HIGHLIGHTS from sharemyart: sunflowers. A VEGETABLE SOLAR SYSTEM WITH LABELS I've always had a thing for sunflowers, and an interest in astronomy and all things cosmological . What with their name, the idea to use one in a scientific model, has been lurking around in the outer space of my brain, for sometime. Then it came to me, a vegetable solar system, with a bright yellow sunflower as the solar disc, with vegetables orbiting around it. I picked the sunflower this morning and procured the nine planets (as we knew them) from the kitchen or the garden. Sun: Sunflower. (Garden.) Mercury: Nasturtium seed. (Garden.) ...
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HIGHLIGHTS form sharemyart: more astronomical. Big Dipper in the Garden. These images are created by placing Tea Lights in The Garden to represent the positions of stars and constellations. The Big Dipper is a group of the brightest stars of the constellation Ursa Major, the Great Bear. There are seven stars in the group and Polaris, the North Star can be located by following a line from the two pointer stars, on the inside of the bowl. The Big Dipper swings around the North Star like the hands of a clock. Orion's Belt in the Garden. These images have been created by using Tea ...
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HIGHLIGHTS from sharemyart:astronomical. Planet X. Newton’s_ Barbarian Law. Gyroscopic movement, inspiring aerial awe. Gargantuan of ruby chasm, textured by celestial intervention. Diamante_ Lagoon of tonight. Kaleidoscopic voyager, soul, satellite. Stadium of sequential sphere, glassy sapphire. Echo aria. Classic_ infinity. Spin: Telescopic marvel, amorphous edge begin. Temple in suspension, mission, dome, ocean. Retrospective, revolution. It's that time of year again! A photograph of the sky and some interesting cloud formations. In addition, the same motif used in 'Solar Flowered Eclipse' and 'Everybody knows that...' This motif is culled from an earlier, untitled work, currently on show at The Centenary Museum. Click on the link to ...
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HIGHLIGHTS from sharemyart: more sketchbook. You call that art? Collage from Sketchbook #93. Well yes I do actually, you know....art created by me, based upon my inspiration, which is all about my vision...... We're all different, I would never say it's my way or the highway, unlike you... If you can't see it, say it, believe it, then I think you're missing something! It's your loss, as they say. Sketchbook #92 Here is a double spread from Sketchbook #92. Textured shapes presented in a line. I have placed Sketchbook #92 on a mirror to photograph it. Feather.1 Chalk on board. 07.
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HIGHLIGHTS from sharemyart: lunar. CRESCENT MARY SETTING MOON SKETCH CRESCENT MARY SETTING MOON SKETCH Tsunami. This image is inspired by the Asian tsunami which struck on 26 December 2004. I was observing the Moon that night with a telescope. I used a lunar filter because the Moon was exceptionally bright, being a full one. Canvas stretched around a wooden frame, painted with white emulsion, black acrylic and oil pastel. LAGOON OF TONIGHT This image is created using black and white fabric, acrylic paint, white cotton thread and recycled metal. An extract from the poem, 'Planet X.' 'Lagoon of tonight, kaleidoscopic voyager, echo aria...'
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