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Page last updated: 12-02-22

Alchemy

I create my "ALTERED IMAGES" on an iMac and iPhone using digital manipulation in concert with layers of original imagery. Filters and iPhone apps provide me with endless permutations to explore and new ways to express the fantasy world of my imagination.

I start with my own photographs. They may have been taken in a foreign land, at home or anywhere in between. There are intriguing vignettes to be found in my studio or dining room. Elements of my own mixed media art are often the subject. I love to capture ordinary things in an unusual way; to see them as something they are not. It is an exercise in learning to "think different". Altering these images becomes alchemy.

I often experience the sensation of losing myself in this act of creating... just as if I am painting in the studio. Since the iPhone is always at hand, I can immerse myself in this creative state anytime and anywhere. My world as an artist has become richer.

These altered images are becoming part of my mixed media paintings and book art. I can even see the possibility of applying them to my sculpture. A plan to offer prints for sale is in the works.

mixed media paintings, book art, sculpture & altered images

"Whether you are baking cakes, fixing cars, fishing, playing music or drawing comic books, it's a huge ongoing conversation where you get to say your bit and see if anyone else has shared that experience. Whatever we do affects the world a tiny, tiny bit. We become the butterfly effect, shaping evolutionary change in some small way." ~Dave McKean

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