The last of this month's series, and this one is my favorite.
I might take a break in January, or I might come up with a new design or theme for the abstract paintings. I think that this is the perfect way to cap my abstracts for 2012.
Abstract Number Fourteen December 2012
The last of this month's series, and this one is my favorite.
I might take a break in January, or I might come up with a new design or theme for the abstract paintings. I think that this is the perfect way to cap my abstracts for 2012.
Abstract Number Nine December 2012
Number Nine turned out so well, I'm making it my banner image on Google+.
The Snowman and the Snowdog
How come no one in America has ever seen this? Oh, that's right. No obvious tie-in for expensive merchandise and no explosions or blood.
Abstract Number Five December 2012
This is a filtered, altered, messed-up abstract that turned out very nicely, especially that purple stuff in the corner.
Abstract Number Three December 2012
This is one of my favorites from the series. This reminds me of cloth hanging down, thick and flowing, just before it graces the presence of a stone floor somewhere cold.
Abstract Number Two December 2012
Number Two from the December series is a bit more layered and textured, thanks to some filtering assistance from Photoshop.
Abstract Number One December 2012
Number one of fifteen different abstract paintings for the end of the year. This is a closeout, if you will, and the oft-interrupted culmination of a great year of abstract paintings.
The Organ at Luray Caverns
I had a lot of fun taking photos in the bowels of the Luray Caverns, and, of all of the shots I took, this one seems to have come out in the most traditional way.
This is the "organ" that uses the stalactites to make music by triggering small hammers. It didn't sound all that great to me, but what do I know?
Ray of Light
I remember taking this shot, and it happened as I was exiting Autobahn 8 near Leonberg, Germany. As I was coasting to a stop, I noticed the ray of light coming down through the clouds and used my Nikon Coolpix to grab a few shots, of which this probably is one of them.
Sheer Rock Wall
Boring but relaxing, textured and interesting, at least in my opinion.
This is a shot of the wall adjacent to the Atomkeller in Haigerloch, Germany.
Römerturm, Haigerloch
I think this is what they called the "Roman" tower above Haigerloch, Germany.
Schlosskirche Haigerloch
One of many shots inside the Schlosskirche in Haigerloch, Germany. This is probably one of the few churches in the world that is situated above an abandoned atom bomb research bunker.
Abstract Number Nine November 2012
The last of the November abstracts, and my favorite.
I would rate this one the best I've done all year, or at least in the heavily-interrupted last six months of hectic travel and obligations and whatnot. This one emerged from a pile of discarded ideas and hurried stabs at making the paint do something three dimensional and interesting. When I was done with this one, I knew I had it and I left it, hoping it would dry well.
That it did, and I hope to have December's abstracts up in a few weeks.
Abstract Number Eight November 2012
Looming like a tremendous blue and purple iceberg that has just crashed into the side of a hulking aircraft carrier full of fizzy drinks, this one I rather appreciate for being casual with the white space in a way that I don't normally find appealing.
Abstract Number Seven November 2012
This is a heavily processed and rebalanced segment of the work that I didn't want to ignore. There appear to be insects dancing or fencing here, and I thought that this was worth inclusion just because of that.
Abstract Number Six November 2012
Abstract Number Six is a bit intense, but I really liked how the colors and the details emerged as a three dimensional explosion of crystal-like formations and whatnot.
The Voynich Manuscript
Since a manuscript from the 1400s would almost certainly have to have been copied at one or perhaps two or three points in its history, then the "text" or contents are likely much older than the 15th Century. If this is the case, then the text is either in a lost language or the individual or individuals who copied and transcribed the text made a colossal blunder of it by rendering the original text into gibberish.
Simply by randomly transposing a few letters due to a poor translation or due to some sort of confusion, the entire text could have been rendered useless. That's my theory.
What you may have here is simply a botched job of copying an original manuscript and nothing more than that.
Abstract Number Four November 2012
Owing to the fact that a lot of these were looking very horizontal and landscape in nature, here's one that's more of a portrait.
In the past, I avoided white space. Here, I think the white space is an interesting part of the piece.
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