The Cleomes are finished! They are ready for printing into cards and prints. Now on to the marigolds. I'd like to complete the first of a garden series before my garden models kick the bucket!
This is soooooooooooooooo beautiful Mary. I could not say, which is my favorite. I absolutely love the clean clear colours and the perfect composition.
Doris and Lloyd, thank you very much! I have to say...rendering flowers with Adobe Illustrator is very addicting. This is a wonderful drawing tool, (even though I have an antiquated version). I will be updating to Illustrator 9 soon and acquire even more creative flexibility. One of the tools that lures me to the next, (though not most recent)version is the capacity to use transparency in layers...with vector graphics...imagine that! Oh so fun!
I grew up in culturally diverse San Francisco Bay Area and indulged in all forms of creative venues varying from music and dance to rich visual treats at museums.
I earned a BFA in Graphic Design at CCA and relished in the fine arts and design courses offered there. I graduated just before the dawn of computer graphics applications and have always felt blessed to be one of the last students taught the disciplines of exacting, hands-on skills required of the pre-computerized field. We were trained to apply strict adherence to detail and almost Zen-like focus on precise execution. This disciplined arts oriented ideology has influenced my approach not only to what I do in the studio but to life in general.
Of course, I have learned computer graphics applications since. I would be deceiving myself if I didn’t embrace one of the most amazing and flexible tools available to the modern day artist/designer. I only hope my work reflects that of carefully thought out artistry and evokes sentiments of beauty and balance as good design is meant to do. Hopefully my passion for thought provoking art coupled with love of the outdoors brings you visual contentment and joy.
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KEEP GOING YOU ARE DOING GREAT!
Thank you Lloyd! It always means so much to be affirmed by another artist, (even if he IS a friend too!)
This is soooooooooooooooo beautiful Mary. I could not say, which is my favorite. I absolutely love the clean clear colours and the perfect composition.
More, More!!!!
Doris and Lloyd, thank you very much! I have to say...rendering flowers with Adobe Illustrator is very addicting. This is a wonderful drawing tool, (even though I have an antiquated version). I will be updating to Illustrator 9 soon and acquire even more creative flexibility. One of the tools that lures me to the next, (though not most recent)version is the capacity to use transparency in layers...with vector graphics...imagine that! Oh so fun!
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