extreme

It includes the awareness of all kinds—those who are favored, others not so much and many who still seem to to be growing—for an observing human consciousness to develop. And once we notice such outside influences, they remain part of each psyche for quite a long time. So ever since realizing that there be worthwhile fine art inspiration innate in the coloring of very complicated visions, I have been caught. Captured by the idea that with digital help, brand new visual possibilities are very likely to be attempted every day. 

For example, some of the downloads in my "Complex" collections are way beyond complicated. But at first look, it is the abstract texture of each total effort that is meant to provide artistic stimulation that competes with and/or compliments any of the recognizable parts. This is especially satisfying for me to feel when seeing how others participate in processes like coloring it, naming it and signing it so to have their own personal expression of such a work all to themselves. So please, do not be afraid. "Never before seen" will become the music to your ears that any true artist loves when hearing their work described. 

So far, I have only tried coloring pages like the two above with Photoshop. For Mac tablets, my ping pong friend BiBi suggested the program, Procreate. Which works wonderfully so long as she starts by importing a 300 dpi aliased file at the desired size. Am also biting at the bit to color some by hand (have lots of ideas to share but am still starving for more time to get it all done). So, can't wait to see such an effort from someone else. Whoever that first brave soul turns out to be, I know they will probably have had some art experience and possess an instinct that might whisper into their heart exactly how one of these should be approached. And when I also finally hand-color one of these we'll have even more to talk about.

Also, I found this great Web site called Yumpu that allows me to present excerpts of my upcoming book in very cool ways. As double page spreads and larger single pages, with both versions capable of being magnified 2.5 times. You can reach this showing by clicking on the blue green button below.