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Karen Burns

Northern California

I enjoy photography elements combined with photo manipulation and digital painting. After printing on canvas, I add more detail with acrylic paints.

Interests: I enjoy all things PhotoShop, creating from original photography, PhotoShop painting, Corel Painter work, and using textures. The giclee prints are on Epson Exhibition Canvas with acrylic paint work added to the surface. Paintings are then sealed with a UV Protectant. And I never tire of learning new things.

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Wild mustard is blooming everywhere in Northern California ~ field after field of yellow against the spring sky. Some call it a flower, some call it a weed ~ either way, I found them delightful on this particular day. Hope your day brings you a "delight", as well. ~K Continue reading

Posted 2 days ago at Vintage Findings

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Architectural Details

These images come from walking the grounds at The Inn at Park Winters where William and Jenny have chosen as the venue for their wedding (in 2015). I think it is the perfect place. ~K Continue reading

Posted 5 days ago at Vintage Findings

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Another Beautiful Day ~

I can't think of anything better than Springtime. That, combined with Lensbaby :-) "One can get just as much exultation on losing oneself in a little thing as in a big thing. It is nice to think how one can be recklessly lost in a daisy." ~Anne Morrow Lindbergh .... Continue reading

Posted May 10, 2013 at Vintage Findings

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A Quick Little Tour

Images from our trip to Italy ~ these are from Florence. We began one evening at dusk at the Piazza Michelangelo above the city, walking and shooting as it got darker. We walked into the night ending up at the area around The Duomo, the large dome on the right... Continue reading

Posted May 8, 2013 at Vintage Findings

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Personal challenge ~ take a photo that is a lemon and try to make something wonderful with it ~ my attempt ~ it may not be wonderful but I am learning a lot about light layers of paint. The photo is of a leather chair tucked into a corner of... Continue reading

Posted May 7, 2013 at Vintage Findings

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I Need To Make a Mess!

I had the real need for a "messy" day today ~ but it turned out to be all digital. . . Even making a "digital mess" was good for me. . . Happy Weekend ~K Continue reading

Posted May 4, 2013 at Vintage Findings

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A Little Lensbaby Fun

I am trying the new aperture disks that fit with the lensbaby lenses. This one is a sunburst disk: Pretty cool, huh? I kinda like what it does with the bokeh background. I think I will play around some more and see how the other shapes look. I do hope... Continue reading

Posted May 3, 2013 at Vintage Findings

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Happy Birthday, Mom

My mother is 89 years old today :-) I will be taking this "cookie forest" to her this morning ~ molasses cookies :-) Have a wonderful Tuesday. ~K Continue reading

Posted Apr 30, 2013 at Vintage Findings

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Wash day, which I suppose was everyday since I saw and loved all the laundry hanging from windows throughout the towns we traveled. Of all the laundry lines I photographed I finally got one with someone actually pegging the laundry. And the original: The little town of Riomaggiore. Still working... Continue reading

Posted Apr 27, 2013 at Vintage Findings

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Welcome to my imaginary place ~ although I'm not sure if it is a hotel, an island, or a treehouse. All buildings were disassebled and reassembled from photographs taken in Italy, so perhaps it is an Italian Imaginary Place. Layer after layer, handpainted background, painted trees and shrubs, stars in... Continue reading

Posted Apr 26, 2013 at Vintage Findings

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first of all, thank you for the free download ~ I may have to create an imaginary city for your downloads :-) secondly, those faces are so darned precious!!! you have such a talent!!! I'm pretty good with stick figures LOL Hope you have a wonderful weekend. ~K

Commented Apr 26, 2013 on Amelia :: A FREE Friday Download at miles beyond the moon

Spring is Here ~

Spring is here in all it's glory. Flowers are poking up and spreading out, but so are the weeds. These calendula/pot marigolds come up every year, sometimes in unexpected places. But their warm colors are most welcome. The same for the camomile, it self sows readily. I'm quite fond of... Continue reading

Posted Apr 24, 2013 at Vintage Findings

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The Famous Ponte di Rialto Bridge

The famous Ponte di Rialto Bridge in Venice, via water taxi ride. We took several shots at night from on top the bridge, but this one was from the water taxi. Still many images to process and sort. I give you the after and the before image. As you can... Continue reading

Posted Apr 20, 2013 at Vintage Findings

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Mud on the Tires

A few weeks ago I had a delightful day with my friend Shirina. We went to the Apple Hill area to see the orchards and stumbled upon this lovely rusty, crusty vintage flatbed truck. It was sitting outside the Boeger Winery ~ how could we resist? Of course, I couldn't... Continue reading

Posted Apr 17, 2013 at Vintage Findings

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The dogwoods are almost finished for the Spring. How I hate to see them go. Hand painted background for this dancer. Background doubles nicely as a texture on other work. Till next year. . . ~Karen Continue reading

Posted Apr 16, 2013 at Vintage Findings

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Do you ever have a crazy idea that sticks in your mind until you see it through? I have these ideas all the time. This one has been on the back burner in my brain for a long time and it finally worked its way out this past weekend. The... Continue reading

Posted Apr 14, 2013 at Vintage Findings

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"She turned to the sunlight and shook her yellow head an whispered to her neighbor: 'Winter is dead'." ~ A. A. Milne ~ When We Were Very Young ~K Continue reading

Posted Apr 12, 2013 at Vintage Findings

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In the Marina ~

~ the boats wait patiently. I think they were as colorful as the hillside homes in Riomagiore. Paintwork, textured, a little Art History Brushwork for touch up. Again, I offer you the finished image along with the original photo. I have the idea of a final image in my mind,... Continue reading

Posted Apr 9, 2013 at Vintage Findings

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I'd Love To Be A Local ~

~ for a little while longer, anyway. . . Straight from the camera after a fresh rain-shower, walking along the sea in Camogli. Hope you are not getting tired of these images yet. As with any of the images on my blog, you can alway click on them to view... Continue reading

Posted Apr 8, 2013 at Vintage Findings

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The Colors I Fell In Love With

Everywhere I looked I saw beautiful saturated colors ~ I loved it all! Comparison images. Vernazza, Liguria, Italy. Corel Paint work and texture work. More later. . . ~K Continue reading

Posted Apr 6, 2013 at Vintage Findings

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Manarola, Liguria, Italy

If you ever get to the Cinque Terre Coast of Italy, Manarola is a fishing village not to be missed. The views are spectacular ~ but each little village along the coast has it's own charm. The colors are like nothing I've ever seen before. I know, there is a... Continue reading

Posted Apr 5, 2013 at Vintage Findings

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WOO HOO, girl ~ your rock ~ fabulous work here and I'm so glad you are getting some well-deserved recognition. I need to find me a copy of this before they are sold out :-) AND the new format here on your blog is wonderful. . . ~K

Commented Apr 5, 2013 on Published! at miles beyond the moon

Walking in Pisa

Down a little side street, in an alley, leaning against the wall. . . Painted digitally in Corel as well as painted textures from the paper library into different portions of the image. You can click on the image to view it a bit larger if you have time. Of... Continue reading

Posted Apr 3, 2013 at Vintage Findings

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Ponte di Rialto

Classic, iconic shot of Venice ~ from the Rialto Bridge that spans the Grand Canal. This was the first night in Venice ~ I was suffering from lack of sleep and could hardly function, much less navigate my camera settings and open the tripod! There was a wonderful restaurant on... Continue reading

Posted Apr 2, 2013 at Vintage Findings

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The small chapel at the top of the hill in Riomaggiore, Italy, on the Cinque Terre Coast. I've only been home for 4 days but am already sorting through images. This was taken inside the chapel San Rocco, shown above. The day we were there, preparations were being made for... Continue reading

Posted Mar 29, 2013 at Vintage Findings

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