Over the years I have been exploring ways to manipulate images. Some of these are through photoshop alone.
Some combine alternative mixed media which include photographs that I have digitally created, paintings, gel emulsion transfer, or fresco.
These are some ways I am exploring by manipulating images in photoshop.
I created this explosion of lizards from a photograph I took of a collared lizard at a Mesa Verde, CO parking lot.
Check out my Alternatives: Mixed Media gallery, which includes images digitally manipulated in photoshop as well as gel emulsion transfer images, enhanced by handpainting, clay images and fresco.

JoHanna McNamee gives workshops in clay figure and maskmaking. Sedona artist Peggy Doig gives workshops on mixed media. See her website at Essence-studio.com.