Short Bio: I create all types of art, traditional fine art, digital art
and photography. .. and these styles change rapidly. It might be a bit "hectic" and
seemingly chaotic for my followers on my blogs, FB, Twitter and Google+ and
friends on various art sites but that's me. Spontaneous, following my feelings
, my muse. I have lived in many
different countries, on different continents, speak several languages, have
enjoyed living in various cultures – so I see myself as a kind of meltingpot
for all the different flavours I have
been exposed to! I have integrated them in to my Self, all this has joined and
has formed me – all this IS me.
I am self-taught. As a child I spent hours drawing and painting.. then
lost my artsy connection for many years.. and during my long reconvalesence
after a serious car accident, I re-discovered art - or it me. Starting with
"traditional" art.. moving on to digital art.. and also re-connecting
with photography.
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You have asked me how I create my art. Actually... I don't know. Or
should I say.. i go with the flow. Sometimes I work on several pieces of art
more or less at the same time. In any case what is important is to follow my
feelings. The moment my mind starts trying to take over by "guiding"
me, that's it. You can bet on it that I will botch it..
The piece I have chosen for this blog is "Stormrider" .. a
Digital Art creation, one that could be called a photo-manipulation, which is
not quite correct though, as I did not work with a photo. So let's call it..
image-manip(ulation). For this kind of digital art it is important to have
stock - photos, textures, brushes... all this is available on the net.. some
for free.. some you pay for. I make a point though of using mostly my own
stock.. I make my own textures, brushes, backgrounds.. and use my photos that
are too good to be thrown out.. but not good enough to be uploaded into one of
my photo art galleries.
However, Stormrider was a bit
different. The Rijksmuseum in Amsterdam - https://www.rijksmuseum.nl/en/rijksstudio
- has opened its internet gates to
artists.. they allow you to use their art to create new art. A fascinating
project and a great oportunity. I have visited their site several times already
and have downloaded images for further use. One of them is "A Ship on the
High Seas Caught by a Squall" known as "The Gust" by Willem van
de Velde (II) c. 1680 - https://www.rijksmuseum.nl/en/collection/SK-A-1848
.
Now I am not really into "marine" images but I saw this and
liked it.. and not being "into" something art-wise offers a nice
challenge. So i downloaded it, and opened up the image in my graphic program.
And then the muse took over.. i made a cut-out from the ship.. so that
it would be more prominent, flipped it, so that it was travelling from left to
right.. and then started using my graphic program.. changing the background,
adding a different colour, making it more into a ghostly ship - The Flying
Dutchman comes to mind. But the title changed when i started hearing
"Riders on the Storm" by the Doors in the back of my mind. See,
another go with the flow thing. Finding titles can be real tough... and music
can be very helpful.
Well basically, that's it.
I do not have an image in mind when I start on something new - that goes
for all my art. I just start and see where I am being taken. The whole process
is "trying out" ... what filter to use, what hue, what texture - it
is experimenting and playing to a certain extent. The most difficult part for
me is to know, when to stop. Often there is a feeling of insecurity.. is it
done, should i tweak a bit more, add something, change something.. or is it
good as it is? If that happens, I turn to something else.. minimize the graphic
program ... take my dog for a walk, read for a while.. anything to let go of
the image.. Getting too involved in the image can cause this kind of
blindness.. insecurity.. When I come back to the pc .. and open it again, my
mind is clear and there is that inner voice that can say yes.. it's done.. or..
no, continue.
The last act is to sign the image.. once that is done.. that's it. No
more changes.. only size adjustments to upload to my various galleries.
Stormrider is available as prints in my Fine Art America gallery http://mimulux.artistwebsites.com/featured/stormrider-mimulux-patricia-no-.html
... but also in my Society6 store on tote-bags and mugs etc. http://society6.com/mimulux/STORMRIDER_Print#1=45
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