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Original: oil on canvas. / Size: 110cm X 90cm / More on this painting in the journal CLICK HERE / – - – - – - – - – - – - – - – - – - – - – - - I imagined Pablo popping into the studio one night whilst painting..* I often wonder about what it would be like to talk to one of the many renowned artists from years gone by. Particularly the ones who have inspired my own work in some way. I’m really not convinced Pablo Picasso was as difficult a character as the media made him out to be. What sort of conversation would one have with someone like that if he was sitting having coffee in my studio? What would he have to say about my own work and what comments would he offer on the painting I was working on? I’m sure we could share a laugh or two…maybe about his poor English, maybe about my lousy coffee. One sunny afternoon not that long ago, I started preparing a large canvas with a menagerie of oil colour and impasto medium using a spatula and large flat brush. I’d recently watched an autobiographical Jackson Pollock movie and was enjoying taking risks with several cans of paint, a dripping stick and some time on my hands. I always had in mind that eventually the whole canvas would get several washes of burnt sienna so wasn’t too concerned about the clash of colours that afternoon. I’d covered some of this ground with an earlier “Coltrane” painting although I was leaning more towards a Basquiat feel with that piece. I really wasn’t thinking too much past the fact that I simply wanted to have a shot at creating an abstract work I would be pleased with. So I was quietly confident the burnt sienna wash the next morning would pull this whole thing together. After highlighting shadow areas with burnt umber and rubbing back some sections of the painting with a rag, I was pleasantly surprised at how it was turning out, and left it at that on the easel for the next few days. I had four other paintings on the go at that stage (“Red Dust Girl” series) along with another new painting called “Nighthawk”. I would work on these intermittently and every now and again glance over at this new abstract sitting on the easel at the other end of the room. You think about a lot of things when you are painting. Maybe painting is really pondering.. I don’t know. One thing is for sure though, you resolve a lot of things which aren’t always on the canvas in front of you. It’s when the magic happens . Greek mythology speaks of the “muse” as a source of inspiration, accessible by artists and generally restricted to artists. The muse is not in itself a delusion or hallucination, but rather a myth to which writers, musicians, painters, and more are able to credit the conception of their art to. I agree that something unexplainable and mysterious does occur during the creative process and I am continually surprised at what can emerge from a blank canvas if you invite any possibility. I’m not sure what it was that particular night but I started to see something missing in the abstract and it was bugging me. I continued painting one of the Red Dust Girl works and somewhere between the French jazz I was listening to and the second glass of merlot, I started thinking about Picasso. Something about this new abstract reminded me of his work but I didn’t know what. The next few days I buried myself in two old Picasso hard backs I managed to borrow from a local library. One particular book focused on his charcoal work and I fell in love with his “Study for Circus Performers” so much that I cut one picture out and pasted it into my notebook (hopefully the librarian won’t find out). In the later stages of the painting I wanted to collage this onto the work but changed my mind. I’ve revisited Picasso’s work many times over the years and still find myself quite subjective about it. I love his early more figurative, labored pictures along with the pink and blue period but was surprised by his change in style to the abstract in later years. I continued to work on the other paintings over the next few days and pondered again the Picasso connection with the abstract at the far end of the studio. One of the books I had borrowed was sitting on the painting stool next to it. From a portrait on the front cover Picasso seemed to be looking right back. It was an amusing moment and I was struck with the thought of what it would be like if someone like him “just dropped in”. It didn’t take me long to realize the missing piece for the painting, which is ironic considering the inclusion of the collaged piece of a jigsaw puzzle in the foreground of the finished work. So Picasso finally dropped by. We talked. I painted. Sometimes painting leads you into unexpected places, and as the saying goes “if you don’t know where you’re going.. any road will get you there”. Another coffee Pablo? / /
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get it get it? think about it :)
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following off of both The Mouth of Madness and excited are we? here is a 3rd / Another Anime inspired shirt based on those whole anger w/ the vein moments. / You know, those anime moments. Just another one for fun. Chamba’s Personal colour picks: / Red / Cranberry / Silver / Navy
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Pen and Terracotta pencil on tea stained paper. I think this looks better in person, I hate that. Original for sale.
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A while back I was fascinated with photographing miniature figurines. This is an ivory razor and a small watering can. SOLD SECOND PLACE / Tiny Toy Challenge Featured / / Home Page Copyright
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More elephants here / This shirt is also available as a greeting card / Elephants think about world events often. They sometimes think that people might not have everything under control. We should listen to what elephants have to say. Maybe they have some good ideas.
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My rules for photography and art are very simple – I like it, or I don’t… / / Thanks for visiting my folio :) / I appreciate your taking time to view what I’ve been up to, and enjoy reading your comments. / / / Writings (or ramblings) / Weaver / High-Flyer / The 10th / The In-Between Place / The Haggard Crone / Come, Dark / Chandelier Brain / Eat Me / You’re Strange, Rick / Ever-Queen / Sleeping / Beauty / The Black, White & Grey / /
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The quote reads, “watch your thoughts for they become words. watch your words for they become actions”. This piece deals with a quote that I believe in strongly. It deals with what an individual needs to think about before they open their mouth and make a statement. Whether it be good or bad, some sort of action will usually follow that statement. All was created in PhotoShop. Comments and critiques are appreciated! Enjoy!
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Having walked a number of kilometers up the coast…Storm clouds were looming, which of course offer fantastic photo opportunities…but…of course the inevitable happened getting caught out in this downpore k’s from the car…drenching my wife and I to the bone…ah, all part of the fun…hehe…. / I do love this shot for it’s simplicity…sand, sea, stormy sky… / thanks for looking…cheers, Rob.
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Hosier Lane in Melbourne, Australia. A result of 9 images (3 HDR’s) done in Photomatix. Merged the HDR’s in photoshop using automate > Photomerge. Took the photos quick as it was around midnight in a dark alley… Sales 1 Greeting Card 1 Framed Print 2 Canvas Prints 1 Greeting Card 1 Mounted Print 1 Laminated Print 1 Poster This work has had over 6000 views :) Click here for my other images of laneways and graffiti Click here for my other images of Melbourne !
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by RedBubbleToday the Australian National Gallery celebrated its 10 millionth visitor since 2002. I thought good on them. And then I began to feel a …
Today the Australian National Gallery celebrated its 10 millionth visitor since 2002. I thought good on them. And then I began to feel a little less charitable. Australia’s National Gallery, the Metropolitan Museum in NYC (I believe the most visited museum in the world but may be wrong), the Tate in London are great institutions. As are there counterparts in many other countries. Upon them are showered millions of dollars of citizen’s money and the establishment elite fight tooth and nail get on their boards and help choose which dead artist is next for sainthood. And having said all that, I am sure they do some good. But, shock, they are relatively small beer. Currently RedBubble is, according to Alexa, the third or fourth most popular art site in the world. Not bad considering we have only been going for a little over a year. AND we get about 40,000 visitors a day. How does this compare? Well the National Gallery gets 4,520 through its doors each day, MOMA in NYC gets about 5,000 and the Met a little over 14,000. So LETS get serious here. The real action in the art world is happening online – at RedBubble, DeviantArt and the other top handful of serious sites allowing people to engage in creativity and share their art. Yes, we all love sitting in front of dreamy Monet but that is a once a year (or once a lifetime) event. The everyday, transforming, life-changing art is happening in our loungerooms and studies and being shared with each other across the Internet. And that is a good thing. And the established art world will catch on …. Eventually. by Martin Hosking (aka Pilgrim)
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Thinks about moving to someplace else where everything is different enough to be fun again.
by Natalia Campbell~quote by Storypeople. Featured on The Woman Photographer group in May 2009 / Featured on Red Bubble Home Page in May 2009 / Featured on Depth of Field group in June 2009 /
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I have been so touched by how many people have responded to this image. I already uploaded it for a clothing design so now I will offer it as prints, posters, and cards. This work is very close to my heart, both because of the plight of our world’s Polar Bears and also because I know the power of a mother’s love. Lyrics by Bob Marley… / “Dont worry about a thing, / cause every little thing gonna be all right. / Singin: dont worry about a thing, / cause every little thing gonna be all right!”
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This is one of my favorite and best drawings. It was done in charcoal and I would estimate that it took roughly 5 hours to draw. The referece photo was taken with permission from here. http://ssuunnddeeww.deviantart.com/
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/ Canon 400D / Canon 100mm Macro lens / Studio lightning
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yep, i have thought this many a time lol
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Mr Baxter's RedBubble Rooftop - Come and Shout From It....
by Mr BaxterRight, so after the paramount success of “this pos…
Right, so after the paramount success of this post asking your opinions, I’m testing this new idea right here and now and here, now. Every Friday you can come here and shout about all the awesome new people you find. You get the whole day to stake your claims, which, due to interesting timezones, is about 50 something hours long. Pick your favourite new image, tee, or written work, (just one I say, one, otherwise I’ll get all flustered and overcome) and tell me who it’s by and why you think it’s marvellous. Then I’ll peruse all your suggestions and pick one tee, one image and one written work from three different undiscovered talents, to talk about over the course of the following week. The finder and the findee will both then get a free shipping voucher and of course, incredible publicity. Plus, the warm satisfaction that accompanies winning things. And maybe even some Limited Edition Certificates. Let’s see how this goes then. Regards, Mr Baxter – Ambassador of Trying New Things Out When the Boss Isn’t Looking —-—-—-- Follow my every exciting move on Twitter. / And add me to your watchlist.
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Capturing a passing emotion with chalk pastel and pencil on watercolor paper using a limited palette of blue, grey, black, and white. The strength and passion of the Divine Feminine. / Inspired by RedBubble artist and great friend Amanda G. Wright.
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I was taking the grass when I realised there was this little bug just getting on with its own life. And I thought mine was stressful! Taken in my sister’s garden in Essex, UK PLEASE VIEW LARGER TO SEE THE BUG! / Nikon D700, 105mm macro lens, ISO640, f/4, 1/640 sec, -.3 step. Cropped in Photoshop and levels tweaked, circle round bug lightened FEATURED IN / A PHOTOGRAPHER’S CRAFT TOP TEN PLACE IN THE 1:1 MACRO PHOTOGRAPHY GROUP’S GREEN GREEN GREEN CHALLENGE /
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My Website This image was just a force from within today / The soul is a very powerful thing…. All About Soul She waits for me at night, she waits for me in silence / She gives me all her tenderness and takes away my pain / And so far she hasn’t run, though I swear she’s had her moments / She still believes in miracles while others cry in vain It’s all about soul / It’s all about faith and a deeper devotion / It’s all about soul / ‘Cause under the love is a stronger emotion / She’s got to be strong / ‘Cause so many things getting out of control / Should drive her away / So why does she stay? / It’s all about soul She turns to me sometimes and asks me what I’m dreaming / And I realize I must have gone a million miles away / And I ask her how she knew to reach out for me that moment / And she smiles because it’s understood there are no words to say It’s all about soul / It’s all about knowing what someone is feeling / The woman’s got soul / The power of love and the power of healing / This life isn’t fair / It’s gonna get dark, it’s gonna get cold / You’ve got to be tough, but that ain’t enough / It’s all about soul There are people who have lost every trace of human kindness / There are many who have fallen, there are some who still survive / She comes to me at night and she tells me her desires / And she gives me all the love I need to keep my faith alive It’s all about soul / It’s all about joy that comes out of sorrow / It’s all about soul / Who’s standing now and who’s standing tomorrow / You’ve got to be hard / Hard as the rock in that old rock ‘n’ roll song / But that’s only part, you know in your heart / It’s all about soul Billy Joel
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Go find your own breakfast l don’t share …................ Sorry guys l know its a bit gruesome but this strange looking bird was so intense ! Thanks to Rob Elliot and Noelene Davies for giving me the name for this guy, / He is a Pacific Baza :-)) 19/11/09 / 1164 Views Canon 450d / Shutter1/330s / Ap F/6.4 / ISO 800 / Ex Bias -0.33 / Focal L 300mm / Canon EF 300 mm lens Congratulations! / Your image above was featured in our telephoto lens group 300+ Go Long! /
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What is it about Milly? Sometimes there’s something about someone that you know is special. You can’t put your finger on it. The gender doesn’t matter. Sometimes the age doesn’t matter. “What is it about Milly?” explores the wonder of that indescribable “something”. Special thanks to stock provider milly-stock, for the model and inspiration for the title. Digital Fine Art by F.A. Moore, Oct 6, 2009 / Dimensions: 4000×4000 pixels, 300 ppi / Photoshop Elements to collage, brushstroke, and detail FEATURES 2009-10-09 What is it about Milly? in Digital Brushstrokes 2009-10-07 What is it about Milly? in Pathway to the Soul DETAILS Click image to enlarge to 100% scale / Detail flowers / Detail Milly’s hat / Detail face
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