Artists Down Under - Australia and New Zealand - April 2022

DOWN UNDER Australia and New Zealand

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| april 2022

| digital ar tistr y

04 E D I T O R ’ S R E P O R T

- Pieces Of My Hear t

By Pam Henderson

05 P H O T O S H O P A R T I S T RY

By Sebastian Michaels

Rooftop

- Dancing Gums

09 C O L I N CA M P B E L L - Simple Visual Rhymes I and II

10 P E N N Y D E J O N G - The Guardian

11 G I TA M A DAY - Le Printemps

12 B E R N I C E FA R G U S - Bothers

- Pride

- All Knotted Up

14- D E N N I S R I C K A R D 15 - M o t h e r E a r t h I s W a t c h i n g 16 S H A RY N WA L K E R

31 M I C K R O O N E Y - Guardian Of The Night

32 I LO N A A B O U - Z O LO F - B i r d ’s H o u s e

40- S O M E P H O T O S H O P I N S P I R AT I O N 42 B y A n d r e w H a y s o m 43 LO U I S E S M I T H - Sail Away

- C h i l d ’s P l a y

44- M I C H E L L E B A K E R 45 - O l d M a n E m u 46 T R I S H H O S K I N - I t ’s A P u m p k i n K i n d a D a y

- Village

- On The Outer

48 A N N W E H N E R - The Only Guiding Light

49 B E V T E R R AW S K YJ - The Gathering

- Fr o m T h e D a r k

50 K A R E N WA A LW Y K - The Brolga

51 H E L E N M C L E O D - Introspective Self

- P o s e i d o n ’s W a r C r y

52 C H I N E S E W H I S P E R S # 5 3 - By Maureen Maxwell

33 S H A R O N R A N K M O R E - Captive

34 A N D R E W H AYS O M - Batman vs Joker

35 G E R A R D W H E L A N - Wild Flowers

36 D E A N H O H N - King Tide

- Remembrance (Eagle Owl)

- Ring Master

17- A R T I S T S M O N T H LY 30 AC H I E V E M E N T S

- Ta s s i e F a l l s

- Still Life With Nectarines

47 J E N N E JAC KS O N

13 M A R G A R E T K A L M S

- Jungle Learning

38 JA N H A N N A S K Y 39 J U D I L A P S L E Y M I L L E R

08 H E M A N T KO G E K A R

- Amongst The Roses

- She A in’t Heav y

- Of The Earth

06- C O L I N K I L L I C K 07 - Tu e s d a y N i g h t Fr o m T h e

- Cycle Action

37 S O N I A P U S E Y

- Soaring

53- F E AT U R E D A R T I S T LY N E T T E PAU L 61 - Tu l i p

- Anemone - The Beginning - Ta u h o u W a x E y e - Sunshine - Auckland Church - Auckland Door - Akaroa - Moeraki Boulders - Early In The Morning

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- M e e t Yo u r A r t i s t

62 S U E M A S T E R S O N - Book Master

75 B A R B A R A D U D Z I N S K A - Just In Red

63 M E AG H A N P RYO R - Call Of The Wild

64 PA M H E N D E R S O N - A To u c h O f C o l o u r - M a j e s t i c

- Spanish Dancer

76- J E N N I F E R FAW K E S 77 - C l i m a t e C h a n g e I s C o m i n g 78 R O S A P E R RY - Rural Charm

- Under The Moon

- A To u c h O f C o l o u r - T h e P r i n c e s s

65 M A R K PA S S F I E L D - Hoo House

79 K Y E T H O M P S O N - Mannequin

66 A L B A M A S S - Ta v e r n

80 M AU R E E N M A X W E L L - Architectural Mix

67 G E O R G E KO N C Z - Dancing On Stage

68 K I M R I C C I - M e l l o w Ye l l o w

- S q u i r r e l Ta l e s

69 J U L I E P O W E L L - Ta u r u s

81 M A RY K N AG G S - H e a r t ’s O n F i r e

82- K E V I N S I M S 83 - S t J a m e s 84 T H YS J E A R T H U R - Deborah - Judge, Prophetess A nd War r ior

70 CA R O LY N J E N S O N - Spring

71 C H R I S T I N A B R U N T O N - Quotes

72- I N T E R V I E W W I T H LY N E T T E PAU L 74

Woman. Book O f Judges, Chapter 4

85- M O N T H LY A R T I S T I C P H O T O 94 C H A L L E N G E 95- A R T I S T S B U S I N E S S 99 A DV E R T I S E M E N T S

By Maureen Maxwell

F R O N T C OV E R

by LY N E T T E PAU L - W h a t Ta l e s C a n Yo u Te l l U s?

Meaghan Pryor - Elephant Walk

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a r t i s t s DOWN UNDER Australia and New Zealand

Happy Easter everyone and welcome to another exciting edition of Artists Down Under.

Life certainly has it’s challenges. As we now slowly return to what we call a “Covid normal”, we are hit with floods, outbreaks of Japanese Encephalitis and rising fuel and food costs, but our artists stay safe in their creative imaginative minds, living their fantasy tales in their images they create.

A wonderful place to be and I am glad to be able to share some of their images with you.

Our Artists have had a very successful month of Achievements, with one of our artists launching a new book. Congratulations Margaret Kalms, what an amazing achievement.

Our Featured Artist for the month and also this month’s Interview is with one of our newer and very talented menbers, Lynette Paul. Lynette comes from Hamilton In NZ, and has an amazing style that I am sure you will all fall in love with.

Andrew Haysom shares another of his awesome and informative Photoshop tips for you, plus the Digital Artists Group have another of their Chinese Whispers series for you all, The Artists Monthly Challenge for April was to come up with an image on Aeroplanes, they certainly didn’t disappoint.

Well that’s it from me, so until next month, stay safe and take care of each other.

Pam Henderson

Ilona Abou-Zolof - Looking Pretty Backgrounds: Foxy Squirrell Laitha’s Designs - Jai Johnson - White Lane Studio Copyright 2017 ©

Meaghan Pryor - Today

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Artists in this publication are responsible for any rights appertaining to their work.

HTTPS://PROPHOTOSHOPARTISTRY.COM

Image by: Julie Powell, Photoshop Artistry Student

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COLIN KILLICK

www.behance.net/colinkillick https://artistsdownunder.com.au/artists-1/colin-killick/

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T U E S DAY N I G H T F R O M T H E R O O F T O P

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HEMANT KOGEKAR

DA N C I N G G U M S

https://photos.kogekar.com/ https://artistsdownunder.com.au/artist-2/hemant-kogekar/

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COLIN CAMPBELL

S I M P L E V I S UA L R H Y M E S I

S I M P L E V I S UA L R H Y M E S I I https://colincampbell.myportfolio.com https://artistsdownunder.com.au/artists-1/colin-campbell/

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penny de jong

CYC L E AC T I O N

T H E G UA R D I A N http://www.artistsdownunder.com.au/artist-4/penny-de-jong/

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GITAMA DAY

AMONGST THE ROSES

LE PRINTEMPS gitamaday.com/gallery https://artistsdownunder.com.au/artist-2/gitama-day/

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bernice fargus

BROTHERS

PRIDE

https://artistsdownunder.com.au/artists-1/bernice-fargus/

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MARGARET KALMS ALL KNOT TED UP

https://artistsdownunder.com.au/artist-3/margaret-kalms/

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DENNIS RICkARD https://ink361.com/app/users/ig-3279276017/dennisrickard/photos https://artistsdownunder.com.au/artist-2/dennis-rickard/

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M O T H E R E A R T H I S WATC H I N G

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SHARYN WALKER

JUNGLE LEARNING

RING MASTER

https://www.changeoffocus.com.au https://artistsdownunder.com.au/artist-4/sharyn-walker/

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artists down under facebook

Jan Hannasky - Puppet Master

page

Louise Smith - High Fashion

The Artists Down Under Public Facebook page has been set up to allow the artists in the group to showcase their work and to enable them to share promotional information about themselves, e.g. exhbitions, awards etc...

You can find the Artists Down Under Public Facebook page at this address; https://www.facebook.com/groups/ArtistsDownUnder/ So, if you are an artist in the group, don’t forget to regularly share your work and information here, and to let your friends and family know about the page if they are interested in viewing the latest art and news from the group.

If you are a reader of the magazine who does not have access to the page, please click the link above and request to join. When you request to join you will be asked to answer three simple questions that will allow us to determine if you are an eligible artist who may wish to join the group and therefore be able to post on the page, or a member of the public who can view, comment and like the work on the page. It’s a great place to see some great art from this vibrant group every day!

Jenne Jackson - Nature

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Gitama Day - Devoted To Light

Julie Powell - Moonlight Siren

Rosa Perry - Waiting

Rosa Perry - The Rose

Meaghan Pryor - Autumn’s Arrival

Three ADU members receive a special gift Our very good Awake friends Teddi Rutschman of Foxey Squirrel and Diane Stafford from WhiteLaneStudio continue to give gifts as a reward for members of the Artists Down Under group who contribute to the ADU Facebook page by regularly posting their artworks and supporting other members with their comments.

Teddi, from Virginia, USA, is well known for her fantastic sets of digital designer backgrounds, masks and all kinds of wonderful elements ready for designers to add to or build a wondrous creation.

Teddi Rutshman can be found at

http://www.foxeysquirrel.com/ http://www.oscraps.com/shop/Foxeysquirrel Teddi has given a $10.00 voucher for one very lucky member to spend in her on-line shop.

The April lucky winners are Teddi Rutschman (Foxy Squirrel) Gift Voucher of $10.00 - Phillipa Frederiksen Diane Stafford (WhiteLaneStudio) Texture & Overlay Kit - Carolyn Jenson - George Koncz

Diane Stafford from Chester, UK, designs Photoshop textures and overlays for photo artists and photographers to use in their digital artworks. Diane has created another special kit just for Artists Down Under for the month of April.

Two artists will receive a Diane kit each.

Diane Stafford can be found at

https://whitelanestudio.co.uk/biolinks

Hemant Kogekar - End Of Summer

Andrew Haysom - Broken Hearted

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LIVING THE PHOTO ARTISTIC LIFE https://issuu.com/thephotoartisticlife/docs/issue85-final?fr=sNDMxNTI1ODEw Congratulations to the following artists for having their images chosen to appear in the International magazine “Living The Photo Artistic Life”.

Helen McLeod - Poseidon’s War Cry - Seaing The Impossible Gitama Day - Fibonnaci Sonia Pusey - Take Off - Underground Recording Louise Smith - Starry Night Julie Powell - Starlight And Moonbeams - Zorro Valentine Ilona Abou-Zolof - Elephant Girl - Imagine If ...

Meaghan Pryor - Ariel Christina Brunton - Love Nest Rosa Perry - Three Amigo’s - Happy Kids Sue Masterson - The Looking Glass - Rat’s Table Lynette Paul - Snow Drop Judi Lapsley Miller - Out Of Our Bubbles (Aberrant Brown Tui) Thysje Arthur - Deborah

Christina Brunton - Love Nest

Lynette Paul - Snowdrop

Thysje Arthur - Deborah

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Meaghan Pryor - Ariel

Gitama Day - Fibonnaci

LIVING THE PHOTO ARTISTIC LIFE

Julie Powell - Zorro Valentine Helen McLeod - Poseidon’s War Cry

Sonia Pusey - Underground Recordings

Rosa Perry - The Three Amigo’s

Judi Lapsley Miller - Out Of Our Bubbles (Aberrant Brown Tui)

Sonia Pusey - Take Off

Rosa Perry - Happy Kids

Julie Powell - Starlight And Moonbeams

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LIVING THE PHOTO ARTISTIC LIFE

Ilona Abou-Zolof - Elephant Girl

Sue Masterson - Rat’s Table

Ilona Abou-Zolof - Imagine If ...

Louise Smith - Starry Night

Sue Masterson - The Looking Glass Helen McLeod - Seaing The Impossible

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light space and time

“13th Abstract Exhibition” “Abstracts” Art Exhibition – March 2022 | Light Space & Time Online Art Gallery (lightspacetime.art)

Congratulations to the following artists for their special achievements in the March 2022 Light Space & Time competition.

Photography & Digital

8th Place Colin Killick - “Escalators”

Special Merit

Ilona Abou-Zolof - “Stormy Mountains”

Special Recognition Colin Killick - “Delirium Ways”

Colin Killick - Escalators

Ilona Abou-Zolof - Stormy Mountains

Colin Killick - Delirium Ways

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shift art

March 2022 Theme

“Carnival and Circus” https://shiftart.com/shift-art-photoshop-challenge-results-march-2022/

Congratulations goes to Honorable Mention

Rosa Perrym Karen Waalwyk and Kim Ricci

Noticed

Bev Terrawskyj and John F Kelly

Rosa Perry - Circus Breakout

Karen Waalwyk - The Circus

Kim Ricci - Travelling No More

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shift art

John F Kelly - Come To The Circus

Bev Terawskyj - Circus Poster

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fusion art Into The Wild Exhibition https://www.fusionartps.com/4th-annual-into-the-wild-art-exhibition-march-15-june-14-2022/ March 15 to June 14, 2022

Congratulations goes to

Lyn Darlington & Ilona Abou-Zolof Lyn received a 2nd Place with her image “What’s Down There” and Ilona received a 4th Place with her image “Stampede”.

Lyn Darlington - What’s Down There

Ilona Abou-Zolof - Stampede

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fusion art Waterscapes Exhibition https://www.fusionartps.com/7th-annual-waterscapes-art-exhibition-march-2022/ March 2022

Congratulations goes to

Ilona Abou-Zolof For receiving an Honourable Mention for her image “Golden Morning” and for being chosen a Finalist with her image “Far Away”.

Ilona Abou-Zolof - Golden Morning

Ilona Abou-Zolof - Far Away

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whats on Margaret Kalms Book Launch Where:

Hygge House - A rural retreat near Canberra

When:

Sunday 3rd April 2022

Time:

3.00pm to 4.30pm

Tickets include 3 guest speakers, refreshments and a copy of the book: https://life-with-endometriosis-book.eventbrite.com.au Review of book by Brian Rope, a Canberra photographer: https://ccc-canberracriticscircle.blogspot.com/2022/02/life-with-endometriosis.html After several years of working with people with endometriosis, Margaret has published a collection in an art photo book, ‘Life with Endometriosis’.

The images are shown with quotes from the sufferers. Margaret states “My art makes endometriosis and its life impacts visible”.

Book Cover and Invitation Flyer

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whats on

Sample of the inside pages

Margaret’s book is also available in Arabic, kindly translated by a gynaecologist for her

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whats on Landscape Group Show https://www.gallerypejean.com.au/Exhibitions.aspx

Gallery Pejean 57 George Street, Launceston TAS 7250

21st February 2022 to 2nd April 2022

Featuring

Dean Hohn with his image “Binalong Delight”

Dean has successfully sold this image during this exhibition. The image was a sublimination print on aluminium, with an ultra gloss finish and mounted in a black artbox frame 33.8cm high x 101.6cm wide. The image sold for $1200.

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MICK ROONEY G UA R D I A N O F T H E N I G H T

http://www.artistsdownunder.com.au/artist-3/mick-rooney/

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ILONA ABOU-ZOLOF

BIRD’S HOUSE

https://www.zolof.net/ https://artistsdownunder.com.au/artist-2/ilona-abou-zolof/

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SHARON RANKMORE CA P T I V E

https://www.artistsdownunder.com.au/artist-4/sharon-rankmore/

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ANDREW HAYSOM

B AT M A N v s J O K E R

https://andrewhaysom.myportfolio.com/ https://artistsdownunder.com.au/artists-1/andrew-haysom/

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GERARD WHELAN

TA S S I E FA L L S

W I L D F LO W E R S

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DEAN HOHN

KING TIDE

S OA R I N G

https://www.facebook.com/Dean-Hohn-Photo-Artistry-247723325687722/ https://artistsdownunder.com.au/artist-2/dean-hohn/

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SONIA PUSEY

PIECES OF MY HE ART

S H E A I N ’ T H E AV Y

https://www.instagram.com/soniapusey/?hl=en

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OF THE EARTH

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jan hannasky ( australia )

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JUDI LAPSLEY MILLER

S T I L L L I F E W I T H N E C TA R I N E S

R E M E M B R A N C E ( E AG L E O W L)

https://www.artbyjlm.com/ https://artistsdownunder.com.au/artist-2/judi-lapsley-miller/

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SOME PHOTOSHOP INSPIRATION WEBP FILE FORMAT SUPPORT

By Andrew Haysom

IN PHOTOSHOP

With Photoshop version 23.2 (released February 2022) Adobe have added full support for the WebP file format. You can open, edit and save WebP files natively in Photoshop. This was previously only available using an optional add-in.

WebP was developed by Google as a replacement for JPG, PNG and GIF. It is not new, having been first announced in September 2010, over that time support for the format has slowly been increasing.

WebP supports both transparency and animation, neither of which is available in JPEG, for these features we would normally use PNG or GIF. WebP has a lossless (no compression) option as well as lossy compression options like JPEG. WebP has a bit depth of 8-bits, like JPEG. The WebP compression algorithm creates smaller files than JPEG (or higher quality for the same size). Google claim file size savings of around 25-35% over JPEG, but my tests showed bigger savings than that.

I decided to do some tests on four different images of my own (see Figure 1).

[Fig 1 – Example images]

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SOME PHOTOSHOP INSPIRATION (CONT....)

As with all compression algorithms the amount of compression (and therefore reduction in file size) varies depending on the image content. The more intricate detail and tones in the file the less compression you’ll get. Images with large areas of similar colour (eg a lot of blue sky) will compress a lot more.

You’ll note in Figure 1 that the compression results with WebP do yield some impressive results.

Comparing the highest quality JPEG with the highest quality compressed WebP, the results across the four different files were 36%, 53%, 44% & 48% or an average of 45% better compression.

Comparing images with slightly more compression, the JPEG 10 vs WebP 80, the results across the four different files were even more impressive at 57%, 71%, 74% & 58% or an average of 65% better compression.

If you’re looking to save images with transparency, and you usually use PNG, you’ll see impressive results too. My file size comparisons showed results of 63%, 67%, 67% and 36%, or an average of 58% better compression (comparing PNG Large to WebP Lossless). The savings would be even greater using WebP at a high-quality lossy setting.

If you are someone who uses TIFF files because you want a completely lossless image the results of comparing TIFF to Lossless WebP is even more impressive. My file size comparisons showed results of 81%, 87%, 84% and 96%, or an average of 87% better compression. Please note though these were 16-bit TIFFs, but WebP Lossless files are still significantly smaller than 8-bit TIFFs. As far as quality goes, at fit-to-screen size I really could not detect any visual image quality difference with any of the WebP Lossless, WebP 100 or WebP 80 files compared to the originals.

Even pixel-peeping up to 200-300% there was no visible difference with the WebP at the 100 or 80 quality setting. Just like JPEG, once you push the compression further you will start to see pixel differences and increasing artifacts, this is inevitable with heavy compression. There is no question that WebP will offer you either increased quality (if you don’t want to save file space) or decreased file space at the same quality when compared to JPEG. If you want to view another detailed look at some image comparisons, I would recommend this YouTube video from Greg Benz. It is worth noting his caveat about images with high colour frequency images like night cityscapes and the loss of colour intensity he notes with WebP at higher compression settings. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cO6F5EUZcBc The vast majority of web browsers now support WebP. According to Wikipedia as of November 2021 the web browsers that support WebP have 96% market share, so perhaps it is time to consider a change.

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SOME PHOTOSHOP INSPIRATION (CONT....)

There is ample evidence that the faster a website performs the better the engagement from users it receives. Hosting sites usually impose storage limitations (or want more money for more space). So, if you have an image heavy website, perhaps converting images to WebP will be a worthwhile time investment for you.

Of course, in order to do this your web hosting platform will need to support WebP and many do. If like me though you use Adobe Portfolio platform for your website you will have to wait a while longer, as at the time of writing, Portfolio does not allow WebP images.

Whilst Facebook has supported WebP files for some time I have noticed that the web browser version of Instagram currently does not allow uploading of WebP files. I’m sure these things will change over time.

The implementation of WebP into the new version of Photoshop is intuitive. Just open and edit WebP files as you would any other file type. If you want to save an image as a WebP file you can do so in the Save As or Save A Copy dialogs by simply choosing WebP from the Formats drop-down (see Figure 2).

[Figure 2 - File Save a Copy dialog box]

You will then be presented with the WebP Options dialog (see Figure 3), where you can choose Lossless or Lossy (with a choice of Quality), and other options like whether to save XMP and EXIF metadata and Photoshop Extras (print profiles/settings, paths, guides etc).

So for smaller files and greater flexibility and simplicity (one file type that supports raster images as well as transparency and animation), it would certainly be worth investigating WebP.

[Fig 3 – WebP Options]

In my own case, I am going to start using WebP for the files I post to social media, and when Portfolio is updated to support WebP I will begin converting the images on my web site to WebP to see if it improves performance (I expect it will).

Andrew Haysom

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LOUISE SMITH

S A I L AWAY

C H I L D ’ S P L AY

https://www.facebook.com/lksmithphotography/ https://artistsdownunder.com.au/artist-3/louise-smith/

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MICHELLE BAKER https://artistsdownunder.com.au/artist-3/michelle-baker/

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OLD MAN EMU

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TRISH HOSKIN

I T ’ S A P U M P K I N K I N DA DAY

https://trish-hoskin.myportfolio.com/ http://www.artistsdownunder.com.au/artist-4/trish-hoskin/

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JENNE JACKSON

V I L L AG E

ON THE OUTER

https://artistsdownunder.com.au/artist-2/jenne-jackson/ https://www.digitalartistry.pictures

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ANN WEHNER

T H E O N LY G U I D I N G L I G H T

https://www.annwehnerdigitalartistry.com https://artistsdownunder.com.au/artists-1/ann-wehner/

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BEV TERAWSKYJ

T H E G AT H E R I N G

F R O M T H E DA R K

https://artistsdownunder.com.au/artists-1/bev-terawskyj/

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KAREN WAALWYK

T H E B R O LG A

https://www.flickr.com/photos/88165766@N05 https://artistsdownunder.com.au/artist-3/karen-waalwyk/

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HELEN MCLEOD

INTROSPECTIVE SELF

P O S E I D O N ’ S WA R C RY

https://www.2-galleries.com/

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artists DOWN UNDER Australia and New Zealand

DIGITAL ARTISTS GROUP A COLLABORATIVE GROUP OF PHOTO ARTISTS

CHINESE WHISPERS #53 “WHERE DIFFERENT WORLDS MEET” STAGE 1

Maureen Maxwell

STAGE 2

Pam Henderson

Pam came up with a most apt title for the final image she created for this month’s collaboration.

I created a fiery image showing ancient ruins as the start image. Pam then used an eclectic collection of elements, textures and colours to take it in an entirely different direction to create such an interesting art work.

I hope you enjoy!, Maureen

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LY N E T T E PA UL

TULIP

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ANEMONE

THE BEGINNING

TAU H O U WA X E Y E

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SUNSHINE

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AU C K L A N D C H U R C H

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AU C K L A N D D O O R

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A K A R OA

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MOER AKI BOULDERS

E A R LY I N T H E M O R N I N G

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Meet your artist LYNETTE PAUL Hamilton New Zealand

Website:

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https://www.instagram.com/lynettepaull/

1. Tell us a little about yourself and where you live?

I am married, have two adult children, and live in Hamilton, New Zealand. I am a keen photographer and photo artistry gives me motivation to take more photos and to take more interest in the photos I have.

2. How did you become interested/get started in Photo Artistry?

I have always loved photography and an interest in developing my skills in Adobe Photoshop. I have done a lot of digital scrapbooking and found an advert for Sebastian Michaels class. I am so pleased I signed up.

3. What inspires you or gives you inspiration to create your art?

I get a lot of inspiration from other artists, including the contributors to Artists Down Under and Living the Photo Artistic Life. I enjoy photography and I attempt to use artistry techniques to emphasise components of my photos that interest me.

4. Do you have a certain approach to creating your art?

Most of my projects are a mixture of vision and experimentation, and sometimes there is a lot more experimentation than vision. I attempt to incorporate new or modified techniques in each new project.

5. What does your art mean to you?

With some of the challenges we all face it is great to offset these with all the positive things that make us happy. I get a lot of enjoyment from looking at photo artistry and it is very rewarding attempting to produce my own examples.

6. Do you think since starting in photo artistry it has changed you and if so, how?

Photo artistry has caused me to see different things and potential in my existing photos and to seek out subjects for new photos with a different focus. Now our children are adults and I work fewer hours I have more time to create and develop my skills.

7. Is there anyone that you draw inspiration from?

I get a lot of inspiration from so many artists both in the digital magazines, Instagram and Pinterest. So much inspiration, so little time.

8. Where do you see (or hope to see) your art taking you in the future? What are your next steps?

I hope to continue learning new techniques to unlock more potential in my art. I am making a conscious effort to be a bit more ambitious. I would love to sell some pieces and even have an exhibition. That would be amazing.

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SUE MASTERSON

BOOK MASTER

https://www.facebook.com/Sue-Masterton-Digital-Artist-1662189864018110/ http://artistsdownunder.com.au/artist-4/sue-masterson/

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MEAGHAN PRYOR CA L L O F T H E W I L D

https://www.theartinspires.com/ http://www.artistsdownunder.com.au/artist-3/meaghan-pryor/

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PAM HENDERSON

A T O U C H O F C O LO U R - M A J E S T I C

A T O U C H O F C O LO U R - T H E P R I N C E S S

https://www.facebook.com/snapnshootdesigns/ http://www.artistsdownunder.com.au/artist-4/pam-henderson/

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MARK PASSFIELD HOO HOUSE

https://artistsdownunder.com.au/artist-3/mark-passfield/

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AL BAMASS

TAV E R N

https://artistsdownunder.com.au/artists-1/al-bamass/

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GEORGE KONCZ DA N C I N G O N S TAG E

http://www.artistsdownunder.com.au/artist-2/george-koncz/

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KIM RICCI

M E L LO W Y E L LO W

S Q U I R R E L TA L E S https://artistsdownunder.com.au/artist-3/kim-ricci/

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JULIE POWELL TAU R U S

https://www.juliepowellphoto.com/ https://artistsdownunder.com.au/artist-2/julie-powell/

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CAROLYN JENSON

SPRING

https://www.cjensonimages.com/ https://artistsdownunder.com.au/artists-1/carolyn-jenson/

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CHRISTINA BRUNTON QUOTES

https://artistsdownunder.com.au/artists-1/christina-brunton/

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a Dr t Oi sWt sN U N D E R Australia and New Zealand

INTERVIEW AN INTERVIEW WITH

By Maureen Maxwell

LYNETTE PAUL

I’VE ENJOYED LOOKING AT YOUR FLOWER ART. DO YOU LIKE TO CREATE THEMES WITH YOUR ART, AND IF SO, HOW DOES THE IDEA OF A THEME START. The themes for my artistry normally stem from my favourite photo subjects. Over the years these have evolved but include flowers, ornate doors and lighthouses. I have a large library of photos to draw from in each of these categories.

DO YOU INTEND TO DO THEME BASED PROJECTS IN THE FUTURE? AND DO YOU HAVE AN IDEA IN MIND? I like to experiment with different artistry techniques. So even when using a common theme, for example flowers, changing the type of flower, it’s composition and the evolving techniques creates plenty of scope for new projects. Having said that I expect to experiment with alternate subjects but likely outdoor still life subjects with interesting colour and texture.

WHAT IS IT ABOUT FLOWERS THAT ATTRACTS YOU TO CREATE SUCH BEAUTIFUL IMAGES? Flowers look stunning before applying artistry Techniques.

The range of types, colour, sizes and textures is vast. The potential for an artistry project benefits from this powerful starting image.

Lynette Paul - Hellebore

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INTERVIEW - LYNETTE PAUL (CONT....)

YOU HAVE SUCH BEAUTIFUL AND UNIQUE FLORA AND FAUNA IN NEW ZEALAND THAT ATTRACT SO MANY PHOTOGRAPHERS. DO YOU GET THE OPPORTUNITY TO PHOTOGRAPH THEM OFTEN? My husband and I have two adult children so have plenty of opportunity on weekends to explore. Like a lot of people, we brought e-bikes as an exercise option during periods of lockdowns. There are amazing cycle trail facilities across the country.

Many of these rides provide new vantage points for my photography.

DO YOU START YOUR CREATIVE IMAGES WITH YOUR OWN PHOTOS? That is my preference but I have found some wonderful images on Unsplash as well. Photography and Photo Artistry are two of my favourite hobbies so one feeds the other.

Lynette Paul - Snowdrop

WE FIND OUR MEMBERS USE A RANGE OF SOFWARE APPLICATIONS AND PLUGINS TO CREATE THEIR ART. CAN YOU TELL US ABOUT THE SOFTWARE YOU USE AND WHY? I use Adobe Photoshop for editing and Adobe Bridge for photo management. Photoshop is such a powerful application that despite using it for a long time I still feel I am only scratching the surface.

DO YOU HAVE A CLEAR IDEA OF WHAT YOU WANT TO ACHIEVE BEFORE YOU START CREATING? AND DO YOU FOLLOW A PARTICULAR PROCESS? Normally I select both an image and a primary technique I want to base a new project on. If the technique is new to me, I might seek a tutorial to familiarise myself with it be fore starting on my image. After that I consider what is working and what I am not 100% happy with and experiment.

DO YOU HAVE ANY ADVICE FOR PEOPLE CONSIDERING PHOTO ARTISTRY AS A WAY OF PUSHING THEIR PHOTOGRAPHY FURTHER?

Lynette Paul - Happiness

I highly recommend taking Sebastian’s photoshop artistry course. You learn so much from the course and with all the bonus resources you just can’t go wrong.

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INTERVIEW - LYNETTE PAUL (CONT....)

Lynette Paul - Flower Power

Lynette Paul - You’re My Number One

Lynette Paul - Magnolia

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BARBARA DUDZINSKA

JUST IN RED

S PA N I S H DA N C E R

https:// www.SmartArtPlace.com

https://artistsdownunder.com.au/artists-1/barbara-dudzinska/

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JEN FAWKES https://www.facebook.com/Jen-Fawkes-Photography-326371111357378/ https://artistsdownunder.com.au/artist-2/jennifer-fawkes/

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C L I M AT E C H A N G E I S C O M I N G

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ROSA PERRY

RUR AL CHARM

UNDER THE MOON https://rosa-perry.myportfolio.com/artwork https://artistsdownunder.com.au/artist-4/rosa-perry/

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kye thompson MANNEQUIN

https://artistsdownunder.com.au/artist-3/kye-thompson/

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MAUREEN MAXWELL

ARCHITECTUR AL MIX

http://www.artistsdownunder.com.au/artist-3/maureen-maxwell/

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MARY KNAGGS HE ART’S ON FIRE

https://www.facebook.com/MaryK-Photographic-Art-145293185640662/ http://www.artistsdownunder.com.au/artist-3/mary-knaggs/

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KEVIN SIMS

https://www.kevinsims.co.nz/ https://artistsdownunder.com.au/artist-3/kevin-sims/

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ST JAMES

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thysje arthur D E B O R A H - J U D G E , P R O P H E T E S S A N D WA R R I O R W O M A N BOOK OF JUDGES, CHAPTER 4

https://artistsdownunder.com.au/artist-4/thysje-arthur/

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artists down under monthly artistic photographic challenge theme:

aeroplane 85

Ilona Abou-Zolof

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Bev Terawskyj

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John F Kelly - Now Boarding

Andrew Haysom - Learning To Fly

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Karen Waalwyk - Mayday!

Kim Ricci - Facing The Storm

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Christina Brunton - Flying

Maureen Maxwell - Dancing On High

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Colin Campbell - Flight Over Motherboard

Sonia Pusey - Take Off

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Pam Henderson - Come Fly With Me

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Julie Powell - Paper Aeroplanes

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Rosa Perry - Puppet Plane

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artists DOWN UNDER Australia and New Zealand

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Australia and New Zealand

FOREST & BIRD Online Store Bird Art by Judi Lapsley Miller

From Whence Cometh Evil

At What Cost Forever

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Helping Women with Endometriosis

Art

by Margaret Kalms

50% of profit donated to endometriosis research When I first heard about endometriosis I felt a deep compassion and need to do what I could to help. Women with endometriosis suffer debilitating pain, disruptive symptoms and often endure multiple operations simply to function normally. Few people are patient when listening to descriptions of pain, symptoms or illness. This can have the effect of silencing people who are ill.

My compassion inspires my photoart which I show in presentations to raise awareness. I joined Awake to teach me advanced Photoshop skills, specifically to expand my photoartistic skills to create imaginative and dramatic images.

My photoart opens dialogue enabling freer expression of hidden feelings, experiences too private to mention in ordinary conversation.

I create photoart inspired by the concerns of women with endometriosis. Several women have said that the process of imaging their suffering has helped them to face their pain and illness.

There is immense strength in being heard. I want my photoart to become visual screams!!

26 women with endometriosis have told me about their experiences. They spoke to me about their concerns and collaborated during the photo session. We explored meanings of body, ideas of self and impacts of illness together, agreeing which ideas we would explore photographically. My photos are often carefully arranged, but that doesn’t mean they are fake. They represent the personal truth and experiences of 26 women with endometriosis. These women are remembering and acting out their OWN experiences. They choose their own stance and facial expression. Women with endometriosis are the only people who truly know what endometriosis FEELS like.

Unfortunately endometriosis is relatively common; an estimated 1 in 10 women living with endometriosis, being over 175,000,000 women worldwide! And an estimated 500,000 women in Australia! Their experiences are heart-breaking. Regular illness and debilitating pain result in missed education and poor career opportunities leaving them women vulnerable to poverty.

Share ‘EndoWomanArt’ with your friends on social media to raise awareness and money for women’s health!

We all need clothes & household goods. Buy yourself a treat or buy a special gift for your friends. Make your shopping count!

Remember 50% of profit goes to endometriosis research!

https://www.redbubble.com/ people/EndoWomanArt/shop Follow ‘Life with Endometriosis’:

https://www.facebook.com/ LifeWithEndometriosis See Margaret Kalms photoart, ‘Life with Endometriosis’:

http://www.endowomanart.com

Kalms

Margaret

Women with endometriosis need real medical progress to reduce their suffering.

I passionately desire to raise money for endometriosis research so that faster diagnoses are made and more effective treatments are found. To raise money for endometriosis research, I host events and sell products on Redbubble.

Recently I gave $3,000 to Canberra Endometriosis Centre!

Bunch Of Butterflies On Grevillea Sweatshirt

Butterflies False Colour Grey Stripes

Bunch Of Butterflies On Grevillea Pencil Case

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