Snippets of Inspiration

In the last few years my goal has to always use my own imagery in my digital artwork.  A lofty goal no doubt, but not always realistic, as I shoot many pictures, but not so many that include portraits or models which are often a key component in the digital art that I like to make.  So, like many others, I resort to stock imagery to incorporate into my work.

There's a host of places to find good stock but my "go to" place is Deviant Art where the generous and inspired commumity of artists there often have good fodder to peruse. Case in point being the model featured here from THIS artist.

There's always a little "piece of me" in my work, be it a layer of texture, a background shot or some other worthwhile snippet from my camera which is not always visible, and then there is the face, generously derived from another source, reinvented, painted or otherwise manipulated that finds it's way into what I am doing.

My thanks to all those who take the time to share, give and inspire in our digital art world!

You ROCK!!

Comments

[Chris]

I have not yet (but am going to) followed this link, but I had to comment on how amazing this piece is. This might be my favorite of your works incorporating the human form. It's not even the person herself, so much as how you've embellished and enlivened her, all the textures and the contrasting tones of the image. In the years I've known you I've always enjoyed the differences in our styles and how your images pop with high tones and more neutral colors than my darker, more rainbow-y work. You've got a real urbane, yet, earthy, grungy quality that is distinctively you.

Thanks for using what you have to make it all so much better!

I was going to zip by here direct from my blog post this morning, having gotten up with a rare swath of open time, but there was the dog to walk, an errand to run, and rainy things to dry out. Now I must caution you that you'll probably get lots of comments from me. I'll try to make them brief.

Like this one, for example.

[Mary Bailey]

A beautiful piece Marie.

I find I also need a face or character around which I build a digital collage of images. It is often hard to find a face that "speaks" to me, and I find I need that before I can create a piece I really like. I haven't seen this stock at DA before - time to take a look.

[joanne thieme huffman]

You are so good at making the pieces your own.

[Chantal]

sharing is the best!!

[karen burns]

An amazing work of art! thanks for the links on where to find images. I have not really checked out any stock images, and I think it's time I do :-)

~karen

[Marcie]

What an inspiring and evocative piece. And - what a great idea to 'borrow' art from other sources and incorporate into your own.

[Bren]

Brilliant piece! At first glance, I though, I see her scars (pieces of her hair falling across her cheek look like scares to me) I think that's what this piece suggests to me, that beneath the beauty comes the haunting, the place of scars...