Archive for October, 2008
Happy Halloween
What do birds give out on Halloween night?
Tweets…
** Fractal Friday & Weekly FFF will return next week :o)
Plein Air Digital Painting
Taking digital art OUTSIDE!!
I have always admired the artists who with paint & canvas or pencil and sketch pad head out to the great outdoors to capture their subjects en plein air! Might this be the tool of choice for digital artists who would like to join in on the Plein Air movement? hmmm, [...]
Prelude to: In-DIGI-flora Series
In-DIGI-flora: on the wild side of Lake Superior
In: in·dig·e·nous - adj. Originating and living or occurring naturally in an area or environment. Intrinsic; innate. [From Latin indigena, a native.]
DIGI: short for Digital
flora: flower/plant
As an update on the In-DIGI-flora series, I would like to share as a prelude, the story behind the series and how it [...]
Self-portrait as an exploration of the self
Johannes Gumpp, self-portrait-1646
Image from www.wikipedia.com
Photo title: “A face in the crowd” - photographer/artist Peter Van Allen
via Flickr Self-Portrait Clusters
“Self-portraits have been a method of self-exploration since humans first gazed at their own reflection in a pool of water. With the invention of the mirror came an even stronger fascination to capture one’s likeness. And [...]
Weekly FFF - Title: Beyond Mystic Point
Beyond Mystic Point (Paintograph) ©2008 Carol Cooper
This week’s FFF (Fresh Flash Friday) was inspired by LAKE SUPERIOR! - the biggest fresh water lake in the world, (by surface area). Lake Superior’s many mystic moods unfold in the famously changing northern weather. It’s colours change from a shimmering deep azure blue to green [...]
Fractal Friday - Oct. 24, 2008
Flossy ©2008 Carol Cooper
Sterling Fractal w/ a touch of photoshop. A reminder to use floss daily, especially when you have just eaten broccoli ! :o)
Fractal Friday art will be filed in the New Works Gallery under the FRACTAL FRIDAY album for future reference.
dot dot DASH - Digital Fine Art Exhibition
The Digital Art Society of Hawaii (DASH) presents:
dot dot DASH
Digital Fine Art Exhibition
November 2 - December 11, 2008
Artists’ Reception, Monday, November 3, 2008, 6 - 9 p.m.
Gallery on the Pali
The First Unitarian Church of Honolulu
2500 Pali Highway
Honolulu, HI 96817
Open 9 a.m - 8 p.m. Monday - Friday
1 - 4 p.m. Saturday and Sunday
Closed holidays
DASH members [...]
Do you Doodle?
THE DOODLEGANG - screen capture from doodlegang pool page on flickr
The reason why I ask is because last week there was a discussion thread on Blog Catalog titled: “What do you Doodle”. It reminded me of all the fun “online” doodling sites I go to when I feel the need to just PLAY!
THE SCRIBBLER - [...]
Digital Clay
Sketching a Head in Digital Clay - Video by Ryan Kingslien
see more, read more: here
p.s. this is the first time I have ever embedded a video in my blog, grinning
Digital Art Blog Directories
Beginning a list of online Directories that SPECIFICALLY publish names, info & URL’s of Digital Art Blogs, Digital Fine Art Blogs, Digital Art News Blogs & Digital Artists who blog.
If you know of any others, please feel free to share your suggestions or recommendations, simply leave a comment below and I will add them to [...]
Weekly FFF - Title: Zen Moments
Zen Moment ©2008 Carol Cooper
Wait for me ©2008 Carol Cooper
First Floor Please ©2008 Carol Cooper
A few captures from this summer. sans colour . . .
Weekly FFF’s will be filed in the New Works Gallery under the BOZZETTO album for future reference.
Fractal Friday - Oct. 17, 2008
Flew ©2008 Carol Cooper
Pre-Empty nest syndrome :o(
Fractal w/ photoshop -
Fractal Friday art will be filed in the New Works Gallery under the FRACTAL FRIDAY album for future reference.
FANTASTIC FRACTALS
35 Phenomenal Fractal Renders
Well worth a hop over to view!! - www.smashingmagazine.com
“Butterflies” - by Keith Mackay is breathtaking
Digital Art by Chris Maher
Image: from artist Chris Maher’s Series titled: Spirit Series,
displayed on The Guild of Artists & Artisans website
“Artist Statement: The beauty and power of the Transcendent is reflected in the natural flow of all things. In my Spirit Series I digitally capture the flow of smoke, water or fire in my studio using mirror symmetry”. snippet [...]
Fresh Fish . . . Art
“Digital Curators are the future of online content”.
snippet quoted from author Steve Rubel’s fantastic article titled: “The Digital Curator in your Future”. A truly inspiring article, a must read!! :o)
Soooooo, for today, I am a Digital Curator, and my chosen theme is: FRESH FISH . . . ART!
Image: Caribbean French Angelfish from Jean-Baptiste’s website
Unique Silk [...]
Exploration Mode
Round peg in a square hole ©2008 Carol Cooper
JoMo Plantation ©2008 Carol Cooper
Happy Thanksgiving Canada! turkey, cranberry sauce, spaghetti squash, stuffing, mashed potatoes, cauliflower, broccoli, gravy, tossed salad, hot buns, pumpkin pie, pecan pie, Tim Horton’s coffee OH MY!! Giving thanks for a loving family, good food, and left-overs!! :o)
Exploration Mode = when I just [...]
