Fountain of Youth

Fountain of Youth (Crafted for Instagram):

Fountain of Youth

Using imageblender, I was able to get that light an open look.
The rectangular panel was done with PicJointer and helped simplify the image.
Of course i'm partial to the red rectangle!

.gif experiment #5

This is a similiar image as in experiment #4. 

However some color is added and then saved 

as an 8-bit .gif 

B-24 Tail view (

B-24 Tail view (Taken with Instagram):

B-24 Tail view

#inkwell filter
taken with iphone 4
Great section of the B-24 Liberator!

gif experiment v4

Markings

Markings (crafted for Instagram):

Markings

The base for this piece is the fuselage of the B-17 from last weekend.
Applying multiple layers with imageblender give it the new look.

Open-Ended

Open-Ended (crafted for Instagram):

Open-Ended

This image was created slowly
with multiple layers of varing opacity.
I like the spacious effect.

SACRED GEOMETRY: An IntroductionWhat is meant by “sacred...

SACRED GEOMETRY: An Introduction
What is meant by “sacred...:

SACRED GEOMETRY: An Introduction
What is meant by “sacred geometry”? Well, in its simplest terms it is the geometry which underlays all creation.  There are repeating geometric forms which can be seen in all existence from the atomic to the cosmic. They range from the simple and familiar such as circles, squares, triangles, spheres, cubes to the more complex such as hexagons, pentagons, spirals, toroids, fractals, helix to fourth dimensional  forms such as the hypercube and the hypersphere.  These forms make up all of our visual reality and their repetition and their combinations speak to the nature of reality and the underlying symmetry and order of the universe which may be at first indiscernible to the naked eye.
Once we have learned to recognize these forms and to understand a bit about the mathematical relationship between them a whole new world dawns for us. You’ll recognize these patterns everywhere.  You will see them in the arrangement of atoms within a crystal.  In the forms of the virus and cell.  In flowers, seeds and leaves.  In the structure of an insects eye.  You will see them in the cream in your coffee and in the shape of geological structures on the broad face of the Earth.  You will see them in clouds and weather patterns.  You will see them in the structure of planets, their orbits in galaxies and in the fourth dimensional shape of the universe itself.
The shapes are a language.  They speak of relationships and patterns and those patterns are meaningful no matter what the scale.  The spiral in your coffee cup has the same relationship as the spiral of the galaxy. You see these patterns are not “things” as we are accustomed to think of things that exist in our three dimensional realm. A baseball is a “thing” it approximates a sphere but it is not a sphere.  A sphere is an ideal that exists independently of the crude world of our perception.  However, because a baseball approximates a sphere we can use what we know of the ideal of a sphere to predict how a baseball will act in three dimensional space and in the fourth dimension of time. This is the world of ideals and their relationship to the outward world of forms.
☯ Samsaran ॐ
Read More About Sacred Geometry Here
“To understand is to perceive patterns.”
— Isaiah Berlin
“The mathematician’s patterns, like the painter’s or the poet’s must be beautiful; the ideas like the colours or the words, must fit together in a harmonious way. Beauty is the first test: there is no permanent place in the world for ugly mathematics.”
— G. H. Hardy
(via samsaranmusing:)

theantidote:

variations on a .gif

pulse experimentation

B-24 left landing gear opening (Taken with Instagram at Norwood ...

B-24 left landing gear opening (Taken with Instagram at Norwood ...:

B-24 left landing gear opening (Taken with Instagram at Norwood Memorial Airport)

The size of this landing gear wheel is quite large
~ 48 inches in diameter or larger
The image shows the void in the wing where the landing gear is stowed after takeoff
You can see the inner structure of the wing in the photo!

Legacy

Legacy (Crafted for Instagram):

Legacy

This image uses more of the Imageblender modes. Color Burn and others help
create this mysterious effect.

“Life is not easy, life is not difficult.” Hermann...

“Life is not easy, life is not difficult.” Hermann...:

“Life is not easy, life is not difficult.” Hermann Hesse

For this image i tried an app that is on my phone and i never use: Snapseed.
it helped me created the organic looking backround. I continue to use imageblender
because of it's mini Photoshop like layer modes, and this brought me to the final image.

photojojo:Spotted today at Photokina: Hasselblad’s new Lunar...

photojojo:

Spotted today at Photokina: Hasselblad’s new Lunar...:





photojojo:

Spotted today at Photokina: Hasselblad’s new Lunar mirrorless camera!
Hasselblad was the first camera to go to the moon, so they brought a little bit of that back with this retro-looking ditty.
Performance-wise, it has a 24.3MP sensor, shoots up to 16K ISO, HD video, and has a swiveling 3” screen. Some have pointed out it’s the same build as a Sony NEX-7, but what especially stands out is it’s $6,000 price tag.
Spotted at Photokina: Hasselblad’s New Lunar Mirrorless Camera 

Depth of Heat

Depth of Heat (crafted for Instagram):

Depth of Heat

Using Colour as the driving Force

In this case,I used another radial gradient
but kept bringing the image into PSExpress to add warmth and saturation.
Also the marks were made using decim8, and Imageblender keeps the layering going.
For cropping i use picjointer.

Overall, I find this process creates an image with greater depth and interest.
When i can use standard, simple tools
in small increments, i tend to be pleased with the outcome (and the process).

Risk -a simple black and white abstract

Risk (crafted for Instagram):

Risk

I was seized by the impulse to keep it simple

This was a basic radial gradient from Photoshop 5.5
and also some sketched lines using the Intous 4

The theory here was, is, by starting with something very basic
a compelling image could be crafted.
This was crafted using my favorite image altering apps.
In this case we have the usual suspects
decim8,noir,imageblender and finally Instagram.

alecshao:Abelardo Morell - Camera Obscura (2007-10)Artist’s...

alecshao:

Abelardo Morell - Camera Obscura (2007-10)
Artist’s...:







alecshao:

Abelardo Morell - Camera Obscura (2007-10)
Artist’s statement:
“I made my first picture using camera obscura techniques in my darkened living room in 1991. In setting up a room to make this kind of photograph, I cover all windows with black plastic in order to achieve total darkness. Then, I cut a small hole in the material I use to cover the windows. This allows an inverted image of the view outside to flood onto the walls of the room. I would focus my large-format camera on the incoming image on the wall and expose the film. In the beginning, exposures took five to ten hours.
Over time, this project has taken me from my living room to all sorts of interiors around the world. One of the satisfactions I get from making this imagery comes from my seeing the weird and yet natural marriage of the inside and outside.”

Sealed

Sealed (small used as fodder for instagram):

Sealed

Why waste time?

The original image used here is a small painting that i'm, well
not sure how to finish
It's not done and i don't know what to do with it exactly!

But that's OK-Enter the wonderful world of digital art and iphoneography!
Snap a photo of anything and you are now collaging .
In the old days we used to have to take photos and go thru the whole process,
or tear up bits of paper.
Now we can do it with simple apps like Imageblender and Picjointer
and of course a bit of Decim8 for the line effect.

From darkknight to darkness&hope

Darkness&Hope

 11 x 14 x 2

Acrylic and Spray Paint on 

board

©tomdisilvio

9/18/2012

Digital Art inspires Fine Art 

What seems to be captivating me at the momemt is the 

feeling and aura of rotating between mediums. 

This painting was directly inspired by the 

digital image crafted for Instagram below.

DarkKnight

2012

digital Image collage

crafted for Instagram

I made this after the seeing "dark knight rises"

Conceptually it was inspired by the play of light and dark

This image was later the beginning point for the painting above.

I wish the art public would get past the fixation that a certain medium 

is  more "artistic", or valuable, or inherently more creative.

Snow part Two

Recently 

I've gotten back into designing more Snowboards

Here is just a few

When i get a more complete presentation 

I will amass them onto my portfolio

enjoy

Outtake v.2

Outtake v.2:

Outtake v.2
another image from the previous series
I really like the way the pink is framed by the grey

Normal is a setting on a dryer

Normal is a setting on a dryer:



Red steals the field!

And ode to being who we are.

This painting is 14 x 11 x 2
Acrylic on Board

I am continuing with the copper and teal colour, but starting to add more
warmth with the hits of red.

Dizzy

Dizzy (Crafted for consumption at Instagram):

Dizzy

Continuing down the path of digital decay.

What is so great about Digital media?

Well, for one, all pixels can be morphed, tweaked, layered, recoloured.

You get the idea!

This is a blend using pieces from other works using 

layering and blend mode changes.

I find it keeps the mind from wreaking creativity

and allows for the element of suprise.

Like all my art

I stop when i know that there is nothing still left wanting.

alecshao:Daniel Palacios - Waves (2006-7)Artist’s...

alecshao:

Daniel Palacios - Waves (2006-7)
Artist’s...:









alecshao:

Daniel Palacios - Waves (2006-7)
Artist’s explanation:
“A long piece of rope represents a series of 3D waves floating in space, as well as producing sounds from the physical action of its movement: the rope which creates the volume also creates the sound by cutting through the air, making up a single element.
Depending on how we may act in front of it, according to the number of observers and their movements, it will pass from a steady line without sound to chaotic shapes and irregular sounds (the more movement there is around the installation) through the different phases of sinusoidal waves and harmonic sounds. This kind of action-reaction influence applied to sound and space are the basis of this installation.”

From Within

From Within (crafted for digital consumption):

From Within

For this image i collaged some shapes i had made earlier.
The transparent effect is so much easier to achieve in digital media than say, acrylic painting.

After all it's just another tool in the toolbox.  There is no point in getting overly attached to one
particular medium, for me, I find it dampens creativity.

Seeing Through

Seeing Through (crafted for Instagram distribution):

Seeing Through

While working on a painting,
well to be honest, While stuck on a painting...

I find it useful to move to another creative endeavor. In this case, abstract images
crafted for Instagram.  Somehow the same channels that were blocked were now open
and this image just flowed. I have a general comfort level with collage and this one
is a mashup of some previous images.

Hiroshi Fuji: Kaeru

Hiroshi Fuji: Kaeru:

Click to enlarge

Japanese artist Hiroshi Fuji’s art revolves around “ways of transforming existences that are not valued by society into special existences.” One of the ways he does this is by using recycled materials in his art and inviting others—kids, artists, the public in general—to participate in its creation. He started a toy exchange system called “Kaekko” 13 years ago with over 5000 events having taken place in over 1000 locations across Japan and other countries as well. In his Central Kaeru Station – Where have all these toys come from? (Kaeru meaning to change, return, exchange) exhibit, which just closed in Tokyo last weekend, Fuji brought together over 50,000 toys collected over the years in the “Kaekko” project and created an installation that included works (such as this Toy Sauruses) made from the recycled toys, and the opportunity to bid on some of the works, along with interactive workshops for the community.

Photos: Reuters; Vancouver Sun; Amazing World Pictures; and 331

via voanews

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We once shared the Moon-but no longer

We once shared the Moon (Crafted for Instagram):

We once shared the Moon

I usually work on the image and then at some point
the title 'comes to me'.

In this case it's from a full moon once shared in Sept 2008.
"Tomorrow is a long time"- Bob

White light

White light (crafted for Instagram):

White light

Time to Lighten up!

Switching gears, and working with white negative space,
helps keep me fresh and motivated!

I used various overlays in Imageblender and also a burned layer
of yellow from a sunflower.