Closure

Good evening, Gentle Readers!

I know I usually post in the mornings, but I got a bit carried away elsewhere.

Today's image is A Question Of Infinity. I have featured it before, not long ago at that. But in light of something that I heard about friend, I thought I might feature it again.

I learned that the friend, when he was much smaller, had his very best friend in school die suddenly. My friend's dad wouldn't let the (then) boy go to the funeral, and didn't even let the lad know where the grave was. Needless to say, that bothered him a lot for many years, until he spoke to another friend who had a talent for digging up information. It didn't take long to find the grave so the first friend could go visit. I sent the image to him so he could share it, if he wished to.

After all this time, he knows what really happened. He will rest more easily now.

Until We Meet, Gentle Readers...

Inspiration

Good Afternoon, Gentle Readers!

Today's image is titled Brought Together. The name is really more of a placeholder than anything else. I wasn't exactly intending to recreate the Helm And Eyes image when I made this a couple of nights ago, and certainly the colors aren't exactly the same. Most of that is because there were a few layer filters I wasn't using back when I made Helm And Eyes. I think I will try this image again later, using everything in a normal mode.

Speaking of image creation, I had one of those inspirations between awake and asleep this morning about how to handle making that ad for the theoretical art show. I haven't done so in a while, but I believe I will make extensive use of my art programs: That will be far easier than trying to wrestle with the word processor program to make it fit the words where I want them!

Until we meet, Gentle Readers...

Science Fiction Made Real and More

Good Afternoon, Gentle Readers!

Today's image is titled Tree. I made it some time ago, while trying to learn how to make objects in my pictures drop shadows. I still haven't figured out how make make them drop mirror images leading toward the front, but I'm pretty sure I can control how they grow behind my main object.

Just this morning in another blog that I follow, I found a picture of a concept car that has little nano solar panels in the paint. Now, this is something else I had thought of some time ago, but I didn't have the resources to make it work. Here is a link:

http://earthalternate.blogspot.com/2010/04/renault-solar-paint-car.html

I've had a very busy morning so far, and it's going to get busier. The ants, never really gone, have returned in full force. So now I have to find out how they're getting in and attend to the matter again. I want to be able to make goodies in my kitchen, thank you!

And then, of course, there is always the college work in the background.

Wish me luck!

Until we meet, Gentle Readers...

Allergies and Assignments

Good morning, Gentle Readers!

Today's image is titled Spring Blossom. I had to do some tweaking to make the green come through as strongly as I wished, and the rose-pink did show more strongly than I expected- which pleases me very much indeed! Even the yellow- which seems to not show against the dark blue very well in Paint Shop Pro- is clear. I may try this image again with further tweaking to the yellow fill.

I was tired last night! I don't mean just a little, I mean the kind that has one sleeping like a log the instant one is semi-horizontal! I'm thinking that the humidity and pollen are partly responsible: Both have been unusually high, and this is about the time of year that I do a lot of sneezing. It's not really my ideal exercise program, but I do admit that it uses energy!

Boy do I have work from school this week! I'm going to have to do some serious web-surfing to get the information I need for assignments- one of which is to write an ad for an art show. I'm not a big fan of ads, though I have seen a few cute ones. Since this is for an art show instead of some cheap plastic toy or sugary junk food, I think I can swing it.

Wish me luck!

Until we meet, Gentle Readers...

Fears, Choices, and Chances

Good Morning, Gentle Readers!

Today's image is titled Litany. Last night, a friend and I were talking about phobias; It seems that a lot of us in the family are none too fond of crowds. She showed me an item that she found in one of the Dune books, and I used it as the base for this image. You may need to blow it up some to see it properly, but it is a kind of prayer or meditation that I think would be good for dealing with irrational fears.

This subject has been covered many times before. But how many of us have lost wondrous opportunities because we were afraid of something that really would not harm us at all? If we are honest with ourselves, I'm pretty sure that all of us can think of at least one time or turn that would have lead to some great good, instead of just plain struggling to make ends meet.

There is the converse, of course; Being courageous or fearless isn't the same thing as being foolish. While risk-taking is a large part of life, there is little if any need to deliberately do stupid things that are only going to get one hurt, and that won't prove anything.

If there is a goal, though, pursue it.

Until we meet, Gentle Readers....

After The Performance

Good Morning, Gentle Readers!

Today's image is titled Ephemeral. I forget exactly when I made it, but it is relatively recent since there is some transparency to the lines.

The performance yesterday was great! The troop could use a little polish, but I could see them improving even as they danced. The man who played the villain nailed the character perfectly, and the 'narrator' character, while not the same as how she was originally portrayed, really added just the right spark to the show. My husband didn't feel well while we were out: I suspect that the crowdophobia he has is what made him ill. But once he decided to join me, he enjoyed it as much as the rest of us. In fact, there were a few parts of the show that I think were far better than the original version- and that's saying a lot, since I usually don't like remakes!

Until we meet, Gentle Readers...

Dancing!

Good Morning, Gentle Readers!

Today's image is titled Dancing In The Moonlight. It's really apropos for today, in light of today's planned activity.

A couple of months ago, my husband bought a couple of tickets to watch Lord Of The Dance. You may remember seeing a couple of posts from yours truly about it. Now I'm trying to get things done this morning so I can go ahead and enjoy it. Pardon me if I get a little bouncy and fidgetty!

My husband also has been visiting assorted map sites to try to get directions to where the performance will be held. So far he has gotten right directions but the wrong map, vice-verse, and once even the right directions but a map of New Zeeland! It's enough to make me wonder if the map-makers knew what they were doing, or if they were just exploring.

It will give me a good excuse to wear a bracelet that my mother got me for Christmas, anyway! We'll be hitting the road in a bit over an hour, so I'll have to work hard and fast to get stuff finished. Or perhaps not: I have a paper that is due tomorrow that I really don't have to worry about much, since I wrote about half of it last night. I now have to write the other half, and add the reference page.

Until We Meet, Gentle Readers...