sage atelier

I found a fabulous new web site, sage atelier, an art, design and decor place.  I know it is a great site when I find myself plugging it into Flipbook, signing up for it's RSS feed and posting about it at my web site.  Check it out.  It is beautiful.

Multiple Cello is Like Multiple Orgasm

Treasures and Trash

One man's trash is another man's treasure.  I was reminded of that while cleaning out lately.  I ran across the program for the ECVA Visual Preludes and realized what a treasure of a memory this is.  I guess that's why I still have sketches I made when I was a kid.  When downsizing to move to a cottage I pitched expensive furniture and china.  But I kept my treasures.

My work is the icon of Mary Magdalene at the bottom left and the fire mandala in the middle left.  All work can be seen in the ECVA archives linked above.

Gold Fades Fast

As brillant as gold is, it doesn't last long. It fades as do all beautiful things.  Here I tried to freeze the brillance of gold in much the same way Van Gogh tried.  Our tools, however, differ tremendously.

This piece was originally painted on my iPad and exported to Photoshop Touch where I combined and blended it with a stone textured layer.  It was then exported to Photoshop, cropped and framed. I like to use different techniques on one piece and have been playing with the options since I got my iPad two years ago.  I am glad to now read about others doing this in the context of Adobe Creative Cloud promotion.  I am kicking around the concept of Creative Cloud.  It would be fun to work with all of Adobe's programs.