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2013-05-18 04:43:41 (2 comments, 0 reshares, 8 +1s)

3 Paintings 

Thanks for a rockin week. Zzzz soon. 

#oilpaintings   #oilonpanel  

2013-05-17 21:00:37 (1 comments, 0 reshares, 7 +1s)

Extended Branch Part II

Follow up from the other day. New comp. 9 x 12 oil on canvas panel.

#oilpainting #traditionalart

2013-05-17 18:53:26 (5 comments, 0 reshares, 13 +1s)

Appreciation Rose

Enjoy this new composition. Having my afternoon coffee and a shout. Hope your Friday rocks friend and a great weekend.

Won't you come into the garden? I would like my roses to see you.
~Richard Brinsley Sheridan

#digitalpainting #tgif #rose  

2013-05-17 03:30:57 (4 comments, 0 reshares, 14 +1s)

Florence Iris

One color block in work in progress from tonight. It's already Friday for a lot of people out there. Feels like it here.

#oilpaintings #tgifriday #iris  

2013-05-16 21:41:20 (2 comments, 0 reshares, 12 +1s)

Tropical Bug

Back in +Sodacon bug form for #throwbackthursday   Raising mug of the day with a shout.

If you think you are too small to be effective, you have never been in bed with a mosquito.  ~Betty Reese

2013-05-16 06:44:00 (6 comments, 0 reshares, 14 +1s)

Sun andJupiter

A long day signing off and saying good night. Pleasant dreams friend and a rockin Friday awaits.

Dreaming or awake, we perceive only events that have meaning to us.
Jane Roberts

#TGIF

2013-05-16 03:23:45 (4 comments, 0 reshares, 13 +1s)

Extended Branch

Oil on canvas panel one color block in. ~WIP

_Sometimes our fate resembles a fruit tree in winter. Who would think that those branches would turn green again and blossom, but we hope it, we know it. Johann Wolfgang von Goethe

#oilpaintings #treethursday #branches  

2013-05-15 03:51:12 (13 comments, 3 reshares, 21 +1s)

German Iris

Sharing a new digital painting using colored pencil brush. 

Iris germanica, the German Iris, is a species in the genus iris. The Iris Germanica grows up to 90 cm high and 10 cm wide. The roots can go up to 10 cm deep. It is an outdoors plant that blooms most in May-August, but planting it would be best in February-April. It is a European hybrid, rather than a true wild species.

#corelpainter   #digitalpainting   #tuesdaymotivation  

2013-05-14 19:06:27 (4 comments, 0 reshares, 18 +1s)

Pasedena Horses 

An update on a recent painting with a tiny bit more color. Still a work in progress 

#oilpainting   #paletteknives   #landscapes  

2013-05-14 02:42:50 (2 comments, 0 reshares, 9 +1s)

Sculpture: Height 12”, Width 9”, Depth 3”
Sculpture materials: Red-headed Woodpecker skull,
four dove feathers, metal wire, two
Sycamore tree branches and wooden box
(Archival Collection)

"Skeleton Bird"

From organic means a sculpture grows,
with a bird skull, it begins to know.

Them bones, them bones, they hop again,
through branch and stem, on lifted wind.

Form a structure where it can stand,
with beak and feather revive the dead.

Raise your wings on black and white,
the skeleton bird dances all night.

Gari Hatch
03-02-2011

2013-05-13 17:26:01 (6 comments, 0 reshares, 20 +1s)

Gold Iris

An image from a recent exploration. Something I might paint later. Have a great week friend.

#irises #iris #flowers #summer2013  

2013-05-13 06:04:14 (0 comments, 0 reshares, 14 +1s)

Wishing you a good night friend. Ran some basic scripts in Stellarium. This is one of a few scripts added by Qam1. Alignment of Mars and Jupiter in a few hundred years. I enjoy studying the stars and learning more each day. It's a nice distraction from the horrific events in the news every day.

I know I'm one of many sick of all the senseless violence. Saddened to see a society that can't seem to figure out how to use reason and logic and can't be kind to each other. There are many kind people out there yet yet it's not publicized as much as the killings and wars. One of many things that need to change. People go out and commit acts just because with no thought to the big picture and they don't care who they hurt. They don't care about their own lives they don't care about anything. Rotten to the core scum in every sense of the word. I'm disgusted, I don't... more »

2013-05-12 18:05:00 (2 comments, 0 reshares, 12 +1s)

One more for all the wonderful moms out there. Out of all the quotes this one was by far the best:

I was so ugly my mother used to feed me with a sling shot.
– Rodney Dangerfield

#corelpainter #illustrator #digitalpainting #MothersDay  

2013-05-12 07:38:18 (4 comments, 0 reshares, 16 +1s)

Shining Lilacs

Sharing new art trying a different brush style. Wishing everyone the greatest Mother's Day.

The formative period for building character for eternity is in the nursery. The mother is queen of that realm and sways a scepter more potent than that of kings or priests. ~Author Unknown

#digitalpainting #corelpainter #flowerscolor #HappyMothersDay  

2013-05-12 00:13:37 (4 comments, 0 reshares, 10 +1s)

1899 Pasedena Horse

WIP - Oil on Canvas Panel - one color block in rub -

Some people regard private enterprise as a predatory tiger to be shot. Others look on it as a cow they can milk. Not enough people see it as a healthy horse, pulling a sturdy wagon.
Winston Churchill

#oilpaintingoncanvas #oilpaintings #paintingoftheday  

2013-05-11 17:20:32 (12 comments, 0 reshares, 21 +1s)

Hues of Tahoe

Have a great day. Playing the spectrum from green to blue to deep purple.

A banker is a fellow who lends you his umbrella when the sun is shining, but wants it back the minute it begins to rain.
Mark Twain

#digitalpainting #corelpainter #wacom  

2013-05-11 06:56:00 (4 comments, 0 reshares, 16 +1s)

If you look south in the night sky (from the western hemisphere) you'll see the scorpion and my favorite red supergiant star Antares. Good night all pleasant dreams.

Antares is a supergiant star with a stellar classification of M1.5Iab-b.[3] It has a radius of approximately 883 times that of the Sun;[6] if it were placed in the center of our solar system, its outer surface would lie between the orbits of Mars and Jupiter. Based upon parallax measurements, Antares is approximately 550 light-years (170 parsecs) from the Earth.[1] Its visual luminosity is about 10,000 times that of the Sun, but because the star radiates a considerable part of its energy in the infrared part of the spectrum, the bolometric luminosity equals roughly 65,000 times that of the Sun. The mass of the star has been calculated to be in the range of 15 to 18 solar masses.[11] A recent analysis[10] comparing the effective... more »

2013-05-11 00:45:41 (9 comments, 0 reshares, 7 +1s)

I'm taking a moment to ask my followers to wish Happy Birthday to my friend +Patrick Sharpe The song I'm sharing was produced last year by Pat along with +Rod Dunne and +Ray Toler I can honestly say it's one of the best recordings I've ever had the honor to collaborate on. I originally sent them the song idea not sure if they'd like it or be willing to work with it. Not only did they work with it yet they took it, rocked it relentlessly and blew the roof off with the production. It's a free download so enjoy it on Google Play yet most of all please take a moment to go over to his profile and wish Pat a Happy Birthday, a great friend and fantastic musician. 

2013-05-10 19:20:18 (7 comments, 1 reshares, 18 +1s)

Flowing Lilacs

Wishing everyone a great #TGIF raising the coffee mug in a shout. 

“The lilac branches are bowed under the weight of the flowers: blooming is hard, and the most important thing is - to bloom. 
― Yevgeny Zamyatin

#digitalpainting   #photoshopcs6   #corelpainter  

2013-05-10 02:38:20 (5 comments, 0 reshares, 25 +1s)

Delicate Arch

Made this hike a few years back and then was able to use it as source reference for painting. Have a nice rest of your night and Friday.

I think the American West really attracts me because it's romantic. The desert, the empty space, the drama.
Ang Lee

#digitalpainting #corelpainter #photoshopcs6  

2013-05-09 06:21:55 (6 comments, 0 reshares, 16 +1s)

Paper Whites

Felt like breaking out some digital painting tonight. Crashing out pleasant dreams all.

Narcissus papyraceus (from papyrus and aceus; meaning paper-like[1]), one of a few species known as "Paperwhite," is a perennial bulbous plant native to the Mediterranean region. The white flowers are borne in bunches and are strongly fragrant. It is frequently grown as a house plant.

#digitalpainting #corelpainter #photoshopcs6  

2013-05-08 06:47:03 (13 comments, 0 reshares, 10 +1s)

Tonight I finished my final class for Spring semester. I took 5 classes and it was a major drag during moments. However I'm glad I made it through and I know it will be worth it in the long run. I'll share more on this later. I want to take a moment to recognize the great work by a few of my classmates. The link I'm sharing is for Folio (short for Portfolio) which is the Salt Lake Community College's web and print zine released each semester. I feel very fortunate to have been able to contribute.

The short poem below is by Becca West. I don't know her, yet I feel it's extremely well written. Since I'm not sharing Stellarium tonight I'll just go ahead and agree that Neptune certainly is the fountainhead of life. If you get a chance please check out the Folio site at the link below. There are poems, essays, music video (2 by yours truly) and visual art. I'm proud... more »

2013-05-07 07:19:31 (5 comments, 0 reshares, 13 +1s)

Wishing you a good night and pleasant dreams. If already awake have a great one. Zzzz here.

2013-05-07 05:01:14 (3 comments, 0 reshares, 15 +1s)

+Mari Garris and I had a wonderful vacation over this past weekend. Our first real stop was at Multnomah Falls, where I found this professional photographer giving it a new approach with his tablet. I just couldn't resist.

We came home with many hundreds of new photos from the Columbia Gorge and the northern Oregon coast. More to come!

Thank you, Mari, for such a wonderful birthday getaway.

2013-05-06 06:47:18 (2 comments, 0 reshares, 18 +1s)

Good night friend have a pleasant week. This is Earth, as viewed by the Apollo II Astronauts.

2013-05-06 00:17:24 (4 comments, 1 reshares, 26 +1s)

One Among Many Stars

“Limitless undying love which shines around me like a million suns it calls me on and on across the universe.”
― John Lennon

#digitalpainting #photoshopcs6 #corelpainter #landscape  

2013-05-05 15:02:50 (2 comments, 0 reshares, 19 +1s)

Have a great week friend. Raising my coffee mug :)

_No one else can speak the words on your lips
Drench yourself in words unspoken
Live your life with arms wide open
Today is where your book begins
The rest is still unwritten
– Natasha Bedingfield_

2013-05-05 06:31:09 (6 comments, 0 reshares, 13 +1s)

Midnight selfie just out of the tub. I'm a soaking wet earth creature.

2013-05-05 00:27:24 (12 comments, 0 reshares, 19 +1s)

Better Times Ahead

Painted off reference from a day when I was driving home from my old workplace awhile back. It was always a joy to leave that office of negativity and be home for the day.

“Our attitude toward life determines life’s attitude towards us.”
Earl Nightingale

#digitalpainting #photoshopcs6 #rain   #landscapephoto  

2013-05-04 14:54:08 (6 comments, 0 reshares, 15 +1s)

1899 Pasedena Horse

A mix of vintage photography and digital paint. Have a great Saturday everyone.

Get off your horse and drink your milk.
John Wayne

#digitalpainting #corelpainter #photoshopcs6 #horses

2013-05-04 05:18:15 (3 comments, 0 reshares, 13 +1s)

Thank you friend . Have a great weekend. 

The appearance of the Milky Way supernova of 1572 was perhaps one of the two or three most important events in the history of astronomy. The "new star" helped to revise ancient models of the heavens and to inaugurate a revolution in astronomy that began with the realized need to produce better astrometric star catalogues (and thus the need for more precise astronomical observing instruments). The supernova of 1572 is often called "Tycho's supernova", because of the extensive work De nova et nullius aevi memoria prius visa stella ("Concerning the Star, new and never before seen in the life or memory of anyone," published in 1573, 1602, and 1610) that contains both Tycho Brahe's own observations and the analysis of many other observers. But Tycho was not even close to being the first to observe the 1572 supernova,... more »

2013-05-04 02:45:25 (6 comments, 0 reshares, 11 +1s)

Broken Limb

Sharing a new digital painting from working on fixing my apple trees branch.

A tree says: My strength is trust. I know nothing about my fathers, I know nothing about the thousand children that every year spring out of me. I live out the secret of my seed to the very end, and I care for nothing else.
Hermann Hesse

#digitalpainting #corelpainter #photoshopcs6 #treescape  

2013-05-03 15:18:44 (7 comments, 0 reshares, 17 +1s)

Robot City Dragon

Oil on masonite 05/03/2013

#oilpainting

Each morning when I open my eyes I say to myself: I, not events, have the power to make me happy or unhappy today. I can choose which it shall be. Yesterday is dead, tomorrow hasn't arrived yet. I have just one day, today, and I'm going to be happy in it.
- Groucho Marx

#tgif #oils #scifi #fantasy #abstract

2013-05-03 09:11:34 (10 comments, 0 reshares, 20 +1s)

~ Trail to Golden Kingdom ~

Oil on canvas panel painted outdoors 04/26/2013

#oilpainting

I want to mention +Stacys Art Studio and +Gari Hatch who's creativity with paint is inspiring beyond words. Friends, thank you for your inspiration.

#tgif #oils #pleinairpainting #landscapepainting  

2013-05-03 07:01:23 (9 comments, 0 reshares, 16 +1s)

Sorry if I've neglected you friends. I've been in finals. Enjoy this new composition ~ Oquirrh Southwest ~

Digital Painting 2013

#digitalpainting

~“I celebrate myself, and sing myself,
And what I assume you shall assume,
For every atom belonging to me as good belongs to you.”
- Walt Whitman ~

#corelpainter #photoshopcs6   #landscapepainting #photography  

2013-05-01 07:55:44 (7 comments, 1 reshares, 14 +1s)

Wishing all a good night, pleasant dreams and great zzz. This image is Martian moon Phobos eclipsing the sun as it will be seen from the top of Mars mountain Olympus Mons during the year 2068. 

2013-05-01 05:09:35 (4 comments, 0 reshares, 18 +1s)

Most of life is routine - dull and grubby, but routine is the momentum that keeps a man going. If you wait for inspiration you'll be standing on the corner after the parade is a mile down the street.
Ben Nicholas

My process: This comp started with taking the photo during a walk, then painting in Corel, then texture and tone in CS6.

#digitalpainting #photomanipulation #photoshopcs6 #corelpainter #photography  

2013-05-01 02:45:02 (0 comments, 0 reshares, 10 +1s)

A sprinkling of fresh snow in Edmonton at the end of April.

2013-04-30 14:30:48 (11 comments, 2 reshares, 17 +1s)

Raising my cup of java in salute and shouting friends. Have a great Tuesday :)

2013-04-30 04:19:10 (4 comments, 2 reshares, 18 +1s)

I've been swamped with a lot of busy work and haven't had much time to share art, yet I promise that will soon change. These are tulips from my yard that I used as source reference. See you soon inside the stellarium.  #digitalpainting   #photoshopcs6   #corelpainter   #photography  

2013-04-29 22:59:38 (0 comments, 1 reshares, 8 +1s)

Sharing space rock and digital art. Have a great week friend.

2013-04-29 17:13:51 (0 comments, 1 reshares, 6 +1s)

Bust out the telescope or binoculars tonight if you have them: best chance to catch a glimpse of Saturn in many moons (heh)! +Jesse Crawford , you should be all over this.

2013-04-29 14:12:31 (13 comments, 0 reshares, 16 +1s)

Spent my morning climbing tree and hacking down sick branch that was broken and hanging over. I spray painted it too to keep pests out. Obviously last thing I wanted to be doing this morning yet I just hope the poor tree is ok.

2013-04-29 05:37:03 (2 comments, 0 reshares, 21 +1s)

 I wish everyone a great week and rock on.

Omega Centauri (ω Cen) or NGC 5139, also known as Caldwell 80, is a globular cluster[9] in the constellation of Centaurus, discovered by Edmond Halley in 1677 who listed it as a nebula. Omega Centauri had been listed in Ptolemy's catalog 2000 years ago as a star. Lacaille included it in his catalog as number I.5. It was first recognized as a globular cluster by the English astronomer John William Herschel in the 1830s.[10] ("Omega Centauri" is a Bayer designation, even though the object is a cluster.)

2013-04-27 16:01:46 (2 comments, 0 reshares, 17 +1s)

Good morning. Lately I'm really getting into older photographs, just find them fascinating. Sharing a neat image I found in the national gallery of art.
_Artist: Samuel Bourne: British, 1834 - 1912 Title
Ruins of Martand  1870_

2013-04-27 06:43:29 (0 comments, 0 reshares, 13 +1s)

Good night all and pleasant rest of weekend.

The Omega Nebula, also known as the Swan Nebula, Checkmark Nebula, Lobster Nebula, and the Horseshoe Nebula[1][2] (catalogued as Messier 17 or M17 and as NGC 6618) is an H II region in the constellation Sagittarius. It was discovered by Philippe Loys de Chéseaux in 1745. Charles Messier catalogued it in 1764. It is located in the rich starfields of the Sagittarius area of the Milky Way.

2013-04-26 14:17:23 (3 comments, 0 reshares, 11 +1s)

By the time this song is over weekend should have started. ;)  Have a great Friday  #TGIF  

2013-04-26 06:48:29 (4 comments, 0 reshares, 17 +1s)

Good night friend...pleasant zzzz

_The Butterfly Cluster (cataloged as Messier 6 or M6, and as NGC 6405) is an open cluster of stars in the constellation of Scorpius. Its name derives from the vague resemblance of its shape to a butterfly.
The first astronomer to record the Butterfly Cluster's existence was Giovanni Battista Hodierna in 1654. However, Robert Burnham, Jr has proposed that the 1st century astronomer Ptolemy may have seen it with the naked eye while observing its neighbor the Ptolemy Cluster (M7). Charles Messier catalogued the cluster as M6 in 1764. It was not till the 20th century that star counts, distance, and other properties were measured._

2013-04-25 15:42:18 (6 comments, 0 reshares, 18 +1s)

Found something nice to look at while slupring down my coffee. Have a great day. :)

By Harald Hoyer from Schwerin, Germany (Morning Sun Rays  Uploaded by russavia) [CC-BY-SA-2.0 (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/2.0)], via Wikimedia Commons

2013-04-25 04:57:34 (0 comments, 1 reshares, 12 +1s)

Good night friend. Get plenty of zzz

Messier 81 (also known as NGC 3031 or Bode's Galaxy) is a spiral galaxy about 12 million light-years away in the constellation Ursa Major. Due to its proximity to Earth, large size and active galactic nucleus (which harbors a 70 million M☉[8] supermassive black hole), Messier 81 has been studied extensively by professional astronomers.