I spent some time in the studio today, totally lost in painting. The kind of painting that comes…just comes. Not thinking, just doing. At the end of the day I had two paintings well under way. But not enough to show just yet.
And then I spent maybe half an hour playing in Photoshop. No agenda, just playing with filters like a kid with a video game.
Started out with a photo of a metal bird wing.
Zoomed in and cropped it. Interesting composition. But Photoshop Filters make everything more interesting.
Here it is with a combination drybrush, pinch and grain.
This is the brush filter.
A little more intense with Fresco.
And something completely different with posterize.
Changing color is a piece of cake.
Lots of potential here. Ideas for paintings. Backgrounds for mixed media. Patterns for collage. I’m going to play with some of these between now and …whenever. And when I do, I’ll show you what happens.