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Sunday 17 March 2019

New Post. Photomontage.

Hello World.
At the end of my last post, I said I did not want to let the gap between posts be as long as the last one had been. I regret making such a hasty statement now. I'm not going into all the strange, tedious or unpleasant things that have gone on.

I will just mention one GOOD thing. A few weeks ago, I started to paint again, after a gap of about 30 years. I'm currently exploring oil paint sticks and loving them. I've also started to use "Brusho" (Trademark) powdered pigments, these are water soluble and absolutely wonderful. They are highly concentrated pigments, they can be diluted to very light shades for pen and wash work. (See demos of them on YouTube). Search for "Basic Brusho techniques". If you can already paint, I recommend the Cally Lawson tutorials on Brusho.

I do have two or three other art projects I'm wanting to get involved with as well. I don't think it would be good for me to get working on too many new techniques at once. So the other things will have to wait a while.

However, my next post after this one, (carefully avoiding remarks about how long that will be) is going to be some examples of my oil paint work.

Anyway, now to this post, they are all photomontages. I've been working on this technique for some years, in a casual way. A little while ago, I decided to see just what I could do with it, if I really applied myself.

As always, I will only comment on an image if it seems to need it. Off we go...

Bamboo Sunset.

The next two images are from a photo I took a few years ago, at Heacham in Norfolk. Anne and I have stayed there several times. It's a lovely area by the coast. The skies are simply incredible and a boon to artists and photographers.  The images show two interpretations of St Mary's Church Bell tower. They were taken from the nearby, famous, Norfolk Lavender farm and gardens, with my trusty 1200mm lens.

St. Marys Bell Tower 1.

St. Marys Bell Tower 2.

Drowning City.

The image below is one of my favourites.

Ghost Horse.

Light Show.

The next image was originally taken with the 1200mm telephoto lens.

Foundations.

Hymns Ancient & Modern.

Pagan Temple.

Anomaly.

Quantum Portal .

Now something for all you Superman fans out there in Cyberspace.

Kryptonite.

I'm sure some readers of this blog will remember the Marvel Comic superhero Doctor Strange. He was always my personal favourite. In fact he still is, I recently bought two hardback collections of Dr Strange on eBay. One of the god-like characters was called, "The Watcher" as far as I remember. I've not found him in my new books yet. The image below, has a yellow face looking on impassively, on the right hand side of the picture. It's my interpretation of The Watcher.

 The Watcher.

Ice Storm on Pluto.

Landscape Sculptures.

I indulged myself in a little bit of whimsy with the title of the next image. When it was finished, it reminded me of an acrylic painting. Thus, the title was born. Ho, ho, ho. How terribly jocular. *Sigh*

The Church of St. Acrylic.

The following work was the first of my new photomontage works. At the time, I was genuinely surprised that it turned out so well.

Silent Dragon.

This next one started out as a photo that Anne took in Skiathos. I asked if I could use it, of course she said yes. Thank you Anne.

Rainbow Feather.

Summer Ruins.

The Final Magic.

The following, very abstract image, is a combination of four photographs. 
First, they were combined as two sets of two photos, resulting in two images. These were recombined again, resulting in one single image. The colour balance was adjusted, then the levels and contrast, before finally merging them all into the final image. I'm still very much in love with this one.

Timeslip.

For the final picture, I decided to indulge in a little silliness.

What Are You Looking At?

I hope you all enjoyed at least some of these images. As I said, the next post in this blog will be examples of my oil stick work.

Be nice to each other.
Gordon.