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[Turtle]

abstract act of art: danger! do not click image without protection.

[orbsycli]

you just blew my mind again!

[orbsycli]

Originally Posted by Turtle

Yippeee!!! Better photos of the art and all else of the still-grabbed-from-video kind! I don't have my own computer, but good ol' Ace who lets me use this one has just added a DV card & I can now upload larger/clearer images.

Compare this still with that in post #27.

are you going to do an escher-like pattern?

[Buffy]

Originally Posted by orbsycli

are you going to do an escher-like pattern?

Mr. Turtle is an expert at tessellations! Please do!

Gapless,
Buffy

[Turtle]

Originally Posted by orbsycli

are you going to do an escher-like pattern?

Originally Posted by Buffy

Mr. Turtle is an expert at tessellations! Please do!

Gapless,
Buffy

Just the kind o' talk that belongs in an artists' weight room! My deepest longest genuflection in your direction O' Slayer (and your minions ) for this new facility.

What comes to mind is that what makes Escher, Escher-esque, is rather a complex topic. There is quite a nice book out there which not only catalogues M.C.'s work, but biographical material as well. I seem to recall he was asked if he considered himself a mathematician or an artist, and that his answer was somewhat cagey & involved but tended to put him on the artist side. Still, he classified all the possible planar symmetrys on his own before mainstream mathematics had codified them.

I do draw inspiration from Maurits, but I think any Escher-esqueness in my art is simply serendipitous. For one thing, he liked drawing figures, architecture, and plants far more than I. I have tried my hand at tesselating figures; here's one of bears.

[Chacmool]

Originally Posted by Turtle

Yippeee!!! Better photos of the art and all else of the still-grabbed-from-video kind! I don't have my own computer, but good ol' Ace who lets me use this one has just added a DV card & I can now upload larger/clearer images.

Compare this still with that in post #27.

This is beautiful beyond description, dear Turtle! The pattern is mesmerising, while the lovely colours are so soothing. I'm keeping the pictures open on my computer all day, so I can glance at them every now and again when I need a break from work.

The tesselation of bears (among my favourite animals) is also gorgeous!

[Turtle]

Originally Posted by Chacmool

This is beautiful beyond description, dear Turtle! The pattern is mesmerising, while the lovely colours are so soothing. I'm keeping the pictures open on my computer all day, so I can glance at them every now and again when I need a break from work.

The tesselation of bears (among my favourite animals) is also gorgeous!

Ahhh Chacmool, Flower of South Africa! My pleasure measure is at the square of yours. [Chacmool ^2] Now mind you I don't know which, but you have either motivated my inspiration or inspired my motivation. By authority I have vested in myself, I dub the abstract work subtitle, Chacmool's Blues & affirm the piece will be so inscribed.

Coming from the trades to this art business, I only know time & materials. Actual time working since starting in Feb. is 52 hours; cost of materials to date ~$32 US. This collage technique is about 6-times as fast as painting with acryllics...I likee.

[Turtle]

Originally Posted by Buffy

Mr. Turtle is an expert at tessellations! Please do!

Gapless,
Buffy

Lest I forget another kind lady and her help in choosing colors, and unless she has another suggestion, I am inclined to title this abstract piece below "Sleigher's Palette". I have my doubts that even a professional photograph of this could do it justice.

acrylic paint on stretched canvas 24"x24": time, 36 hours :materials ~$34 US

[Buffy]

Originally Posted by Turtle

...I am inclined to title this abstract piece below "Sleigher's Palette"....acrylic paint on stretched canvas 24"x24": time, 36 hours :materials ~$34 US

...enjoying a pretty picture on a sunny Friday afternoon: priceless!

Its beeyootiful, Mr. Turtle!

He knows when you are sleeping,
Buffy

[Turtle]

Originally Posted by Buffy

...enjoying a pretty picture on a sunny Friday afternoon: priceless!

Its beeyootiful, Mr. Turtle!

He knows when you are sleeping,
Buffy

We are pleased.

I have some plans starting to formulate for another 5'x3' collage in the colors red, blue, and white, to honor all countries with flags of those colors. I see though I am blind.