Sometimes an idea doesn’t come in a flash. In this case it took years. It can happen to you, too. You just have to be patient.
I've been fascinated by the oft-photographed spiral staircases in San Francisco's Embarcadero Center for years. I finally got the opportunity to photograph them myself during my recent visit to the City by the Bay.I thought this image would make a good candidate for the Droste effect.
Below is a sample:
I'll most likely be doing some further experimentation!
"Roland" - 2009 Graphite and chalkboard paint on birch panel 24 x 16 inches
Full size detail
Artist Mike Tegland, my good friend and studio mate back in my analog art days, recently launched his website, Michael Tegland Artworks, to show his work. Mike has developed a unique drawing style influenced by the Viking, Celtic and Native American cultures.
Mike's intricate compositions are drawn in pencil on birch panels prepared with chalkboard paint. Depending on the lighting, the graphite line work can appear either lighter or darker than its dark gray background. The result is a dynamically changing view depending on the viewer's relationship to the lighting angle.
Mike is represented by Modern Arts Midtown in Omaha.
A storm extending from South Dakota to Oklahoma rolled through Omaha this evening. The College World Series was in session, causing some mild panic by the out-of-towners not used to this type of weather. As it turns out, the storm's bark was much worse that its bite, but it sure looked nasty as the gust front rolled into town!
There are many reports of trees down in the area as some winds clocked in at 70mph. More threatening is the rainfall, which won't help the flood situation along the Missouri River—which Omaha is adjacent to.
Artist David Muldoon, living and working in Dubai, created this image from a photograph of a row of WWII-era RCAF Harvard trainers using both John's Artists' Brushes and John's Dry Media for Adobe Photoshop CS5.
David writes:
"All work was done on my Wacom Cintiq 12 with your Cloning Action, I used ONLY a combination of your Artist Brushes, as well as the Dry Media Brushes and a final contrast adjustment in CS5. I really enjoy working with these brushes so much so that I haven't worked in Painter even though I had a new computer system built specifically for digital painting within Painter!!!"
John's Artists' Brushes and Dry Media for Photoshop CS are each available for $19.95. If you have Photoshop CS5 and are into painting, this will be the best investment you can make!
John's Artists' Brushes for Adobe Photoshop CS5
John's Dry Media for Adobe Photoshop CS5
If you have an image created with my brushes, send me a JPEG and I'll feature it here on the PixlBlog!
I was going through some of the boxes we've dragged with us over the years and uncovered my Swiss Artist's Knife.I did this back in my Cranbrook days while pursuing a MFA degree. It required locating a suitable existing knife, disassembling it, and adding the new knife elements.
I particularly like how I retained the existing corkscrew—obviously a key component of an artist's tool set!
John Derry
