My take on the Tolkien character. She didn’t match the portrait in my minds eye, but whatevs.
Galadriel
Denouement
I really don’t have anything artsy or insightful to say. I just wanted to create something with the single source strong light, and am ambient light, which was used a lot in Dutch / Northern Renaissance paintings. She’s bloody, she could use a shower, but she’s survived.
Here’s the close-in.
Noir Kitten
“In the gritty near #future of a #dystopian #fantasy world, Rag studied the holo-screens. He’d been hired to find this woman, he didn’t ask questions beyond what was needed to catch the #kitten – this would be an easy job for the grizzled private investigator.” – More #Digital #Art for my two fans (thank you 🙂 It’s kind of a foray into the #noir of the old fifties movies. I didn’t develop the story more because I’m in a ‘meh’ place right now.
Rites of Spring
Deep in the night as the vernal equinox reaches its apex; while the moon blankets the land in cold light; the sleeping children of Nature stir. The trees begin the dance of awakening, twisting and undulating in reverent celebration. Their movement coaxes the Earth Mother to coalescence; like the creation of a galaxy, swirling, spinning, concentrating the forces of life against those of decay. The first buds begin to bloom, a supernova of light their birth cry – Spring has arrived.
That was the thought. I’m fascinated with the pagan past of humanity, wrapped in rich mysticism which is completely the opposite of the modern fascination with the cold facts of science. This interest is reflected in this painting.
P.S. There are no people in the painting.
The painting itself is a mix of spray paint and acrylic brushwork. It is flawed, at least I see the big flaw, but until I figure out how to fix it without destroying the composition, I guess its finished. The dimensions are 18 x 24. It’s for sale at $200 plus shipping (should be about $20, I’ll pick up anything above that).
Denouement
The battle was hard fought. The Beetle Brigade came to the rescue at the last minute. Now, they rest and refit for the next battle. Originally, this doodle was a play on a word that I can no longer remember, but at least I have the art. Public post so maybe I get a subscriber or two.
Insert anti-AI diatribe here. Because this is digital art. There is a difference.
Decay
Magic requires energy, use more of it than the universe is willing to give, it upends the balance, and weird things begin to happen.
Never AI.
Medley’s Model
Inspired by the H.P. Lovecraft Story ‘Packman’s Model’, this delves into the curious world of beasts and horror. The artist has his model sitting in a manor on a dark and stormy night, candles alight, the peculiar rasping of multiple tentacles moving to a melodic flute played far, far away, breaking the uncomfortable silence in the room.
No AI, ever.
Hot or Cold
Anyone who’s been to high school, well, anyone who wasn’t part of the ‘in’ crowd, will tell you high school was not the best time of their lives. It’s something to hopefully survive and then go on to who you want to be. Some have it worse than others, because, let’s face it, short of ex-spouses, there is nothing more evil in the world than kids picking on those different from the ‘norm’. In this vignette, the teens have gone too far, and their ‘prey’ turns out to have some pretty powerful allies in the spirit world. She ponders in what form her revenge will take, for it is a distasteful dish whether served hot or cold.
Something about me never using AI, but it won’t help when the peeps come into my both and say, “Oh, that’s AI”. Well, no. It didn’t take 5 seconds to create with a few words. We’re talking equal parts digital photography and creating the entire picture, including subject, background, skinning, and lighting.
Thunderous Silence
The battle was over, dead littering the landscape, their prized possessions of war adrift like so much flotsam. Now the feeding would begin, human problems dissolving into sustenance for natures favored creatures. This was nothing to crow about, but it is my current computer background.
Never AI.
Almost
Clamoring through the woods, terrified, the #turkey hunter spies lights in the distance – safety! Her weapons and phone long gone, ripped from her as the tree branches tore at her clothing in headlong flight. Little did she think going into the woods that #Thanksgiving morning, that the birds would have hired muscle to protect them after linking the last Thursday in November to a human ritual involving the disappearance of many of their kind. As she comes to the edge of the forest, mere meters from the busy highway, a cold claw clamps on her wrist and pulls her back into the night, her scream mingling with the airbrakes of a passing semi…
This was a doodle I put together last night, the latest of probably 4 or 5 others I’ve created since moving to Patreon: patreon.com/RobMedley I’m not sure if I like putting my art beyond a paywall, but one has to make a living, right? Anyway, since it’s turkey day / Thanksgiving, I’m throwing fiscal responsibility to the wind and posting one here, accessible to the masses, not just those elites earning $3 dollars a month in disposable income. Happy holiday, if you celebrate it. Happy Thursday if you don’t; but happiness is the main point.
#digitalart #art #thankfulgratefulblessed #thankful #horrorart
No AI, ever.
A Question of Parity
The balance of good verses evil is an old tale in art. This digital art was inspired by earlier work I did in 2020-ish, but centers on the question of what happens when the scales tip, the ideal evaporates, and the cogs begin to question their place in the machine.
A I’ve said, there is no AI here, only hours of getting it right via digital art.
Spring Selfie
You see a woman taking a selfie at an old Roman fort in the Balkans. She calls you over to tell her if the selfie looks okay. At first blush, nothing is amiss. Look closer and something sinister is afoot. “But they can’t come out in the daytime,” you mumble. She smiles, “This is the old-world, my friend, not a Bram Stoker novel.”
Closer to the end of digital art. AI is killing this medium….
Mermaid Mashup (Part 2)
“Why do Mermaids have fish bodies?” This question led to the creation of this artwork. There are myriad of different species in the oceans, one of the most beautiful of which is the Jellyfish. So, when thinking of which to combine with the upper half of a woman, this beautiful creature came to mind. In creating the art, I brought in the influences of Flamenco dancing, where the skirts are flowing in such a way that the motion creates beauty on its own. When I completed the original, I brought in the influence of Bob Ross, and gave her some happy little friends in a second creation. The original title was “With the Fishes” but it seemed too mobster-ish.
No AI. I guess I am anti-AI in the art sphere. Art should be created by those who can portray human emotions. Meh.
Mermaid Mashup (Part 1)
“Why do Mermaids have fish bodies?” This question led to the creation of this artwork. There are myriad of different species in the oceans, one of the most beautiful of which is the Jellyfish. So, when thinking of which to combine with the upper half of a woman, this beautiful creature came to mind. In creating the art, I brought in the influences of Flamenco dancing, where the skirts are flowing in such a way that the motion creates beauty on its own. When I completed the original, I brought in the influence of Bob Ross, and gave her some happy little friends in a second creation. The original title was “With the Fishes” but it seemed too mobster-ish.
You know my views on AI. It’s a digital art killer. Once these are posted, I’m going back to acrylics.
A Celebration of Máni
The moon is out. the Autumn winds whisper through the trees as most of the world is asleep in their beds. But in the wilds a celebration of the Moon, of Máni, the moon personified in Germanic Mythology, is underway around a small fire. His priestess is free of earthly woes as she crafts her moon magic for the deity. Or something like that.
My anti-AI rant. I don’t hate AI. I think it’s like Vermeers’ Camera Obscura. However, since it’s so easily created by everyone, I think that AI is an art killer. Support human artists.
She’s Got the Look
Some rando poses in a Graveyard because, Goth chicks. The first is actually the second… err… third because I couldn’t get her to look at the camera like those spooky paintings that follow you everywhere. Originally, the view showing the dragon was just to see if she was holding onto the candelabra correctly, then I added some things, like Hobbs when he bowls over Calvin upon returning from school, she’s about to get swept up in things.
No AI, because AI is killing artists.