Collage

Collage

A Decade Plus

I painted this eleven years ago...it was the wrapping for a birthday gift, his 27th, which occurred on one of our first dates. Sweet. HaPpY BiRThdAy!

Typography

Typography is not a science. Typography is an art.

I recently read that in this age of digital design the artform of hand lettering is coming back in a big way in advertising, children's books, magazines, packaging design, etc.

Hand lettering is liberating and offers a more human dimension.

I can appreciate them both.

Doodling

I have to admit I do a lot of doodling while on the phone. Turns out doodling is a good thing for the brain, it's the sign of an alert mind.

Doodling is the expression of a wandering mind and new research is suggesting that a wandering mind may be a good thing for humanity. A wandering mind appears to be a time when our brains are not 'doing' but rather 'being' and in that state (called a default brain state) we seem to increase in self-awareness.
Read the full article here.

To browse thru pages of doodles check out Doodlers Anonymous

Closeup Experimentation

I took closeup photos, about 6" away, from a painting I'm working on. My painting isn't a landscape, however I like this small section of color that looks like one. I added another portion of the painting on top of that image which leads me to an idea for a future painting. I like it when that happens unexpectedly.

Yet More...Selective Color

It seems I have so many photos that are appropriate for this trick, I can't stop myself.

Photoshop Selective Color

Torrey Pines Beach, San Diego.

My new favorite Photoshop trick of leaving in selective color. Here's the tutorial.

Product Love

I'm diggin' the new LOVE stamp from the US Postal Service, available May 8 nationwide. The King and Queen each get their own stamp. Designed by artist Jeanne Greco of NY.

Selective Color

                                                                         Torrey Pines State Park, CA

Here's a great tutorial on how to leave color in with photoshop. 

Juxtaposed

I think some of my favorite collage designs are those that I create with Architecture. This design consists of eight layers. I love the Tuscan Bar (whose window opens up view to a seated patron inside) in the foreground set against modern architecture.

Shadow Dancin'

Stamp of Approval

A new website design project that I'm currently working on was approved today. Yeah!

The Art of Handwriting

A handwritten note from my dad.

August 30, 1932 - May 4, 2003.

Illustrated letters are inspired communications. They have the power to transport the reader to another place and time - to recreate the sights, sounds, attitudes, and imagination of their author. - "More Than Words, Illustrated Letters", Liza Kirwin

My dad was a writer. A gardener. An avid reader. A soccer coach. A cook. A "black Irishman", who had dark hair & tanned. He had long legs and long fingers. An artistic lefty. I cherish his handwritten recipes and gardening tips. I only wish I had one of his many sketches that he created at the dinner table on a napkin.

Umbrella Bloom

Our fifth weekend in a row of cold, wet weather. Blah. 
Umbrella Bloom

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