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Shapes & Patterns - Limit of 2 images per day

A group for any artwork that has a shape or recurrent pattern as the focus.

Featured Work

Humming Birds by Naf4d

I deleted this by accident – bit stupid really as it is my best seller and it was in the featured shirts section of Redbubble! :-( If you had it as one of your favorites before this colossal cock-up please favorite it again.
Zebra Juice No1 by Sally Green

FEATURED PHOTOGRAPH…. ‘Ebony and Ivory’ group on the 15th sept 2008. / ‘The Woman Photographer’ group on the 16th feb 2009. / ‘The Art of Glass’ group on the 4th march 2009. / ‘Shapes and Patterns’ group on the 20th of August 2009 / ‘Shapes and Patterns’ group on the 16th of September 2009 / ‘Digital Photography’ group on the 20th of September 2009 / ‘Domestic Art – Home is where the Art is’ group on the 22nd of September 2009 / ‘Shapes and Patterns’ group on the 18th of November 2009 WON ‘Patterns in Black and White’ Challenge in the ‘Shapes and Patterns’ group on the 16th of September 2009. / WON ‘Shapes In High Key’ challenge in the ‘Shapes and Patterns’ group on the 17th of November 2009 (17 votes)
Reflected Trestle by JGetsinger

Long exposure on a colorful morning with a nice reflection of the railroad trestle. Pamlico River near Washington, NC. Canon 20D / Sigma 24-70 at 70mm / Aperture Priority – F11 / 8 sec / ISO 100 / Cropped, Color enhanced and polarized
Black and White #2 by Paul Wilkin

Shot of brickwork pattern in a wall near Elm Hill in Norwich. I am focussed on black and white and the emphasis on shape, texture, form and lighting. Canon EOS400D / f/5.0 / 1/100sec / ISO200 Post-processing: Colour mapping to achieve monochrome.
Blackhole by Robert Elfferich

a gold-looking graphic, showing a blackhole.
Walkin' Into Spiderwebs by Vanessa Barklay

I couldn’t stop singing the song Spiderwebs by No Doubt when I was creating this so that’s why it’s called Walkin’ Into Spiderwebs, cute upbeat early song on Tragic Kingdom….this is a fractal created in Apophysis 7, got it into a spiderweb which I thought was pretty cool…the original flame used came from a fractal pack made by Claire Jones available at DA. I will make the web fractal available as a stock image soon. Thought I’d add the spider silhouette in which is my own photo, hanging menacingly at the edge of his lair….”walkin’ into spiderwebs….” I have many variations of this with or without the spider… /
Cubic Houses Rotterdam by GeezaPeek

Cubic Houses or Kubuswoningen in Rotterdam, The Netherlands. / The houses were designed by architect Piet Blom in 1984. / Picture taken June 2008.
Metal Waves by Marilyn Cornwell

Featured in: / November 2009 Shapes and Patterns Group In-camera effects on a metal water fountain in downtown Toronto
Ice Cubes by Jo Newman

Bryce 5.5
coded gazania by ajax

gazania taken at the botanic gardens Cooroy / approx 3cms in diameter

Recent Work

Stained glass waves by Gili Orr

“Stained glass waves” was featured in the groups / Light In The Darkness and / Solo Exhibition. *4150 views” (20 November 2009) Painting made in photoshop, then processed with a few filters in Photoshop and ACDSee (stained glass, swirl, etc.).
In the Eye by Carla Jandelle Petters

Paint still shows on nails and eyes on the wood of an old barn. / This is another in my series of The Farm From Kansas. A beautiful place that was abandoned in the very early 1970’s after the water source it relied on disappeared and killed off it’s apple trees. / This building with the red nails is the only solid structure still standing on the property. Everything else is in complete ruin.
Never Promised You a Rose Garden by DebraLee Wiseberg

Abstract of rust and paint in a dumpster. Captured in Toronto’s west end. Nikon D200, Tamron 17-50mm /
Another walk on droplets by Martin Beerens

BEST VIEWED LARGER / Morning dew in a web / Nete Herentals, Belgium Canon 40D – Canon EF 100mm f/2.8 Macro USM / ISO 800 – f/5.6 – 1/80s Have a look at my other photos. For example
Good old fashioned inner city Deprivation - Part 2 by sidfletcher

Shot of PArk Hill falts Sheffield England taken used CAnon IXUS 7MP-manual focus – distance setting / Image adjusted using Microsoft Picture manager
Palm Lines by ElyseFradkin

A strip of, I think, palm bark, blown onto the street. Color enhanced in the camera. / Canon EOS Xsi
The Old Post Office by Cora Wandel

The Old Post Office was built from 1892 to 1899, and when completed was the largest office building and first building incorporating a steel frame in Washington, D.C. The building has had a notorious history beginning with the opening ceremonies when the Postmaster of Washington fell to his death down an elevator shaft. The building’s history as the main Post Office of Washington was cut short fifteen years after it opened when in 1914 it was decided to move the city’s main postal operation to a more centralized location in the District of Columbia. At that time the relatively new building was dubbed the “old” post office, a name that is still with it today nearly a century later. The most recognizable feature of the Old Post Office is its 315-foot high clock tower which makes the building the third tallest structure in Washington, behind the Washington Monument which is the tallest and then the United States Capitol. Today the Old Post Office is also the largest commercial building in the District. In addition to the clock tower, the building is well-known for its expansive interior atrium which is home to popular shops, restaurants and entertainment facilities. This is a photograph of the atrium’s high glass ceiling with the famous clock tower centered in the background. Source: Wikipedia Thank you to the group “Historic Places” for featuring this photograph. The Old Post Office has been listed on the National Register of Historic Places since 1973. This photograph is “as is” from the camera, there was no post processing. Camera: Canon Rebel XTi 400D
Colorful neighbors by Linda Sparks

I love grand reflections in huge buildings, but sometimes even the smallest reflection tells you a lot about the neighborhood. This was in Barrio Viejo in Tucson, AZ. Panasonic Lumix DMC-FZ18
Adobe by CynLynn

Taken in the desert, my sister’s neighbors. I love the simple yet beautiful style of the Adobe homes. / Las Cruces, New Mexico
SILHOUETTE OF A SUPPORT BW by RakeshSyal

Captured this image against light and vevetian blinds. Nikon D70 Nikkor 18-70
Wall Art # 5 by dps7777

Graffiti at Village Gate, Rochester,NY. / altered/edited
The Shape of Bark by Karen Kaleta

One of the shapes on the base of a large dying tree.

Banners created by Ann Morgan
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Any artwork that has a definable shape or pattern as a main focus or theme of the work can be submitted to this group. Anyone who shares an artistic appreciation for simple things that we might pass by in our world on a day to day basis, is welcome to join this group. We accept everything from digital art to photography (with or without post processing), t shirts, painting, sketching, etching.. you get the idea. Only prerequisite is that a shape needs to be present in the art, and that it is a focus of the piece.

Please note: we are not looking for landscape and nature shots as there are already several groups dedicated to them.. UNLESS THEY HAVE A PROMINENT THEME OF ACTUAL SHAPES AND PATTERNS.
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Dictionary.com defines these two as:
A Shape: is all the geometrical information that remains when location, scale and rotational effects are filtered out from an object.
Simple two-dimensional shapes can be described by basic geometry such as points, line, curves, plane, and so on. (A shape whose points belong all the same plane is called a plane figure.) Most shapes occurring in the physical world are complex. Some, such as plant structures and coastlines, may be so arbitrary as to defy traditional mathematical description – in which case they may be analysed by differential geometry, or as fractals.
The quality of a distinct object or body in having an external surface or outline of specific form or figure. This quality as found in some individual object or body form: This lake has a peculiar shape. Something seen in outline, as in silhouette: A vague shape appeared through the mist.
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A Pattern: is a type of theme of recurring events of or objects, sometimes referred to as elements of a set. These elements repeat in a predictable manner.
A decorative design pattern, as for wallpaper, china, or textile fabrics, etc.
Visual patterns are very common such as simple decorative patterns (stripes, zigzags, and polka-dots). Others can be more complicated, however, they may be found anywhere in nature and in art.

2 Images per day per member ~ More than 2 images will be rejected without notice
Please only submit work of a high quality and that you are proud to display online
Please DO NOT use the group as a DUMPING ground for poor quality happy snaps
We want to keep this group as fresh and artistic as possible. If you are ever uncertain about something, never hesitate to ask one of your hosts. :)
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NOVEMBER AVATAR

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18th NOV 2009 WINNER of the Shapes in HIGH KEY Challenge

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18th NOV 2009 WINNER of the Patterns on REPTILES Challenge

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18th NOV 2009 WINNER of the Shapes & Patterns T shirt Challenge – Nature