NEW WORK: JULY

Working with the iPad and the Procreate app. I also continue to use my go to apps such as SanpSeed, DistressedFX, and Juxtaposer. Theses newest works have been done completely using the iPod for shooting, and the iPad for the processing.

Night Navigation

Night Visions

The Beat Goes On

Night Sight

NEW WORK: MAY & JUNE

Some recent work from the last two months. They were produced totally with the iPod/iPad. The images were shot using the Slow Sutter canera app and processed with Snapseed2.

I am still searching for the prefect workflow, but haven't found it as yet. It seems like the best combination is to shoot with my mirriorless camera and then do the processing on the iPad. I really like the mobility of the iPod for shooting, but the image quality is a little lacking in comparision with the E-P2 camera. However I am trying to accept the quality issue as a trade off for the ease use that the iPod/iPhone offers.

Pyroclastic

Dawn's Edge

Static Discharge

Recent Work: March/April

Some of the new work from March and the first half of April. I have recently been making a rudimentary drawings, shooting it with my soft focus setup, and then editing them in SnapSeed and various other apps. The painting apps that I use the most are BrushStroke and now Artista Impresso.

Totemic Figure

Winter Never Lasts

Song for Spotted Calf

RECENT WORKS - February 2015

A continued exploration of soft focus photos combined with the painting app Brushstroke. A number of these recent works are pure abstract, and I am thinking of following this line exclusively for the present, but it is hard for me to give up the recognizable image. :-o

Calapooia 1

Red Door Variation

Back Lot - Water Street

DISTILLATION + 2: TROUTDALE

Some new images from the "Distillation +"group. They were shot on a trip to Mt. Hood Community Collage for a show reception that I had some of my ICM photographs in. In addition to the normal subject matter, I often look for colors and forms that will later lend themselves to abstract digital paintings. I have found that the soft focus combined with the Brushstroke app on my iPad works very well, and think there is a lot of potential for exploration.

Troutdale #1

Troutdale #2

Troutdale #3

DISTILLATION+

I have been working on a series of iPhoto images called the Distillation Series, and have recently started to add the iPad app called Brushrokes to the mix. These are a few of the more recent digital paintings to come out of the experiment. It is a pretty simple change, but I am liking the results.

Summer Cottage #2

Night Fall - Old Town #2

Court House - OldTown

Back Door - Mini Mart

ANOTHER ROUND

A few more trial images using some of the painting/layering apps. I am still finding it pretty awkward to switch back and forth between apps. but I am hoping that this will fade away in time. Have to say that there are some amazing apps available for the iPhone/iPod/iPad.

P&W Railroad #2

Loco Motion #1

Loco Motion #2

SOME LATE COMERS

A few paintings that have been on the back burner for a while. Still searching for a style, so there is a different approach to each image, however Brushstroke is turning out to be my go-to app for most situations.

Lets Go

Marsh Edge - TWG

Small Pond - TWG

On the Rocks 

Slim to None

Just a single painting today. I was testing the PinholeCam2 app on my iPad4 and shot some photos in the backyard. One looked sort of interesting or a least had the potential to be. The apps used were Snapseed, Brushstroke, and A+Signature. It is interesting how a rather mundane photo can be transformed using the Brushstroke app, and become both visually and emotionally transformed.

Bean Pole #2

Still Working On The Process

 A few new digital paintings. I am still exploring the painting apps and looking for a style that I feel works for me. There are so many options that it take time to sort through them.

Brushstroke

Waterlogue

Brushstroke

The Foray Continues

A few more digital paintings. As before, I am trying out various painting apps. Some times there are real surprises, such as the monochrome painting. I thought that I would see what the effect of running a B&W photo through the Brushstroke app would be. Total surprise, it turned out to be a very strong image. Who would have thought? All the paintings were edited using Snapseed and Brushstroke with the exception of Early Light, where Waterlouge was used.

Small Stream - TWG

Periwinkle Creek

Early Light - First Lake

Kitchen Light

Additions to the Chaos

Still working my way through the ins and outs of some of my painting apps. Trying to get a handle on what works for me, and try to settle on one or two apps. You could spend years trying out apps and then there are more coming out weekly. All were shot using the iPod Touch and the Histamatic app. Here are three more paintings:

Glaze

Waterlogue

Waterlogue

Still Exploring

A couple of new digital paintings. I am still sorting through some of the many painting apps available for the iPhone and iPad. It can be a bit overwhelming to say the least. ArtRage and Brushstroke are pretty impressive. I am starting to try out Waterlogue, and also I follow the blog Art of Mob to see what others are using and what they think of a particular app. http://artofmob.blogspot.com/

Brushstroke

Waterlogue

ArtRage

A Different Aproach

Here are a few more digital paintings that I have done over this last few days. I am exploring the various painting apps and styles available, and see them as just trial runs,  not necessarily finished works. At this point the journey is just beginning. Kurt

Back Door - Water Street

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Cactus Dreams

Getting Started

The merging of new technologies and traditional mark making very much intrigues me. As a result, I have begun working with the iPad and various painting apps to explore digital painting. With a background both in abstract painting and digital photography, I thought this might be a way for me to combine that old love with my recent explorations in alternative photography. Below are some examples of recent attempts at learning this new way of creating art.

Cactus Dreams

Desert Time #3