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Markup – Altered Perception
The current viral unpleasantness has left many of us of a certain age isolated. I’m limiting social contact on the general advice those in the know. No more photo trips for the time being.
To be honest my motivation to do creative projects dried up in a serious block. It seemed rather pointless to make artistic work so I stopped. In fact being a senior with health issues is nothing compared to the burden of young families trying to make ends meet.
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A few weeks ago I built a tabletop studio and began doing some close-up photography. Suddenly my creative block disappeared. Taking pictures of small subjects is interesting but limiting at the same time. Then an opportunity to buy Corel Painter came from a charitable organization called Humble Bundle Inc. For thirty dollars I got a rather large bundle of Corel software licenses including Painter.
After playing around with Painter for a few days it became clear that photography is my strong suit. On a whim I started drawing graphical marks on photos like street art or graffiti. The effect opened my eyes. Suddenly I was redefining images. Not art perhaps but certainly creative at some level.
So a new project called Markup – Altered Perception is born. The intent is not to make painterly images but to add context to the original photos. So far the results are uneven, distinctly amateurish and just what I had in mind.
I’ve created a new board on Pinterest for the work and some will also be posted here.
