A Star Is Bored

Artist: Casey Herman
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Card: US$4.29
Print: from US$18.38

A Star Is Bored

The birth of a star is often witnessed by other heavenly bodies in the night sky. Look into the starry night and you’ll be surprised by what you see. Enjoy the stillness, peer into the dark bits in between the stars. See as far as you can.

The nebula background to the left is based on a single NASA image. The model is Dollybeck – who just happens to have hair as red as the original NASA image. I’m listed in her portfolio as Ben Timages.

After combining the two photos in Photoshop, I opened it in Painter and hand painted the star-burst effect. It isn’t a filter!! (You can see the individual brush strokes in large versions of this image.)

The proceeds of all sales go to World Vision, an organisation dedicated to looking after children in Third World countries. .... EXCEPT, while it still runs through Phoenix Appeal, these proceeds will go to the RED CROSS VICTORIAN BUSHFIRE APPEAL.

Check out my web site for twisted IRONy metal sculpture.

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claire jones

awesome.really like this.the colour is amazing.
trickyruby

strange yet exceptionally good, love the colours, great work.
Casey Herman

thanks!
earthjammedia

excellent compisition i really like the fragmentation
caseycastille

Great concept and title!
STRINGER

LEGEND!!!!
SPACE IS THE PLACE CUZZ!!
NICE WORD PLAY.
Helene Kippert

Fantastic image!
Faizan Qureshi

Excellent concept, and I totally love the overall image and the name!
Casey Herman

Thanks Stringer, Helene & Faizan.
Sean Farragher

fantastic imaganation,great work
Kerry McFarland

Wow, this is fantastic, and beautiful!
Casey Herman

Thanks Sean & Kerry. I’m just waiting to get a sample back from the printers, cos I’ve ordered this in 30” x 40” canvas, gonna stick it in the lounge. Hoping for some acceptable colours. Yep, I’ve given up on colour management for now, what with one monitor an LCD and the other a CRT and the printer …. god bless the printer. I now use the equivalent of electronic dice for colour management. So far, I’ve been lucky. Not skilled, just lucky, and that’s cool!
David Stuart

I love this piece, I just new woman were the centre of the universe !!
Antanas

Great composition, perfect expression!
H M Bascom

Beautiful.
Casey Herman

Thanks Antanas & Helen.
H M Bascom

Lovely work
BluAlien

Great work!
Casey Herman

Thanks Helen & BluAlien.
PGDP

very cool. Has to me my fave. Went to your website too and loved some of the portraits…particularly the very pop art like portrait of the woman’s face in green with balck background…you should post some of these other images here!
Casey Herman

Thanks Paula, I’m in the process of selecting some …. and you know that the art is in the culling, eh heh!
helene ruiz

fabulous!
Casey Herman replied

Thanks, Helene! Love your New Orleans pics!
Igor Vaganov

wah! so elegant and powerful_love your feeling of air, your feeling of inner feelings, thoughts, dreams, wishes… and yes, your feeling of color is absolutely welcome, dear friend_sky and your flights presented you a great vision of the world :-) wish you a good inspiration in next!
Casey Herman replied

Thanks, Igor … I’m very grateful to be able to use the NASA images as a base for all the fanciful thoughts that come from gazing into outer space. I appreciate your words.
Sheila Laurens

I’m really loving you work Casey !
Casey Herman replied

I really appreciate your comment, Sheila. And sorry for putting my reply in the wrong place (I’m not the only one here who’s made that mistake many, many times. DOH!!)
Gordon Merrick...

Beautifully sad how often, isn’t it… and the image brings that across. I think even untitled, I would feel a bit of sadness within the awe for the dying moments of a tired artist mind.
Casey Herman replied

Thanks for your kind words, Gordon, and yeah, I can relate to a vast expanse of deep sky creativity with too few stars of inspiration at the moment myself!
Wendy Slee

Fabulous explosion of ideas and inspiration…..... great concept!
And I commend you on your work in helping World Vision…... that is wonderful…
Bravo!
Casey Herman replied

Thanks Wendy … and Trevor Irwin (below) is someone who helps on a much deeper and personal level.
TREVOR IRWIN

Stunning Creation of Vision adn beauty. I have browsed through all your art on RB and this si by far my favorite piece. I like this very much. http://www.philadelphia33.org/
Casey Herman replied

Thanks, Trevor. I’m looking forward to getting this printed soon.
Care

Great image Casey…..reminds me to go outside tonight and look up : )
Casey Herman replied

Thanks Care … you never know what you might find! (But let me know if you see THIS picture, lol!)
john403

This reminds me of the 1963 cover of Stranger in a Strange Land by Robert Heinlein. I really like this.
Casey Herman replied

Thanks John, I can see the likeness, in that there’s an upside down woman kissing the man … very surreal! What inspired me was that the original NASA image had a burst of red throughout it, and Donna also has very red hair, a massive head of curly red hair, and I wanted to take advantage of the combinations of the redness. It’s a pity in a way that you can’t actually see Donna’s beautiful hair. (hi, Donna)
funkyfacestudio

Awesome work !
Casey Herman replied

Thanks ffs, hoping to get this printed in very large format soon!
midnightdreamer

This is truly an amazing creation…i mean its just says sooooo much to me personally and touches into so much that has been on my mind….your work is all so amazing and creative….
Peace,
Leah♥
Casey Herman replied

Leah, I’m glad this means something special to you. I hope your journey continues on towards your own light. Every one of us has this light, deep within us that’s always there, we just need to let it shine through! Love your artwork, too!
:)
jenseyes
Casey Herman replied

Thanks Jen … this means a lot to me!
:)
jenseyes

You earned it….
Tracey Mac

Excellent image and treatment, so effective….......
Casey Herman replied

Thanks, Tracey!
simonesphotos

Fantastic concept here Casey, I too am a stargazer, so this really appeals, nice work :)
Casey Herman replied

Thanks, Simone! And you’d have a faaaaar better gaze at night in the country, fer sure!!
Morris Hill

awesome…keep up the good work
Casey Herman replied

Thanks, Morris.
linaji

WOW THIS PIECE IS Simply INCREDIBLE!! so full of the light of who we are.. IMHO!
Casey Herman replied

Thanks linaji, very true words you speak!
skinnyman

Its cool.
Casey Herman replied

Thanks skinnyman.
Magicat

Casey…this is awesome…I love it!!! Great job my friend :0)
Casey Herman replied

Thanks Magicat! Glad you like it. :)
melbourneguy75

Stunning image :)
Casey Herman replied

Thanks, David! BTW, love your dance photos! (My wife and I are learning to dance … eh … don’t ask, it’s not a pretty picture, but I’m slowly getting to enjoy it, haha!!!)
Azzurra

brilliant image
Casey Herman replied

Thanks, Azzurra!
:)
melbourneguy75

Cheers Casey, btw, I know what you mean about trying to dance, it’s not a pretty picture when I try it either :)) lol
atomikboy

Nicee….!!!
Martin Dingli

awesome.Great job