Category: Abstracts

"Light at the End of the Tunnel" finished artwork & some of its Whimsies

9/13/2014

"LIGHT AT THE END OF THE TUNNEL".

This image has so much going on that it didn't need any extra textures or fanciness. It's the kind of artwork that art show judges would like. It also made some terrific Whimsies!

Original source image

Light at the End of the Tunnel

Four Light Tunnel Whimsies

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Color Grid from Square Pastel Box project

9/7/2014

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Square Box Color Grid

When I sort out and organize my pastel boxes, I make these grids to compare this piece of pastel with that one, to eliminate duplicates and near duplicates.
I like to make art with whatever I'm doing, so I make these color grids.

This Color Grid is from my most indulgent box of pastels, the Square Box. Not only is the box itself square, but all the pastels are square or rectangular - NuPastels, Terry Ludwigs, Great American, and so on. I prefer these shapes for the clear variety of strokes sizes they can make, and for their sharp edges.

Square Box of Pastels

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Long Scarf Design Based on "Shell Fan"

8/5/2014

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The Cabbage Art & Scarf Invitational Update

Here is the first long scarf design based on Cabbage artwork.

It descends from our Cover Cabbage, "Shell Fan"

Click here to see the Kickstarter campaign.

Click here to learn more about the project, and to VOTE

Click here to "Like" my Facebook page.

Please vote on your favorite Cabbages!

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Catch of the Day. Another Wicked Cabbage Queen!

6/30/2014

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Here's another
Wicked Cabbage Queen.
These are lots of
fun to find and make.

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The Square Box!

1/5/2014

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AAAAAaaand finally, the finished product!

A thing of beauty, and at least one small part of my life is organized. Can I count this as a resolution fulfilled?

Square Box Color Grid

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It's Green day!

12/17/2013

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Yellow-Green to Green range, taken in ambient light. This photo is more accurate.

Same pastels, rotated a quarter turn. taken under a bright easel light. A good reminder that photos can tell all kinds of tales, and so can light.

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Catch of the Day - Neon jazz

7/22/2013

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Neon Jazz

A sweeping composition from the side of an interesting neon wall sculpture

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Catch of the Day - "The Original"

6/17/2013

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Bottles Behind Bars -
"The Original"

Bottles at bars with lights. Great combo!

I've been using Camera360 more and more. I especially like the way it saves the original information, so you can change the filter over and over. "The Original" uses several different filters, combined with Blender. I also used Retouch, Noise Master, Auto Adjust, and I forget what all else.

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Catch of the Day -- Blind Diner Abstract

5/28/2013

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Brunch at the Silver Diner. The sun was coming through the blinds and reflecting off the marbleized counter top. I love taking blind pictures, there's something about the alternating stripes of light and shadow playing with all they fall on. This was made with several different filters and four layers.

Apps.
CameraPro
Camera360
Blender

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Catch of the Day - Fractured Heart

5/17/2013

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"Fractured Heart"

The iris are so spectacular, but bloom for such a short time. I try to resist taking more pictures (I have about 20,000 from last year that I haven't even processed the first time), but there's something about iris that just gets to me. Maybe it's all those ruffles. Maybe it's the beards. This one has been fractured and reconstructed.

iPhone.
Retouch.
Anti-crop.
Blender.