Two easy techniques you can use to create an abstract or “impressionist” effect in photoshop is to use either a motion or zoom filter. These techniques work great when you have an image with strong lines such as a forest scene.
![Motion Blur Original](http://www.photo-natural.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/01/wpid-cathedralgrove-12.jpg)
For the first technique I am going to start with this rather boring and cluttered image I made in a forest on Vancouver Island, British Columbia, Canada.
Maybe it wouldn