Faith is...

Photograph       ©Maleko 2012

Zebra Collage Using PicMonkey

A collage of my zebra drawings put together using the website PicMonkey which states on their website "Fearless photo embetterment."  Mainly designed for photographers, but it works great for fine artists also.  PicMonkey has a multitude of tools just like any of the best photography software that is available, but amazingly it is free to use!  

PicMonkey includes some of the following photo editing tools - 

• Many collage templates
• Frames and Borders
• Image Cropping
• Exposure Adjustments
• Color Effects
• Picture Resizing
• Skin Touch Up
• Text and Overlays
• Textures

Play around with the many different options and have fun!  It's great and respond how you like it in the comments below!

Life is Lived each Day!

Photograph - Maleko ©2012 

Eyes of Grace

The quiet of descending night

Colors fade in the darkening

(Free Write Friday - Image Prompt)

Lost in  a world of confusion

Believing in one small spark

A haunting of romance

Calls on the soft breeze

Feel the pull of something more

Timeless, ancient yet new

Alone but not;

My head says I won't,

but my heart says I might

Searching for God's face

Silently watched by loving jealous eyes of grace

The caged animal is free

Not realizing the animal is me

Maleko ©2012

Visit Kellie Elmore's site and to view this weeks Free Write Friday image prompt, read the intro and join in the fun.   Thanks Kellie for the weekly inspiration!

A Yellow Maze

"A Yellow Maze     ©Maleko 2012    Colored Pencil on Black Paper (Paint Shop Pro border added)   12x9 inches

“I asked the Zebra,
are you black with white stripes?
Or white with black stripes?
And the zebra asked me,
Are you good with bad habits?
Or are you bad with good habits?
Are you noisy with quiet times?
Or are you quiet with noisy times?
Are you happy with some sad days?
Or are you sad with some happy days?
Are you neat with some sloppy ways?
Or are you sloppy with some neat ways?
And on and on and on and on and on and on he went.
I’ll never ask a zebra about stripes...again.”
― Shel Silverstein

Zebra Colors

"Zebra Stripes"       12x9 inches        Pastels on Black Paper (Paint Shop Pro border added)      Maleko ©2012

"Blue Stripes"              12x9 inches   

Pastels on Black Paper (Paint Shop Pro border added) 

Maleko ©2012

"Purple Pink Stripes"              12x9 inches   

Pastels on Black Paper (Paint Shop Pro border added) 

Maleko ©2012

Playing around with colors on the same design of a mother zebra grazing while keeping a watchful eye out for her young foal.  Everyone has seen a black and white zebra, but a one of color?  That would make us stop and take a second look, right?  Which one is your favorite? ~M

You Do Make a Difference!

Alone in the Universe?

"Big House" cover (Audio Adrenaline)

A unique cover version (?) of the song 'Big House' by 

Audio Adrenaline.  Turn up the sound & enjoy!