Sunday, May 9, 2010

Breathe

Here are four paintings from the large digital file 'Cosmic Debris'. The four different pictures use many of the same elements. It is so cool that photoshop images can be used again and again. When I have created elements, such as the two that you see here, they can be reused in different ways, expressing variations on a theme.

Pheonix

The Phoenix is a mythical bird recognized by the ancient Persians, Greeks, Chinese and Egyptians. It lives for 1,000 years by eating frankincense. After 1,000 years it builds a nest in an oak tree and lights the nest on fire. A new Pheonix arises from the ashes and renews the cycle.

Cosmic Rose

From the ongoing series, 'Cosmic Debris".

Ether

I just looked up the word 'ethereal' in wikipedia. It means, light, airy, spirit, pertaining to a higher atmosphere. This is a pict of ethereal images. From the series "Cosmic Debris". A digital file started a few years ago and worked on sporadically.

Saturday, May 8, 2010

Mardi Gras Queen

A loopy French Quarter scene with a wobbly Luck Dog cart. The anime kitten face shows up again, this time on a woman's costumed body. A photo-shop collage.

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Magnolia and Dragonfly

Timetary


Two low rez stock images loaded from the web. Painted in photo-shop. New Orleans icons, masks and ornate raised graves. Spoooky!