but Mr. Stenman just kept going. Many layers are held together with glue and covered with varnish which makes them waterproof! In addition to the insulation the furniture is also made of paper! The house is still standing and is open during the summers for tours. This is a photo of the paper on the front of the house, you can still read some of the print despite the many coats of varnish.

Another scene from a photo taken in New Hampshire during the spring. We always search out the untrod roads and sometimes we luck out! This was just a spectacular sight and the day was a perfect one.

Fan palms in Thailand. The first time I saw these I was taken aback by their tremendous size and beauty. This is a digital watercolor with some yellow highlights as I liked the color combination ;) I hope you enjoy!

I had fun with this picture! SO different from it’s original image but I really loved the colors and form of this version, it’s exciting!! The sun bursts through the autumn glow of the foliage brightening all it surrounds....

Beautiful cherry blossoms are always a much looked for event in spring! Delicate pink and white blossoms on the trees just make you smile when you see them. In Washington, D.C. there is a Cherry Blossom Festival held annually :)

Street entertainers are delightful and plentiful in bigger cities like Quebec. You can find jugglers, fire-eaters, singers, mimes.... I always enjoy watching them and they normally gather quite a crowd around them!

Spring in Vermont means roadside waterfalls around almost every corner when the snow melts off the mountains. You always know where they are by the line of cars on the side of the road when tourists stop with their cameras ;)

The American Black-Ducks are closely related to Mallards and share the same habitats. The oldest one on record was 26.5 years old! This particular duck was having it’s lunch at a spot on the Northern Shores of Massachusetts.

An old building with “good bones” gets a badly needed paint job. A historic town hall in Western, MA.

I’m fortunate to live in beautiful New England, the place millions of people flock to every fall to see the foliage. This shot was taken in New Hampshire, Franconia, to be exact right outside our hotel room which is nestled against a small river. In the mornings when the day begins to heat up the mist rises up off the waters producing a visual feast.

I love old buildings so imagine my surprise when hiking through an urban park and coming across this shell of what must have been an amazing piece of architecture! This gem of nostalgia is located within a park in central Massachusetts.

This is from a photo taken inside a teepee looking up. A digital rendition of a place where “visions” happen, thus change.

Located in Deschambault-Grondines, Quebec, this old presbytery (rectory) was built in 1802 and is part of the historic route that goes throughout Quebec.

This is a second image from an abandoned structure we came across while hiking in an urban park. Obviously at one point this was a magnificent building and while sad to see most of it gone I’m glad at least some of the structure remains because it strikes the imagination of how grand this once was. Located in central Massachusetts.

The ragusa, or beach, roses are found in great abundance on Cape Cod. The vibrant pink flowers set against the sandy white background blends perfectly and adds to the overall charm of the Cape and all things “beach”.

Summer mornings sometimes have a surreal kind of look, especially around bodies of water where the mist is just beginning to rise. I’ve always loved the look and am even willing to get up early (on occasion!) to see it.

Some scenes take your breath away...for me, this was one of those. Driving down a country road I came across this picture of nature re-born with all the spring greens and the wooden fence, a part of the tree trunks of old, a perfect combination of effect!

Thisi miniature red corn is a type of Indian popcorn. Harvested in the Fall and displayed on many farm stands, it can be used to make seasonal decorations.

Red and orange are indicative of Fall and its glorious colors.

Squash and gourds play prominent roles in Fall displays at roadside markets. They are always so colorful and intriguing.

The rich reds of Indian Corn are indicative of the Fall harvest.

Indian corn is a standout in the Autumn harvest. Created here with a vintage look.