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Posted on April 24, 2023April 24, 2023 by captainq-admin — Leave a comment

What I have been up to lately

I do need to get back into blogging regularly. I have been writing on Medium and do need to share my articles here also.

I have also been working on painting using a program from Escape Motions called Rebelle 5 Pro. They have since upgraded it to version 6, but I have yet to be able to afford the upgrade. I am seriously enjoying it. I picked it up last fall on a special they had for $10 a program.

Digital impressionist oil painting of a fiery sunset over the Palouse with the sun setting on the horizon with the sky in oranges, reds and pink and the fields and hills in the forefront in deep browns.

Sunset over the Palouse (created in Rebelle 5 Pro)

I picked up two other programs, both particle systems that create some very nice art. One is called Flame Painter and the other is Amberlight.

Abstract design in golds, yellows, browns and white

Shards (created with Flame Painter)

Abstract light painting using particles to create a galaxy effect in purples and pinks against a black background.,

Purple Galaxy (created with Amberlight)

Gardening has started I have a number of seedlings out in the greenhouse. Most are coming along nicely. I will have to restart a couple using a force method that uses a damp paper towel and a plastic bag. I have limited myself in how many varieties of tomatoes I have started. I have been overly ambitious for the last couple of years. Too many plants, not enough places for them. Once I get more raised beds in I can increase what I grow.

Eleven seed starter pots with seedlings and popsicle sticks on a workbench in a greenhouse.

Some of my seedlings in the greenhouse

That’s it for now. I am going to try and blog at least twice a week and with luck more once I get back into things.

Posted on February 19, 2019February 19, 2019 by captainq-admin — Leave a comment

Hagitude

My latest piece. Finished completely on Sunday. Hadn’t planned on mounting it quite this way, but the piece grew.

Posted on February 10, 2019February 10, 2019 by captainq-admin — Leave a comment

Hagitude

So Palouse Women Artists has a show coming up in March called “Out of the Blue”. I had been having trouble coming up with an idea. Many suggestions have been shared in the group as to what “out of the blue” could mean to someone.

Then out of the blue, I had an inspiration. It came from a member of a group of ladies of a certain age who shared an essay she found about Hagitude by Dr. Sharon Blackie. I read it and the image I wanted firmly planted itself in my brain, so I had to do it this weekend.

Digital painting that will be printed 12″ X 18″ and then mounted. I will eventually upload it to my Fine Art America shop, but not until after the show.