Going 3d

Posted on January 19, 2021 Posted in Sketching, UncategorizedTagged #MendNotTrend, 3d, Abstract, Art, carrier bag, Design, Is it art?, Photos, Plastic, Sketching, WasteLeave a comment

Today’s challenge on #MendNotTrend (day four) was to create something three dimensional out of string or plastic and perhaps draw it or draw the idea of what it would look like if you didn’t have anything to work with. So I cut a carrier bag in half (down the front, then down the back) leaving it uncut at the bottom. I twisted both sides by the handles to make a plastic ‘rope’. I then looped it through one handle and looped into the loop over and over, finishing at the other handle loop…. See photos. I finally drew the outcome…

#MendNotTrend day three

Posted on January 18, 2021 Posted in Sketching, UncategorizedTagged #MendNotTrend, Abstract, Art, Challenge, Cogs, gold stamp, letter print roller, Printing, TimeLeave a comment

The challenge today was to created a printed, sculptural image. That was hard, I only have a round gold stamp and a black roller printer with letters. I also used a gold pen. This is called Cogs. Tried to get some movement in it!

I’m not really convinced by it, but we are meant to be creating abstracts, so perhaps I was being too literal?

Different challenge

Posted on January 17, 2021January 17, 2021 Posted in UncategorizedTagged #MendNotTrend, Abstract, Art, Challenges, Digital art, Felt pens, Lines, two drawingsLeave a comment

Two drawings prompted by a friend who is interested in more abstract work. The first is a repeated line drawing of carrier bags using two pens held together. Then I wrote over the top, plastic carrier bags, too much plastic in the world. The second is meant to represent folded paper. I could also have tried using masking tape but I don’t have any. So I drew on limited colours and varied the thickness and weight of the lines. Digital drawing.

Wash your hands

Posted on December 5, 2020 Posted in UncategorizedTagged Abstract, Colours, Digital art, Digital drawing, Fun, Photoshop, Picture, Texture2 Comments

Digital art I did in 2003. It feels very appropriate for the current situation. It’s based on a photocopy of my hand and then I put it through photoshop to add interesting colours and textures. It is called lifeline and it’s on my mantlepiece. I might try and do something else like this….

Pattern of hearts..

Posted on December 5, 2020 Posted in UncategorizedTagged Abstract, Art, Colours, Cushion, Drawing apps, Fun, Pattern, ScarfLeave a comment

Digital drawing, I can’t remember when I did it. I don’t even know what application I used to draw it in. I guess it’s an abstract pattern. It could be used on a scarf or a pillow.

Another zoom

Posted on December 1, 2020 Posted in UncategorizedTagged Abstract, Faces, Fun, Life, Photo, Photodirector, Picture, Time, ZoomLeave a comment

Don’t quite know why a screen full of faces intruiges me? I think it’s the combination of colours. And by using texture filters I can disguise the participants. It’s mainly abstract now although you can tell there are people there just about. Photodirector effects is what I used.

Winter blossom

Posted on November 26, 2020 Posted in Fine Art, UncategorizedTagged Abstract, Acrylic on canvas, Art, Blossom, Exhibiriin, Orme Art, Panting, Picture, Trees, Winter tree2 Comments

This popped up on my Facebook memories from a couple of years ago. Winter blossom shows a face in profile hidden in the twisted branches. The idea of the tree is based on a tree across the road from us that actually blossoms in December. It’s just coming into flower now. But clearly my idea is a bit more abstract and surreal. I did the painting and it sold at an Orme Art exhibition in the November, where my friend had fallen in love with it.

Changing colours

Posted on November 25, 2020 Posted in UncategorizedTagged Abstract, Art, Brightness, Colours, Contrast, Curves, Fun, Graph, Learning, Photos4 Comments

Have you tried adjusting the colours in a photo in curves? I had taken a bland photo of a tree outside my window and I decided to see what I could do with it. I wanted to increase the contrast, change the colours, add brightness to bring out where the light was in the photo to differentiate between the tree leaves and the background.

Curves is like a graph, by changing the height and depth of the curves you can enhance brightness and colour by making the curve higher, or lower the curve and the image loses brightness and can lose contrast too….. The curved graph representing this was up and down then back up again. All I can say is have a go and see what happens. You don’t have to accept the result and you can go back to how it was originally.

Zoom meetings

Posted on November 19, 2020November 19, 2020 Posted in UncategorizedTagged Abstract, Art, Filtered, Friends, Fun, Hidden, Meeting, Photo, ZoomLeave a comment

This is a bit of an orphaned post. I tried to edit a draft post but I’m still not completely up to speed with WordPress blocks so I added a photo and categories and tags but couldn’t work out where to add text… Its taken at least ten minutes to get here… The zoom photo has been filtered to hide the identities of the participants, I’m also not saying what it was about. I just liked the colours and patterns on this screen grab.

In zoom meetings

Posted on November 17, 2020 Posted in UncategorizedTagged Abstract, Faces, Filters, People, Photo, Playing, Portraits, ZoomLeave a comment

I wanted to take a photo of our zoom meeting but not identify who’s in it so I’ve put the photo through a few filters to distort the image. I think it looks a bit like embroidery or a tapestry?

Mallaband-Brown

Tag: Abstract