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For all creative visual arts that has been inspired by quotes, songs, music or stories.

Featured Work

"Morning Glow" by Bradley Shawn Rabon

Whitby Abbey taken at 4:30 am (yawn). The first light of the day from the rising sun gave this amazing glow to the stones of this ancient building bringing it to life. Whitby is a wonderful seaside town along the North Yorkshire coast of England. This is a fascinating place to visit. HP PhotoSmart C945 bridge camera / f/5.6 / 1/60, / exposure bias -.67 / Used a tripod
In My Room by rodeorose

FEATURED NOV 2009 INSPIRED ART / FEATURED NOV 2009 AROUND THE WORLD I wholeheartedly dedicate this video to Lianne today, as a Thanksgiving token of friendship. Welcome to my Room. This is my first video clip, and I do hope you cast a blindeye to its failings, and enjoy the lovely vocals and mood set by Marilyn Scott. All the photos are my own, taken here along our wonderful Hobsons Bay foreshore, just outside our front door, most of them last night. I consider this my room, not with as sense of ownership, as much as blessing. Nikon D70s; f/6.3; 1/400sec; 500mm focal length
Sweet Lullaby by Susan Kimball

Islamorada, FL-calm at the end of the day. A sweet lullaby to go to sleep with by Deep Forest after a long sunny day in the Keys. / Leica F-Lux 1 HDR with Photomatrix 3 exposures
Choose Your Path in Life by Larry Trupp

! Three passions have governed my life: / The longings for love, the search for knowledge, / And unbearable pity for the suffering of humankind. Love brings ecstasy and relieves loneliness. / In the union of love I have seen / In a mystic miniature the prefiguring vision / Of the heavens that saints and poets have imagined. With equal passion I have sought knowledge. / I have wished to understand the hearts of people. / I have wished to know why the stars shine. Love and knowledge led upwards to the heavens, / But always pity brought me back to earth; / Cries of pain reverberated in my heart / Of children in famine, of victims tortured / And of old people left helpless. / / I long to alleviate the evil, but I cannot, / And I too suffer. This has been my life; I found it worth living. By Bertrand Russell..an English philosopher.. Location: Taken at FortWhyte Alive, our Nature Center on the southwest edge of Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada. Canon XTI, 55mm lens, ISO 200, F5.0, Shutter speed 1/800 sec
Baking pita bread by JudyBJ

shot next to Nachlat Benyamin in a beduin tent / Inspired by the Dutch paiter Johannes Vermeer / (1632-1675)
Paper Flowers and Hummingbirds by dmcart

“The artist is the confidant of nature, flowers carry on dialogues with him through the graceful bending of their stems and the harmoniously tinted nuances of their blossoms. Every flower has a cordial word which nature directs towards him.” / Auguste Rodin
No Title 85 by Headcrime

Artwork Worktime: 10 hours Listen to: GRAVE DIGGER – Rheingold Dedicated to my father (1930- 2000)
Warming Up by littlearty

The original artwork is done in acrylic on stretched canvas. This was painted on a cold windy winter night a few years ago, and I wanted to paint something that will warm me up. What better way than a nice cosy blanket with swirls and colours! Enjoy!
Smugglers Top.. by valzart

233 views…have been painting this for you guyz today to remind us all of our childhood lol!.. inspired by the Enid Blyton (famous five books)..in Cornwall…’ Five Go To Smuggler’s Top ‘(1945) / Can there still be smugglers at Smuggler’s Top? The Famous Five go to stay at the large old house, and discover lots of brilliant hiding places, even underground tunnels! Then they catch people signalling out to sea—who are they?....a first experimental story painting on my digital tablet(Aiptek).....Smugglers song featured in ‘LMAO’ ....
Papa Legba by Crowmanic

“He was free to dance alone where the spirits run / His almond eyes would twinkle on a hundred sons / His champagne toast and white meat on a spit / Papa Legba’s drunken with a smile upon his lips” ~ verse from the song Hey Papa Legba by Elton John (1982) Papa Legba is the master linguist, the trickster, warrior, and the personal messenger of destiny. In Haitian Vodou, Papa Legba is the intermediary between the loa (the spirits of the Voodoo religion practiced in Haiti, and other parts of the world) and humanity. Papa Legba stands at a spiritual crossroads and gives (or denies) permission to speak with the spirits of Guinee (spirit world), and is believed to speak all human languages. Papa Legba is always the first and last spirit invoked in any ceremony, because his permission is needed for any communication between mortals and the loa—he opens and closes the doorway. ... in Benin and Nigeria, Papa Legba is viewed as young and virile, is often horned and phallic, and his shrine is usually located at the gate of the village in the countryside. ...” ~ This piece includes 3 photographs, the model (3d) and brushes, filters, and extensive processing in Photoshop. As with most of my work, the detail and overall result can only be appreciated in a much larger size than that available here on RB.
The coming of wonders by Colleen Milburn

BEST VIEWED LARGE ‘Human beings must always be on the watch for the coming of wonders.’ / - from the novel ‘Charlotte’s Web’ by EB White Photographic & digital work. Image taken with Motorazr V9 mobile phone camera and edited in Photoshop CS4. A source list of PS brushes I use can be found on my profile page.

Recent Work

In My Room by rodeorose

FEATURED NOV 2009 INSPIRED ART / FEATURED NOV 2009 AROUND THE WORLD I wholeheartedly dedicate this video to Lianne today, as a Thanksgiving token of friendship. Welcome to my Room. This is my first video clip, and I do hope you cast a blindeye to its failings, and enjoy the lovely vocals and mood set by Marilyn Scott. All the photos are my own, taken here along our wonderful Hobsons Bay foreshore, just outside our front door, most of them last night. I consider this my room, not with as sense of ownership, as much as blessing. Nikon D70s; f/6.3; 1/400sec; 500mm focal length
Sweet Lullaby by Susan Kimball

Islamorada, FL-calm at the end of the day. A sweet lullaby to go to sleep with by Deep Forest after a long sunny day in the Keys. / Leica F-Lux 1 HDR with Photomatrix 3 exposures
Choose Your Path in Life by Larry Trupp

! Three passions have governed my life: / The longings for love, the search for knowledge, / And unbearable pity for the suffering of humankind. Love brings ecstasy and relieves loneliness. / In the union of love I have seen / In a mystic miniature the prefiguring vision / Of the heavens that saints and poets have imagined. With equal passion I have sought knowledge. / I have wished to understand the hearts of people. / I have wished to know why the stars shine. Love and knowledge led upwards to the heavens, / But always pity brought me back to earth; / Cries of pain reverberated in my heart / Of children in famine, of victims tortured / And of old people left helpless. / / I long to alleviate the evil, but I cannot, / And I too suffer. This has been my life; I found it worth living. By Bertrand Russell..an English philosopher.. Location: Taken at FortWhyte Alive, our Nature Center on the southwest edge of Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada. Canon XTI, 55mm lens, ISO 200, F5.0, Shutter speed 1/800 sec
Baking pita bread by JudyBJ

shot next to Nachlat Benyamin in a beduin tent / Inspired by the Dutch paiter Johannes Vermeer / (1632-1675)
"Morning Glow" by Bradley Shawn Rabon

Whitby Abbey taken at 4:30 am (yawn). The first light of the day from the rising sun gave this amazing glow to the stones of this ancient building bringing it to life. Whitby is a wonderful seaside town along the North Yorkshire coast of England. This is a fascinating place to visit. HP PhotoSmart C945 bridge camera / f/5.6 / 1/60, / exposure bias -.67 / Used a tripod
Give it up........... by Tracey Mac

Give It Up Give it up to give it up / You know what’s on my mind / Give it up to give it up / You’ve been wastin’ too much time / You know you got what I want / You come on, you’re ‘bout to blow my mind / Can you dig it? / Give it up to give it up girl / You’ve been a wastin’ too much time / Give it up to give it up girl / You know what’s on my mind / Ah don’t wait another longer! Patiently I’ve waited baby, waited just for you / and I ain’t gonna move and act / till you do what you’re supposed to do / You got your thing together, and I can dig it too / and that’s the very reason baby / I’m stickin’ here with you / Give it up to give it up girl / You know what I’m talkin’ about / You can dig it, give it up to give it up girl / Yeah, make me shout Give it to me! / Give it to me! Give it to me! Give it up to give it up girl / Oh baby don’t take so long / It’s right around the corner / I’m gonna get it & bring it home / Give it, to give it up child / Oh make me shout / Give it to give it up girl / That’s what I’m talkin’ about Give it to me! / Give it to me! / Give it to me! / Give it to me! / That’s right baby / Now you just give it to me…... Lee Dorsey / From the True Blood Soundtrack
Hey Sarah Sarah by littlearty

whatever will be, will be / The future’s not ours to see / ‘Hey’ Sarah Sarah / What will be, will be. When I was young, I didn’t know this song was italian, so I sang it thinking it was ‘Hey Sarah Sarah, instead of Que Sera Sera :)
Swallowtail 3 by Constance Widen

“We delight in the beauty of the butterfly, but rarely admit the changes it has gone through to achieve that beauty.” MAYA ANGELOU. 3/5 Swallowtail butterfly drawings. I’ve used 5” x 7” Bienfang paper and Prismacolor Verithin Coloured pencils.
Lost For Words... by Mindy McGregor

Shot in Saskatchewan Canada
Spring Cleaning by Monica Scanlan

Early May 2009, the shrubs and flowers were starting to bloom and the sun is high in the sky. This is the back door to Long Hill Estates with a broom by the door. Couldn’t resist capturing this moment that was all set up for me! :) (Spring cleaning) Nikon D200 PSE7 / /
A Day For Green by Sharon K. Shubert

Acrylic painting on canvas board panel. Growing up in the country life in Texas inspired many of my horse artworks. My family owned many animals, including ponies and horses that we rode daily. Even though I don’t own horses in my adult life, the memories linger and inspire me with warmth and joy. This painting has been FEATURED in the “Simply Horses” group. :)