There once was a time when I used to put up a hand-drawn picture at least once a week. I’d like to start drawing again, but it is time consuming. As motivation, I’ll post some of my favorite art work, including those I did for The Halley Branch and The Fireborn.
Click on an image for detail. When it is pulled up, you can scroll through them. Continue reading
(This is another summer rerun. Actually, I’ve posted this twice. This time, however, I’m going to add a few more pictures to the gallery, almost doubling it.)
It began innocently enough.
Last December (well, December 2013!) I wrote a story about a hiker caught by a blizzard at the top of a New Hampshire mountain. I wanted an illustration. I was away from home and didn’t have any resources beyond a bland version of Windows paint. I spent a few minutes to make a quick B&W computer sketch and put it up.
See the fabulous image at the top of the page? This painting was created by “Idiot Writer”. She painted it on a computer using a drawing tablet. Great, isn’t it? Just a quick aside – some people shut down when they read “art create on a computer”. There is no cheating, she created the picture by hand using a stylus. It’s as legitimate as using a brush on canvas.
When “Idiot Writer” posted the light-painting she set up a challenge. There are many ways this painting can be interpreted. She asked for people to use a media they are comfortable with to create their own interpretation of the painting. Suggestions include music, poems, photos, sketches, etc. etc. Being something of a composer and a musician I wrote a song. My song is more of an “influenced by” than an interpretation of the painting. Take a listen and I’ll discuss it below. Continue reading
It began innocently enough.
Last December I wrote a story about a hiker caught by a blizzard at the top of a New Hampshire mountain. I wanted an illustration. I was away from home and didn’t have any resources beyond a bland version of Windows paint. I spent a few minutes to make a quick B&W computer sketch and put it up.
For my “First Monday Image” I was going to try something a little different. I had planned on showing a step-by-step example from idea to finished product of one of my little drawing-computer painting hybrids. This process usually takes between one and two hours. The problem is I could not think of anything to draw so I decided to do a self-portrait. Well, that changed everything.
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