Sunday night. I’m needing inspiration. When in doubt, pick up the camera. Aim it at something. Sophie was too busy but Benny, AKA Bean. AKA Precious Man Dog, was hanging out on the sofa. Been a long day for him, way too much football. He’s such a couch potato.
Just look at that face. At that ‘stache. Inspector Clouseau, no? Next thing I know he’ll be woofing with a French accent. But he is half poodle so I guess that’s to be expected.
And this is Benny’s ear, top of his head. Against the back drop of the sofa cushion. It’s a way comfy, squishy kind of sofa. I’m looking at this photo thinking there’s something arty about it. I was going to tell you to squint to imagine the painting. But I did one better. Went on photoshop and played with a couple of filters.
This is Photoshop cutout filter.
Drybrush filter. Monkeyed with the color too.
Paint daubs filter. Hard choosing the right level of squiggle on this one. Loved ’em all.
But this one is my favorite, the pallet knife filter. Played with the options to get this effect. Practically a painting, don’t you think?
Awww…what a lover! Methinks there’s a story on how Benny came to be Bean…wanna share? I’ll be waiting for Sophie’s debut. And thanks for sharing Benny/Bean.
Hi Donna! Benny became Bean because he’s such a cute little thing. Just a nickname…. I’ve written about Sophie a number of times, she’s quite the character. Just type her name in the search box and you’ll get a bunch of Sophie posts. Mouse in the House is probably her best.
Thank you for the lead on Sophie. This was all before I started reading your blog. Looks like Sophie got her prize in the end. We live in a house built in 1805, so yes, we have had a few mice. One day a mouse ran across the kitchen floor between two of my dogs. Would you believe they both sat on their butts and watched it scamper across the floor? And one was a Cairn Terrier! But get the ball out and he is a bundle of electricity. Gotta love them…