Just continuing on with mark making and abstraction. On a 4×4″ canvas – loving this size.
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Trying a new direction
Circles 4 This weekend I have been working (playing) with new directions; nothing serious, just seeing what happens. This wee one is a 4×4″ box canvas – it has a lot of layers, some scumbling, some stamping, some glazing. I’ve also been working on a new set of four 4x4s ready for the new gallery in Christchurch.
I’ve also been working on a digital entry for the latest Masters Month challenge, Andy Warhol, with the NZ Art Guild. I took a self-portrait using my Nikon D40 then manipulated it in Photoshop Elements to get a Warhol style self-portrait poster.Share this:
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Full-moon-itis retreats!
Last night the moon was definitely not full any more, our room was darker, and I slept till 5am. Fabulous!
So tonight, I am tired but starting to feel better. It’s been a long, difficult week at work and I am pleased to have two days to unwind and rejuvenate. Mum had a good appointment with the surgeon where we all agreed to forget surgery, Tony got an ok report from the treadmill test for his heart, and the cat went to the vets with a urinary problem. Some weeks are longer than others…
Tonight I have, just for a change as usual, been playing with moon images.
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Full moon again
We’ve come full circle again. I was wide awake last night (not helped by the 5.2 earthquake we experienced) and am quite restless tonight. Something made me check and, sure enough, it’s a full moon tonight. No real surprise there I guess.So, this evening I have been playing round with moon images; cropping, colouring, texturising.
I’ve also been playing round with my photocopies, thinking about my options. Nothing too deep and meaningful, with so little sleep last night I’m a little hazy. I can guarantee tonight won’t be much better. Let’s hope there is reasonable cloud cover.
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Playing “what if?”
A good photocopier is a wonderful tool for artists. I have some photos of the moon, seen through long grass, that I use over and over again. Every now and then I spend some time and money playing with our work photocopier. At only $1 for a colour copy, it’s a bargain.
Playing with the photocopier means thinking about things like; how would this look as a negative? With the saturation turned right up? With the green turned right down? Black and white with very high contrast?
Recently I copied a dozen pages of the same three photos. This picture is just one photo of the three on a page – so for only $12 I have 36 reference images. Cool, I hear you say, but why not just mess round in Photoshop? Well, I do that too, but there’s something about seeing the immediate result come out of the copier, and then adjusting my choices accordingly, that is more satisfying and useful to me than only seeing the image on screen.
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