San Miguel de Allende Six

Having just spent a week in San Miguel de Allende, Mexico, I've come home with an amazing amount of material to work with. This is my first photomontage from the trip. I combined texture from two different walls, a big number six, hand-painted flowers and flourishes from a third wall, a photo of a heart I found above a door, the words "San Miguel de Allende" from a tobacco shop, and a number three found I don't remember where. Not yet available for sale. ©Carol Leigh

Five Star

Here I combined a star and a colorful wall found in South Beach, Oregon with a number 5 from a train car in Santa Fe, New Mexico, with a board covered with fish scales in Newport, Oregon. Triangles from a stairway in Santa Fe, paint, rivets, and overall grunge add to the texture. Not yet available for sale. ©Carol Leigh

Birdhouse Number 02

This was a fun one to do. I combined a tacky-looking birdhouse (shot in front of an antique store) with a photo of rusty metal from a fishing net salvage yard. I added various photos of numbers, paint, a checkerboard, and a wooden step from a staircase to complete the look. Not yet available for sale. ©Carol Leigh

Half Moon Heart on Blue

A couple of old doors from Santa Fe, New Mexico combine with a metal heart from Half Moon Bay, California. Texture abounds! Not yet available for sale. ©Carol Leigh

Multicolored Car

A license plate found in Madrid, New Mexico combines with peeling paint photographed in Taos, New Mexico combines with an old car shot in San Diego, California. Woo hoo! Not yet available for sale. ©Carol Leigh

Half Moon Heart

I found and photographed this heart in Half Moon Bay, California last week and combined it with the weathered wood and peeling paint of a door found in Santa Fe, New Mexico. (I used this same door in a photomontage a couple of weeks ago.) The way the colors come through the metal heart is incredible. Not yet available for sale. ©Carol Leigh

Davis Heart in Silver

Carol Davis's pin appears now in front of a red and blue painted cabinet. I added more paint and part of an old car to add to the funky look. Not yet available for sale. ©Carol Leigh

Davis Heart in Copper

Using the pin that Carol Davis gave me, I combined it with a background from an old car. I added part of a weathered door and some handwriting to complete the look. Not yet available for sale. ©Carol Leigh

Davis Heart in Blue

What's appealing to me here is the combination of textured metal and weathered wood. I photographed an old wooden door in Santa Fe, taking numerous shots of various sections, and then combined them to form the background for this pin, given to me in Santa Fe by Carol Davis. I added rivets, some paint, and it was done. Not yet available for sale. ©Carol Leigh For more photomontages, please visit http://www.carolleigh.net Thank you.

Davis Hearts

Carol Davis gave me a metal heart pin, which I photographed and then incorporated into a photomontage along with other photos of an old car, an old door, and various splatters and splots. Thank you, Carol D., for your generosity. Not yet available for sale. ©Carol Leigh

Front Door

Doors, walls, texture, and the letter "F" all from Santa Fe, New Mexico. Way too much fun! ©Carol Leigh Not yet available for sale.

Red Blue Five

Corrugated metal from a garage door in Newport, Oregon combines with rivets and peeling paint on metal from a fishing net storage facility and both sit on top of a "5" from a train in Santa Fe, New Mexico. All of that blends in with various scratches, scrapes, scuffs, and splatters. Not yet available for sale. ©Carol Leigh For more photomontages, please scroll down and/or visit http://www.carolleigh.net. Thank you.

Riveting

I'm particularly fond of this one. I love the texture, the way the rivets stand out, and the warm, golden colors. A door in Santa Fe, New Mexico, an "S" from Taos, and a blurry shot of a painting in Newport, Oregon combine with handwriting, scratches, and splats. Not yet available for sale. ©Carol Leigh

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Corrugated Chrysler

A photo of an old Chrysler near Taos, New Mexico combines with a photo of a silo in Palouse, Washington. Not yet available for sale. ©Carol Leigh

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.