The reason why the sun sets in the evening is because it wants to see the sunrise in the morning. I rise in the morning because I want to see them both. RvdB
(^ If interested.. just another technique to turn a photo into an illustration that works well and allows for some fine tuning/adjustments with the steps involved. It is for Photoshop, but, you should be able to work with whatever image editor you have.
And take note.. the first comment in the comment sections reiterates/breaks the steps down and actually corrects the article in one place.)
Thumbnail drew me in right away.. and being bold here.. I like the slighter suggestion of vignetting in this piece of yours Carol.
And your subject material is well-suited to the artistic treatment.
To my eyes.. the results look like India ink and watercolours.
Good good job.. and.. +favs for me.
Thanks for sharing your creativity with us, Carol.