Artists Down Under - Australia and New Zealand - July 2019 by Artists Down Under

DOWN UNDER Australia and New Zealand

issue 28 - july 2019 | digital artistry

06 E D I T O R ’ S M E S S A G E by Pam Henderson

58- M A U R E E N M A X W E L L 59 - R o c k A b s t r a c t 1 - Rock Abstract 2

PHOTOSHOP ARTISTRY by Sebastian Michaels

08- N E W S / W H AT ’ S O N 17 b y A D U M e m b e r s - Care For Africa Raf fle

- Care For Africa Foundation and WorldPix.org - Water From Ar t

- Forest & Bird Online Store - A Solo Exhibition with Judi L apsley Miller - Di s c o v e r y, A C ur a t e d E x hibition - On-Line Courses - My Creative Still Life Cour se

- Magical Things

60- K AY E V I S O N 61 - A n c h i l l e s

- Paris - Bricolage Challenge

- Into The Light

Reawaken 1 - Bricolage Challenge

62- D A L E B O T H A 63 - H e a v e n l y B o d i e s

Reawaken 2 - Bricolage Challenge

- Suave

T here Are No Words 1 - Bricolage Challenge

64- I L O N A A B O U - Z O L O F 65 - I n T h e M o o n l i g h t - Witching Hour

66- A R T I C L E 68 C A T H R I N E B L A N

18- A R T I S T S A C H I E V E M E N T S 32 - F a c e b o o k P a g e - Light Space & Time - Achievements - Solo Ar t Exhibition - Living The Photo Ar tistic Life - Capture Magazine Emerging Photographer Competition - One Self Hosted By See Me - Shif t Ar t

33- A R T I S T S C H A L L E N G E 46 M O N T H L Y P H O T O G R A P H I C CHALLENGE

By Pam Henderson

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ARTICLE by Judi L apsley Miller

55 C H R I S B A R N E S - Emu

56- B A R B A R A D U D Z I N S K A 57 - K n o w l e d g e - Waiting

- Foregiveness - Kite In The Wind - Me e t Your A r t i s t

IN T ERVIE W

b y Tr i s h H o s k i n

69 B E R N I C E FA R G U S - RMI T Design Hub

90- G E O R G E K O N C Z 91 - K r e u z e n s t e i n C a s t l e ,

Austria

- Ianchid, Budapest

92 H E L E N A K E R S T R O M - Observe

- Pampoen And Bakhita

70- A N N L AV I N 71 - S t e l l a

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

- Fleur

- Exploding Endometriosis Pain

72- P E N N Y D E J O N G 73 - P e l i c a n P a s D e D e u x 74- A N N A L C O C K 75 - O u t W e s t

96- M A R I S A L I B E R AT O 97 - D i s i n t e r g r a t i n g F o r e s t

- Windy Island - Osprey

76- C I N Z I A H A R T 77 - F l o r e n c e A f t e r A

94- M I K E K A N E 95 - R e f l e c t i o n

- T he Youn g Que en

Nymph

- Feeding Time At The Zoo

Storm

- Rome Sunrise

- 2019 Wildlife and Native Photography Challenge

T here Are No Words 2

- T ime Flies

- For The Love Of Food - Food Photography Course

- F ollow Your He a r t

- L i s t e n To Y o u r A r t

- Helping Women with Endometriosis

81- F E AT U R E D A R T I S T ANTHE A SCOT TE 89

98- T R I S H H O S K I N 99 - H a r l e y C a t - Jet ty

78- S H A R O N R A N K M O R E 79 - J o y - Experience

80 J I M M E R C H A N T

- A G e n t l e m e n ’s D i s c u s s i o n - Hush Lit tle Baby

100- A R T I C L E 101 S O M E P H O T O S H O P

INSP IR AT ION

by Andrew Haysom

102- R O C H E L L E M A R S H A L L 103 - K h a y o t i c - What Lies Beneath

104- J U L I A H A R W O O D 105 - B e a - A n g e l l i c W o m a n

Regal

- O p e n Y o u r H e a r t To L o v e 2

106- PA M H E N D E R S O N 107 - H o m e E a r l y - Time Out

108- J U D I L A P S L E Y M I L L E R 109 - C h e e k y B o y - A Moment Of Brilliance - Flames Of Passion

110- K A R E N WA A L W Y K 111

- Botanicals 1

- Botanicals 2

112 C H R I S T I N A B R U N T O N - Mum And Bub - Walk Away

113- F E AT U R E D A R T I S T C LY D E S C O R G I E 121

- Face Behind The Hands - Golden Wings - Almost Gone - Sacred King fisher - Lioness Hunter - Otana - Busy Bee - Seag ulls Sunset - Sewer Clown - Me e t Your A r t i s t

122- D E N I S E M c D E R M O T T 123 - T h e B o u q u e t - Forest Guardian

124- G I TA M A D AY 125 - A L i t t l e B i t L o s t

- Meeting Her Familiar

126- J A N E L L E M E R R E T T 127 - I n v a s i o n 2 5 0 0

- Ta k i n g I n T h e V i e w - B e a u t i f u l

128- D E N N I S R I C K A R D 129 - O a s i s

147- F E AT U R E D A R T I S T T R A C Y R YA N 155

- Locked Out Of Heaven - Becoming Magnificent

130- A L B A M A S S 131 - B l u e H a z e M a l l

- Handle With Care - Guide Me Home

- Gentle Hear t

- September Morn - Under Pressure

132 D E A N H O H N

- Going Home

- Catch Lights

- Persephone

- New Life Emerging

- Street Life - T he Wood Nymph

133 S A N D Y B O L E S

- Me e t Your A r t i s t

- Depression

156- C O L I N C A M P B E L L 157 - A m u l e t s

- Sleeping Angel

134- A R T I C L E 135 C H I N E S E W H I S P E R S

- Four Zoas

#20

by Maureen Max well

136- A N N W E H N E R 137 - S w a y i n g To A n d

Fro

- T he Hun dr e d Ye a r Ho us e

138- J U L I E P O W E L L 139 - R e d Q u e e n O f S w o r d s - Warrior

140- P H I L L I PA F R E D E R I K S E N 141 - L o v e - Printed Water Pat terns

158- A N D R E W H AY S O M 159 - S t e a m R a i l 160- V I K I M U R R AY 161 - B u n y a S e r i e s I I

- Bunya Series III

162- S U E M A P L E S 163 - F l a n n e l F l o w e r s

- Watercolour Collage With White Daisy

164 M I C K R O O N E Y - Day Out

142- L O U I S E S M I T H 143 - L i f e I s A r t

- Life, Luck, Love And L aughter

- Market Day

165 M A R Y K N A G G S - Fan Girls

144- A L I O P P Y 145 - C l e a n t h a - Sphere

146 L E A N N E M W I L L I A M S

- I t â&#x20AC;&#x2122;s G o t To B e H e r e S o m e where

166 J O H N F. K E L LY

- Always In A Hurr y - In The Fast Lane

167 M A R J O R I E L O R D

- Living On The Edge

- Music Of T he Night

World

FRONT COVER b y A N N L AV I N - Earth Bride

Colin Campbell - Scan + Texture

Thysje Arthur - Seasons

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EDITOR’S MESSAGE Welcome everyone to our July edition of Artists Down Under. I cannot believe that we are already half way through the year, the winter solstice has passed and everyone is now getting ready for their Christmas in July celebrations ... Christmas!!! Does that mean warmer weather too? The theme for our Artists Down Under Photographic Challenge this month was “Body Of Water” and we received some amazing images to share with you all. Another successful month for our artists with achievements from throughout the world, congratulations to you all. Trish Hoskins interviews another of the very talented AWAKE artists, Cathrine Blan. A very interesting article and some amazing images. Andrew Haysom shares with us this month’s information on the new Texture Slider in Adobe Camera Raw, a very useful tool for sure.

Judi Lapsley Miller’s photographic entrants never cease to amaze us with their talent as she shares some of them with us in her Art Of Birding Wildlife And Nature Photography Challenge . The Redlands Digital Artists group have been busy once again as they share with us their latest Collaberation “Spider Woman 2019”. This month our very talented Feature Artists are Anthea Scotte, Clyde Scorgie and Tracy Ryan. Take your time to browse their Featured sections and make sure to read all about them in their “Meet Your Artist” sections.

Al BaMass - The Mixer

I hope you enjoy this edition of Artists Down Under, keep warm, stay safe & see you all next month. Pam Henderson

Marisa Liberato - Hide Your Tears

Jim Merchant - Out Of The Darkness

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

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Image by: Amelia Blanco, Photoshop Artistry Student (Cuba) Portfolio at: http://www.ameliablanco.com/ http://www.ameliabdigitalartistry.com/

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NEWS

Care for Africa The raffle image has been kindly printed and donated by Print 2 Metal in Melbourne in support of the Care For Africa Foundation. A huge thank you to Marie and Frank for their ongoing support. The raffle image is titled “Water Is Life ll”. The image is a Unique State image and a collaboration between Nigel Lazenby and myself. The image is 20”x30” printed on ultra gloss white coated aluminium with a floating frame. The raffle will be drawn on a date TBA. Raffle tickets are available 1 for $5, 3 for $10. Tickets are available by emailing Dean at dean.hohn@bigpond.com. You can also purchase tickets online direct from Care For Africa. Direct deposit into: Care for Africa: BSB: 037608 Acc: 387249 or Email: jennysaunders122@gmail.com Will ship to anywhere in Australia.

Digital Art links the Care For Africa Foundation with WorldPix.org! Never think for a minute people don’t take notice of your art and what you’re doing. Especially if it’s for a good cause! I got noticed by Mike Goldner, at ArtisanHD, from my ArtBoja page, who in turn told Paul Lynch, the founder of WorldPix.org about the work I was doing with the Care For Africa Foundation, raising funds for drilling fresh water wells. Thank you Mike Goldner for passing my information on to Paul Lynch.

It is coming up 12 months ago that Paul first contacted me to see if I would be interested in joining their group, who are doing similar work to what I’m doing for the Care For Africa Foundation, in various locations around the world. I said yes and filled out the application form, but I didn’t really meet the requirements of their organization because I have never been to Tanzania and therefore couldn’t provide images of the people or animals from the villages we are supporting.

Dean L Hohn My dream is to visit the Tarime District of Tanzania and spend time with the villagers and attempt to capture their stories and include them in my gallery. The Care For Africa Foundation, that I am raising funds for is based in Launceston, Tasmania. As a result of not having been to Tanzania, the board of WorldPix has been gracious enough to allow me to use my digital art images from around Tasmania, until such time as I’m able to actually visit Tanzania. I thank them for this privilege.

Combine that with the fact I did digital art instead of straight photography and it took a bit for the board You can see my gallery of images at https:// to work out how I could fit into their organization. worldpix.org/galleries-2/ In the end, we have overcome the hurdles and I am delighted to be a member of WorldPix.org. Dean Hohn

Care for Africa Cont ...

WATER FROM ART As many of you will know, my “WHY”, is using my art to support the Care for Africa Foundation to drill fresh water wells in the 6 villages it supports in the Tarime District of Tanzania. These villages are off the tourist route and therefore received no form of aid until the Care For Africa Foundation heard about their plight and decided to do something to help. It was the middle of June 2016 when a friend and fellow photographer posted some of her designs on Facebook that the idea of using my art for designs on clothing and scarves hit me. I asked her if she would mind if I copied the idea, of using my art on clothing and she said no. The end of June 2016 I launched my Nuna Collection, with designs originating from my rock art that dated back to the Nuna Era. As a designer I receive a commission of 10% for each piece that is sold and I in turn donate all proceeds to the Care For Africa Foundation. My designs have evolved over time and my latest designs are more contemporary and varied. You can view the collection at

https://tinyurl.com/yc5ar9gw

I also do custom designs and if you would like something created especially for you, you can contact me at dean.hohn@bigpond.com and I will be glad to discuss it with you. The scarves are available in Modal, Cashmere Modal, Cashmere Silk and 100% Cashmere. If you find a design you would like in a fabric other than shown, please contact me and I’ll add it and let you know when it’s available to order. I’m truly grateful for the support I’ve received to date and would appreciate any support you can give me in the future. Dean L Hohn Below are samples of some of my latest designs.

Oblong Glass Tray

Round Glass Tray

Peaches And Cream Cashmere Silk Scarf

Spring Blossoms

Wood Wall Art

Square Glass Tray

Helping Women with Endometriosis 50% of profit donated to endometriosis research

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.

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.

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!!

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 heartbreaking. Regular illness and debilitating pain result in missed education and poor career opportunities leaving them women vulnerable to poverty.

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.

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

ht t p s : / / w w w. f a c e b o o k . c o m / LifeWithEndometriosis See Margaret Kalms photoart, ‘Life with Endometriosis’:

http://www.endowomanart.com Margaret Kalms

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

FOREST & BIRD Online Store Bird Art by Judi Lapsley Miller

Forest & Bird’s online shop now stocks four new fine-art bird prints by photo-artist Judi Lapsley Miller, featuring the beloved tūī. Sales support Forest & Bird’s enduring advocacy work for the wildlife of Aotearoa. Judi also donates 10% of her proceeds to Zealandia EcoSanctuary. Forest & Bird is New Zealand’s leading independent conservation organisation. For nearly a century they have been protecting and restoring Aotearoa’s wildlife and wild places - on land and in the sea. Judi has been a member and supporter for over 15 years and is delighted to be able to further support their efforts through her wildlife-advocacy-inspired art. https://shop.forestandbird.org.nz/bird-art-by-judi-lapsley-miller?gn=Home&gp=3

From Whence Cometh Evil

At What Cost Forever

Sad Wings Of Destiny

The Collector

WHAT’S ON Judi Lapsley Miller Visions Of Zealandia 2 Zealandia EcoSanctuary 1 July 2019 - 31 August 2019 3 Waiapu Road, Karori, Wellington, NZ www.artbyjlm.com/visions-of-zealandia2

A SOLO EXHIBITION by JUDI LAPSLEY MILLER 1 JULY - 31 AUGUST 2019 ZEALANDIA ECOSANCTUARY, WELLINGTON Following on from her wildly successful 2017 exhibition at Zealandia, Judi’s latest exhibition tells us new stories about Zealandia’s birds, with images exploring their intelligence and curiosity, their history and beauty, and what the future might hold for them. “Visions of Zealandia 2: the big idea” celebrates each bird as an individual, unique soul with a story to tell in a series of painterly portraits. Of special note is “Imagine” - a commissioned work by Jim and Eve Lynch, founders and visionaries of the Zealandia project, created especially for Jim’s upcoming book on the history and impact of Zealandia. For many years now, Judi has advocated for birds through writing and photography, as well as field work. Her step into wildlife advocacy through creative interpretation was a natural progression. Freed from the constraints of pure nature photography, Judi exposes her interpretation of the inner world of others – their thoughts and feelings, their hopes and desires – in a form tangible to the human viewer that she hopes engenders empathy with other living creatures. Caring and understanding at an emotional level can translate into action that will ensure these precious species survive. What is fine-art photo artistry? For photo-artists, the photograph is just the first step in the creative process. One digital photo-artistic image can consist of hundreds of layers of photographs, graphics, scanned ephemera and textures, lighting and colour adjustments, and digital brush strokes all blended and masked together to form an image that is more painting than photograph. The image may then be Giclée printed onto archival fine-art canvas or paper or other substrates. Archival framed and unframed limited-edition prints are available in three sizes. They can be purchased and/or ordered at Zealandia or via Judi’s website. For all the pictures in this exhibition, 10% of the artist’s proceeds goes back to conservation in addition to the gallery commission (which also directly goes to support Zealandia’s conservation work), thus both the artist and the art collector are participating in wildlife conservation. Judi will be at Zealandia EcoSanctuary on Thursday, 4 July from -6.30pm for a special viewing with drinks and nibbles. If you would like to join us, please RSVP by 1 July. Or please feel free to contact Judi to meet at another time by arrangement, including joining her and her photographer friends for their regular Sunday morning photo-walk. Enquiries to Phone +64 4 920 9213 Zealandia EcoSanctuary Email info@visitzealandia.com End of Waiapu Road Or Karori, Wellington judi@artbyjlm.com www.artbyjlm.com/visions-of-zealandia2

https://www.visitzealandia.com/ Opening Hours 9am till 5pm every day

A SOLO EXHIBITION by JUDI LAPSLEY MILLER (Cont ....)

The Reckoning

Portrait Of A Tui

At What Cost Forever

Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s About Time

From Whence Cometh Evil

Sad Wings Of Destiny

A SOLO EXHIBITION by JUDI LAPSLEY MILLER (Cont ....)

I Shall Ride Every Storm

Professor Polly

The Collector

The Big Idea

A Quick Study

Imagine

OPEN CALL FOR EMERGING ARTISTS Creative Compass aims to help emerging New Zealand artists navigate the art world. Our first annual juried exhibition is open to all emerging artists including sculptors, jewellers, traditional artists, digital artists and photographers. 30 artists will be selected to exhibit their work at Deciduus, Tirau and online at Creative Compass. Theme: “Discovery” open to the interpretation of the artist. Exhibition Duration: 1 August – 18 September 2019. Submission deadline: 20 July 2019. Submission Fee: $15 – Up to three works can be submitted per artist. Creative Compass reserves the right to select all three or the best of your pieces. The winning artists will have their works showcased in the “Discovery” exhibition at Deciduus, Tirau. The overall winner will receive 3 months free one on one mentoring from Creative Compass (valued at $600). The winner of each category will receive a complete set of Creative Compass downloads to help them launch their art career. SUBMISSION: Entry is via the link below and must include one JPG image of your chosen work. Upon successful upload and submission you will receive an auto-reply with the bank account details for paying your submission fee. Works will not be considered submitted until the submission fee is paid. Artwork must not exceed 30x30cm for 2D pieces OR 30x30x30cm for sculptures/ceramics/jewellery. You must include a brief statement about the work.

https://creativecompass.nz/open-call-for-emerging-artists-discovery-show/ ACCEPTED MEDIA: Painting, Drawing, Photography, Sculpture, Mixed media, Digital, Ceramic, Jewellery. JURY PANEL: All submitted works will be judged by Creative Compass founders Santie Cronje (Deciduus) and Vicki Fox (Quirky Fox), along with a panel of three experienced artists in their field: Judi Lapsley Miller Susannah Salter Ema Frost SELECTED ARTISTS: If your work is selected by the jury, you will be contacted by a member of Creative Compass to congratulate you and give you further information about taking part in the exhibition. SALE OF ARTWORK: All artwork selected for the exhibition must be for sale to the public and its value must not exceed $500NZD USE OF IMAGES: Creative Compass reserves the right to publish images of all artwork selected by the jurors on our websites, as well as our social media, in order to promote both future competitions and the artwork.

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MY CREATIVE STILL LIFE JOURNEY ON-LINE COURSE Find your way to peace, quiet and creative calm in this online Still Life class. Feeling a little overwhelmed and uninspired .. life a little less than creative? Internationally published and award winning photographer, Julie Powell has put together a self paced 12 week module online class, based on some of her most sought after and booked out Studio Workshops. * Learn to put yourself first (just for a little bit), take some time to be, see and grow as a photographer. * Learn to embrace the process of creativity and get inspired weekly. * Learn to make and take beautiful pictures along the way. * Share, be inspired and just have fun.

https://julie-powell-photography.teachable.com/p/my-creative-still-life-journey This Class is for You if: * You love still life photography, but youâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ve lost your mojo? Your inspiration? Your spark? This could be your Restart. * You have a camera and a desire to capture and create beautiful Still Life through photography. * Smart Phone, Point & Shoot or DSLR cameras are all welcome. Students are encouraged to make the most of their camera of choice. * This is something you have always wanted to try, but were never sure where to start.

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FOR THE LOVE OF FOOD - FOOD PHOTOGRAPHY

ON-LINE COURSE

Create mouth watering images that make your viewer crave your dish Come on a journey of self discovery and learn to take beautiful photos like a Pro with award winning Photographer Julie Powell. My Hope is that the “For The Love Of Food” class will inspire you to: * Put yourself first (just for a little bit), take some time to be, see and grow as a photographer. * Learn to embrace the process of creativity and get inspired daily, weekly or monthly. * Learn to make and take beautiful pictures along the way. * Share and inspire and just have fun.

https://julie-powell-photography.teachable.com/p/for-the-love-of-food-food-photography This Class is for You if: * You love still life & food photography, but you’ve lost your mojo? Your inspiration? Your spark? This could be your Restart. * You have a camera and a desire to capture and create beautiful Food/Still Life through photography. * Smart Phone, Point & Shoot or DSLR cameras are all welcome. Students are encouraged to make the most of their camera of choice. * This is something you have always wanted to try, but were never sure where to start. This class offers a variety of foods and styles in natural light. Learn to make the most of what you already have. Learn to work on the Stories within the photos and capture magic ...

Joyce Maris - Arundhati

artists down under monthly Achievements

Dale Botha - San Woman

artists down under facebook

Colin Campbell - Scan + Setting

Gitama Day - A Little Bit Lost

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Maureen Maxwell - Flying Free

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, donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;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. Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s a great place to see some great art from this vibrant group every day!

Colin Killick - Night Drive

Phillipa Frederiksen - Misty Seas

Thysje Arthur - Stepping Out

Janelle Merrett - Winter Glow

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

The July lucky winners are Teddi Rutschman (Foxy Squirrel) Gift Voucher of $10.00 - Robyn Garnet Dianne Stafford (WhiteLaneStudio) texture & Overlay Kit - Janelle Merrett - Joyce Maris

Teddi has given a $10.00 voucher for one very lucky member to spend in her on-line shop. 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 July. Two artists will receive a Diane kit each. Diane Stafford can be found at

https://www.etsy.com/shop/whitelanestudio

Light Space and Time

“55 Special Art Exhibition”

Denise McDermott - Sun Shower

Photography & Digital Category

Mike Kane - Church Of The Good Shepherd

Honourable Mention Mike Kane - “Church Of The Good Shepherd”

Special Merit Kay Evison - “Catherine” Andrew Haysom - “Keeping An Eye On Junior” Denise McDermott - “Lake Pamameroo” Denise McDermott - “Sun Shower”

Special Recognition Kay Evison - “Travel Express” Andrew Haysom - “Kite Over Stirling”

Kay Evison - Catherine

Light Space and Time

Andrew Haysom - Keeping An Eye On Junior

Denise McDermott - Lake Pamamaroo

Andrew Haysom - Kite Over Stirling

Light Space and Time 12th solo art exhibition Rochelle Marshall Congratulations goes to Rochelle Marshall on Winning the 12th Light Space And Time Solo Art Series Art Competition. Rochelleâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s exhibition can be seen from June 15, 2019, to July 14, 2019

https://www.lightspacetime.art/solo-exhibitions/

Masquerade

Guise

Fallen Inward

Arisen

Obscuration

Absence

Solitude

Alabaster

Metamorphos

LIVING THE PHOTO ARTISTIC LIFE

https://issuu.com/thephotoartisticlife/docs/issue51-final_a37724f5555597?e=15580327/69869703

Viki Murray - Finding Solace Viki Murray - Forest Bathing

Gitama Day - Meeting Her Familiar Leanne M Williams - Music Of The Night Barbara Dudzinska - Night Travel Sue Masterson - Edge Of The Badlands Rochelle Marshall - Dogstar - Hello Darkness, My Old Friend Ann Lavin - Sometimes - Stella Dale Botha - Facing Winter - In Her Stride Louise Smith - Daisy Days - Flower Girl Denise McDermott - The Reader Ilona Abou-Zolof - My Castle - Out Of The Ashes Ali Oppy - Ambrosine Bernice Fargus - Swimming - Stepladder Viki Murray - Finding Solace - Forest Bathing

Denise McDermott - The Reader

Ann Lavin - Sometimes

Ali Oppy - Ambrosine

Dale Botha - Facing Winter

Barbara Dudzinska - Night Travels

Louise Smith - Flower Girl

LIVING THE PHOTO ARTISTIC LIFE (cont ...)

Ilona Abou-Zolof - Out Of The Ashes

Ilona Abou-Zolof - My Castle

Louise Smith - Daisy Days

Bernice Fargus - Swimming

Sue Masterson - Edge Of The Badlands

Bernice Fargus - Stepladder

Ann Lavin - Stella

Dale Botha - In Her Stride

Gitama Day - Meeting Her Familiar

Rochelle Marshall - Dog Star

Leanne M Williams - Music Of The Night

Rochelle Marshall - Hello Darkness, My Old Friend

capture magazine emerging photographer competition Dennis Rickard Congratulations goes to Dennis Rickard who finished 5th in the Top 10 of Australia’s Top Emerging Photographers in the “Landscape Category” with his images “Sands Of Nambia, and Dennis also achieved a Highly Commended in the “Art Section”

Landscape Category 2019 Entries

Sands Of Nambia 4

Sands Of Nambia 1

Sands Of Nambia 5

Sands Of Nambia 2

Sands Of Nambia 3

Sands Of Nambia 6

Arts Category 2019 Entries

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hosted by “See Me” Margaret Kalms Congratulations to Margaret Kalms who has had two of her images accepted in “One Self” and hosted by See Me. These images were shown on 13th June in New York. Margaret’s comments : My two images express two different aspects of myself. “Inner Being” is a multi-media piece showing both my face and inside my body. I’ve blended my medical imagery with my portrait photograph. This is a healthy image showing my brain, retinas and my teeth. Inner health is so important to identify. A lack of health would impact on my time, energy, money and identity. On top of the digital composite image, I’ve added real glasses and my real hair, creating a very real image of me, showing both my inside and my outside at once. Usually our internal organs are hidden. This image opens up the truth that our bodies are so much more than the surface appearance. “Chemo Hair” is my photographic response to loosing my hair as a result of chemotherapy for breast cancer. I was surprised by how vulnerable I felt when I lost my hair. I’ve been trying out different scarfs, shawls, turbans, beanies, hats and wigs and been amazed how much my headwear changes my identity. The thin outline of light around my head symbolises how cancer has surrounded me with a sharp edge and separated me from my former life. My face is in the dark symbolising other aspects of my life that have become hidden in the shadows because of the intense regime of medical treatments taking up so much of my time and energy. There’s a dignified defiance in this simple profile. While at times I feel cold and vulnerable, the choice of blue gives strength to the image, making me look like steel.

Margaret Kalms - Chemo Hair Margaret Kalms - Inner Being

shift art june 2019 abstract challenge Honourable Mention Kay Evison - Tunnel Vision

Kay Evison - Tunnel Vision

Also Noticed

Penny De Jong - Dream Gitama Day - In The Stars

Penny De Jong - Dream

Gitama Day - In The Stars

artists down under monthly photographic challenge theme: body of water 33

Sandy Boles - Body Of Water

Andrew Haysom - Ocean

Karen Waalwyk - Calm Waters

Chris Barnes - Golden Light On The Lake

Christina Brunton - Swan Lake Shipwreck

Clyde Scorgie - Lake Edge

Colin Campbell - Botany Bay

Dean Hohn - Reflections And Pads

George Koncz - Body Of Water

Denise McDermott - Serenity

Gitama Day - Rumi Under A Painted Sky

Ilona Abou-Zolof - Body Of Water

Maureen Maxwell - River Of Ice, Mendenhall Glacier

Margaret Kalms - Algal Bloom Patterns On Lake Burley Griffin

Penny De Jong - The Wilderness Of Water

Sue Maples - First Rains At Sunset On Oodnadatta Track, SA

Sharon Rankmore - Body Of Water

Sue Masterson - Lake Mulwala

Pam Henderson - Murray River

Barbara Dudzinska - A Calm Evening

Mike Kane - Te Anau

Leanne M Williams - Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Got To Be Here Somewhere

Art of Birding 2019

Wildlife & Nature Photography Challenge 47

For the second year, join us on a year-long weekly photography challenge, designed especially for nature and wildlife photographers. Storytelling, wildlife advocacy and creative/artistic photography is where my heart is and I hope to encourage more photographers to not just stop at taking gorgeous wildlife photos, but to take them further. These weekly challenges encourage you to think about how your images can be composed and used to advocate for our precious wildlife (story), to hook the viewer in with compelling creative images (creative), and to increase your technical skills and development (technical). I have created each challenge so that most people can participate, regardless of skill level or where you live in the world (though you will notice a New Zealand bias!). Most challenges can be achieved with just a camera phone. Be warned - you will (hopefully!) be pushed outside your comfort zone, and you will likely need to do some Googling to learn more about new techniques, but that’s also the point. This is your challenge - do as much or as little as you want and in your own timeframe - it’s up to you to decide what works best for you. I do encourage you to take photos for the challenges, rather than digging through your archives. You can take photos in advance and “bank” them and you can do them out of order. All I ask is that you try to take the photos intentionally with the challenges in mind, rather than retrofitting an image to fit the theme. With an emphasis on storytelling and advocacy, I encourage you to post your images to social media (especially Facebook, Twitter, Instagram and Flickr) and to your blog if you have one. Use hashtags to enable us to find and share your images. Challenge hashtags: #artofbirding, #artofbirding2019, #aob2019week1 through to #aob2019week52. Find the hashtags used by the conservation projects you are photographing, e.g. #sharemesealandia, #orokonui, so they can pick up and share your photos too. Use the hashtags commonly used for your critter: e.g., #kaka, #takahe, along with #conservation, #wildlife, and many more general terms. Join our Facebook group and post your photos, discuss the challenges, and get and give help:

https://www.facebook.com/groups/aobphotochallenge/ Download an iCal (*.ics) calendar or link to the public Google calendar.

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ENVIRONMENTAL PORTRAIT (TECHNICAL) Week 27: 01 Jul 2019 Hold on to your hats - this may push you well out of your comfort zone (it does for me!. Part of telling stories about wildlife advocacy is highlighting the incredible people doing conservation work. An environmental portrait is a fabulous way to tell a story with a picture of the subject in their environment. Rather than trying to isolate your subject, you’re looking to show them in a setting that describes who they are. Be sure to ask the person permission to use their photo if you intend to post it online. Advanced challenge: use your photo to blog about the amazing work your subject is doing and why it’s important.

SYMBIOSIS (STORY) Week 28: 08 Jul 2019 Show an example of symbiosis, where two organisms have a close, biological interaction.

BACKGROUND (TECHNICAL) Week 29: 15 Jul 2019 Controlling a messy background can make or break your photo but there are some hacks you can use if just moving your feet isn’t enough. This technique works well when photographing flowers and fungi. Use a piece of dark card or fabric - matt not shiny - and position it behind your subject, far enough away that it blurs. Advanced challenge: use a textured background that enhances but doesn’t compete with your subject - some photo-artists even print out textures onto boards so that they don’t have to composite in a background afterwards.

BOKEH (CREATIVE) Week 30: 22 Jul 2019 Last year bokeh was a technical challenge. This year it’s creative. Open up your aperture to its widest setting and look for sparkles. Look at how the size of the bokeh changes depending on how close your subject is to the lens and how far the background is from the subject. Advanced challenge: use an aperture template for your lens to create shaped bokeh - or experiment with attaching a card with a shape cut in it over your lens.

WINGS (STORY) Week 31: 29 Jul 2019 Tell a story of flight.

RAINBOWS (CREATIVE) Week 32: 05 Aug 2019 Either take a photo of a rainbow or, if nature doesn’t cooperate, light refracting through a bubble or dewdrop, etc. STARBURST (TECHNICAL) Week 33: 12 Aug 2019 Learn how to take a photo with a starburst effect by setting your aperture to be very narrow and pointing it at a point light source (fairy lights, street lights, the sun). DON’T LOOK THROUGH THE LENS if you use the sun! This technique works well with low sun through twigs. You’ll likely find a tripod handy as the shutter speed might be quite long. SPIRALS (CREATIVE) Week 34: 19 Aug 2019 Nature is filled with spirals - from sunflower seeds to snail shells and more. Show a natural spiral in a creative, compelling way. LET YOUR PHOTO FLY FREE (TECHNICAL) Week 35: 26 Aug 2019 Give a gift to the world and donate a photo to Wikimedia Commons for anyone to use. We all use Wikipedia so I believe we should all give a little back too. You can choose what level licence to give (I use CC-BY-4.0: free to use including commercially, but with attribution). Think about a subject that is special to where you live or an exotic place you have travelled. Do you have photos of rare species? A sexy slime mold? A rare lichen? The more esoteric the better - just be sure it’s correctly identified! BUSY BEES (STORY) Week 36: 02 Sep 2019 Bees are vital to many ecosystems but are imperilled by human activity. Tell a story about either your native or introduced bees. DOUBLE EXPOSURE (CREATIVE) Week 37: 09 Sep 2019 Somewhere in your camera menu will be a function that allows you to take multiple exposures and overlay them. Use it creatively to superimpose a second picture on top of your main photos. Advanced/Alternative: using Photoshop, blend multiple photos together using blend modes and masking. CARBON (STORY) Week 38: 16 Sep 2019 Carbon footprint, carbon sequestering, carbon sink, ... carbon is the story of our time. Find an angle and help us understand the role carbon plays in our environment. Advanced: carbon dioxide and methane are both invisible gases - can you find a clever way to illustrate them or their effects visually? COMPLEMENTARY COLOURS (TECHNICAL) Week 39: 23 Sep 2019 Check out the colour wheel and choose two complementary colours (think red–green, yellow–purple, and blue–orange) and take a photo where those two colours dominate. Don’t get too hung up on exactly which colour model to use - just choose one :). Advanced challenge: go for three colours that are split complementary where one complementary colour is split into two nearby analogous colours. A CALL TO ACTION (STORY) Week 40: 30 Sep 2019 Cover a local event that has the environment at its heart - perhaps a protest, an art exhibition, a bioblitz, ... Advanced challenge: blog about the event. INTENTIONAL CAMERA MOVEMENT (CREATIVE) Week 41: 07 Oct 2019 Spin your camera round and round or up and down to get an image with intentional camera movement. Aim to do so in a way that adds to the subject you’re shooting (e.g., up and down movement to capture the majesty of a grove of tall trees). Advanced challenge: use the Path Blur filter in Photoshop to add movement in post-processing. FOOD CHAIN (STORY) Week 42: 14 Oct 2019 Illustrate the concept of the food chain in a photograph. Advanced challenge: how many different lifeforms in the same food chain can you get in one photograph?

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SELECTIVE BLUR (TECHNICAL) Week 43: 21 Oct 2019 If you have a lens baby or wide-aperture art lens, you will love this challenge! This technique is also easy if you have a tiny macro lens for your cell phone camera. If you don’t have any of these lenses, fear not, you might have to more carefully choose an appropriate subject but it’s still doable. Using a wide aperture, focus on only one small but important part of the subject, letting the rest fall off into blur. This technique works well for flowers: consider the form of the flower in question and see what first draws your eye - is it a curl of a petal, the curve of the stem, the pop of a stamen? Focus only on that. Think carefully about your composition and where that sweet spot of focus will fall. Hint: you can also use Photoshop or apps to selectively blur in post-processing. Advanced challenge: add a painterly texture. CREEPY (CREATIVE) Week 44: 28 Oct 2019 Just in time for Halloween, tell a creepy story. It could be about a creepy-crawly, or wherever your imagination takes you. FOR A FRIEND (TECHNICAL) Week 45: 04 Nov 2019 By now you will have some stunning photos, so let’s do something with them that you can give as a gift and bring joy into someone’s life. Ideas: design a calendar, print greeting cards, print and frame your favourite photos, make a blurb book, make a handbound book - the sky is the limit! You’ll be surprised at the difference it makes getting your images off your computer and into the world. MY HAPPY PLACE (STORY) Week 46: 11 Nov 2019 Show us your happy place and make us happy too. REFLECTIONS (CREATIVE) Week 47: 18 Nov 2019 Double the impact with a reflection. Advanced challenge: show only the reflection in a creative way or add a fake reflection using Photoshop (or similar) and see if we can tell :) ONE SHOT WONDER (TECHNICAL) Week 48: 25 Nov 2019 You get one shot - so triple-check all your settings and think long and hard about your composition before pressing the shutter. It’s so easy these days to pray and spray, hoping to get the perfect shot while consigning yourself to an afternoon of deleting a thousand identical photos. STILL LIFE (CREATIVE) Week 49: 02 Dec 2019 Arrange a still life scene and photograph it compellingly. Try to tell a visual story that links each element - though it doesn’t have to be an obvious one. Don’t be satisfied with your first photo, try different angles and settings and explore the scene. Advanced challenge: include memento mori to represent the transience of life and feel free to use Photoshop compositing and photo-artistry techniques to turn your still life into a work of art. EXPOSURE BRACKETING (TECHNICAL) Week 50: 09 Dec 2019 Do you get frustrated with photos that are either overblown in the highlights or have no details in the shadows? Extend the dynamic range of your photos by exposure bracketing to take multiple photos with different exposures, then combining them in-camera (if your camera does that) or externally in Lightroom or Photoshop either manually or by using the inbuilt features. Most cameras will have an exposure bracketing setting that will automatically take the set of photos at each exposure value. A tripod will also come in handy. ON THE EDGE (STORY) Week 51: 16 Dec 2019 Find a region where two ecosystems overlap and meet the locals, e.g. the littoral zone at the beach, an estuary, wetlands ... PHOTO ESSAY (EVERYTHING) Week 52: 23 Dec 2019 This is when we bring it all together. Think of the skills you’ve developed this year and create a photo essay of 5-10 photos, related by theme or topic, and use it to advocate for something you care about. Feel free to use photos you’ve taken this year or take new ones. Aim for a consistent look-and-feel across the photoset, while ensuring each picture contributes uniquely to the story. How to present your essay? Possibilities include designing an Adobe Spark presentation, Instagram story, YouTube slideshow with sound track. Make sure to tell the world about your essay through social media posts etc. Advanced challenge: arrange to print and exhibit your photo essay. BONUS WEEK FOR PHOTO ESSAY (EVERYTHING) Week 53, 2020: 30 Dec 2019 © Concept and Challenges by Judi Lapsley Miller

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Art of Birding 2018 Wildlife & Nature Photography Challenge

Photographers Photos from May 2019 Challenge

Art of Birding 2018 Wildlife & Nature Photography Challenge

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Week 19: 06 May 2019 Taken between the night sky photos and sunrise photos during the blue hour. Long exposure blurred the clouds some and helped with the mood. Driftwood Beach, Jekyll Island, Georgia. Dave Hattori North Carolina, USA

Week 20: 13 May 2019 It seemed like a good idea at the time...low-lying communities are at risk from increasing coastal erosion caused by more intense and frequent storms, and rising sea levels. Rory Wilsher Wellington, New Zealand

Week 21: 20 May 2019 â&#x20AC;&#x153;Flock of Flamingosâ&#x20AC;? Leanne Williams NSW, Australia

Week 22: 27 May 2019 Photographing Landscapes is a bit of a challenge for me and with the added technical aspect of photographing in the snow this was definitely outside my comfort zone. However being up in the mountains and lakes when it is snowing is an amazing and magical experience. Nadine Campbell Christchurch, New Zealand

EMU by CHRIS BARNES

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KNOWLEDGE by BARBAR A DUDZINSK A

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WA I T I N G by BARBAR A DUDZINSK A

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ROCK ABSTR ACT 1 by MAUREEN MA XWELL

Australia

ROCK ABSTR ACT 2 by MAUREEN MA XWELL

Australia

ANCHILLES b y K AY E V I S O N

New Zealand

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INTO THE LIGHT b y K AY E V I S O N

New Zealand

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H E AV E N LY B O D I E S by DALE BOTHA

Australia

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S U AV E by DALE BOTHA

Australia

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IN THE MOONLIGHT by ILONA ABOU -ZOLOF

Australia

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WITCHING HOUR by ILONA ABOU -ZOLOF

Australia

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CATHRINE BLAN INTERVIEW Trish Hoskin Flora

Hi everyone,

This issue I got to liaise with the lovely Cathrine Blan from England. Cathrine is a prolific artist in both our Awake and Kaizen groups. Her work is beautiful and not only is she creating art she is also creating digital kits. So, I asked her to tell us a little about herself.

Can you tell us a little about your background and how you came to be artistic? I have always had a passion for art, from a very early age it has been an integral part of my life. My father was an artist and was in the advertising industry, he has probably been the biggest influence in my artistic life. As a child he always encouraged me to create art, our house was full of art books, which we used spend hours looking at and he would teach me about the artists, their lives, and their individual styles. We would travel regularly and visits galleries and art museums. He was always encouraging, and his criticisms were always constructive and coupled with positivity. He taught me to look really look, If I showed him a leaf, he would say “what do you see” and I would answer a “leaf”, and then he would say “look again carefully what else do you see, how many colours of green, what other colours do you see, he taught me about light and shadow, and how light could affect different colours, he taught me how to tell the story, he was a great teacher, Even now today I cannot look at the sky without counting the colours or look at a tree without marvelling at the shadows it casts. Fae Cathrine, you have done some amazing pieces for the Awake and Kaizen groups how do you find your inspiration? I cannot express enough how valuable I think it is to allow yourself to get lost in your daydreams, most of my inspiration comes to me in daydreams. I am also an avid reader with a love for historic novels and I often find inspiration in the many books I read. I am constantly inspired by the wonderful art that I view everyday online, much of which is produced by Awake and Kaizen members, my peers are a constant source of inspiration, I also do an awful lot of research, both on the internet and by visiting galleries. I cannot pass a gallery without going in and looking. Inspiration is all around especially in nature but also in just plain old everyday life, all you must do is take time to look really look and then let your imagination run away with you.

CATHRINE BLAN INTERVIEW (Cont ...) You have also ventured into the world of creating kits to sell. How have you found this? How did that come about and is it hard work? Creating kits to sell appeals to me on so many levels, firstly because not only am I an artist but I am also memory keeper. I have always kept diaries, photo albums and scrapbooks in the traditional style. But when I discovered digital scrapbooking many years ago it appealed to me so much because I could combine art and memory keeping together. I soon became heavily involved in the online scrapbooking community. Then I was asked to be on several creative teams which allowed me more insight into that world. It was then that I realised that through my art I had accumulated an awful lot of content and extractions which were just languishing on my hard drives, I felt that it was a shame as others could be benefiting from it all. So, I decided to do research and lots and lots of tuition on how to put it all together into kits and do quality control. Then came the day I had put together my first kit. So, I bit the bullet and approached a store that I had long admired. To my astonishment the kit was accepted and went on sale. It is exceptionally hard work and very time consuming, but I love every minute of it, and it is just wonderful when you see people using you work in their creation.

Where do you sell your products, and have you found any range or style more successful than others? I sell my work through Escape and Scrap owned by Julie Mead. She has the most wonderful store and community of designers and has been so incredibly kind and encouraging. I feel so honoured to have been accepted into her store. My bestselling kit to date has been a gothic kit, people seem to like the dark side, this has been followed closely by the nature type kits. But it is early days yet and time will tell. I am still experimenting with different styles and themes

Queen Of Thorns Any tips for some upcoming artists on the do’s and don’ts in trying to sell their work?

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Focus, focus, focus, first decide what you really want to do and then remain focused on that one thing. it is so easy to get carried away and end up going in all kinds of different directions. Learn how to do your craft well, don’t run before you can walk, do lots of research and keep up with your own education. Be fussy don’t sell in just any store choose carefully, try to get into the store that you would buy from. Give good quality and depending on your product try and give a little extra value for money. But above all relax and enjoy the journey if you are constantly stressed about it your work will suffer.

How and when do you find time to create and do you have a favourite time of day to create? I live a very busy life as I now have two businesses to run so good organisation is a must and I have learned to delegate those things that do not require my personal attention. I have split my time up into manageable blocks something that I learned to do by going through Sebastian’s 21 days to Creative Abundance course. I tend to work late at night as there are just too many other distractions during the day and the house is quiet at night. And then I set aside at least one full day at weekends to do nothing other than create and I mean nothing, no housework or cooking, no watching tv or going out, just a full day to create and get into the flow. So, there you have it. Really great story and some beautiful work. Thanks so much Cathrine for your time.

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Girl In The City

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Lose The Gravity

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STELLA b y A N N L AV I N

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P E L I C A N PA S D E D E U X by PENNY DE JONG

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OSPREY by ANN ALCOCK

Australia

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ROME SUNRISE by CINZIA HAR T

Australia

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Meet your artist ANTHEA SCOTTE Brisbane, QLD Australia

Tell us a little about yourself and where you live. I live in Brisbane, in a small green pocket of a suburb called Pinkenba right near the Brisbane Airport. How did you become interested/get started in Photo Artistry? I have been a passionate photographer since the late ‘70’s but only made the move to digital cameras in 2009. At that time a friend showed me Photoshop and I was hooked and started immediately started playing with my images. A year or so later, I became dissatisfied with my lack of knowledge of Photoshop and started looking for courses online because I felt there must be more I could do if I knew more about what was possible. I stumbled across Sebastian’s Artistic Grunge course and was immediately sure this was what I was searching for. I later enrolled in Awake and then Kaizen. What inspires you or gives you inspiration to create your art? I think for me inspiration comes from the desire to tell a story, to convey a message or a feeling. Do you have a certain approach to creating your art? Not really – I usually just start looking for an interesting texture or image and start playing and then the ideas flow from that. Sometimes I’ll watch a training video and get inspired to try a particular technique, or doing a challenge of some sort but really it’s just playing and seeing what comes out of it. What does your art mean to you? That’s a difficult question to answer – creating art is such an integral part of who I am that I can’t imagine my life having much meaning without it. Do you think since starting in Photo Artistry it has changed you and if so, how? Photo artistry has given me a means of expressing myself in a whole new way which I find immensely gratifying and fulfilling. Is there anyone that you draw inspiration from? Every artistic work is inspiring really although lately I find I’m particularly drawn to the artistic style of Jen Maddocks – I love her Bricolage Challenges! Where do you see (or hope to see) your art taking you in the future? What are your next steps? I plan to just keep doing what I’m doing and enjoying living the artistic life to the hilt!

K REUZENS TEIN CAS TLE , AUS TRIA by GEORGE KONCZ

Australia

IANCHID, BUDAPEST by GEORGE KONCZ

Australia

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PA M P O E N A N D B A K H I TA by HELEN AK ERSTROM

Australia

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Australia

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REFLECTION by MIK E K ANE

Australia

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THE YOUNG QUEEN by MIK E K ANE

Australia

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D I S I N T E R G R AT I N G F O R E S T N Y M P H b y M A R I S A L I B E R AT O

Australia

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F E E D I N G T I M E AT T H E Z O O b y M A R I S A L I B E R AT O

Australia

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Australia

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JE T T Y by TRISH HOSK IN

Australia

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SOME PHOTOSHOP INSPIRATION ADOBE CAMERA RAW - THE NEW TEXTURE SLIDER By Andrew Haysom

In the May 2019 update to Adobe Camera Raw (and Lightroom) Adobe have added a new slider called Texture. The Texture slider started life in the design laboratory as a skin smoothing slider, but the designers decided to allow you to add texture as well as remove it (smoothing) and the Texture slider was born. Pushing the Texture slider left (negative) does a much better job of skin smoothing than pushing the Clarity slider in the same direction. Here is what Adobe had to say about the Texture slider on their blog; “You can now smooth or accentuate details such as skin, bark, and hair with the new Texture slider. You can adjust the Texture slider negatively to smooth skin and retain fine pore details to ensure natural-looking skin. You can increase the Texture amount to accentuate details such as bark or hair without affecting less detailed areas, like the out of focus areas in a photograph. Adjusting the Texture slider does not change the color or tonality in your photograph. You can apply texture to your photos both as a global adjustment and to specific parts of the photo as a local adjustment. To apply texture, select a photo and switch to the Develop module.” Like the Clarity slider, the Texture slider is available with the Adjustment Brush, Radial Filter and Graduated Filter for local adjustments as well as on the main Basic tab for global adjustments, however I think it is much more useful as a local adjustment. If you want to do some basic skin retouching and do not want to bother with fully blown retouching methods in Photoshop, like Frequency Separation, then the Texture slider is well worth a look. Texture is a more subtle adjustment than Clarity, but they are also different in how they target specific areas of the image. Clarity is a micro-contrast adjustment that targets the mid-tone areas of your image – so it is targeted based on the tone or luminos ity in your image. Texture is also a micro-contrast adjustment, however it targets the mid-frequency areas of your image. High frequency areas of an image are the areas of strong detail (eg well-defined edges or detail like a tree line against a sky), low frequency areas of an image are those with little or no edge details, very smooth areas like an empty sky. The mid-frequency areas are those that are in between the high and low frequency areas. The only way to find out which is best is to try both, and you will likely find that some images will benefit from local adjustments with both the Texture and Clarity sliders. For me, this is a very positive addition to the ACR toolbox.

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K H AY O T I C by ROCHELLE MARSHALL

New Zealand

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W H AT L I E S B E N E AT H by ROCHELLE MARSHALL

New Zealand

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BE A - ANGELLIC WOMAN REGAL by JULIA HARWOOD

Australia

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OPEN YOUR HE ART TO LOVE 2 by JULIA HARWOOD

Australia

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H O M E E A R LY by PA M HENDERSON

Australia

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TIME OUT by PA M HENDERSON

Australia

https://www.facebook.com/snapnshootdesigns/ https://artboja.com/art/dmfi9d

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CHEEKY BOY

A MOMENT OF BRILLIANCE by JUDI L AP SL E Y MIL L ER

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F L A M E S O F PA S S I O N by JUDI L AP SL E Y MIL L ER

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https://www.artbyjlm.com

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B O TA N I C A L S 1 b y K A R E N WA A L W Y K

Australia

https://www.flickr.com/photos/88165766@N05 https://artboja.com/art/i1sahn/

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B O TA N I C A L S 2 b y K A R E N WA A L W Y K

Australia

https://www.flickr.com/photos/88165766@N05 https://artboja.com/art/i1sahn/

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MUM AND BUB

WA L K AWAY by CHRIS TINA BRUNTON

Australia

https://artboja.com/art/1pa52q/

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C LYD E S C O R G I E

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GOLDEN WINGS

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SACRED KINGFISHER 115

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Meet your artist Clyde Scorgie Melbourne, VIC Australia

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https://www.instagram.com/clydescorgiephotography/ https://www.flickr.com/photos/124025754@N06/

Tell us a little about yourself and where you live. I was born in the UK and left for New Zealand at the age of 18 on my overseas experience and really just forgot to go home. I fell in love with the NZ landscape and wildlife and soon took to the outdoors with my first camera. I moved to Australia 13 years ago and was overwhelmed with the wild life and diversity of the landscape. Around 9 years ago I decide to go back to school and learn Photography which lead me to the digital Art world. How did you become interested/get started in Photo Artistry? With the introduction to the digital world it was a natural progression in personal growth as a Digital artist, which still continues every day. In the early days anything with the word PS gave me the shivers, however the Photoshop Artistry courses soon settled the nerves. What inspires you or gives you inspiration to create your art? A dead tree in a field to a sun setting, a sleeping Silverback to an aggressive snake, tall buildings to rusting vehicles. Everything has a story waiting to be told, itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s just finding that story. Do you have a certain approach to creating your art? In most cases I have an idea of what I want to create in my head which normally changes as the art develops. On occasions I have sat down and sketched out a scene but this is only something I am doing of late. What does your art mean to you? It is my personal interest and visual appeal in a subject which gives me a way of expressing my emotions, ideas and creativity. Do you think since starting in Photo Artistry it has changed you and if so, how? I would have to say yes and on so many levels. I have become a better artist seeing things in a totally different way and realising that not everyone sees what I see and likes what I like. Is there anyone that you draw inspiration from? The great artists and photographers of the past Vincent Van Gogh, Georgia Oâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;Keeffe, Ansel Adams, and present day photographers such as Steve Murry, Annie Leibowitz, Renee Robyn, Brooke Shaden and the list could go on for ever. Where do you see (or hope to see) your art taking you in the future ? What are your next steps? To keep growing as an artist and consolidate my skills and to keep learning in this ever changing digital world. To encourage new artists to get their work out in the world for all to see.

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THE BOUQUE T by DENISE McDERMOT T

Australia

https://www.imagesbydenise.net

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FOREST GUARDIAN by DENISE McDERMOT T

Australia

https://www.imagesbydenise.net

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A LITTLE BIT LOST b y G I TA M A D AY

gitamaday.com/gallery

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M E E T I N G H E R FA M I L I A R b y G I TA M A D AY

Australia

gitamaday.com/gallery

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I N VA S I O N 2 5 0 0 by JANELLE MERRE T T

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TA K I N G I N T H E V I E W - B E A U T I F U L W O R L D by JANELLE MERRE T T

Australia

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OASIS by DENNIS RICK ARD

Australia

https://ink361.com/app/users/ig-3279276017/dennisrickard/photos

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BLUE HAZE MALL by AL BAMASS

Australia

https://artboja.com/art/nsthnn/

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GENTLE HE ART by AL BAMASS

Australia

https://artboja.com/art/nsthnn/

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C AT C H L I G H T S

NEW LIFE EMERGING by DE AN HOHN

Australia

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DEPRESSION

SLEEPING ANGEL by SANDY BOLES

Australia

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https://www.sandybolesphotography.com

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

REDLANDS DIGITAL ARTISTS GROUP A COLLABORATIVE GROUP OF PHOTO ARTISTS By Maureen Maxwell

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CHINESE WHISPERS #20 “SPIDER WOMAN 2019”

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This month has provided us with another adventurous journey into the realms of pushing our photography further. There was a collective groan from my two colleagues when they saw my original. It was my turn to start this round of collaboration, so I tried hard to create a challenge for the others. I started with one of my portrait images of a young woman who apparently loved spiders. She had so much jewellery on that featured spiders it made for a most interesting photo shoot. I changed the background and added a few other elements including spiders from my own garden. It was Pam Hendersonâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s turn next and, as usual, she worked her magic by combining lots of different elements and taking the story much further. Our friend, Gerard Whelan, had the final say and he changed the overall look to the image to produce the final version you see here. We hope you enjoy our collective efforts.

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Gerard Whelan

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S WAY I N G T O A N D F R O by ANN WEHNER

Australia

https://www.annwehnerdigitalartistry.com https://www.flickr.com/photos/annwehnerdigitalartistry/

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THE HUNDRED YE AR HOUSE by ANN WEHNER

Australia

https://www.annwehnerdigitalartistry.com https://www.flickr.com/photos/annwehnerdigitalartistry/

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RED QUEEN OF SWORDS by JULIE P OWEL L

Australia

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WA R R I O R by JULIE P OWEL L

Australia

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LOVE by P HIL L IPA F R EDERIKSEN

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P R I N T E D WAT E R PAT T E R N S by P HIL L IPA F R EDERIKSEN

Australia

https://artboja.com/art/33o0hk/ http://phillfoto.smugmug.com

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LIFE IS ART by LOUISE SMITH

Australia

https://www.instagram.com/lksmithphotography/ https://www.facebook.com/lksmithphotography/

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LIFE, LUCK , LOVE AND L AUGHTER by LOUISE SMITH

Australia

https://www.instagram.com/lksmithphotography/ https://www.facebook.com/lksmithphotography/

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CLEANTHA by ALI OPPY

New Zealand

https://www.facebook.com/Mysticsparrows https://artboja.com/art/lzqpfy/

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SPHERE by ALI OPPY

New Zealand

https://www.facebook.com/Mysticsparrows https://artboja.com/art/lzqpfy/

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ITâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;S GOT TO BE HERE SOMEWHERE

MUSIC OF THE NIGHT by L E ANNE M WIL LIAMS

Australia

https://www.facebook.com/leannemwilliamsimages/ https://www.instagram.com/leannemwilliams333/

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BECOMING MAGNIFICENT 148

HANDLE WITH CARE

GUIDE ME HOME 149

SEPTEMBER MORN 150

UNDER PRESSURE 151

GOING HOME

PERSEPHONE 152

STREE T LIFE

THE WOOD NYMPH 153

Meet your artist Tracy Ryan Adelaide, SA Australia

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Tell us a little about yourself and where you live. I am, first and foremost, a very proud mama bear to the six most amazing humans. I grew up in Canberra but now live in Adelaide. I work full time, which (sadly!) reduces the amount of time I can spend on my art. Outside of work, you can usually find me hanging out with my kids or playing around in Photoshop. How did you become interested/get started in Photo Artistry? I became interested in digital art in the early 2000s when I was crippled with depression and could not leave my house. It gave me something new to learn and an outlet for my emotions. I walked away from it for several years once I was well again. I started up again a few years ago, and wanted to learn more. I stumbled across Photoshop Artistry online one day when I was looking for new tutorials and I haven’t looked back. It has gone beyond being an emotional outlet to being a passion. What inspires you or gives you inspiration to create your art? I find inspiration everywhere now! My family, music, looking at other artists’ work, nature, light and colour – it’s all around. I find that I look at everything now from a new perspective. Something as simple as seeing the light falling through trees on the way to work will start me wondering how I can work that into a piece. It seems I can’t escape it! Do you have a certain approach to creating your art? Some days I will start with an idea and go searching for the resources I think will bring it together – it invariably ends up being completely different from what I had in my head! Most of the time I start by just layering together some photos, textures or other resources and see where it takes me. I often walk away from a piece several times, and then come back to it with fresh eyes to tweak it. I use LOTS of layers to build up an effect that I am happy with. What does your art mean to you? For me, it is an outlet for self-expression. It’s really a personal thing. Sometimes my art will have a “message” but I am probably the only one that knows it and that’s ok. Other times, I’m not trying to say anything at all – I just find happiness in making something that I think is pretty or funky or cool. Making a piece that I am happy with always leaves me with a sense of achievement and brings me joy and a feeling of peace. Do you think since starting in Photo Artistry it has changed you and if so, how? I have definitely become more confident in myself as an artist. It has changed the way I view myself and the world around me. It is an ongoing journey, and I still have a lot to learn, but I am committed to enjoying every step along the path in a way that I wasn’t before. I am also learning (albeit slowly!) not to compare my work to anyone else’s. That is a hard habit to break, but brings with it a sense of freedom to explore what I am capable of. Is there anyone that you draw inspiration from ? There are so many people! I am truly awed by the talent that I see every month in the ADU and Living the Photo Artistic Life magazines. All of the artists showcased in the magazines are absolutely inspirational. I am particularly loving the work of Ali Oppy, Gail Edwards and Vibeke Alvestad at the moment – such beautiful work and a standard I dream of achieving one day. Where do you see (or hope to see) your art taking you in the future? What are your next steps? Whilst I would love, one day, to be able to turn my art into a “career”, for now I am just taking it one day at a time. I am still discovering new techniques and ideas every day, and I am thoroughly enjoying the journey. I haven’t yet worked out what my style is. Maybe I never will have one particular style – and that’s ok. Most of all, I want my art to continue to bring me joy ... and if it occasionally puts a smile on someone else’s face too, all the better.

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AMULE TS by COLIN CAMPBEL L

Australia

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FOUR ZOAS by COLIN CAMPBEL L

Australia

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STE AMR AIL b y A N D R E W H AY S O M

Australia

https://www.flickr.com/ajhaysom/ https://andrewhaysom.myportfolio.com/

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B U N YA S E R I E S I I b y V I K I M U R R AY

Australia

https://www.vikimages.com.au https://www.instagram.com/viki_murray/

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B U N YA S E R I E S I I I b y V I K I M U R R AY

Australia

https://www.vikimages.com.au https://www.instagram.com/viki_murray/

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FL ANNEL FLOWERS by SUE MAPLES

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WAT E R C O L O U R C O L L A G E W I T H W H I T E D A I S Y by SUE MAPLES

Australia

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M A R K E T D AY by MICK ROONE Y

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FA N G I R L S by MARY KNAGGS

Australia

https://artboja.com/art/oc091r/ https://www.facebook.com/MaryK-Photographic-Art-145293185640662/

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A L WAY S I N A H U R R Y

I N T H E FA S T L A N E b y J O H N F K E L LY

New Zealand

http://www.facebook.com/johnfekellyphotographer/photos_stream https://www.rps.org/member/profile/john-kelly

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LIVING ON THE EDGE by MAR JORIE LORD

Australia

https://www.marjorielord.com.au https://facebook.com/ArtMuse.MarjorieLord

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