Wingdreamer’s Layers of Life™ series was inspired by the multiple layers in nature and life. The atmosphere has layers, so does our skin, the earth, the sun. Each Layers of Life™ image reveals and draws you into the simple details of life’s intricate beauty: delicate flower petals, the shimmering wings of a dragonfly or elaborate patterns on a butterfly’s wing.
Each of my images is created digitally in Photoshop with multiple layers of photos I’ve taken of botanicals, insects, and at times, some human elements like vintage letters, postcards and sheet music from my family’s archives. Each image is blended and creatively composed with dramatic contrasts of light and shade, colors and shapes. The process of creating composite images resembles painting and many of the final images have a painterly quality.
Nature, God’s creation, inspires me. Hiking along a mountain stream, meandering through a blooming garden or walking in a flowering meadow, refreshes my soul, delights my eyes and then stress falls away, replaced by incredible peace. As you gaze at a Wingdreamer image, my desire is that you are inspired, encouraged and healed as if you are immersed in nature.