Enlightened Animals

Our fine furry, feathery, & scaly friends, transformed into lyrical lighthearted digital paintings, and photographs of domestic and wild animals, often caught in an unexpected circumstance or predicament, some amusing or whimsical, others sad or poignant.

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After The Fire

In the aftermath of a raging forest fire, a hummingbird perches at the tip of a Ponderosa Pine tree branch, in silhouette against the rising sun in a choking smoke-filled sky.

Photography + Photoshop/On1/Topaz Digital Effects

enlightened animal after the fire hummingbird forest fire ponderosa pine silhouette dark sky rising sun smoky smokefilled small bird perch pine tree pine needles abstract trees wildfire long beak morning sun swirling smoke choking smoke aftermath jemez mountains little bird conifer disaster burned glowing light uncertain fate hard to breathe suffocating murky up in smoke bird on a branch tree branch charcoal effect sooty hazy yellow sun bleak becky titus rebecca titus taylor prisma light studio