xenophora's photos with the keyword: seashell

Surf Club 5

Surf Club 5

xenophora
31 Aug 2024 12 6 146
The thick gray border and the beach scene are from a 1930s black and white photo by H.K. Job. "Royal and Cabot's terns. Air full of them. Battledore Island, Louisiana [USA]." Alas, I don't have the book anymore. Shown smaller than the original completed size of 2950 X 3600 Pixels. Enjoy! :)
Surf Club 4

Surf Club 4

xenophora
11 Aug 2023 15 6 253
A little more cool, bright morning weather before the blazing heat comes back next week... or so they say. Shown smaller than the original completed size of 2400 X 3162 pixels. See one original source here .
Surf Club 3

Surf Club 3

xenophora
25 Sep 2022 7 6 204
Shown smaller than the original completed size of 3700 X 3700 pixels. The text is from a 1955 softback guide called Introducing Sea Shells , by R. Tucker Abbott.
Surf Club 2

Surf Club 2

xenophora
25 Apr 2021 9 6 227
Shown smaller than the original completed size of 3000 X 3000 pixels. See one original source here .
Old-Fashioned Girl

Old-Fashioned Girl

xenophora
09 Aug 2020 9 6 220
Time for a victory lap, since I completed two pieces in one week... with 30 minutes to spare. :D Shown smaller than the original completed size of 3600 X 3600 pixels. See one original source here .
C-Glass

C-Glass

xenophora
30 May 2020 12 6 303
Finished just in time for this year's Mermay challenge on Mastodon dot art. Shown smaller than the original completed size of 2000 X 1725 pixels. Don't forget to search the #Mermay2020 tag if you happen to visit over there. :)
Surf Club

Surf Club

xenophora
26 Apr 2019 6 6 347
Some play with the "Dissolve" and "Hue" filters here. Fun to do. Shown smaller than the original completed size of 5000 X 3603 pixels.
Old J.C. 2

Old J.C. 2

xenophora
11 Mar 2019 10 10 435
Another nod to the master: Joseph Cornell. This time, it's my attempt at the formula for his Hotel collages: a box shape with (nearly always) a pillar on one side and at least one sphere shape inside. Shown smaller than the original completed size: 4200 X 5025 pixels. See one original source here .
ATC "Lovers"

ATC "Lovers"

xenophora
28 Sep 2017 1 347
Collage and decollage on board. Previously unposted.
ATC "Eggshell"

ATC "Eggshell"

xenophora
02 Dec 2017 353
Collage on board. Previously unposted.
ATC "Bubblehead 11"

ATC "Bubblehead 11"

xenophora
26 Nov 2017 362
Collage on board. Previously unposted.
My Man 2

My Man 2

xenophora
24 Aug 2018 3 2 269
The Sine Wave filter made the "ocean." Shown smaller than the original finished size of 1654 X 2008 pixels. See one of the original sources here .
Little G's Poem

Little G's Poem

xenophora
20 Jun 2018 3 260
In May, the good people at Mastodon.Art had a #Mermay challenge (link) . As usual, it took me some time to get up to speed. :o Shown smaller than the original size of 2067 X 3543 pixels. One of several original sources can be seen here .
ATC "Eggshell" (Ex)

ATC "Eggshell" (Ex)

xenophora
02 Dec 2017 423
Filters are "Pixelate: Color Halftone" and "Artistic: Smudge Stick." Also I went berserk with the Transform and Hue options and I'm not even sorry. :p
ATC "Bubblehead 11" (ex)

ATC "Bubblehead 11" (ex)

xenophora
26 Nov 2017 371
Layers include, "Blur: Gaussian Blur," "Artistic: Rough Pastels" & "Colored Pencil," and "Stylize: Emboss," Other touch-ups, modes, and alterations with the Lasso, Eraser, and Clone Stamp tools.
ATC "Lovers" (Ex)

ATC "Lovers" (Ex)

xenophora
28 Sep 2017 1 325
Sandwiched an original-state layer between a mix of of others with filters: "Artistic: Cutout," "Paint Daubs", and "Texturizer: Mosaic Tiles." Miscellaneous other changes/tools.