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Forgotten Postcards | Belgium { 22 images } Created 24 Jan 2011

When I select my subjects for the Forgotten Postcards, my aim is to choose timeless, recognizable places. The sort of places people have been visiting and photographing for generations. The starting photo is a modern one, but my finished result evokes the nostalgia of the landmark's past.

Just as in a traditional collage, I use many layers of texture to achieve my final work. However, I combine these layers digitally, in Photoshop, rather than using paper, scissors and glue. I have a huge collection of textures; photographs of wood, concrete, paper, fabric, stone - anything that catches my eye. Some of my works have up to 20 different textural elements in them. When I am satisfied with the texture I add bits of old handwriting, postage and postmarks and elements from old postcards to give it a personal touch.
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  • The Cloth Hall (or Lakenhal in Dutch) in Ypres Belgium was a warehouse for the prosperous cloth industry during the Middle Ages. These days, it is the home of the In Flanders Fields WWI Museum.<br />
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I decided to create a Forgotten Postcard of this building because many of the real postcards of Ypres past reflect the devastation of WWI. I wanted to focus on the beauty of the architecture and the new-found vibrance and resilience of this lovely Flemish city
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  • This digital art collage is the library of the Katholieke Universiteit Leuven (Catholic University of Leuven) or KU Leuven. The library takes pride of place at the head of the Oude Markt (Old Market Square) and is a stunning piece of architecture.
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  • Bouchout Castle, Kasteel van Bouchout in Dutch, is located in the town of Meise, near Brussels, and is now at the centre of the National Botanical Garden of Belgium. Although the castle has been heavily restored, I felt the classic architecture lends itself well to the Forgotten Postcards treatment.
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  • Old England, Brussels, Belgium - Forgotten Postcard digital art collage
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  • Rue de Rollebeek, Sablon, Brussels, Belgium - Forgotten Postcard digital art collage
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  • Manneken Pis, Brussels, Belgium - Forgotten Postcard digital art collage
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  • Grand Place, Brussels, Belgium - Forgotten Postcard digital art collage
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  • Parc Cinquantenaire, Brussels,  Belgium - Forgotten Postcard
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  • Parc Cinquantenaire (sepia), Brussels,  Belgium - Forgotten Postcard
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  • Atomium, Brussels, Belgium - Forgotten Postcard digital art collage
    Atomium_Postcard.jpg
  • Sainte Catherine Church, Brussels, Belgium - Forgotten Postcard
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  • Sainte Catherine Church (Sepia), Brussels, Belgium - Forgotten Postcard
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  • Sainte Catherine Square, Brussels, Belgium - Forgotten Postcard
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  • Basilica of Koekelberg, Brussels, Belgium - Forgotten Postcard digital art collage
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  • Japanese Tower, Laeken, Belgium- Forgotten Postcard digital art collage
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  • Groot-Bijgaarden Castle, Belgium - Forgotten Postcard digital art collage
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  • Bruges, Belgium - Forgotten Postcard digital art collage
    Bruges-Belgium-postcard-1.jpg
  • Cathedral of Our Lady, Antwerp, Belgium Forgotten Postcard
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  • Het Steen Castle, Antwerp, Belgium - Forgotten Postcard digital art collage
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  • Ghent, Belgium - Forgotten Postcard digital art collage
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  • Notre Dame d'Orval Abbey, Belgium - Forgotten Postcard digital art collage
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  • Hallerbos or the Bois de Hal in French is carpeted with bluebells every spring.
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