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Using a “broom” as a paintbrush... abstract watercolors outlined in pen and ink... digitally manipulated on the Mac... an infinite micro-world of kaleidoscopic detail... into the cellular structure of color and form.

 These unique designs were created by combining hand-painted mixed media with the Macintosh computer. Using an everyday “sweep-broom” as a paint brush, a spectrum of watercolor paint is swept up from a palette and brushed onto illustration board placed on the ground. Twisting and turning as I make contact with the white surface enables me to be fluid with each pass of the broom. Each new layer is a different spectrum of watercolor flowing inside and out on the flat surface. When the broom-painted watercolor layers are dry, the detail left by the broom is then patiently outlined by hand with pen and ink. This unique technique has opened a door into a world of fluid, colorful, abstract images.

    While these abstract watercolor paintings were of some interest, I soon realized the potential of manipulating them on the Macintosh computer. Once the paintings were brought into Photoshop and combined with a kaleidoscope software, each painting yields an infinite amount of color patterns. These designs are then converted into vector-based art in Illustrator and harvested for their unpredictable, fluid patterns. The power of the Mac has enabled me to combine original hand painted art with the digital world. The blending of broom-painted watercolors and the computer has uncovered a myriad of designs into what I call “the cellular structure of color and form.”

 

 
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