This is basically a silhouette view superimposed with patterns. Eventually, it made its way from an iPad drawing to an enamel on paper painting. I think that I will add more patterns to the patterns and see what happens. So this is version #2 digitally speaking. There might be a version #2 that is handmade.
A silhouette treatment that I revisited or edited several times. This was the first one.
A view of our "C" building on the east side of campus. I took a photo of the trees and then extended the branches to form a pattern that I found appealing. Looking again at this, the tree seems to reference a peacock's tail.
A view of pine trees from my campus parking lot. Modifications and linework done using the iPad and arranged in a symmetrical composition.
Looking skyward in my backyard. The leafless trees seemed to need a boost from my iPad so I added the spiraling branches and twigs.
A fictional view of my patio table. All of the white and black "diamond" shapes were drawn in my iPad. You can see remnants of the real table in the bottom left-hand corner of the image.
A fictional view of my bathroom floor. All of the black tiles were digitally drawn in. It's more interesting than plain old white.
Tokyo, A Certain Style by Kyochi Tsuzuki. Bringing back fond memories of my trip to Tokyo, Kyoto, and more way back in 2010. The places I stayed at were austere and uncluttered unlike the depictions in the book. So glad because I dislike clutter.
The World Book Encyclopedia by Field Enterprises Educational Corp. I still have these! So glad that I didn't pitch them during past spring cleanings because of their nostalgic value and dated content and graphics.
Self Portrait by Man Ray. An interesting life that included a period of time in Hollywood. Who would have known?