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A pure heart.

Posted by
Curly (South Shields, United Kingdom) on 12 May 2013 in Plant & Nature and Portfolio.

Mrs. Curly likes flowers, so these days I often pop down to one of the local supermarkets here in South Shields to buy her some, it helps to cheer her and the sitting room up a little. The disease tires her an awful lot, and sometimes she sleeps during the afternoons and I get a tad bored.
Time to view your floral pictures and take some inspiration from those of you who use texture overlays to add some interest, and time to "have a go" myself.
Well................what else is a bloke supposed to do when he's finished preparing meals, washed the dishes, and washed and ironed clothes?

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PATRICK from miramas, France

excellent 5*****

12 May 2013 5:14am

ursulakatariina from Ed, Sweden

Beautiful flower, but I don't really like the texture overlay...
It's always wonderful to have some fresh flowers to cheer people and places up a little.
You have time to get bored after buying flowers, washing dishes, cooking and doing the laundry?

12 May 2013 5:21am

Veronique from France-and-, Switzerland

It's nice to try new things ! Have a nice Sunday :-)

12 May 2013 6:34am

gezz from Leeds, United Kingdom

lovley thourght curly..

12 May 2013 6:52am

Richard from Ellemford, United Kingdom

Beautiful!

12 May 2013 7:27am

Christine from Ellemford, United Kingdom

Beautifully done

12 May 2013 7:40am

Hiro from Kyoto, Japan

Stunning layer work ! I'm really inspired.

12 May 2013 8:11am

J.R. from Urasoe City, Japan

Your a good man:) Keep up the good work

12 May 2013 10:12am

Japanalia from Yokohama, Japan

So sweet of you to buy flowers for your wife!!! I'm SURE she feels a little better when she can look at some flowers....just because flowers have certain soothing powers (they worked on me and my many pains).

12 May 2013 10:51am

Mhelene from Villiers-sur-Marne, France

Very beautiful work!

12 May 2013 12:22pm

Heinz from Hamm, Germany

Brillante Verarbeitung.

12 May 2013 1:37pm

omid from mashhad, Iran

wooooow!
very nice!
so so beautiful frame, colors, lights & treatment!
Lovely!

12 May 2013 1:55pm

Jypyä Pop from Turku, Finland

The flower can also be presented in this way. The colors and light are suitable. This could be a wonderful greeting card

12 May 2013 2:21pm

Shar from Pilot Butte near Regina, SK, Canada

Well done Curly and sending best wishes to Mrs. Curly!

12 May 2013 2:26pm

AMH from Buenos Aires, Argentina

es una rosa muy hermosa Curly seguro que le gustara . a mi me gusto mucho hasta solo de ver su color me puedo imaginar su delicado aroma . besos a la familia mi querido amigo y un abrazo . Alejandra

12 May 2013 3:06pm

hugo poon from hong kong, Hong Kong

Wow, Curly, how charming and sweet!:-) The colours, softness, textures are all so beautiful!
Wishing you and yours a most lovely Sunday!

12 May 2013 3:09pm

Regina G. Santaella from Cancún, Mexico

Wow this is amazing! the textures and colour contrast are extraordinary. Your title and description are also beautiful.

12 May 2013 3:37pm

Adela Fonts from Barcelona, Spain

Life hits us with health problems ... No one escapes ... Thank you very much for this rose that certainly uplifting ... after all that is usually done in a home! encouragement friend ... All you need strong and in good spirits. Receive a big hug and forth ... These words I repeat them every morning ... Adela

12 May 2013 3:54pm

Doug from Burnham-on-Sea, United Kingdom

Lovely image Curly,
your caring is an inspiration to us all

12 May 2013 5:09pm

Ruthiebear from Titusville, NJ, United States

Gorgeous image - Happy Mother's Day to Mrs Curly from me. I am touched by the way you care for her needs.

12 May 2013 5:25pm

Lucie Pao (By PegM) from ~ ici ou là ~, France

Une très belle présentation !

12 May 2013 6:15pm

Irene from San Francisco, United States

Beautiful rose ! And beautifully processed !

12 May 2013 6:17pm

franz from Baden, Austria

very attractive and absolutely my cup of tea ... i love experimenting with textures as well (with my limited means, of course ...)
i hope mrs. c. had a mother's day that was as perfect as it could be !!!

12 May 2013 6:33pm

The Mouse from Glasgow, United Kingdom

Looks like it's in tissue paper.

12 May 2013 6:49pm

cv from potenza, Italy

strange and beautiful

12 May 2013 8:27pm

Carol from Leamington, Canada

Popping in to wish Mrs. Curly a Happy Mother's Day... flowers are always a joy and great for lifting the spirits. Wishing her a speedy recovery. I love the processing with your photo.... it's different but quite pretty. I enjoyed!

12 May 2013 9:15pm

CElliottUK from Reading, United Kingdom

The dusting?

12 May 2013 10:35pm

@CElliottUK: Ah well..................you know.................when time permits.

Baldwin Vandewalle from Bejuma, Venezuela

Excellent use of texture overlays ... they are absolutely fascinating !!! Beautiful close up Curly ...

12 May 2013 11:34pm

Elaine Hancock from Rockville, United States

This is beautiful. Fantastic processing. Flowers are always such a wonderful way to brighten up someone's day. You are doing a great job Curly. I hope that you know that.

13 May 2013 12:22am

L'angevine from Angers, France

trop bien cette craquelure

13 May 2013 7:10am

Stephen from Canberra, Australia

Beautiful creative way to end the day.

13 May 2013 9:26am

StarCosmosBleu from Bedford.Qc, Canada

Lovely work..textures and colors...

13 May 2013 4:46pm

Ainsley from Derbyshire, United Kingdom

Wonderful texture :)

13 May 2013 6:43pm

Sarito from Basingstoke, United Kingdom

Love the texture here.. superb

14 May 2013 9:00am

Jules from Drayton, United Kingdom

super creativity - love Chris's comment

14 May 2013 11:35am

Basile Pesso from Barcelona, Spain

Very interesting processing. Strange to me but very good.

18 May 2013 5:54pm

Hilde V. Morin from Portland, United States

A rose with human skin!!

5 Jun 2013 4:35am

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