Slamming Images through Time

This latest session of fusing photos together to tell an unexpected and playful story of intrigue happened yesterday. And it made me smile.

The beginning muse was a downtown setting. A woman was cruising to lunch, cruising to an executive meeting, sailing along isolatedly with a mission in mind. The city as an entity is carrying her purposeful tale.

I have always loved big cities. You can get lost in them. Smell them. Taste them. Consider becoming somebody else inside of them. They are amazing.

I really enjoy how the model is walking along in a sort of "tight rope" fashion on a thin little wall, over looking water. It's almost imperative that cities buttress up against some sort of aquatic Navigway. And this image is no exception.

The next thing I played with was the barge down below, which appears to be cruising a channel through some sort of Chicago-style Saint Patty's day dyed river. I have used this image before, the color and cut of the craft are just too fun and recreational.

Then I played a bit with a man in scuba gear hunting through domestic seaweed, and fluidly stumbling upon something like Doctor Who's Tardes, but buried under water.

I loved this little project because it speaks to me of all the life and industry that goes on in different portions of nature and structure. Stretching as it does from beach-side chess games, to hot dog vending machines, Tech/Geek/Coding Rock stars meeting for Monsters and Ramen at a Pool Hall. And along side all of this you have naval and trade ships carrying who knows what who knows where. And beneath the water even more unseen things go on.

This next one is a lot simpler and a heck of a lot more colorful.

It's something like a cross between a headshot, an emoji, an avatar, and a Raisin Bran Cereal Box icon.

This one started as a British seeming actress with some sort of red hot, pink hot Indian Holi powder completely covering her face and eyes.

From there I played with a little more seaweed, grass blades, comb type shapes, and then some clouds. All this until it finally turned into this silly little vibrant screen saver type character.

Let's see if we can't think of a name for her. How about "Yak Brite"? Or perhaps "Crayzinet". Maybe "Sun Sprite"

This final piece is heavy-laden with story. I call it "Hoodwink". There is a dark, deathly falcon-type creature or rider. It is hunting for something. Almost like a Skeksi or a Ring Wraith. This one I snipped from an image of an Asian warrior riding with a hooded falcon.

Below this there is a woman dancing with her cape in the window. Maybe like she is bull-daring death itself. And then there are just about a thousand different bridge trellises, textures, fabrics and colors light-woven together to shroud the whole thing in mystery and question mark.

I've tried printing these off on canvas, but they are usually better housed on metal plates, where glossy finish is often best. I've just printed a few of these off and hung them in my kitchen and bedroom. My room mates will kill me for it soon. My artwork has it's own flavor; it's not necessarily for every palate.

The theme for the three is probably "girl dares adventure". And as always water and light are the staple building blocks.

I am glad as always to have you the artist and reader along for the rider. As soon as Vocal creates a way for you to interact with the writers, I look forward to hearing from you.