How am I supposed to do This?

Good Morning, Gentle Readers!

Today's image is titled Lemon Lightning Ball. It's one of the first in a new series of experiments I've been doing the past few days. I've been trying to layer on a few colors to try to get the new image to be a little stronger while still leaving some transparency for the old. It hasn't quite worked, but the effects are interesting and meanwhile the lines have provided some texture.

One more report for my business ethics class this week, then I can work a little bit more on my end-of-term projects! I still am not sure how I'm supposed to describe a business ethics plan in only 7 or so slides in a power point presentation, but I'll think of something as always. Meanwhile, I want to clean up my pictures folder a bit though I hesitate to throw anything away- Just in case. Also, I should make up my mind which period I really want to study for my humanities class end project; It's very hard to settle on just one time frame!

Until we meet, Gentle Readers...

Where Did Spring Go?

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Today's image is titled Starburst Eye. I confess to being just a little surprised at how it turned out, and pleasantly so. Now that I have a handle on how some of these layer filters work, I have a couple of ideas in mind. These would be especially for works I've wished to try for a while.

Where did spring go? We had a couple of weeks when it was neither bitterly cold nor blistering hot, but suddenly we're seeing temperatures up around 90 Fahrenheit! Even the lows are staying around 70 or so: Almost warm enough to not want covers. Granted, the heat is supposed to be turned down a bit after tomorrow according to the forecast. I think it might even happen since the new midwest frontal system should be here by then. I'm not overly fond of storms: They place my internet connection at risk. But this seems to be a lucky one. So it is.

Until we meet, Gentle Readers...

Eyes on the Sky...

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Today's image is titled Fishies because it looks like a couple of fish passing each other at just that moment when the bodies are overlapped but the tails are still visible. I was going to try for a bright yellow over the orange in this picture- but I saw that wasn't going to happen with the pentagon part, so I let it go for the moment and added a couple of other elements instead.

This morning, I woke up to a storm. I'm not terribly surprised: That system I saw moving in on one of my friends in the mid-west would have had time to arrive here. I do hope my husband got the kitchen window! I had it open because of the recent tremendous heat- at least, tremendous by comparison to the winter chill. By the time I noticed anything, the thunder was right on top of us. Needless to say, I'll be keeping an eye on the sky today!

Until we meet, Gentle Readers...

Gymnastics of the Mind

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Today's image is titled Tumbling. As usual, it didn't quite come out as planned- But I did like the way it did come out. It reminded me of a brightly-colored spider or octopus doing cartwheels, or perhaps a tumbleweed- Thus, the name.

I don't know where the extra energy came from this morning! Yesterday morning about this time, I was quite ill- But I recovered quickly enough. I didn't even get my usual eight hours or so of sleep! I'll probably crash later, but I'll take what I can get now!

Yesterday, I had an illuminating talk with a friend over on Facebook that should provide me with plenty of material for one of my school's end-projects. I think he was quite tickled when I asked him about the museums in Brussels. Apparently, that place has them out the ears, including one that was built for a World's Fair!

Until we meet, Gentle Readers...

A short hiatus

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Today's image is titled Fiery Ball. I made it while I was trying to create something with stained-glass like panels. As usual, it didn't come out as planned.

Boy am I glad I got stuff done ahead of time! I'm not feeling so good right now, and I've no idea how I came down with this bug- whatever it is. So I may not be writing again until I am well.

Wish me luck!

Until we meet, Gentle Readers...

Thinking Out Loud

Good Morning, Gentle Readers!

Today's image is titled Overlay. I had to do some things that I normally wouldn't do to get the coloring to stay right for the main figure in the picture before I added the lines, and there were a few things I normally would do that I didn't. It was quite an experience at thinking outside the box.

Well, my first week's of assignments is done and turned in! That feels pretty good. Now I can make a start on my end-projects, or start next week's work. The end projects are probably a better idea, really; There is a reason they require 9 weeks or so to really do well. Perhaps I'll just start those today, and start next week's work tomorrow.

Never a dull moment!

Until we meet, Gentle Readers...

So I'm A Time-Traveller?

Good Morning, Gentle Readers!

Today's image is titled Focus. I was trying something with the different layers and flood-fills, as one can see. What I got wasn't really what I wanted, but it does have an attraction of its own. So, back to the old drawing board! I think I know what went wrong.

We finally heard from our professor in the one class yesterday, and he posted the item that we were missing. I confess, I got a couple of giggles out of it when it described me as a world-renowned time-traveling artist/historian with an assignment to go to a specific time period and research the art there and then. This could be fun! What makes it even more so is that I've had some practice doing the things that this assignment says I should do.

Until we meet, Gentle Readers...