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Friday proverb

Posted in art everyday, tagged , , , on November 28, 2008 | 2 Comments »

“Write the bad things that are done to you in sand,but,
Write the good things that happen to you on a piece of marble”
–Arabic proverb
 

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Thursday Quotation

Posted in art everyday, tagged , , , , , on November 27, 2008 | 4 Comments »

 
If your determination is fixed,I do not counsel you to despair.
Few things are impossible to diligence and skill.
Great works are performed not by strength,but perseverance.
~ Samuel Johnson

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Wednesday Inspiration

Posted in art everyday, tagged , , , on November 26, 2008 | 1 Comment »

When you are inspired by some great purpose, some extraordinary project, all your thoughts break their bonds: Your mind transcends limitations, your consciousness expands in every direction, and you find yourself in a new, great, and wonderful world. Dormant forces, faculties and talents become alive, and you discover yourself to be a greater person [...]

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TODAY’S AFFIRMATION

Posted in art everyday, tagged , , , , on November 25, 2008 | 4 Comments »

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TODAY’S AFFIRMATION

Posted in art everyday, tagged , , , on November 24, 2008 | Leave a Comment »

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gnarly tree

Posted in art everyday, wetcanvas, tagged , , , on November 23, 2008 | 1 Comment »

I started sketching the gnarly tree from the images given for wetcanvas weekly challenge but it developed into doing  a close up study in photoshop.
Then i desaturated the image and adjusted the brightness and contrast to get the 2nd image.

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ray of beauty

Posted in art everyday, tagged , , , on November 17, 2008 | 1 Comment »

Flowers… are a proud assertion that a ray of beauty outvalues all the utilities of the world.
~Ralph Waldo Emerson.
Experimented painting the flower in an abstact style and applying different filters for different effects in photoshop.

Painted with square brush in abstract style.

Applied ripple filter to get this effect.

Applied sponge filter to get this [...]

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Nature’s magnificence

Posted in art everyday, wetcanvas, tagged , , on November 15, 2008 | 2 Comments »

I have tried to capture the beauty of The famous natural arch of Cabo San Lucas, Mexico.Hope i have done some justice! I painted freehand in corel paint from the image given for the wetcanvas WDE 14-11 challenge.

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coffee break

Posted in art everyday, inspire me thursday, tagged , , , on November 14, 2008 | 6 Comments »

Our happiness harmones – cortisone and adrenaline,are stimulated by coffee.
A cup of coffee shared with a friend is happiness tasted and time well spent.
Let ’s relax with coffee for a stimulating break.

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art everyday-5-Ikebana

Posted in art everyday, tagged , , on November 13, 2008 | 4 Comments »

I painted this flower arrangement from a book i had about Ikebana .
Ikebana is the art of beautifully arranging cut stems, leaves, and flowers in vases and other containers
Ikebana has long been practiced by Japanese from all walks of life to help centre the mind and reduce the tensions of the day. The process [...]

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