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I am trying to become an artistic photographer instead of snapshot taker. Here are a couple of my attempts - Thunderstorm Foggy Lake.
I also dabble in stained glass
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That stained glass piece is gorgeous! What an original design. I love it.
Some of my drawings and paintings, and examples of me doing portraits. I don’t usually show my abstract doodles, but figured WTF. None of this work is recent; it’ll be a few years before I can really jump in again :sigh:.
[QUOTE=fessie]
Some of my drawings and paintings, and examples of me doing portraits. I don’t usually show my abstract doodles, but figured WTF. None of this work is recent; it’ll be a few years before I can really jump in again :sigh:.
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They’re wonderful! Once those kids are gone for a few hours at a time…WooHOO!
You’re sweet, Kalhoun - I’m glad you took a chance on showing your work. You clearly know your stuff, it’s surprising to me that you’d be reticent.
[QUOTE=fessie]
You’re sweet, Kalhoun - I’m glad you took a chance on showing your work. You clearly know your stuff, it’s surprising to me that you’d be reticent.
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I’ve always had a problem with that. I see everyone else’s beautiful work and it intimidates me. I really enjoy a variety of disciplines and after decades of zero artistic endeavor, I just decided that I’m going to make time for it. I shouldn’t have let the rest of my hectic, unfulfilling life get in the way of something I enjoy so much. I am having a blast!
Wow. All these crafty Dopers around here. I’m kinda scared to link to my stuff!
Here’s my collection of painted glassware.
This one is my favorite.
photopat, those pictures are awesome.
[QUOTE=Chronos]
And Hodge, how did you get that impressionistic effect on the water? It looks painted.
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I’m not sure I follow. If you’re talking about the 3 most recent shots at the top of my stream, then it might be the lillypads. Click the button labelled “all sizes” above the photos and you’ll see a larger resolution version.
[QUOTE=lissener]
Wow. I’m a photo fan, and something of a snob (went to SAIC for photo). These are really nice. Some of the photoshopping is a little too heavyhanded for my personal taste, but nicely done nonetheless.
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Thanks. FWIW, despite your controversial history in CS, I’ve always thought you had good taste (fellow Verhoevan fan, here), so I appreciate your comments. I plead guilty with the photoshop. I come from a graphic arts background so I sometimes can’t resist firing up PS and going to town.
[QUOTE=look!ninjas]
Aw, heck. I’ll play too. I’ve been sewing for almost two years now, and I feel like I’m starting to get reasonably good at it, and I’ve done a few other things for Craftster challenges.
Gene Simmons… as a sock monkey
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Awesome, I want one! Please tell me you’ll do Alice Cooper next.
[QUOTE=photopat]
Hodge, I work entirely in medium format. I use a Hasselblad and occasionally a Holga or Diana.
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Cool. I’m waiting for my new Holga to be delivered sometime next week. It’ll be a long time before I can afford a Hasselblad, though.
[QUOTE=fessie]
Some of my drawings and paintings, and examples of me doing portraits. I don’t usually show my abstract doodles, but figured WTF. None of this work is recent; it’ll be a few years before I can really jump in again :sigh:.
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These are quite good. Some of your abstracts remind me of Kandinsky or Miro.
Anime-style art and fanart. Also features gifts to me and badly taken photographs.
Well, the elapsed time from start to finish is a year or two, but that’s only working on occasional free time, and I’m usually working on a few at once. Plus, I start them around Christmastime, when I’m visiting my mom and can use her bandsaw for rough-cutting, but I have to do most of the knifework in the summer, since I don’t have any place indoors I can mess up with the wood shavings. The time I actually spend working on them is harder to say, since I don’t clock my leisure time.
I’m into 3D modeling & Animating. Professionally and as a hobby (if that makes any sense, I guess I just love what I do!)
Here’s a Bat I made for a horror movie called FEAST.
Here’s a proof of concept for a studio identity
Here’s the main character for a short CG animated film I’m making.
Wow - I love this thread.
I do a buncha different stuff. Mostly I make a mess but hopefully art happens too.
I make dolls:
http://flickr.com/photos/kimhotep/sets/505322/
paintings:
digital art sometimes:
hand sewn teddy bears:
http://flickr.com/photos/kimhotep/sets/1022396/
mounted fairy specimens:
http://flickr.com/photos/kimhotep/sets/573408/
Finally giving this guy his paint job:
Life is really way too short. So is my attention span.
I have been checking in this thread all afternoon and thoroughly enjoyed every submission. I haven’t seen a single piece from any contributor that I wouldn’t buy and proudly hang in my home. I would like to brag on each of you individually, but as I have nothing to contribute other than praise I will stay out of the way.
But I have to say, toadbriar all of your work is amazing, and I love the wonderfully sick faerie specimens the most. I would like to invite you to my next party.
[QUOTE=toadbriar]
Wow - I love this thread.
I do a buncha different stuff. Mostly I make a mess but hopefully art happens too.
I make dolls:
http://flickr.com/photos/kimhotep/sets/505322/
paintings:
digital art sometimes:
http://www.toadbriar.com/ebay/sep2004/greyset.jpg
hand sewn teddy bears:
http://flickr.com/photos/kimhotep/sets/1022396/
mounted fairy specimens:
http://flickr.com/photos/kimhotep/sets/573408/
Finally giving this guy his paint job:
Life is really way too short. So is my attention span.
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Absolutely wonderful! Those damn faeires will be in my brain while I sleep. I *think * that’s a good thing…either that or I’m doomed!!
Tell me…other than your website and Ebay auctions, do you use any other methods to market your work? You are truly a talented artist. 
Damn…those faeries…
Here’s my atempt at painting a few years ago:
http://flickr.com/photos/kathysq/262719018/
I did a whole series, using the Frederick’s of Hollywood catalog for inspiration. But this is the only one I have scanned.
My favorite hobby is crocheting:
http://flickr.com/photos/kathysq/sets/72157594316162106/
I also do a little knitting, mosaics, jewelry making and bead making.
IOW, I’m not talented in anything, but mediocre in several things. 
My Deviantart page, with a selection of some of my work. My more recent stuff hasn’t been uploaded though.
Here’s the link to my eBay store, selling prints of my photography:
For about six months or so I’ve been building pinhole cameras out of matchboxes; here are some of the decent photos I’ve taken with them.
By the way, here are the instructions from which I learned to make them, though I’ve modified the basic idea quite a bit since then, including adding a powerful magnet for a tripod-mount, devising a sliding shutter, etc. I’ve got a carpenter-friend who’s going to help me work out a wooden, reusable version soon. I am very excited about this.
[QUOTE=jackelope]
For about six months or so I’ve been building pinhole cameras out of matchboxes; here are some of the decent photos I’ve taken with them.
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Those are really neat, I enjoyed them.
[QUOTE=Batsinma Belfry]
Here’s my atempt at painting a few years ago:
http://flickr.com/photos/kathysq/262719018/
I did a whole series, using the Frederick’s of Hollywood catalog for inspiration. But this is the only one I have scanned.
My favorite hobby is crocheting:
http://flickr.com/photos/kathysq/sets/72157594316162106/
I also do a little knitting, mosaics, jewelry making and bead making.
IOW, I’m not talented in anything, but mediocre in several things. 
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Hey Batsinma Belfry! Very nice crochet work!
Thank you Beaucarnea! I would go to your party.
Thank you Kalhoun! My marketing and self promotion gland is sadly stunted. But then again I do my best work when I am left alone to make whatever I want, and then sell it. Only recently am I seriously considering exhibiting some work.
BatsinmaBelfry, have you got pictures of your jewelry and mosaics and beads?
The purple cardigan is awfully snazzy.
