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New Year's Day was really beautiful, here in Arizona. A rare snowstorm blanketed the lower elevations the night before, and the morning sun revealed unimaginable beauty! Snow And Desert, my featured photo from the day, displays the awe and majesty of a snow covered mountain as it meets the desert. As the morning wore on, the trees sparkled with drops of water, reflecting the sunlight, and looking as if thousands of diamonds had descended from Heaven. The result was absolutely enchanting! I will be posting more 'snow shots' over the coming days, and I invite you to check my webpage or my Facebook page to see the new additions.

All of my artwork is now available on throw pillows! Check the link to see how beautiful fine art can change your decor! Almost 800 subjects to choose from! Think about matching wall art with decorative pillows, and just to keep things interesting, how about a phone case to match! For the fun and unusual, imaginative person, think art!

I have posted several new pop art photographs over the last few months. The subjects range from buildings, to city scenes, to flowers and parks. Each one displays its own personality. I enjoy the colors, and try for the brightest combination I can muster up! Drop by my website and have a look; then, if you have a minute, let me know what you think.
Each week, I offer three art pieces for a Limited Time Promotion sale, prints on canvas and ready to hang. If you have a special request, let me know. I must adhere to certain size restrictions, but in most cases, we can come pretty close to the size you require.
All of my art is also available on phone cases, so whether you are looking for something special for yourself, or a gift that is not 'run of the mill', fine art might be just what you are looking for!

I have posted 30 gold leaf look digital art works in my new gallery. This particular manipulation of a sunflower looks almost like golden lace, to me. The intricacies found in nature are always so fascinating! Please stop by my art site to see my other works.

Stem Orchids Gold Leaf is my featured digital art for this week. Delicate pink orchids are sprinkled with glittering gold to add a touch of elegance and charm, and stimulate the imagination.

I was amazed at the symmetry in a decorative cabbage that I found at a nearby nursery yesterday! The fuchsia pink primary color is offset by a, well--cabbage green, and the veining and intricate shaping of the leaves is unworldly! Click the link to view-----you'll be amazed, too!

My photo of the week is, Black And White Music Collage, a digital art creation depicting a bright red rose on a black and white background of sheet music and a freeform keyboard. Please check the link below for details on a limited time sale for this piece.

My Photo Of The Week is also being offered for a limited time promotional sale (see link below). I chose a beautiful, bright, fuchsia red colored lily, and enclosed it in a black oval frame, to create an art work with lots of impact. The detail and texture displayed in this close up macro photograph makes it a real eye-catcher!

The flower display is amazing this year! Right now the cacti are strutting their stuff by putting forth their best display in years! An early riser will receive a special reward, as many beautiful blossoms come out at night and close shortly after dawn. That is the case for the Night Blooming Cereus cactus that I have titled 'God's Trumpets'. I was struck by the pristine beauty of this flower, and the title rushed over me, before I took the shot! I was fascinated by the long narrow throats, and the way the petals opened into a perfect trumpet shape! Adding to the drama, was the soft sunlight as it touched the delicate face of the flower! I am offering this digital art photograph for this week's Limited Time Promotional sale!

I visited the Boyce Thompson Arboretum, and was delighted to see that spring is up and running! Beautiful flowers are in full bloom, causing the air to be filled with their fragrance. Humming birds were everywhere, fluttering on gentle breezes. I decided to share one of the photos I took that day as my Photo Of The Week. To see more, please visit my website:

For this week's Limited Time Promotional Sale, I selected three of my floral, stylized, digital art prints, and am offering them in 24x36 print on canvas, for only $120 each. Please click on the links below to view:
Calla Lily Sketch
Stylized Cactus Flowers
Peach Iris Digital Art

Winter can be a drab time of the year, but I have a solution to all who are longing for bright colors in their lives. I have placed three of my 'pop art' prints on a special limited time promotional sale. Each 24x36 digital art print on canvas, is alive with color! Check the links below to view:
City Windows Abstract Pop Art Colors
Metamorphosis In Pop Art Colors
Psychedelic Church Window

I have recently added two new glass globe digital art pieces to my website. I have always been fascinated with glass paperweights, so I guess it's natural for me to enjoy creating works of art in glass globes! Below are the links for my recent additions, and 'more information' will bring you to my website where you can see all my 'globe' works of art under the Digital Art Gallery.
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Pink Rose Globe
Green Mum Globe

Hope you had a great summer! It was a long hot summer, here in Phoenix AZ, but we are starting to see cooler nights and the soft puffy clouds of fall. I decided to celebrate the end of the season by posting several photographs and digital art works of bright summer flowers. Check the link under 'more information' to see my latest work.
I am also offering three of my brightest, most recent works for a limited time promotional sale: expires 9/7/2012.
Flowers Of Summer
Pink Plus Pink
Bathing In Sunlight

The town of Cornville, AZ., has a park with a beautiful little pond full of the healthiest Water lilies I have ever seen. The pads are just as interesting and perfect as the flowers! Needless to say, I had a wonderful time recording the unique scene with my camera. I am now offering three of these shots, as 24x36 prints on canvas, for a limited time promotional sale. Two of the prints are photographs and one is a watercolor look digital art manipulation of a photograph. Please check the links below to view:
Pond Lily
Water Lily Reflection
Lily Pond
Offer Expires 8/7/2012

I have recently posted new western art subjects, including End Of the Line, a digital art photograph of an old coffin very much like those used in western movies. If your collection needs an attention grabber, may I suggest my No Spitting sign! For these and other western art photographs, please visit my website.
End Of The Line

I wish to announce the sale of one of my digital art pieces, Psychedelic Gears, a digitally enhanced photo in pop art colors.

Over the past week, I have submitted several watercolor look digital art photographs. I sized the Covered Wagon and Red Stage Coach so they would work as a pair. To see my newest works, please visit my website.

I just submitted a new digital art print called, Poppy Globe. I used a photo I had of a Poppy, and digitally gave it the look of a glass globe or paperweight. The Poppy is a fantastic bright red, and the stamens provide great contrast with their mossy shade of green. Click below to view:
Poppy Globe

My most recent digital art is called Wishing Well, a photograph of an old well as it is viewed framed by the window of a deserted building. This quaint little rock well has a roof that is held in place by rough hewn tree trunks. Filters produced a watercolor painting look. Click below to view:
Wishing Well

This week, I am featuring, Window View, a digitally altered photograph of windows in an old abandoned building. This watercolor look digital art boasts of bright orange adobe walls contrasted with the flaking blue paint of an inner room, and calmed by the neutral browns and beiges on the focus wall. Click below to view:
Window View

A couple of days ago, my neighbors and I were treated to a beautiful display of Easter Lily Cactus blossoms! I have photographed this flower, and posted the results on my website in the past, but this cluster was so amazing, that I decided to post both a regular photo and a HDR version. Also, I made the HDR version available in a 20x24 canvas print, at a sale price until 5/23/2012.
Easter Lily Cactus Bouquet HDR
To see both versions, please check my website.

I visited Sedona Arizona, yesterday, and returned with several beautiful photographs to share. The color of the rock formations, and the formations themselves are surreal. Whether the sun is shining or mist is falling into the canyons, this area is always a beautiful place to visit!
Coffee Pot Rock Formation

I am featuring one of my recent photographs of glass walled skyscrapers, that I converted into strong pop art colors. The grids of the window frames that separate the colorful panes of glass, work with the reflections to create a mesmerizing abstract.
City windows Abstract Pop Art Colors

Phoenix area was having a bit of weather, so I headed out to The Superstition Mountains to photograph that perfect 'rare desert storm'. The clouds were laying on the top of the mountain when I arrived, but before I reached my photo viewpoint, a cloudburst erupted. When the rain stopped, the clouds began to lift. That's when I flew into action, and was able to capture this awesome shot of a mist rising from a canyon behind a rugged rock formation.
I am making this photograph available in a 24x36 print on canvas for $110, until 5/11/2012.
A Lifting Storm

This week, I am featuring my most recent Iris flower photograph, Lavender Blue Iris. The color of this Iris is extraordinary, in shades of periwinkle blue with just the right amount of lavender, and the detail of the ruffling on the petals make this an exceptional art print. Please click the link below to view:
Lavender Blue Iris

I went on a little photo shoot in downtown Phoenix this morning, and found a very interesting wall of signs. Arizona is celebrating its centennial birthday this year, and someone very creative had covered the side of a building with road signs, arranging them to read 1912 2012. I have posted photos on my website:
View newest submissions

I have just added two new cactus blossom photos and a close up shot of an interesting pattern formed by the spikes on a cactus plant. The desert is full of surprises at this time of year. The Palo Verde trees are starting to bloom and cactus plants are putting on a beautiful display everywhere. Visit my site to view colorful southwest photographs.
View images here

My newest photo is a macro shot titled, Calla Lily Close. The day was filled with a soft light, and I was able to capture this beautiful 'flower' in all of it's glory! Check my results by clicking on 'see image'.

See image

I have just released a new digital art photo with the saying, "Blessings don't always come in a pretty package". This word is meant to be an encouragement to anyone who is going through a tough time. Many times, perhaps years from now, a hidden blessing will be revealed. A blessing that could only have resulted from a situation that looked dire at the time. The sticker ridden cactus plant represents the problem, while the beautiful blossom speaks of the blessing that is waiting to burst forth.
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The desert is starting to bloom! We didn't have a lot of wildflower displays, this year, due to lack of rainfall, but the cactus flowers are proving themselves strong. I have submitted several new photographs, and will be adding more as the season progresses. I am always amazed at the beauty of a delicate blossom coming forth from spiny, pricker filled cactus plants. I invite you to tour my page, where you can view a variety of macro shots of fuchsia, orange, yellow, pink, and white cactus blossoms.
View images here

Last week I toured downtown Phoenix with the goal of taking abstract cityscapes. The sky was full of soft clouds that reflected gently into the windows of the skyscrapers. I found many interesting shots, and have posted several of them on my site. I invite you to enjoy my tour through the eyes of my camera.

Phyllis Denton is featuring her latest Digital Art photographs on her website. Here, prints can be purchased unframed, framed, or on canvas.

Phyllis Denton Featured Digital Art

June 25th, 2011