Red Bougainvillia Oil Pastel

This is definitely NOT my usual "weird art", but I felt y'all might enjoy something really different (from me anyway!) I got this really nice shot of my red flowering Bougainvillea; it had a few flaws so thought I would see what I could do with it to mask the flaws. After intensifying the colors just a little I used the "oil paint" filter and topped that with "sandstone". Then I added some lighting effects, very subtle ones only, added the double "mat" and the frame and there you have it! I liked the way this turned out and have kept a very large - hi-res copy for eventual use as a printed greeting card.

Anyway, I hope all y'all like it as much as I do!