Somerville Dam – Contemporary Digital Collage

Posted on | February 6, 2010 | No Comments

I’m really pleased with this one!

Years ago, I had taken a series of photos of a broken down dam in Somerville, Maine. It was early spring and water was tumbling through the wreckage of the dam walls and pieces of machinery which had been abandoned to rust.

Starting with a floor tile as inspiration, I created the background and put a fractal onto it. Adjustments with blending changes on the layers brought me to the colors and transparency that I was looking for. Of course, I didn’t know what I was looking for until I saw it.

I then tried several landscape photos in the mix, and didn’t like any of them. So I began going through my collection of photos from years ago.

The fractal had a circular motion in the center and rang a note of similarity with the turbine wheel (I guess that’s what it was) that was downstream from the dam walls. Using my photos, I began layering bits and pieces of the photos to create the collage. A lot of adjustments, rearranging, and structuring elements resulted in the final image.

I feel that this is the direction that I’m going to be following, at least for awhile.

Please send me your comments!

Warm Colors for Winter

Posted on | January 26, 2010 | No Comments

I seem to have been in an orange mood this weekend. Although very different, these two collages have similar color pallets.

Click on each of them will take you to the image show where the larger version is displayed.

Please let me know what you think of them. Good or bad, I’d like feedback.

Mexican Tiles

Posted on | January 20, 2010 | No Comments

Something that I did this weekend – a collage called “A Slice of Morning.” I took a print to work yesterday and my “panel of critics” thought that it looked like it’s sections should be on Mexican tiles.

It was created from scans of paper, marks, layers of color, and a fractal which I threw in. As always, the fractal really gave it character and depth.

I may put it on a copper canvas to join my others in the Copper Window Series.

Click the “More…” tag and let me know what you think!

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Follow the creation of Ancient View

Posted on | January 1, 2010 | No Comments

I’d like to go through the digital steps of creating Ancient View (see previous post).  The idea for the piece began with a fractal, but so many people think that you run a script and get a fractal and that’s it. The creation of the fractal is usually only the first step for me.

The original fractal looked like the first image. I was fascinated by it and started to see possibilities.

I began painting in Photoshop with a small brush with a color that I felt suggested ancient earth.

The image began to take on shape and the feeling that I was looking for.

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Copper Windows

Posted on | December 14, 2009 | No Comments

I’ve finally got my website postings up-to-date with the pieces I’ve been working on this Fall!

I’ve posted the last series that I’ll be working on for awhile – Copper Windows.

This is my favorite of the two that I’ve done so far.  It was the first one I did, and it got me off on the copper and transfer series.     Read more

Urban Mosaic Series

Posted on | December 10, 2009 | No Comments

I’ve added a new one to my Urban Mosaic Series which is a very geometrically designed series.  Looking closely you can see buildings and a city scape.

This print is a combination of a PhotoShop filter applied to a digital painting – really just colors. The results of the filtering was then taken into Corel Painter and painted with the Sargent brush ( which I love to use, by the way).  It was then brought back into PhotoShop and layered with the original and adjusted for color and levels.

Clicking on the image will take you to a larger version as well as the rest of the series (so far).

Memories Series

Posted on | December 5, 2009 | No Comments

I am using layered photography with elements of digital painting and found materials. Layering and blending layers allows for a rich and textured piece.  Read more

What is Digital Art?

Posted on | December 2, 2009 | 3 Comments

Digital art is like any other art. It just is created using different tools than the more traditional arts.

Art is not about the tools used to create it. It is about the vision, message, or emotion of the artist. Photography is a medium through which artist’s may create art. Likewise, a computer is just a medium or tool through which an artist can express his/her vision of line, form, color, composition and rhythm.

An artist chooses the medium (oils, watercolors, or pixels) she wants to use. When the digital artist, has mastery over the tools and technologies [software, equipment, etc.], she can go beyond “taking a digital picture” or “applying an effect” and create art – an individual expression of her vision.

Digital Art falls into three basic categories: digital painting, digital photography & darkroom, and fractals. There are several subcategories and, of course, the artist can combine any and all to create their own unique vision.

Below are descriptions from the Digital Fine Arts Society of New Mexico which accurately describes the various types of Digital Fine Art. Later posts will discuss  each of these with examples. Read more

Looking for Fire & Ice?

Posted on | November 30, 2009 | No Comments

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You’re not lost! This site was used for my copper and glass art miniatures, but I decided to change it to a blog about my art.

Why?

Well, finding out how to make the miniatures was a lot of fun, but mass producing them got very boring.

The remaining minis are traveling with me to the art festivals this summer at reduced prices. Stop in and see us this summer if you’re in Maine. You can keep up with my art and schedule on my gallery’s site.

Jeri

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Hi, I'm Jeri and I'm a digital artist. I get a lot of questions about how I work and a lot of "What the heck is it?" comments when I'm in a show. So I decided to convert my "Fire & Ice - copper & glass art miniatures" site to a blog to discuss digital art, imaging, and mixed media.

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