Already, it’s the third week in July- wow, it’s flying! Linking up with Robyn’s wonderful blog, Captivate Me, for this challenge. So much to see there! Check it out! I learn so much from these folks! Well, here’s my edit for this week and an extra for the fun of it. This week I […]
Author: turtlemoonimpressions
As a native plant gardener, the natural world is phenomenal and so much of the man-made world - our architecture, our cities - are stunning accomplishments. They exist hand in hand in both beautiful expressions and sometimes disastrous manifestations.
Our entire existence with the natural and the invented is intertwined – each dependent on the other, even as my art evolves, each breathing in the wake of the other.
As a mixed media artist - textile, paper, printmaker - various substrates and mediums - surface design is one aspect of the process that I love. I thoroughly enjoy the play with color, value and construct, particularly the improvisation which starts with one thing, an idea, a glimpse of a vision, perhaps something that captures my eye for a moment in time and it grows organically. I become focused on whatever piece I'm working on and follow my muse to find my way.
The Hidden Order 5
Some times you just run into people who are quite special. I found Clara Narley to be not only a warm, friendly and gracious young woman, but also quite a gifted artist. I wish she didn’t live so far from me. Her first value studies are all pretty crisp and hard edged but within a couple of […]
One Four Challenge, July, Week 2
I love the Cut Out Filter in PS. I think it’s so fabric friendly and I love the shapes it develops. I did tweak the saturation, exposure and levels as well as some selective color alterations. I’m enjoying this week’s pic, which is a pic I chose to develop in the workshop I took […]
Turtlemoon Impressions 