~ Gathering Force
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Three variations on a theme.

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The backstory -

The great joy of working in a purely digital medium is that once you've created a good source file, it can be manipulated, at will, into countless new and exciting images.

Every element is changeable: image size, colors, textures, shapes, etc. The original source file for the three images, above, is a simple, square, 3-color (blue, grey and black) .GIF image. I've created dozens of manips from that file -- none of them being simple and only some of them being square.

Ah, the creative thrill of having my fingers on all the digital buttons! I sometimes feel like Dr. Frankenstein on a good day in the lab:

"It's alive!"

Now, if only Igor were here to make my breakfast . . .

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See more of my work at Art166.com

~ Friday's Rose
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This 8"x10" image is available at
my "Small Works" art shop.

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The backstory -

This gorgeous (but, essentially doomed) little rose was sitting in the grocery store Floral Department, minding it's own business. Little did it know that I, with my ubiquitous Canon, was mere inches away, preparing to launch it into digital immortality ...

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Today's posting was inspired by Betty's new 'rosy' avatar!

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Remember to peek in on the Shuttle/Space Station mission! See it here:

http://tinyurl.com/rl4ul

~ Paradise, Found
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This island dream is available at
my "Small Works" art shop.

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The backstory -

A year or so ago, I found myself impatiently standing in line behind a woman wearing a striped sweater. As usual, expecting the unexpected, I had my camera in hand and was fiddling with it to pass the time. Later that night, while uploading the day's photos, I saw that I'd accidentally snapped a pic of the back of that striped sweater. I thought about deleting it, but saved it to my "Iffy Stuff" folder, instead.

Look closely at the island 'trees' and 'land' in "Paradise, Found", above, and you'll see the striped pattern of the sweater.

Since then, I've done a couple of other pieces from that same "accidental" photo. If I can find a copy of the original shot (which seems to only exist on a CD my computer refuses to read -- AARRGH!!!) I'll post them for you to see.

These days, I never toss out a crappy photo. They're handy for all sorts of things!

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Thanks for all the great comments on my last post, and special thanks to Dr. John, as usual, for sending his "Marathoners" my way!

Speaking of Dr. John, his blog post is so hysterically funny today -- I laughed until I wheezed! Whew! Now, I need a breathing treatment!

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It's cloudy, damp, and cool in San Antonio this fine Saturday morning. This is my favorite type of weather, and I'm crossing my fingers in hope of it sticking around a few days.

Have an amazing weekend!

~ Meanwhile, In Another
Part of Town . . .
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A 5"x7" version of this work is available at
my "Small Works" art shop.

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Blocked!

As I seem to be drowning in an acute case of the dreaded Writer's Block, I'll mostly post images until
I've regained the ability to string a sentence together.

Please stand by . . .

Speaking of drowning, it's been raining in San Antonio today, and is about 30 degrees cooler than a few days ago.

Yep, I said raining -- well, not hard rain, but wet!

Whether or not this indicates Hell has frozen over is anyone's guess.