"Backlighting, Yes!"

Whereas the last artwork fought back and took forever, this one just flowed out. I love it when that happens!

For the Apps students, there's a lot of Camera 360, a bit of Percolator, some Tangle, and bits of a few others, and Photoshop to bring it together.

"Unfolding"

The second Cabbage Art & Scarf Invitational finished artwork, from the 1st Round winners. This one went back and forth several times between pale colors and stronger colors. Should make a great scarf!

Used:
Camera 360
iColorama
Tangle
Percolator
Paper Camera
iPhoto
Photoshop

"AT REST"

I'm very pleased to get one of my pixel-based artworks accepted into a very competitive show.
Thank you to juror, Olivia Kohler-Maga, for selecting "At Rest" to be part of the Art League of Alexandria's August "Scapes" show. The show will hang from August 6 through September 1.

Here's one of the Cabbage "Whimsies". I get a kick out of making these, but they probably won't make it to the finals, so I'll post them here occasionally. This is "Maleficent of the Cabbages!"

KIckstarter Update #1

We're off to a great start with
The Cabbage Art & Scarf Invitational!
The voting has been fast and furious, with four Cabbage Contenders jostling for the top spot. Don't forget to vote - last day to vote on the First Elimination Set is Wednesday, July 30. A new set will go up on Thursday.
Many thanks to all participants!

Vote here, or for more involvement, go to Kickstarter Project
https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/743498317/the-cabbage-art-and-scarf-invitational

These images are both descended from the same source, so they are third generation sisters.

"AT REST"

Transformed photograph. I rarely work in such subdued colors, so this was a nice change of pace.

PAINTING with PIXELS
Spring Semester

I will be teaching a nine week course April 7th - June2, 7PM, at The Art League School in Old Town Alexandria, Virginia.

It will cover some excellent apps for painting and drawing. including ArtRage, SketchBook Pro, ArtStudio, PhotoShop Touch,  as well as specialists for ink (Zen Brush), graphite/charcoal (Asketch) , and watercolor (Auryn Ink). We will also touch on image processing and other useful apps.

This course introduces students to iPad and iPhone apps for fine artists. Besides help with traditional drawing and painting media, participants also draw or paint directly with digital charcoal, ink on paper, watercolor, pastels, or oils. Fun and non-traditional media and special effects apps are also covered. Participants must bring their own Apple iPad or iPhone

 Contact me with Questions, and check out the
APPS for ARTISTS heading.

Come see what you can do with this new medium!

Nine week course syllabus


  1- Intro. Basics of pixel based images. Charcoal. Ink.

2- Using pixels to help traditional media. Fun stuff.

3- Finding and learning new apps. Watercolor.

4- Multiple media apps. The nature of the medium.

5- ArtRage 1 - Traditional media studio. Basics, tools, colors

6- ArtRage 2 - Brush control, layers, blending modes.

7- Art Studio. Selections, filters.

8- Creative image manipulation 1

9- Creative image manipulation