Here is a couple of new clips I put together while trying out Sony Vegas . I've grown so addicted to filming all of the visitors to my pond. This weeks Illustration Friday topic is "baby". Now that's appropriate, as the second video below has a clutch of very adorable quail chicks. Hope you love birds and bunnies! Since completing these videos, I've managed to film even more species. So I guess a new video will be forthcoming soon. I posted a few pics a while back when I started construction on the pond, so if ya want to check those out, they are over here.
I usually leave home and arrive through my garage. So I was pleasantly surprised when I spotted an inhabited Doves nest in the beams above my front porch this morning.
This weeks Illustration Friday topic is "Save". I thought of this young Dove I tried a few times to rescue. He fell out of his nest up over my patio, and could not fly well enough to get safely home.
This weeks Illustration Friday topic is "Pet Peeve". I figured I'd vent about one of my biggest pet peeve's. I cannot stand it when people play games and speak in vague or abstract innuendo's. They may be upset or wish to get a point across without stepping up to the plate and saying exactly what they mean. I have a huge blind spot when it comes to that language. So if you don't say what you mean, and mean what you say, don't expect me to play along. I've chosen a long time ago to take a persons word at face value. I will not waste any time attempting to decipher the true meaning behind perplexing messages. Ahhh, there, now I feel so much better.
For this weeks Illustration Friday theme..."Multiple". A simple Kaleidescope created from multiple lines.
Theory has it that there is no such thing as a free lunch. There is however a bunch of free software on line out there, that can make your lunch hour a lot more fun. I do not use ArtRage all that often, yet I love to mess around in it from time to time. Last night I got the urge to rage and fiddled about with this image. The original photo was taken on a little walking tour I took with my mom around Santa Fe. Thank you for looking on in!
Boy oh boy! Its been a while since I've posted anything for Illustration Friday. Life's been hectic lately, (as usual). This weeks topic is "Tales and Legends". I did take a little time out to create these two images. The one above is the face of one of the most powerful Mayan Gods "Quetzalcoatl". I did a little bit of surfing on the net and found this really cool short (around 2 min.) film that tells the story of Quetzalcoatle. If you want to check it out, its over here. I'm so curious about other cultures and their beliefs, and I've always thought these Mayan Gods were quite fascinating.
This is the symbol for the Mayan God "Hunab Ku" who is said to have been the most powerful of all of the Mayan Gods. There are many mysteries surrounding Hunab Ku. There are also several parallels between Hunab Ku's message, and a few of the far eastern philosophies like Taoism. I found a nice article about Hunab Ku over here. Thanks for visiting and peeking at my graphics!
This design is for this weeks Illustration Friday topic "excess". I chose to use an old frog design, and edited the layout and color. Frogs are one of the most delicate and sensitive creatures on the planet. Their survival depends so much upon mankind curbing its never ending thirst for "excess". Do you really need to commute down the 405 in that Hummer? Their survival also depends on our ability to recycle, reuse, and explore alternative energy resources.
This weeks "Illustration Friday" topic is "scale". So I thought I'd take the morning off and design an illustration with a "scale" or two. I hope you like it. Send me the love! And as always click me I look better bigger. Oh yeah!..... I was wondering if I could get some advice.....I signed up for a flickr account, because I wanted to be able to comment on the flicker posts. The only problem is even though I sign in, I still cannot post comments on flicker posts. Is there a little something I'm missing?
Hi everyone! Sorry I missed you all last week....busy busy! Did you miss me? Haaaa! I figured for the Halloween theme of this weeks "Illustration Friday" challenge, I'd use an image of an old Gothic looking church. I took the shot last summer while visiting Santa Fe New Mexico. Hope everyone has a great Halloween!
Not Open! This sly centipede snuck into my room when the door was NOT "open". So I decided to draw him for Illustration Friday. I'm not sure where the neon idea came from. I guess the illo's bright colors.
This critter got busted breaking and entering in my bedroom. Now after all that fuss about the scorpions, I have a new critter to be very wary of.....very, very, wary of indeed.
