Horses on Wood

Here I combined a wooden horse I found in Cerrillos, New Mexico with a weathered board found in Santa Fe. Not yet available for sale. ©Carol Leigh For more photomontages, please visit http://www.carolleigh.net. Thank you.

Railyard 6

A trip to Santa Fe is exhilarating. Art is everywhere. And when you come home it's swirling around in your head. At all hours of the night. This piece is made of a "6" from a train in The Railyard, a piece of metal found near Taos, and peeling paint on a piece of wood again found at The Railyard. I returned home with thousands of "bits" that will keep me in photomontages for a long time. Whew! Not yet available for sale. ©Carol Leigh

Aquatic Five

Consisting of a "5" from a train in Santa Fe, New Mexico, rivets from a door (also in Santa Fe), rusty metal from a fishing salvage yard in Oregon, and yet another door from Santa Fe, this piece has a definite watery, aquatic look to it. Blendings, blurs, and smudges complete the look. Not yet available for sale. ©Carol Leigh For more photomontages, please visit http://www.carolleigh.net Thank you.

5-5-5 on Wood

Rugged and weathered wood, lots of colorful peeling paint, and a "5" found on a train -- all from Santa Fe, New Mexico -- comprise this piece. Not yet available for sale. ©Carol Leigh

Walkin' A in Bronze

Here I've combined a big letter "A" with part of an abstract painting, some handwriting, and weathered metal. It's a rather handsome look, I think. Not yet available for sale. ©Carol Leigh For more photomontages, please visit http://www.carolleigh.net Thank you.

Nine on Wood

A photograph of a "9" on the side of a wooden building combines with a photo of scratches and texture on rusted metal. Not yet available for sale. ©Carol Leigh For more photomontages, please visit http://www.carolleigh.net Thank you.

Burnt Orange

An old car, a rusty license plate, and a rusty coffee sign combine in this piece. Not yet available for sale. ©Carol Leigh For more photomontages, please visit http://www.carolleigh.net Thank you.

Double Bunny

I found this rabbit sculpture at a garden center, added some hearts and handwriting and that's about it. Not for sale. ©Carol Leigh For more photomontages, please visit http://www.carolleigh.net Thank you.

Fishing Boat

This one's a combination of fishing nets photographed in San Pedro, California, rusty metal shot in Newport, Oregon, and part of a mural, also in Newport. I'm fond of the warm colors and the overall coastal/nautical feel. Not yet available for sale. ©Carol Leigh. For more photomontages, please visit http://www.carolleigh.net

Checkerboard Hearts

The "guts" of this piece are two photos I took in Astoria, Oregon — one of a painted piece of metal and the other of a heart that was spray-painted on a car. I added a strip of checkerboarding, some handwriting, blended and blurred and that's it. Not yet available for sale. ©Carol Leigh For more photomontages, please visit http://www.carolleigh.net Thank you.

Shallow Water 9

A lot of different stuff went into this photomontage, including a number 9 from a train car, my neighbor's brick chimney, some graffiti (also from a train car), cancellation stamps, a bit of torn paper, scratches and blendings, shadings, and more. What appeals to me is the overall scruffiness, texture, and grit, along with the feeling of warmth. Not yet for sale. ©Carol Leigh

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Fly South 1

A bronze compass "S" shot in Newport, Oregon combines with an airplane wing photographed in Tucson, Arizona. I then added, here and there, window reflections shot at Empire Mine in Grass Valley, California. A rusty cog sits on top of blue peeling paint, found on the Oregon coast. Silver medallions, rivets, numbers, etc. complete the look. Not yet available for sale. ©Carol Leigh For more photomontages, please visit http://www.carolleigh.net. Thank you.

Antiques

A close-up of peeling paint on a fire station wall in Seal Rock, Oregon combines with a wall I photographed in Palouse, Washington. When I shot the wall, I also took close-ups of some of the individual letters, which is where the "Q" comes into play. Not yet available for sale. ©Carol Leigh For more photomontages, please visit http://www.carolleigh.net. Thank you.

Fly South 2

I shot an airplane wing at Pima Air Museum in Tucson, Arizona and combined it with a big bronze compass "S" photographed in Newport, Oregon. I then added handwriting, an old image of a French hot air balloon, stamps from my passport, and a page from an old algebra book (the best use for algebra I've ever found). Miscellaneous other items complete the mix. What I especially like are all the sharp angles contrasted with the S-curves in the letter and the wavy cancellation stamp covering it. Not yet available for sale. ©Carol Leigh For more photomontages, please visit http://www.carolleigh.net. Thank you.

Silver Birds on Blue

I'm particularly fond of this one. It's composed entirely of photos taken in Tucson, Arizona. The elements consist of a silver bird I found on a wooden door, a screened transom with peeling paint, and tile detail from a front doorstep. I added the ubiquitous scrapes and scratches, blendings and shadings to give the piece depth. Not yet available for sale. ©Carol Leigh For more photomontages, please visit http://www.carolleigh.net

Heart Mail Two

This is a variation on the previous "Heart Mail" photomontage I created the other day. Different background, different look. Not yet available for sale. ©Carol Leigh For additional photomontages, please visit http://www.carolleigh.net

Heart Mail

A hand-painted mailbox in Tucson caught my eye and I took it from there, adding more hearts, handwriting, cancellation stamps, and more. Not yet available for sale. ©Carol Leigh For more photomontages, please visit http://www.carolleigh.net

Four Twelve Times

Sometimes I come across a number — like this big "4" — that's so wondrously grungy that it stands alone. I found this one on a fishing boat in Astoria, Oregon and just loved it, so it's repeated three more times in this photomontage. I added some lines, scratches, some handwritten "4s" and more, stopping just short of overload. Not yet available for sale. ©Carol Leigh For more photomontages, please visit http://www.carolleigh.net.

Salvage Six

Here I combined a photograph of a fishing buoy with a photo taken of an old car in a salvage yard. The splotches behind the "6?" Raindrops on metal. Not yet available for sale. ©Carol Leigh For more photomontages, please visit http://www.carolleigh.net

Ess Compass

A photograph of a bronze compass in Oregon combines with photos of postage stamps and rust. Not yet available for sale. ©Carol Leigh For other photomontages, please visit http://www.carolleigh.net