In my early work, I used Japanese Art as a model. This was done entirely in Paint Shop Pro by hand/mouse except for the gold screen.  I captured a small rectangle and duplicated it like a tile. The original is in the New York Metropolitan Museum of Art.

 

This picture is my study of an iris grown in my garden. First I used the tightly closed bud as a model and left it on my desk until it began to open.  The next day it opened fully and this is the result.

My Garden Iris

Another flower from my garden is this oversized azalea.

Big Azalea