Shattering

Posted on August 25, 2019August 25, 2019 Posted in UncategorizedTagged Art, Desig, Disco ball, Fun, Glass, Glitter ball, Layout app, Light, PlayingLeave a comment

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Pixels and glass, an old disco ball changed by using Layout app and adjusting the sharpness, colours and contrast.

Splashing subtle colours around the room, coloured washes staining the walls if the sun glints on it. I know disco balls are not the thing to have in a living room, but it cheers me up. As the sun sets behind the house the light gradually creeps in. First it catches the glass crystals I have in the window and they send rainbow shards through the room. Jittering and twisting across the magnolia plaster. Then the sun drops lower and the disco balls individual glass facets glitter and flicker.

It was from this that I made this image.

Spode patterns

Posted on August 16, 2019 Posted in UncategorizedTagged Art, Film, Layout app, Pattern, Photos, Spode, Staffordshire, Stoke, Stoke-on trent, TarkovskyLeave a comment

I’m working towards the exhibition at Spode and I’ve been experimenting with the photos I took a few days ago. Using the Layout app on my phone.

The thing is, I know I can’t reproduce these as paintings, so it’s good to use photographs to experiment with the images I took. There was a film by Andrei Tarkovsky I saw years ago. I think it was called Stalker, the industrial archeology of Spode reminds me of that. Almost post apocalyptic….

A recurring theme

Posted on July 17, 2019 Posted in UncategorizedTagged Art, Colour photography, Colours, Contrasting colours, Design, Flowers, Layout app, Photo, Photography, Red/green, Yellow/purpleLeave a comment

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I decided to join three photos together and duplicate them as I see the joined photo as similar to a mandala. The pattern concentrates my mind and I see faces in the resultant image. The green/red and yellow/purple of contrasting colours makes it all the more vibrant.

I’m also doing this because I want to avoid getting my paints out! I’ve got a craft stall in a couple of weekends and I have to admit I’m prevaracating. I know I’ve got to do art but I’m not sure what to do. A bit of an artists block again. I think it’s because I’ve been doing so much lately that my mind needs a rest. I will be ok though, just taking a breather.

Photo of washing up?

Posted on June 2, 2019 Posted in UncategorizedTagged Art, Blog, Duplicated, Layout app, Pattern, Photo, PlayingLeave a comment

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I think this is crockery on a drainer but it’s a while since I took the photo and then modified it in the layout app on my phone. I just found it and was struck by its straight and fluid lines. So I’ve posted it.

Last year’s Tulips

Posted on May 1, 2019 Posted in UncategorizedTagged Colours, Flowers, Fun, Garden, Gardening, Layout app, Life, TulipsLeave a comment

I’ve not had much time in the garden recently and missed most of the daffodils and tulips so here are some tulips from last year. Things have also got a bit squashed by some building and gardening work, I want to get back out there and tidy things up.

There are a few patterns created by duplicating the photos using the layout app on my phone. I hope you like these.

Phoenix

Posted on February 24, 2019 Posted in UncategorizedTagged Digital art, Digital drawings, Gold, Layout app, Myth, Phoenix, Poem, Poetry, Rhyme, silver, Sketcher free app, StoryLeave a comment

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You sparkled as you flew

high above me

a tail of fire,

comet like,

Greens and Golds.

Cold fire flew from you wings,

Hot fire your breath.

Feathers of glass or crystal

tied with silver wire

Shreak of sound

high register like a whistle…

Then a shrinking bloom of fire

like time-lapse in reverse

your feathers folding in

wormhole like

creating a single golden glowing egg

Once created, to hatch and grow again.

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