Being Digital – Tablet PC – exploring a medium

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I realised that it is not immediately obvious that the images I do are created digitally. In fact it was not clearly mentioned in my About page till I added it just a day or so ago.

This is a project with minimal parameters – one is to do 1000 in one year, the other is to do them all digitally, which in essence means using my Tablet PC or Palm Treo.

The time frame creates a frame – not unlike the frame around a painting. It is a space within which to explore & see what arises.

Being digital is similar. There is diversity & choice – there is also a clear line.

It is obvious that I am looking over the fence, Yesterday’s post: colligraphy and today I found myself following up on egg tempera mentioned in Katherine Terrell’s post! There is media envy, and you cans see why – that crappy little pen is all I ever use!

I am reading a about peoples work Рand loving that Рmany are also exploring & blogging their creative development, they are material people. I am also keen to find others who are doing what I do, virtual stuff, Tablet PC + Gicl̩e prints. The medium allows diversity & also has its own constraints. If you know of others or you are one, please let me know.

There must be lots of people using the various painting & drawing software… so I guess I am curious also about those who use it to explore their creative journey.

Which brings me to another post… Creativity.

Collography

(Inspiration – not my work)

Belinda Del Pesco Fine Art Blog: Collograph & Watercolor: Couch Napping

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An attractive result.  Inspiring.  I would love to mess with that one day… one day! For now it is inspiring to think of how an outline can be printed & coloured in – which is essentially what I have been doing in quite a few of my later sketches, those pedestrians and also Eli in the last post.

I’d like to explore different colouring of the same frames more – as I did in the  Chalice group.

Another possibility would be washes… as a lot of pen & watercolour artists do such as  Prash  or felt washes.

Yes I find this quietly inspiring – the depth of this picture & Belinda’s post describing the process.

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Eli & Kate

#165 Kate & Eli

I am intrigued by this one. I began it at the same time as I did the early sketch #5 Eli, This one seemed too obscure at that time, but something is happening to what I see… I have more tech options and like this effect here. I think it has the feel of the walk at Mt. Lyford.

In case you are wondering… Kate had her hands tucked into her sleeves in the chill. I tried hands but prefer this version.

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The next available print is: 1/25

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Kate

#165 Kate

Kate, on that same tramping trip as in #162.

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This print is in a limited edition of 25 Giclée prints on A4, 21 cm x 29.7 cm archival paper. The image size is 17.5 cm x 12.5 cm. The next available print is: 1/25

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Kate

#162 Kate

Kate, a while back, on a tramping trip.

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This print is in a limited edition of 25 Giclée prints on A4, 21 cm x 29.7 cm archival paper. The image size is 17.5 cm x 12.5 cm. The next available print is: 1/25

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Blue Candle

#0161 Blue Candle

Blue candle in the bathroom. I watched this candle while relaxing in the bath, saw the light on the dark & had it sketched in my mind before I drew it.

I used the “pastels” button a lot and they work on the “black paper” background.

Now I want to do more candles and somehow clinch the deal, so that I can do them at will.

Red Apple

#160 Red Apple

Following on from the Pink Donut. Thought I’d better have some healthy food here.

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Buy this print

This print is in a limited edition of 25 Giclée prints on A4, 21 cm x 29.7 cm archival paper. The image size is 17.5 cm x 17.5 cm. The next available print is: 1/25

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Link here and in the Web Gallery – Chosen by the person who buys the first print in the edition.