This is my digital studio which is an annex of my main studio
This page contains an assortment of images of my digital paintings. I work digitally using Adobe Photoshop, Adobe Illustrator and Adobe Dimensions software programs. The various digital styles differ dramatically depending on the software that I am using. My Photoshop paintings are not paintings in the traditional sense, but rather are comprised of Photographic images that are imported from my vast library of photographic images that I have taken over the years. These photos are of a wide variety of sources from landscapes to figurative.
My Adobe Illustrator paintings are created entirely in my computer by first importing rough sketches into the program and them using them as "templates" by tracing over them with the Illustrator tools that I select from the toolbar. The Illustrator paintings tend to be more graphic and less painterly than the Photoshop paintings
The Adobe Dimension paintings are entirely "stream of conscience" images in the sense that I do not use any external photographic reference or preliminary rough sketches as a starting point. I simply open the program and start to assemble these images by manipulating shapes using the tools on the tool bar. The end result is often very abstract but may also end up as recognizable objects. Since this is a three dimensional rendering program the objects have a dimensionality to them that is difficult to achieve using the other software programs. Once an object has been created it can be moved three dimensionally in the image window so that it can be viewed from many different angles. That's the fun part. The images below are a few examples of my dimensional paintings
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The images below are created using Adobe Illustrator software. My Illustrator paintings tend to be rather stylized and more graphic due to the nature of vector imaging
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Yes, I can do surrealism.
On a trip to my dentist a few years ago to have some dental work done, I became entranced by the sculptural quality of the molds that he was making of my teeth. After he finished his work I asked him if I could borrow the molds. They triggered an idea in my mind. He gave me the molds and I took them home and scanned them into my computer.
The resulting series of digital paintings were done in Adobe Photoshop software. I call them the Gingivitis series. They are photo manipulations combined with some of the rendering tools available in Photoshop. Since they are digital images they only exist as prints that I print on my digital printer. I have found these to be very popular among the dental trades of Dentist offices, Dental supply companies, Dental schools or anyone else who appreciates the surrealistic qualities of the paintings.
They are available as 13” X 19” prints priced at $35.00 ea. To place an order click here for details.
On a trip to my dentist a few years ago to have some dental work done, I became entranced by the sculptural quality of the molds that he was making of my teeth. After he finished his work I asked him if I could borrow the molds. They triggered an idea in my mind. He gave me the molds and I took them home and scanned them into my computer.
The resulting series of digital paintings were done in Adobe Photoshop software. I call them the Gingivitis series. They are photo manipulations combined with some of the rendering tools available in Photoshop. Since they are digital images they only exist as prints that I print on my digital printer. I have found these to be very popular among the dental trades of Dentist offices, Dental supply companies, Dental schools or anyone else who appreciates the surrealistic qualities of the paintings.
They are available as 13” X 19” prints priced at $35.00 ea. To place an order click here for details.
Digital collages
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This is the process that I use to create my digital collages.1. The images are digital and are created on my computer using Adobe Photoshop and Adobe Illustrator software. Once the image is created they are printed out on my desktop printer in various sizes.2. The prints are then submerged in water and left to soak for about one hour. They are then removed from the water and placed on a table face down so that the back side of the image is facing me. Then by carefully rubbing the still wet image with a soft sponge I am able to remove the paper from the image leaving the image as a transparent image similar to a decal.3. While they are drying I will prepare the substrata by painting pieces of paint board with areas of completely abstract colors and shapes.4. The final step in the process is to then apply a coating of transparent mat medium to the painted board and by cutting and placing pieces of the transparent images onto the board in a random order the final collage is created. Because the images are transparent it is possible to overlap various images one on top of the others to create the final design.5. The completed collage is then re-coated with two more layers of transparent mat medium. Once dry, the images are permanantly sealed to the board and become completely archival. Each collage is original and one of a kind.