Drawing into Photo Images

digital media, drawing, fine art, photographs

My recent drawing activities are primarily using a touch tablet and drawing into photographic images. The engaging thing about this act is that there are a few options of how to proceed and they include drawing into, with, against and through the image. Sometimes there are lines in the photo image that function as drawing. The image with the coil of white xmas tree lights is a good example of this. My drawing contribution to the image was more of a background support.

 

thethought

thethought; digital drawing

cavelight

cavelight; digital drawing

virus

virus; digital drawing

zone theories

zone theories; digital drawing/collage

attempted

attempted; digital drawing

up&downtown

up&downtown; digital collage

metaconstructiononglass

metaconstructiononglass; digital drawing

constructing

constructing; digital drawing

provisionalexterior

provisionalexterior; digital collage

cagedman

cagedman; digital drawing

scramble

scramble; digital collage

flower

flower; digital drawing

habituate

habituate; digital collage

thinkingthruthings

thinkingthruthings; digital collage

Glass Pieces

digital media, photographs

law

structure for waiting

An ongoing fascination with the multi-varied qualities of glass resulted in some photographs exploring these qualities. The reflective nature encompassing both inside and outside; surface texture such as scratches, wear, grime, cracks, condensation or rain drops; fogging and translucence create a wide palette of elements for play. Focus and depth of field contribute to a game of nuance and emphasis. Most of these photos have little post production but a few have a second exposure dubbed into the scene.

will we wait

lost continent

preservation

distances

floating

transmutation

iPad Painting/Drawing as Provisional Painting

digital media, mixed media

Since the fall of 2010, the iPad & camera have been my primary art making tools. Without the time and space to paint in a focussed and serious way, I found that with the iPad and the rich apps that are available that I was able to engage in the kind of creative image making that I enjoyed with painting. Here are some of the pieces that I was satisfied with. They all started from photographs, but, in some cases, not much of the original photo was left.

conditions of hope

conditions of hope; digital image/drawing

Not thought) No (Think

Not thought) No (Think; digital image/drawing

scaliform denuding

scaliform denuding; digital image/drawing

wounded grove

wounded grove; digital image/drawing

obstacle

obstacle; digital image/drawing

psyche renovation

psyche renovation; digital image/drawing

contortions

contortions; digital painting

cast out

cast out; digital image/drawing

this time it will be different

this time it will be different; digital painting

el ingenioso

el ingenioso; digital drawing/painting

Negative and Positive Collisions

home, photographs

Playing with the positive and negative by reversing.

Bewitched Street; digitally altered digital photo; 2009

Auto Repair 3; digitally altered digital photo; 2009

Car Hatching 7: digitally altered digital photo; 2009

Leaf Car 6; digitally altered digital photo; 2009

Exercise Machine; digitally altered digital photo; 2009

Girls, Girls, Girls; digitally altered digital photo; 2009

Another Gothic Break Out

acrylic, digital media

Gothic Break Out; acrylic on canvas; 24x48 in; 2009

Returning somewhat to the style of a painting from 1989, I painted this canvas at the request of my son. He wanted a black and white painting that had dance figures. I wanted to do an abstracted figure shape in a horizontal multilimbed pose. Kali as a gothic break dancer. We were both satisfied.

Ice Field Shapenings; acrylic on canvas; 54x72 in; 1989

Warped Hospital

home, photographs

Definitely not a technically trained photographer, I usually do the point and shoot thing with a pocket camera. For these photos, I used a professional dslr and shot St. Paul’s Hospital reflected in the Wall Centre in downtown Vancouver.

Warped Hospital 1; digital photo; 2008

Warped Hospital 1; digital photo; 2008

Warped Hospital 2; digital photo; 2008

Warped Hospital 2; digital photo; 2008

Warped Hospital 3; digital photo; 2008

Warped Hospital 3; digital photo; 2008

Warped Hospital 4; digital photo; 2008

Warped Hospital 4; digital photo; 2008

Blotter Paintings

digital media, watercolors

These watercolors are from 2006-7 when I was involved in a process of flooding colour onto paper and scrawling lines to delineate space.

Blotter 1; watercolor on paper; 16.25 x 11.5 in; 2007

Blotter 1; watercolor on paper; 16.25 x 11.5 in; 2007

Blotter 2; watercolor on paper; 16.25 x 11.5 in; 2007

Blotter 2; watercolor on paper; 16.25 x 11.5 in; 2007

Blotter 3; watercolour on paper; 16.25 x 11.5 in; 2007

Blotter 3; watercolour on paper; 16.25 x 11.5 in; 2007

Blotter 4; watercolour on paper; 16.25 x 11.5 in; 2007

Blotter 4; watercolour on paper; 16.25 x 11.5 in; 2007

Blotter 5; watercolor on paper; 16.25 x 11.5 in; 2007

Blotter 5; watercolor on paper; 16.25 x 11.5 in; 2007

Blotter 6; watercolor on paper; 16.25 x 11.5 in; 2007

Blotter 6; watercolor on paper; 16.25 x 11.5 in; 2007

Blotter 7; watercolor on paper; 16.25 x 11.5 in; 2007

Blotter 7; watercolor on paper; 16.25 x 11.5 in; 2007

Blotter 8; watercolor on paper; 16.25 x 11.5 in; 2007

Blotter 8; watercolor on paper; 16.25 x 11.5 in; 2007