M

My CCreative
e t v IImages
ae
Promoting Digital Photo Artistry

www.mycreativeimages.com August - 2019

Welcome to the Mycreativeimages Magazine
I am a photo digital artist and know how difficult it is to gain exposure and put your work
in front of prospective customers.

I started this magazine as a way of promoting my artist Bio and showcasing my latest work.
However, this soon changed as I recognised other artists had the same needs. So I updated
the magazine to promote both new and existing photo digital artists and give you the chance
to enjoy some of the amazing artwork that is being produced by artists that may be in your
neighbourhood.
So, if you enjoy this magazine and the artwork it showcases, share it on your social media
pages, show it to your friends and relatives. Help put the artists in this magazine in front of as
many people as possible. Thanks
 Contents
Claude Trew 4
Bernie Tuffs 6
Vivien Capper 8
Dawn Spears 10
Norma Slack 12
The Sam Wells Interview 14
David Walker 16
Alison Bailey 18
Julie Cowdy 20
Tiyana Marjanovic 22
Susan Jones 24
James Hurley 26
Support the magazine 28
“Something Missing”
Artwork by James Hurley
https://www.JamesHurley.art

All images in this publication are sourced / created by the artists,

unless otherwise stated on their websites or social media pages and
MyCreativeImages.com - Promoting Digital Artists as such must not be copied or sold without the express consent of the
artist.

This publication is created and owned by James Hurley, ©www.

mycreativeimages.com 2019. Please feel free to share the magazine
but do not make changes to any of the content.
Claude Trew
I am a retired lady who is a keen photographer and I belong to a local camera club.

However, while I enjoy entering the competitions organised by the club, I feel that the style of
photographs that are most successful in club competitions is inhibiting my creative output.

I am following some online courses to try to improve the artist in me. So far I have enjoyed
every course I have done and hope to share my work with a bigger audience. This is an ongoing
process.

Playful Seal
4
The Mermaid

Fish for dinner

Bernie Tuffs https://artboja.com/art/utucc4/

Hello! I’m Bernie and I live in the little seaside town of Margate and having lived here all my life,
I couldn’t live anywhere else now! I’m continually inspired by the scenery here, with skies and
light that so excited famous artist J.W.Turner, who said of this area, “…the skies over Thanet are
the loveliest in all Europe”. Apparently, a love of the sea stayed with him all his life and I can well
understand that!

Painting with light holds a real attraction for me - the gentle light that is still strong enough to dispel
darkness.

I’ve always been arty, progressing from childhood sketching, through gouache and then oil
painting, then paper crafting and scrapbooking which led me to digital scrapbooking and finally to
Sebastian Michaels and Photo Artistry. Now I feel I’m home and am having so much fun with my
art!
If you would like to see some more of my art visit: https://artboja.com/art/utucc4/

Connection
6
Unconditional Love
Vivien Capper https://artboja.com/art/6bn7zq/

Hello my name’s Vivien and I’m from the beautiful county of Kent, England though currently living and working
near Rome in delightful Italy with its exciting, lively way of life and vibrant colours and designs.

I started out as an artist in 1982 developing Indian ink artwork of a variety of subjects especially figurative
artwork and abstract floral designs, then progressed into creative photography and digital artistry thanks to
Sebastian Michael’s amazing courses at ‘Photoshop Artistry’ and the advanced course ‘Awake’.

My inspiration is drawn from my love of nature, figurative artwork and Italian design using many textures,
patterns and colours.

I’m thrilled to have some of my artwork in various publications including: Living the Photo Artistic Life, My
Creative Images and have had various artworks mentioned in the Shift Art Challenge.

If you would like to see more of my art: https://artboja.com/art/6bn7zq/

Abstract Flamingo
8
 Abstract Swan

The Lady & The Lyre

Abstract Polar Bear

Dawn Spears
https://selfpubbookcovers.com/
DawnyDawny

I have been producing art in various

forms for over 30 years. I have
worked in many different media, from
watercolour to ink, graphite, and
coloured pencil.

More recently I have turned to

photography and digital art and used
these skills to branch out into book
covers as well. I absolutely love
coming up with ideas to do authors’
words justice.

Every one of my book covers

are original art pieces. I create
them using a mixture of my own
photographs and artwork which I
blend with my own 3D renders. I try
to avoid the use of stock images,
meaning my buyers can be 100%
assured that their book cover is
completely and utterly unique. Onna Bugeisha

You can view all my book covers at:

https://selfpubbookcovers.com/
DawnyDawny
For bespoke work I can be
contacted through my website:
https://www.dawnydawny.com/
A small selection of my fine art
pieces are available at: www.
artboja.com/art/nav633/

10 Siren Heart
 Bestiary Chronicles

Grimoire kraken
Norma Slack https://www.normasue.com/

I am a digital artist, writer and poet from beautiful Northern Ireland. I currently live in County Down, within
sight of the majestic Mourne Mountains.

I have been an enthusiastic photographer for many years but it was only when I discovered digital art that I
finally felt able to create images that reflected both my emotions and vision.

Every day I work towards improving my skills within the fascinating world of the digital workspace. For me
it’s a place of magic, a place where I can give free reign to my imagination and create the type of art I feel
connected to.

About eighteen months ago I began to combine my new digital skills with my poetry and have recently
published my first illustrated poetry book, Thunder In My Soul: a collection of illustrated poems.

The book is now available at Amazon. It is a project I feel a strong emotional connection to and has been a
labour of love. A free sample, along with a selection of my art, can be viewed on my website.

You will also find me on Instagram @artbynormasue or my website: https://www.normasue.com/

I Saw Your Heart

12
 Letting Go

You Are Not Alone

The Sam Wells Interview My Cr e a t i v e I ma g e s – B e h i n d t h e scenes
by VivienJane

This month it is a great pleasure to interview Samantha Wells from the Isle of
Wight.

Samantha’s artwork is best described in her own words:

‘My artwork is a mix of ………Ballet, Dance and music with a painterly feel

In this month’s issue we’ve asked her to share some of her creative processes
with our readers:

When did you first start out in photography and photo art?

I started with photography about 5 years ago, but felt very restricted and
I realised I wasn’t making the art I wanted to really create. I found Daz
Studio purely by accident around 3 years ago and I haven’t looked back. I
gave up photography, and now every image I create starts in Daz Studio.
I joined The Photo Artistry course over a year ago, which led to me joining
the Awake course and kaizen. The course Facebook groups gave me a lot of
encouragement and confidence.

Have you been influenced by other photographers or digital artists?

Yes! Through seeing all the amazing images posted in the Facebook groups I
find new techniques and new ideas all the time. There are so many talented
artists, but I do have my favorites that when I see their work makes me really
want to push myself more.

Do you have a basic idea or story in mind when you start creating?

Yes, but it doesn’t mean it will turn out how I want it to. In general, the
image will make itself as I add more to it. I only start with a basic idea
that will shape itself. If I start with an idea that is perfect in my mind and
it doesn’t turn out that way, then I will be disappointed with it, so I have
learned to just go with the flow of creating and see where the image ends
up.

Which item(s) are indispensable in your tool kit?

My computer would be the main item, then Daz Studio, Photoshop and
Lightroom, those are my 3 processes. And I also bought a screen I can draw
on, so it is much easier to paint my images now.

You’ve started using a painterly process in your art; could you tell us a bit
more about it?

I have always wanted to have a painterly feel to my images, but it is only

recently I have achieved the look I was after. I spent many years and far
too much money going through so many programs and techniques, only
to be disappointed with the outcome. I have never been very good at
using Photoshop brushes, but then I stumbled on some lovely oil brushes
that use the mixer brush and after buying the external screen, I finally felt
comfortable using the two together. I bought 2 sets of brushes which have
around 20 brushes in each pack. At the moment I only use 2 brushes, but
they are working for me and I’m pleased with how the images are coming
out. I am slowly converting my old images to this painterly look, it does take
many hours for each image , but I find it very relaxing.

What would your advice be to an aspiring photographer/digital photo

artist?

Don’t give up and don’t be too hard on yourself. If you are not producing the
images you want to at the moment, one day you will. It takes going through
14
a lot of techniques and processes to find where your heart really lies sometimes. Never be afraid to ask, and never be
afraid to show your art, this is how we learn.

Samantha puts a lot of passion into her projects and produces amazing photo art. You can contact her here

https://www.wellsfineartgallery.com
https://www.facebook.com/WellsFineArtGallery
https://www.instagram.com/wellsfineartgallery
David Walker https://artboja.com/art/9zpbui/

David is a PhotoArtist who lives in Yoxall, Staffordshire. His Photo Art is usually based around
landscapes, city scapes and sea scapes and he uses his own photographs as source material.
He uses a plethora of programs to achieve his artistic goals, and the works often have over twenty
layers and are fairly complex. He also uses a painting program (Corel Painter) to enhance his
works and in his displays and exhibitions he often embellishes the canvases with acrylic paints.

See more artwork on my website: https://artboja.com/art/9zpbui/

Fletcher’s Alley
16
 Church Street, Monmouth

The Storyteller Coney Beach, Porthcawl

Alison Bailey https://estamoondesigns.wordpress.com

I am a hobby photographer and multi media artist from North West England.

I am retired and am now able to spend my time doing the things I enjoy. I love being able to go to
nature reserves as it gives me both peace and also photo opportunities.

I am part of the living the photoartistic life community and will be learning about photoart forever! I
am branching out into multi media art too so that I can use more of my own resources and maybe
even be able to provide resources for other people. Most of all though I am having fun living my life
as I want to.

You can check out my web site at:

https://estamoondesigns.wordpress.com

There are links to other social media sites on there too.

18
Julie Cowdy https://www.facebook.com/Julie-Cowdy-
Photography-640242869458291/

I am a photo artist. I live in NW England and SW France. My work covers many different genres, including
narrative and still life, with floral subjects my favourite.

Through the post-processing techniques that I have learnt from Sebastian Michaels, I often blend my original
images with my painted and photographed textures. I am aiming for a different approach that combines my
love of fine art and the lens. I hope the resulting photo artistry offers something multi-layered, both in terms of
what people see and how they respond.

You can see more on my “Julie Cowdy Photography” page on Facebook:

https://www.facebook.com/Julie-Cowdy-Photography-640242869458291/

Abstracted Sunflowers

20
Sunny day, sunflowers
Tiyana Marjanovic http://www.tiyanaart.com/

Historian of Film and Art, Photographer, Painter, Gamer and above all a dreamer. Latest work portraits
photographs snap-taken by individuals and friends.

Best described in words of others:

“Through vivid colours and intuitive painterly sophistication, Tiyana’s work transcends the viewer to an
imagined world that bleeds with nostalgic undertones. She has managed to arrest sacred moments
whilst maintaining delicate movements of the details - something so slight as flowers dancing in a light
breeze. The escape is familiarity created for a place existing without reference.”
Dea Vanagan
See more of Tiyana’s work on website: http://www.tiyanaart.com/

22
Susan Jones https://artboja.com/art/3e60mz/

My name is Susan Jones. I live a short train ride from London and love to spend time up there with
my sister and our cameras.
I love studio photography with models dressed up, and having fun playing with the images in
Photoshop.
My new ambition is take the models on to the street and start doing shoots on location.

You can see more of my work here: https://artboja.com/art/3e60mz/

Holly Eve Painted

24
Green Goddess
James Hurley www.jameshurley.art

James is a photo digital artist that captures landscapes photographs as well as painterly portraits either in the
comfort of his home or on location.
He is based in Huntingdon, near Cambridge, and has a passion for incorporating his emotions and frustrations
into surreal artwork as well as creating landscapes and portraits.
James is a self-taught photographer who has learnt Photoshop by taking a number of online course hosted by
Sebastian Michaels.
His work has received a number of awards from the Heaven art gallery in the USA during September and
October of 2017, since then he has had artwork appear in a new conceptual virtual art gallery created by
Curat10n Open Art and in the My Creative Images magazine.
James’s current focus switched from submitting work to gallery’s to further explore and enhance his
photography skills and further develop his own photo digital artistic style which incorporates lots of colour and /
or textures.
As a photo digital artist his customers come from two distinct groups, those that want a portrait photograph
taken and then blended into a scene and those that want some unique artwork to decorate their home or
office. Both have one thing in common, they are looking for something different, something created specially
for them, something that they can be proud to hang on their wall and show off on their social media pages,
such as the examples shown here.
If that sounds like you then get in contact with James, who would be happy to work with you and create
something special just for you.

Email: James@jameshurley.art Website: www.jameshurley.art

26
Drifting
First Steps
Support the growth of the magazine
The sole purpose of this magazine is to raise awareness of individual photo digital
artists by sharing their work on as many social media platforms as possible. The
ultimate goal is to create an online network of photo digital artists with a physical
location where I can display their work and help them promote sales. However, I will
need some help to do this.

If you love art, you love giving people a helping hand now and then and want to
see more photo digital art then connect with me via my website https://www.
mycreativeimages.com and lets see if we can make a difference together.

Help me continue to grow and share the amazing photo digital art featured in the “My
Creative Images” magazine with as many people as possible.

How can you help?

Here are a few ways you can help promote the artists in this magazine:

• Visit the artists websites

• Purchase the artists artwork
• Share the magazine link with your friends and relatives on social media
• Follow the this magazine on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/mycreativeimages

To read previous issues of this magazine visit:

https://issuu.com/mycreativeimages

M
My CCreative
e t v IImages
ae
Promoting Digital Photo Artistry