DOWN UNDER Australia and New Zealand
Issue 45 - december 2020 | digital ar tistr y
04 E D I T O R ’ S M E S S A G E
34 PA M H E N D E R S O N
05 P H OTO S H O P A R T I S T R Y by Sebastian Michaels
06 D A L E B O T H A - M e l b o u r n e 2 0 19 - Behind The Mask
07 G E O R G E KO N C Z
55 A N D R E W H AY S O M
- Angel Of Mercy
by Pam Henderson
35
- Parallel Lines - S u n s e t O f Yo u t h
ALI OPPY - Carita
56 P E N N Y D E J O N G - G r a t e f u l F o r M y Fr e e d o m
36 B I L L O L D H A M - Explosive Batract
37 S U E M A S T E R S O N - Penguin Parade
57 M I C K R O O N E Y - Kaput - Dejected
58 I L O N A A B O U - Z O L O F - I Am Pretty
- Finding My Inner Peace
08
H E M A N T KO G E K A R - Melbourne At Night - Ye l l o w C a b
09 M A R I S A L I B E R AT O
38 D E A N H O H N - Super b Fair y wren M ale - New Holland Honeyeater
39 C H R I S B A R N E S - L i t t l e Ye l l o w B i r d
10 R O S A P E R R Y - Aussie Christmas - Tis The Season
11 S U E M A P L E S - Iris - Ar t Journailng
12 LY N D A R L I N G T O N - Wild Child
13 K E V I N S I M S - Tu r n To S t o n e
14 K I M R I C C I - G e t M e To T h e C h u r c h O n Time
15- A R T I S T S 33 AC H I E V E M E N T S - Fac ebook Page - Living The Photo Ar tistic Life
40 G I TA M A D AY - Coming Home
41 A L B A M A S S - Beyond My Dreams - Fair y t ales
42 A R T I C L E CHINESE WHISPERS # 37 by Maureen Max well
43- F E AT U R E D A R T I S T JENNE 51 - Alive
- Faer y H or se - Stor ybook
- Fu s i o n A r t - Grey Cube Galler y - 46th Smethwick International Salon O f Photography
- Window Washer - Misery
- Ta s N e t w o r k - Upcoming Exhibitions
2
- Reflection
60 B A R B A R A D U D Z I N S K A - African Safari II
61 J U D I L A P S L E Y M I L L E R - Nightlife - A Real K iwi Joker ( K i w i P u k u p u k u)
62- A R T I C L E 64 S O M E P H O T O S H O P
I N S P I R AT I O N
by Andrew Haysom
65 C A R O LY N D A K I N - W h o A r e Yo u ?
66 C O L I N A L L E N - T h e W i s d o m O f Ye a r s
67 S H A R O N R A N K M O R E - Solitude
- Dragon Mistress - Stan - T i c k To c k - The Mask - M e e t Yo u r A r t i s t
52 J U L I E P O W E L L
68 I N G R I D J A KO B S E N - Time For A Snack - Watching A nd Waiting
69 K Y E T H O M P S O N - Ef f ie Umbrella
- Raggedy Ann II
53 M A R G A R E T K A L M S - Who Alice Encountered
- Meraki Ar tists Group Exhibit - A r t P h o t o Fu s i o n
MIKE K ANE
- Fire And Ice
- Light Space And Time - Shift Art
59
- African Safari I
- Va n R a i l w a y Tr a c k s - Spring Has Sprung
- Walking The Dog
54 C H R I S T I N A B R U N T O N - Through The Looking Glass ii
70 M E AG H A N P R YO R - Ice Queen
71- A R T I S T S C H A L L E N G E 80 M O N T H LY P H O T O G R A P H I C CHALLENGE
By Pam Henderson
81- A R T I C L E 84 C H E R Y L PA R R I S
INTERVIEW
b y Tr i s h H o s k i n
85 R O BY N L A K E M A N - A ztec
86 T R I S H H O S K I N - The Koala
87 M A U R E E N M A X W E L L - Noooooooo!
88 D E N I S E M c D E R M O T T - Masked
89 M A R Y K N AG G S - Luwak Lady - Tir ta Empul, Bali
90- D E N N I S R I C K A R D 91 - D a r t e r
100 L O U I S E S M I T H
92- A R T I C L E 95 T H E S W A M P
101- A R T I C L E 104 B O K E H A N D
HARRIER
b y Tr i s h H o s k i n
96 PA U L N E A R Y - Chelsea Glamour
97 K A R E N WA A LW Y K - Ye l l o w F a c e d H o n e y e a t e r - Lion
- Contemplation - Escape
BLUR
by Judi Lapsley Miller
97- A D U A R T I S T S 101 B U S I N E S S
ADVERTISEMENTS - Online Courses * Julie Powell
- Ar t Of Birding Wildlife &
98 H E L E N A K E R S T R O M - King
Nature Photography Chal lenge 2020 * Judi Lapsley Miller - W a t e r Fr o m A r t
99 C O L I N C A M P B E L L - Hand Hands - Platform
* Dean Hohn - Helping Women With En dometriosis * Margaret Kalms
F R O N T C OV E R by JENNE - Fant astic al Faer y t ails
Paul Neary - Lithaios Central Bridge, Trikala, Greece
3
a r t i s t s DOWN UNDER Australia and New Zealand
Ho! Ho! Ho! and a Merry Christmas everyone. Wow! What a year it has been, ups and downs, highs and lows, but one thing that has been stable all year in this crazy world has been our artists, and their amazing talent. It is so nice to have the comfort of knowing that some things will stay the same or just keep getting better and better, like a good red wine. Our artists have had a very busy month with their achievements throughout the world and some have also been successful with upcoming exhibitions, well done to everyone. Our Digital Artists group get into the Christmas Spirit this month with their latest edition in their Chinese Whispers series. The monthly Photographic Challenge was set with a Christmas theme and it was a delight to see the images
they designed for you all. Andrew Haysom shares more of his valuable Photoshop tips in a new tutorial on New Colour Grading Controls. Trish Hoskin had the delight of interviewing the ever loving Cheryl Parris. Judi Lapsley Miller shares tips and tricks on creating Bokeh and Blur when taking images. Dean Hohn shares with us all a set of images taken of a
Gitama Day - Timeline II
Swamp Harrier coming in to land, kindly organised by Trish Hoskin. Finally I am delighted to introduce to you this month’s Featured Artist, Jenne Jackson. Jenne is a very talented artist from Country Victoria, I know you will all thoroughly enjoy the art she has prepared for you. Well, that’s it from me, I hope you all enjoy this edition of Artists Down Under and more importantly, enjoy the festive season with your loved ones. Until next month, stay safe everyone and take care of each other. Pam
Henderson
Backgrounds: Foxy Squirrell Laitha’s Designs - Jai Johnson - White Lane Studio Copyright 2017 ©
Joyce Maris - The Crown
4
Artists in this publication are responsible for any rights appertaining to their work.
HTTPS://PROPHOTOSHOPARTISTRY.COM
Image by: Jo Crane, Photoshop Artistry Student
5
M E L B O U R N E 2 019
BEHIND THE MASK b y DA L E B O T H A
Australia
https://artistsdownunder.com.au/artist-2/dale-botha/
6
F I N D I N G M Y I N N E R P E AC E b y G E O R G E KO N C Z
Australia
http://www.artistsdownunder.com.au/artist-2/george-koncz/
7
M E L B O U R N E AT N I G H T
Y E L LO W CA B b y H E M A N T KO G E K A R
Australia
https://www.instagram.com/hkogekar/ https://artistsdownunder.com.au/artist-2/hemant-kogekar/
8
VA N R A I LWAY T R AC KS
SPRING HAS SPRUNG b y M A R I S A L I B E R AT O
Australia
https://www.marisalphotography.com https://artistsdownunder.com.au/artist-3/marisa-liberato/
9
AU S S I E C H R I S T M A S
TIS THE SEASON b y R O S A P E R RY
Australia
https://rosa-perry.myportfolio.com/artwork https://www.flickr.com/photos/rosa_perry
10
IRIS
ART JOURNALING by SUE MAPLES
Australia
http://www.artistsdownunder.com.au/artist-4/sue-maples/
11
WILD CHILD b y LY N DA R L I N G T O N
Australia
http://www.sabvaningphotoart.com https://artistsdownunder.com.au/artist-3/lyn-darlington/
12
TURN TO STONE by KEVIN SIMS
New Zealand
http://www.kevinsims.co.nz https://artistsdownunder.com.au/artist-3/kevin-sims/
13
GET ME TO THE CHURCH ON TIME by KIM RICCI
Australia
https://artistsdownunder.com.au/artist-3/kim-ricci/
14
artists down under monthly Achievements 15
artists down under facebook
page
Clyde Scorgie - Light Fingers
Denise McDermott - Danger
Hemant Kogekar - Eagle
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!
Karen Waalwyk - Company For Tea
16
Meaghan Pryor - Runaway
Karen Waalwyk - The Lyrebird Tail
Karen Waalwyk - The Welcome Swallow
Maureen Maxwell - Approaching Storm
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 December lucky winners are Teddi Rutschman (Foxy Squirrel) Gift Voucher of $10.00 - Kevin Sims Diane Stafford (WhiteLaneStudio) Texture & Overlay Kit - Bill Oldham - Dennis Rickard
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 December. Two artists will receive a Diane kit each. Diane Stafford can be found at
https://whitelanestudio.co.uk/biolinks
Ilona Abou-Zolof - Wild Brumby
Hemant Kogekar Nature’s Artwork, Pilliga Forest Caves
17
LIVING THE PHOTO ARTISTIC LIFE https://issuu.com/thephotoartisticlife/docs/issue69-final?fr=sZDJkZjI1ODEw Congratulations to the following artists for having their images chosen to appear in the International magazine “Living The Photo Artistic Life”. Meaghan Pryor - Creation Ilona Abou-Zolof - Jocey Carolyn Dakin - Tui Teatime - Messengers Louise Smith - Raven’s Lair - The Last Key Sue Masterson - The Magic Of Autumn - That Look Rosa Perry - A Little Thing Called Love - Family Is Everything Christina Brunton - Warning From Mum Elephant And Bub - Friends Dale Botha - The Threads That Bind Us Maureen Maxwell - Future Dreaming 3 Julie Powell - Forest Magic - Modern Madonna Carolyn Jenson - Birdie
Julie Powell - Forest Magic
18
Julie Powell - Modern Madonna
Ilona Abou-Zolof - Jocey
Sue Masterson - That Look
Dale Botha - The Thread That Binds Us
Meaghan Pryor - Creation
Christina Brunton - Friends
LIVING THE PHOTO ARTISTIC LIFE
Carolyn Dakin - Messengers
Louise Smith - Raven’s Lair
Rosa Perry - A Little Thing Called Love
Carolyn Dakin - Tui Teatime
Louise Smith - The Last Key
Rosa Perry - Family Is Everything
Carolyn Jenson - Birdie
Christina Brunton - Warning From Mum Elephant And Bub
Maureen Maxwell - Future Dreaming 3
19
light space and time “Open Art” https://www.lightspacetime.art/open-art-exhibition-november-2020/
Congratulations to the following artists for their special achievements in the November Light Space & Time competition “Art” Overall Winning Category 3rd Place Julie Powell - “The Crow” 6th Place Christina Brunton - “Beauty And The Beast”
Ilona Abou-Zolof - Roaring Lion
Photography & Digital 2nd Place Julie Powell - “The Crow” 4th Place Christina Brunton - “Beauty And The Beast”
Special Merit Ilona Abou-Zolof - “Pussycat” Christina Brunton - “Lilac Breasted Roller”
Ilona Abou-Zolof - Pussy Cat
Honorable Mention Ilona Abou-Zolof - “Roaring Lion”
Julie Powell - The Crow Christina Brunton - Beauty And The Beast
20
Christina Brunton - Lilac Breasted Roller
shift art November 2020 Theme “Halloween” https://shiftart.com/challenges/ Congratulations goes to
Kim Ricci for receiving a First Runner Up placing in the November Shift Art Competition. Kim’s entry was “The Huntress”. Also congratulations goes to Penny De Jong for receiving an Honourable Mention with her image “Possessed”.
Penny De Jong - Possessed
Kim Ricci - The Huntress
21
fusion art Congratulations goes to
Margaret Kalms for achieving a “Finalist” in the Fusion Art’s 6th Annual “Leaves And Petals” Exhibition held in November. Margaret’s entry was “Forest Of Autumn”.
Margaret Kalms - Forest OF Autumn
Fusion Art received quality artwork from artists from 21 countries. They judged 740 entries and accepted 254 artworks into the exhibition, which will be featured on the website for the month of November. Scroll through for a visual feast. Amazing quality, amazing art. https://www.fusionartps.com/6th-annual-leaves-petals-art-exhibition-november-2020/
22
grey cube gallery Margaret Kalms Congratulations goes to
Margaret Kalms for achieving a “Finalist” in the Grey Cube Gallery “Water” Online Exhibition held in November. Margaret’s entry was “Cormorant In Rain”. https://greycubegallery.com/current-show/index.html
Margaret Kalms - Cormorant In Rain
The show encompassed a range of artistic styles and mediums (photography, digital, mixed media, oil on canvas, acrylics, collage, pencil, glass, pastel, grahite, watercolor). Each submission has been judged based on the following elements of artistic expression: orginality and quality of art, overall design, creativity, interpretation of the theme, demonstration of artistic ability and usage of medium.
23
smethwick international salon of photography 46th
Congratulations goes to Denise McDermott for having two of her images receive Acceptances and one of those images a SPS Ribbon in the 46th Smethwick International Salon Of Photography (UK). Denise’s entries were “Masked” which received an Acceptance and Ribbon, and “Control Room” which received an Acceptance. https://smethwickinternational.com/
Denise McDermott - Control Room Denise McDermott - Masked
24
smethwick international salon of photography 46th
Congratulations goes to Mike Kane for having three of his images receive Acceptances in the 46th Smethwick International Salon Of Photography (UK). Mike’s entries were “Winged Beauty”, “Reflection” and “Cyber Shot”. https://smethwickinternational.com/
Mike Kane - Winged Beauty
Mike Kane - Reflection
Mike Kane - Cyber Shot
25
meraki artists group exhibition
Congratulations to Ilona Abou-Zolof and Christina Brunton on their recent successful exhibition, held at the TAP Gallery in Surry Hills, Sydney.
Christina Brunton
Ilona Abou-Zolof
The Meraki Artists group exhibited its work as part of the Head On Photo Festival in November 2020 at the TAP Gallery in Surry Hills. The festival didn’t go ahead as usual with physical gallery exhibitions in May; it only had online exhibitions then. We were given the opportunity to exhibit images that we displayed on our website in May together with a complete second set of portfolios which were produced in recent months and had not been previously displayed. This is our first gallery exhibition as a group and one of the first physical exhibitions held at he TAP Gallery in Surry Hills. It felt good to have the exhibition after such a long time of strict COVID restrictions. We all have a background in conventional photography but over the last five years each has moved their work to much more creative techniques and take an “ideas-based” approach to the art. “Meraki” is a Greek word which means “to do something with soul, creativity or love, when you leave a piece of yourself in your work”. The artists are friends from various parts of Sydney. They have all been active in several photographic clubs and groups across the city. Ilona Abou-Zolof
26
meraki artists group exhibition (Cont....) Christina Brunton
Ilona Abou-Zolof
Debra Phillis
27
meraki artists group exhibition (Cont....)
Tony Naumovski
Don McKinnon
Yvonne Raulston
28
art photo fusion
blending art and photography One Arts Exhibition
One Arts Exhibition will be held at the One Arts Gallery which is located on the Isle of Capri, Gold Coast. The exhibition will be held by four of our very talented artists, Barbara Dudzinska, Maureen Maxwell, Marisa Liberato and Phillipa Frederiksen and will be held from 6th December 2020 until 14th February 2021. https://issuu.com/throughcameralens/docs/art_photo_fusion_exhibition_2020
29
TasNetwork 2019-2020 Annual Report It is very dangerous for the Wedge-Tailed Eagles and many have been killed by touching 2 of the wires at the same time. When I posted the image on FB, a member of their mitigation team contacted me and arranged for flappers to be put on the wires in the area within 2 days and within the week they had installed perches on that particular pole and a couple others in the area The perches are attached to the existing pole and extend above the top of the pole and above the wires by approximately 1.5 metres, removing the birds from danger as they land on them. In this case, the juvenile Wedgie landed on the perch the next day according to the friends I was visiting the day I got this shot! Dean Hohn
30
upcoming exhibitions with Dean Hohn
Gallery Pejean 57 George Street, Launceston, TAS 7250 https://www.gallerypejean.com.au/ 30 Nov 2020 – 16 Jan 2021 Exhibiting “Greeting The Sunrise” Nos.1 to 6
Greeting The Sunrise 1
Greeting The Sunrise 2
Greeting The Sunrise 3
Greeting The Sunrise 4
Greeting The Sunrise 5
Greeting The Sunrise 6
31
upcoming exhibitions with Judi Lapsley Miller
ART TO GO NZ Academy of Fine Arts http://nzafa.com/ Academy Galleries, 1 Queens Wharf, Wellington Summer Cash & Carry Exhibition 16 Nov 2020 – mid January 2021 Exhibiting “The Scenic Route” and “The Selfie”
The Scenic Route
The Selfie
SUMMER EXHIBITION NZ Academy of Fine Arts http://nzafa.com/ Academy Galleries, 1 Queens Wharf, Wellington 14 Nov 2020 – mid January 2021 Submitted for exhibition: “Nightlife” and “A Real Kiwi Joker” “In “Nightlife,” we imagine a not-so-distant future when Wellington after-hours is not all about partying in Courtney Place but enjoying a city filled with the evening chorus of ruru, kākā, tūī, and kiwi.
Nightlife
In another night scene, “a real Kiwi joker” goes for an evening stroll under a rising moon, chuckling to himself. Judi donates 10% of her proceeds to Capital Kiwi and Zealandia to help make these dreams a reality.” A Real Kiwi Joker
32
upcoming exhibitions with Judi Lapsley Miller
ORION POWERHOUSE GALLERY 1 Rue Pompallier, Akaroa 7520, New Zealand http://www.akaroaartgallery.co.nz/ 15 Nov 2020 – 20 Dec 2020 Judi is exhibiting a range of prints and TinyArt pieces, many featuring the beloved tūī.
33
Ilona Abou-Zolof - Roaring Lion
A N G E L O F M E R CY b y PA M H E N D E R S O N
Australia
https://www.facebook.com/snapnshootdesigns/ http://www.artistsdownunder.com.au/artist-4/pam-henderson/
34
CA R I TA by ALI OPPY
New Zealand
https://www.facebook.com/Mystic-Sparrow-Digital-Art-548233315689785/ https://artistsdownunder.com.au/artists-1/ali-oppy/
35
E X P LO S I V E B AT R AC T by BILL OLDHAM
Australia
https://www.flickr.com/photos/25818712@N04/ https://artistsdownunder.com.au/artists-1/bill-oldham/
36
P E N G U I N PA R A D E by SUE MASTERSON
Australia
https://www.facebook.com/Sue-Masterton-Digital-Artist-1662189864018110/ http://artistsdownunder.com.au/artist-4/sue-masterson/
37
S U P E R B FA I RY W R E N M A L E
N E W H O L L A N D H O N E Y E AT E R by DEAN HOHN
Australia
https:// www.facebook.com/Dean-Hohn-Photo-Artistry-247723325687722/
https://artistsdownunder.com.au/artist-2/dean-hohn/
38
L I T T L E Y E L LO W B I R D by CHRIS BARNES
Australia
https://artistsdownunder.com.au/artists-1/christine-barnes/
39
COMING HOME b y G I TA M A DAY
Australia
gitamaday.com/gallery https://artistsdownunder.com.au/artist-2/gitama-day/
40
B E YO N D M Y D R E A M S
FA I RY TA L E S by AL BAMASS
Australia
https://artistsdownunder.com.au/artists-1/al-bamass/
41
artists DOWN UNDER Australia and New Zealand
DIGITAL ARTISTS GROUP A COLLABORATIVE GROUP OF PHOTO ARTISTS
STAGE 1
CHINESE WHISPERS #37 “CHRISTMAS CHEER”
I started this month’s collaboration with a rather fanciful image of a bridge. In keeping with our Christmas theme Pam has turned it into a lovely Christmas story.
Maureen Maxwell
STAGE 2
It has been a difficult year for us all in many ways, so we hope you stay safe and healthy over the Christmas holidays, as we look forward to a brighter New Year. Pam and I would like to wish you all a very Happy Christmas, and look forward to sharing more of our collaborative efforts in 2021.
Maureen Maxwell
Pam Henderson
42
JENNE
ALIVE
43
FA E RY H O R S E
S T O RY B O O K
44
FIRE AND ICE
W I N D O W WA S H E R
45
M I S E RY
46
47
D R AG O N M I S T R E S S
S TA N
48
TICK TOCK
THE MASK
49
Meet your artist Jenne Cobram, VIC Australia
50
Website :
https://www.facebook.com/digitalartistry
https://www.digitalartistry.pictures
Tell us a little about yourself and where you live. I was brought up on a sheep and wheat farm in Northern Country Victoria, left home for Melbourne at 17 and worked in offices for 30 something years, relocated to the Sunshine Coast and brought up my son there. I also had a career change, got my heavy vehicle licence and drove school buses and town buses - first time ever I enjoyed equal pay for equal work. After some time we relocated to Tasman Peninsular, Tasmania, where I established a popular Facebook photography club and recently I returned to my roots in Northern Country Victoria. I have a small bus in which I travel around Australia as often as possible, taking photos and trying unsuccessfully to keep my travelling blog up to date. I have been interested in photography since I was given a Box Brownie at age of 6 (yes I still have it), use a Fujifilm XT-2 and am a keen night photographer. How did you become interested/get started in Photo Artistry? In the early 2000’s I purchased a program called Poser (similar to DAZ which many use nowadays with similar results). I have a huge library of fantastical figures (fairies, dragons, horses, mermaids, all sorts of bits and pieces) which I combine with parts of my photography. In 2010 I completed my Diploma in Graphic Design at Hobart TAFE when CS4 Photoshop was the editing program of the day, fuelling my passion for digital design. When the Photo Artisty course was originally advertised, it was simply a natural progression to join and become more proficient with photoshop skills and to meet other artists of the same ilk. What inspires you or gives you inspiration to create your art? I think of all the wonderful books of my childhood, the magical and imaginative illustrations and pure smiling unexpected delight at each turn of a page. Do you have a certain approach to creating your art? No not really, mostly it flows of its own accord. Any time I plan, my direction goes right off course. But I enjoy creating unexpected details and ignore any supposed “rules”. What does your art mean to you? An escape from the negative aspects of life and into a certain place of quiet relaxation. Do you think since starting in Photo Artistry it has changed you and if so, how? I really enjoy seeing so much artistry every day, there are so many styles and effects and I’m thinking yes I enjoy this style or that one, not so much this one and I feel my own style has been enhanced by seeing and learning how to emulate a certain look using Photoshop which I would never have known about otherwise. Is there anyone that you draw inspiration from? I would say no one in particular. I like to keep my own ideas fresh and original in my mind. That’s not to say I don’t enjoy certain others’ works but I don’t want my art to be influenced by anyone’s particular ideas or outright copying. Where do you see (or hope to see) your art taking you in the future? What are your next steps? I don’t have any aspirations of fame and fortune but create for my own enjoyment. As long as I can keep on learning and enjoying everyone’s art I’m pretty happy. I want to get back into my Poser creations to make my art more ‘mine’ and enjoy the process.
51
R AG G E DY A N N I I by JULIE POWELL
Australia
https://www.juliepowellphoto.com/ https://artistsdownunder.com.au/artist-2/julie-powell/
52
WHO ALICE ENCOUNTERED by MARGARET K ALMS
Australia
http://www.endowomanart.com https://artistsdownunder.com.au/artist-3/margaret-kalms/
53
T H R O U G H T H E LO O K I N G G L A S S I I by CHRISTINA BRUNTON
Australia
https://artistsdownunder.com.au/artists-1/christina-brunton/
54
PA R A L L E L L I N E S
S U N S E T O F YO U T H b y A N D R E W H AY S O M
Australia
https://andrewhaysom.myportfolio.com/ https://artistsdownunder.com.au/artists-1/andrew-haysom/
55
G R AT E F U L FO R M Y F R E E D O M by PENNY DE JONG
Australia
http://www.artistsdownunder.com.au/artist-4/penny-de-jong/
56
K APUT
DEJECTED by MICK ROONEY
Australia
http://www.artistsdownunder.com.au/artist-3/mick-rooney/
57
I AM PRET T Y
WA L K I N G T H E D O G by ILONA ABOU- ZOLOF
Australia
https://www.zolof.net/ https://artistsdownunder.com.au/artist-2/ilona-abou-zolof/
58
R E FL E C T I O N by MIKE K ANE
Australia
https://www.mikekanephotography.com.au/ http://www.artistsdownunder.com.au/artist-3/mike-kane/
59
A F R I CA N S A FA R I I
A F R I CA N S A FA R I I I by BARBAR A DUDZINSK A
Australia
https:// www.SmartArtPlace.com
https://artistsdownunder.com.au/artists-1/barbara-dudzinska/
60
NIGHTLIFE
A RE AL KIWI JOKER (KIWI PUKUPUKU) by J U D I L A P S L E Y M I L L E R
New Zealand
https://www.artbyjlm.com/ https://artistsdownunder.com.au/artist-2/judi-lapsley-miller/
61
a Dr t Oi sWt sN U N D E R Australia and New Zealand
SOME PHOTOSHOP INSPIRATION NEW COLOUR GRADING CONTROLS By Andrew Haysom
In the latest (October 2020) release of Lightroom and Adobe Camera Raw (ACR), Adobe have replaced the Split Toning controls with Color Grading. It has similar functionality but provides you with more control by adding a Midtones option to the Highlights and Shadows options that were available in the old Split Toning controls. In Lightroom Classic and ACR the Color Grading controls appear in their own dedicated panel, however in Lightroom and Lightroom mobile they appear as part of the Color panel. I will be showing the ACR panels in this article, which are identical in function to Lightroom Classic. If you have images or presets that have used the old Split Toning controls, when you use these in the new version the changes made will automatically be reflected in the Highlights and Shadows colour wheels in the Color Grading panel. The default view for the Color Grading panel shows you all three colour wheels, you can switch to other views by clicking on the icons next to the Adjust heading at the top of the panel (see Figure 1). The other views are Shadows wheel only, Midtones wheel only, Highlights wheel only and Global. [Figure 1 - Color Grading Three Wheel view]
[Fig 1 – Colour Grading Three Wheel View]
62
SOME PHOTOSHOP INSPIRATION (CONT....) Essentially the Color Grading controls allow you to alter the colour and luminance in each of the Highlights, Shadows and Midtones of your image by using the three colour wheels. To change the hue, drag the outer circle around the edge of the colour wheel. To change the saturation, drag the inner circle closer to the edge of the circle (increase saturation) or closer to the centre of the circle (decrease saturation). When dragging this inner circle, it will initially be constrained on a radius line so only the saturation is changed, but if you drag it far enough you can drag it anywhere in the circle to change both the hue and saturation at the same time. If you hold down the [Cmd] key (Mac) or [Ctrl] key (Windows) while dragging the inner circle it will be constrained on a circle from the current location, so that only the hue will change and not the saturation. If you hold down the [Opt] key (Mac) or [Alt] key (Windows) the motion of the circle with the mouse will be slowed down to allow more accurate movement. While holding down the [Opt] key (Mac) or [Alt] key (Windows) you can also nudge the saturation up and down using the up and down arrow keys, or nudge the hue using the left and right arrow keys. The Balance slider will shift the amount of tones that are considered Shadows or Highlights and therefore increase (or decrease) the effect of the toning changes you have made with the Shadows or Highlights colour wheels. The Blending slider determines whether the changes made in the Highlights, Midtones and Shadows colour wheels remain more discreet (lower setting near 0) or blend together more (higher setting near 100). It can be easier to see the effect of the Blending slider when saturation is higher, so you can temporarily raise the saturation to 100% by holding down the [Opt] (Mac) or [Alt] (Windows) key while sliding the Blending slider. Note the Eye icon is present (as it is for all panels) that you can click (and hold) to temporarily remove the colour grading effect. In addition, each of the three colour wheels has its own individual Eye icon which becomes visible when the mouse is hovered over the colour wheel. The three Detail views for the Highlights, Midtones and Shadows colour wheels work exactly the same way but give you a larger colour wheel for perhaps more accurate control.
63
SOME PHOTOSHOP INSPIRATION (CONT....) In detail view click the small triangle (see Figure 2) to hide/show a Hue and Saturation slider that can also be used to make adjustments. [Figure 2 - Color Grading Detail view]
[Fig 2 - Colour Grading Detail View]
The final view is the Global view, which is used when you want to apply an overall colour tint (i.e. to the whole image Highlights, Midtones and Shadows). [Figure 3 - Global view] You can double-click any colour wheel to reset that wheel back to zero saturation. You can right-click any colour wheel to bring up a menu that will let you reset that colour wheel, reset the three Highlights, Midtones and Shadows colour wheels, or reset all colour wheels. In this right click menu you’ll also find copy / paste options that you can use to copy and paste colour wheel settings between colour wheels (or between documents).
Andrew Haysom [Fig 3 - Global View]
64
W H O A R E YO U? b y C A R O LY N DA K I N
New Zealand
dakincarolyn@myportfolio.com https://artistsdownunder.com.au/artists-1/carolyn-dakin/
65
THE WISDOM OF YEARS by COLIN ALLEN
Australia
http://www.artistsdownunder.com.au/artists-1/colin-allen/
66
SOLITUDE by SHARON R ANKMORE
Australia
https://www.artistsdownunder.com.au/artist-4/sharon-rankmore/
67
T I M E FO R A S N AC K
WATC H I N G A N D WA I T I N G b y I N G R I D JA KO B S E N
Australia
https://artistsdownunder.com.au/artist-2/ingrid-jakobsen/
68
EFFIE UMBRELL A by K YE THOMPSON
Australia
https://artistsdownunder.com.au/artist-3/kye-thompson/
69
ICE QUEEN b y M E AG H A N P RYO R
Australia
https://www.theartinspires.com/ http://www.artistsdownunder.com.au/artist-3/meaghan-pryor/
70
artists down under monthly artistic photographic challenge theme:
MERRY CHRISTMAS 71
Rosa Perry - Christmas Holiday
72
Mick Rooney - Mr Snowman
Colin Campbell - Christmas Sale
73
Karen Waalwyk - Christmas 2020
74
Maureen Maxwell - Golden Christmas 2020
75
Margaret Kalms - Christmas Banksia Dreaming
76
Chris Barnes - Sparkle All The Way
77
78
Andrew Haysom - Christmas
79
Christina Brunton - Christmas Reading Magic
80
a Dr t Oi sWt sN U N D E R Australia and New Zealand
CHERYL PARRIS INTERVIEW By Trish Hoskin
This month we are introducing Cheryl Parris hailing from the US, Cheryl also has been highly exhibited in all of our Photo Artistic Life Magazines and this month also has a video of one of her pieces discussed by Sebastian in the Kaizen group. Hope you enjoy Cheryl’s fascinating story. Can you tell our readers a little about yourself and where you are from?
a
I grew up in a small town in the mountains of southern West Virginia. West Virginia is very beautiful, but cold and snowy in the winter, green and lush in the spring, pleasant in the summer, and brightly colored in the fall. It is comprised mostly of small mining towns scattered between the mountain valleys. The main employment there is coal mining and my father was a coal miner. I am the oldest of 5 children – three sisters and a brother. During the 1960’s, when I was teenager, it was common to leave after high school graduation for greener pastures where employment was more available. My parents couldn’t afford college for me, so I was fortunate to end up in Norfolk, Virginia working for the Department of Defense. While living in Norfolk, I married, had a son, divorced, and eventually ended up where I am now in Atlanta, Georgia where I met and married my current husband, Ben. We have been happily married for over 35 years. I retired from 25 years at The Coca-Cola Company and am enjoying every moment of my retirement and pursuit of my digital art. How did you come to Digital Art? When I was growing up, my father always had a camera in his hand. He was in WWII and had his camera with him in India and documented his experiences through photography and writing. It wasn’t all that surprising that one of my sisters would become a very talented professional photographer. At one point she gifted me with her old DSL camera when she bought a new one, and suggested I take some classes and learn what all those buttons were for. And that DSL camera became the start of my journey. In 2013, my husband and I decided to take a beginning photography class offered at a local university and both ended up going through the whole certification program. One of the requirements was a Photoshop class. At the end of the class, I was still feeling rather overwhelmed and felt I still didn’t know how to do much, so I bought a Photoshop book and decided to work on it every day on my own until I knew what I was doing. Around that time browsing through a magazine rack at a book store, I found a Photoshop magazine. There were lots of amazing composites inside and I fell in love with Photoshop.
81
CHERYL PARRIS INTERVIEW (CONT....)
When I was taking photography classes, I always wanted to “do something” to an image; I could never leave it alone. My instructor was fine with that as long as it was all my own photography. The final requirement for certification was a show and exhibit of our best work, and one of my composited images won the first-place ribbon. That definitely encouraged me to continue with my digital art.
Bad Weather
Your work has a beautiful bright tone to it and the landscapes/cityscapes in particular are inspiring – where do your ideas come from? That is a hard question as I never know what is going to inspire me from one day to the next. I love so many different kinds of art from abstract to vintage. Most mornings, I open Photoshop, bring up a blank canvas, and then simply go from there. I keep an “ideas/inspiration” folder on my computer. On days, that I am not creating (which is rare) I am going through Pinterest, art books, art websites, photography sites, and anything else I can think of trying to get ideas to put in my folder. I collect landscapes, elements, textures, lots of Photoshop brushes, and any thing that I think I might use in my art so when I am ready to create I have what I need to make anything I can envision. Anything can be an inspiration for me – a color, a texture, a landscape image, a person or animal, even a dream. My first attempt at a city-scape was the result of a dream I had of a lady walking down a city street in the snow with her umbrella. I enjoyed creating that one so much that I am still imagining and creating city scenes. The world is full of unlimited possibilities. You just need a little imagination.
Life In The Suburbs
82
CHERYL PARRIS INTERVIEW (CONT....)
Do you have a set formula for creating pieces, or do you come at it from whatever hits you on the day when creating? I don’t really have a set formula, although I do use a lot of the same techniques over and over depending on what I am creating. I love a more traditional painterly look, so I have hundreds of Photoshop brushes and like to paint over things, particularly if they are photos, to make them look painterly. I feel it gives my work a different and individual look than merely compositing elements together would do. One plug-in I use in almost everything at the very end is Topaz Labs Restyle. It really isn’t even supported anymore by Topaz, although it is still sold as an individual program. I think in Topaz Studio, it is called Remix, but I prefer the individual and original stand-alone program. It is my favorite tool. It is basically color toning and like having thousands of color lookup tables that are more easily adjustable than Photoshop’s color lookup tables. I color tone for whatever mood I am hoping to achieve and it pulls all the various elements together and makes them more cohesive. Some of your work actually reminds me of Lowry – do you have any particular influences or favorite artists that you look to somehow emulate? I can’t say that I try to emulate any particular artist. I love Klimt, Van Gogh, and a lot of the old Masters, but I also love many kinds of art from Naïve to Abstract and will try my hand at almost anything because I love to experiment. I’ve been told by various people that I remind them of a particular artist, but if so, it is purely accidental. Have you always been a digital artist compared to say a pastellist or watercolour artist? Some of your work is so much like a beautiful pastel piece it is almost hard to tell? Many people on both sides of my family are traditional painters, but I have always been a digital artist and had no desire during my childhood to do any type of art. My father was a painter (he used oil paints). My youngest sister is a painter and uses mostly pastels, so perhaps my work was somewhat unconsciously influenced by seeing their work. Early Spring Morning
83
Bright Moon Night
Do you have any tips that you could share with the readers on how to go about getting yourself out there, i.e., being published or exhibited, etc.? My advice would be to network - join local art groups that perhaps exhibit; meet other artists in your area. You never know where your first opportunity will come. One of my first exhibits was a medical center in a small town. One of my friends who lived there asked if I would be willing to exhibit there even though it was small. They needed someone for a holiday exhibit as the artist they had scheduled was moving and left them with no one to replace her. My work ended up being there from November through the new year and was a big success with the patients and staff. I wasn’t sure it was worthwhile at the time, but I did it any way. Much to my surprise, an art coordinator from a very large medical center happened to see my exhibit and called asking me to exhibit at their large hospital in a nearby city and I had a 40foot art wall all to myself. That exhibit ended up making the local newspaper with a full-page article on my work, which led to other exhibits. Never turn down an opportunity. Even a small opportunity can be worthwhile. Follow your dreams and they will come true.
Trish Hoskin
84
A ZTEC b y R O BY N L A K E M A N
Australia
85
T H E KOA L A by TRISH HOSKIN
Australia
https://www.trishphotography.com http://www.artistsdownunder.com.au/artist-4/trish-hoskin/
86
NOOOOOOOO! b y M AU R E E N M A X W E L L
Australia
http://www.artistsdownunder.com.au/artist-3/maureen-maxwell/
87
MASKED by DENISE McDERMOT T
Australia
https://www.imagesbydenise.net https://artistsdownunder.com.au/artist-2/denise-mcdermott/
88
L U WA K L A DY
T I R TA E M P U L , B A L I b y M A RY K N AG G S
Australia
https://www.facebook.com/MaryK-Photographic-Art-145293185640662/ http://www.artistsdownunder.com.au/artist-3/mary-knaggs/
89
DA R T E R by DENNIS RICK ARD
Australia
https://ink361.com/app/users/ig-3279276017/dennisrickard/photos https://artistsdownunder.com.au/artist-2/dennis-rickard/
90
91
a Dr t Oi sWt sN U N D E R Australia and New Zealand
THE SWAMP HARRIER PHOTOGRAPHED BY
DEAN HOHN
By Trish Hoskin Dean, how did the set of images come about? I went on a Twilight Cruise with Leven River Cruises out of Ulverstone, where I live on the north central coast of Tasmania. We were in hopes of seeing the Azure Kingfisher who is a resident on the river, but it had turned in for the night. It had been overcast for most of the day. As we cruised back down the river, the clouds opened just a few minutes before the sun was due to set. As we came upon an old tree trunk that had been washed down the river in a flood a few years back, we noticed a Swamp Harrier perched on one of the branches. It wasn’t fazed by us floating by, but when we started backing up, it took flight and flew down river maybe 60-70 metres and landed side on to us on another log. I managed to get several sequential shots of it landing side on to us in the golden sunlight. We proceeded down river towards it and again we were able to get some good shots of it at close range while it was perched. We floated by and then turned around and went back above where we originally found the bird. The Swamp Harrier obviously preferred the area it had left and we had no more than reached the point where we turned around, when it took flight and flew towards us just above the level of the button grass swamp area beside the river. We held our position and we were lucky enough to have the Swamp Harrier land into the sun just in front of us! It was a surreal moment and to be able to capture it was a very special thrill for me. I had only recently bought a new Canon R5 Full-frame Mirrorless camera with a 100-500mm lens plus a 1.4X multiplier. This gave me 700mm focal length to shoot with. The R5 can shoot with a Mechanical shutter at 12 frames per second and with the Electronic shutter selected you can shoot at 20 frames per second. A movie is shot at 24 frames per second, so I was able to capture movement of the Swamp Harrier at a rate just short of a movie. I was quite excited when it was over, and I looked at the photos I had just captured. I couldn’t wait to get home and download them to see if they were as good as I thought they were when looking on the back of the camera. Fortunately, I wasn’t disappointed!
92
THE SWAMP HARRIER (CONT....)
Previously I had been shooting with a Nikon D850 Full Frame DSLR camera and a Tamron SP 150-600mm G2 lens. I would not have been able to capture this series because I could only shoot at 7-9 frames per second. The new camera had allowed me to capture images I could only dream of before. I hope you enjoy the photos and they are an example of what you can achieve when you combine being in the right place at the right time with ideal light! Light is the key to successful photography!
93
THE SWAMP HARRIER (CONT....)
94
THE SWAMP HARRIER (CONT....)
95
CHELSEA GL AMOUR by PAU L N E A RY
Australia
http://www.artistsdownunder.com.au/artist-4/paul-neary/
96
Y E L LO W FAC E D H O N E Y E AT E R
LION b y K A R E N WA A LW Y K
Australia
https://www.flickr.com/photos/88165766@N05 https://artistsdownunder.com.au/artist-3/karen-waalwyk/
97
KING by HELEN AKERSTROM
Australia
https://www.facebook.com/helen.akerstrom https://artistsdownunder.com.au/artist-2/helen-akerstrom/
98
HAND HANDS
P L AT FO R M by COLIN CAMPBELL
Australia
https://colincampbell.myportfolio.com
https://artistsdownunder.com.au/artists-1/colin-campbell/
99
C O N T E M P L AT I O N
E S CA P E by LOUISE SMITH
Australia
https://www.facebook.com/lksmithphotography/ https://artistsdownunder.com.au/artist-3/louise-smith/
100
a Dr t Oi sWt sN U N D E R Australia and New Zealand
BOKEH AND BLUR IT’S ALL ABOUT DREAMY BACKGROUNDS By Judi Lapsley Miller When I was first starting out as a photographer, I adored photos with a dreamy, buttery smooth background and a subject in sharp focus. But I struggled to replicate the look. I eventually discovered there is more than one way to achieve it. Two techniques are free and the other costs lots of money. Let’s chat about the free ones first!
An arty kākā, taken with a very wide aperture. This is not the normal settings or lens I’d use for wildlife photography, but in this case it worked a treat. (Sony a7riii, 50mm, f/1.4)
Tūī on Muehlenbeckia with a soft green backdrop (Panasonic GX8 (4/3rds), 400mm, f/6.3)
Regardless of your camera, its settings, and your abilities, it’s possible to get out-of-focus back grounds by being smart. No you don’t need to get into the physics of why (but it is interesting if that’s your thing). The secret is to get your subject close to the camera and ensure the back ground is waaaay in the distance, like in this photo of a tūī. This was taken at Zealandia (if you’re familiar with the sanctuary) on the path leading from the Takahē lawn up to the Weka fence. To the right, the bank falls away to the wetlands. There are scrubby trees at eye-height on the edge of the path and below and beyond them are the low-lying wetlands. In the distance are the green hills of the steep West Scarp. I love shooting here! If a bird lands on top of the nearby trees, the background is far, far away and creates a beautiful green blur pretty much regardless of the settings.
101
BOKEH AND BLUR (CONT....)
You can increase your chances of success by paying attention to your aperture, rather than shooting on Auto. Learning a bit more about how your current gear works may save you an expensive purchase. You want the aperture to be as wide as possible. This decreases the range that will be in focus. To get a wide aperture, you’ll need to switch to Aperture Priority mode (A or Av) or Manual mode, and set the aperture to the smallest number that the lens allows.
In dappled light, a distant background (or wide aperture) can show attractive softly focused patterns, known as bokeh. This photo was taken at the kākāriki feeding branch where you can get close to these curious birds and the background is in the distance. (Panasonic GX8 (4/3rds), 280mm, f/5.6.)
102
<pedant mode on> For the pedants out there, yes I know that it’s actually 1 over the number, and so it’s the biggest number, but the reality is that people refer to just the denominator.</pedant mode off>
f/5.6
f/7.1
f/9.0
f/11
f/13
f/18
BOKEH AND BLUR (CONT....)
At the above-mentioned location at Zealandia recently, I took a series of photos in Aperture Priority mode with my 100-400mm lens (set at 400mm) as if there was an interesting bird sitting on the foreground branches. (In this mode, as I changed aperture, the camera automatically changed shutter speed and ISO to ensure the same exposure for all photos in the series). For each photo I narrowed the aperture by a couple of clicks. The largest aperture on this lens is f/5.6, which is not that great but given how far away the background is, it still gives a nice blur. Even at f/18 the background is still nicely defocused (although it’s unlikely you’d want to use f/18 for wildlife). You’ll start having more reliable success if your lens is capable of apertures like f/1.4 and f/2.8. If you’re using a 4/3rds or APSC camera, rather than a full-frame camera, the effective aperture will be narrower (i.e. the amount of blur will be lessened) even with wide-aperture lenses (this was a sad realization with my 4/3rds camera when I got an f/1.4 lens and I still wasn’t getting that blur).
A toutouwai basking in late afternoon wintery sun. Despite the twigs and leaves surrounding the bird, the long lens and wide aperture, put everything but the bird’s eye into blur. (Sony a7riii, 400mm, f3.2.)
If you find you’re frustrated by your gear, even when being smart about how you’re shooting, this is when you start considering getting a lens that has a wide aperture. And usually when you start gulping when you look at the price and the weight. They’re expensive and they’re heavy. Don’t consider getting one until you’ve exhausted all other techniques, such as the ones above, and that you understand what aperture and focus depth mean (otherwise you might not get the best out of your expensive purchase). But if you’re serious about getting that look and having the ability to get it when you want it and not just when the conditions allow, it’s well worth it. I must admit, I’ve drunk the KoolAid and don’t regret it for a second.
103
BOKEH AND BLUR (CONT....) One more affordable option worth considering is a Lensbaby lens, like one of the Velvet or Sweet lenses. Not only do they have wide apertures, but they also allow for special effects and can be a lot of fun to play with. You need to manually focus them though. They really are a lot of fun and you can even get them for your iPhone.
Dahlia with added texture, shot with a Lensbaby Sweet 80. Because it’s a completely manual lens, I don’t have a record of the aperture used, but it was probably f/1.8. (Sony a7riii, 80mm)
And finally, a fun thing to try is making patterned bokeh. You can buy Lensbaby templates to do this, or you can go oldschool and cut up some cardboard to fit over the end of your lens. Simply cut a pattern like a heart or a star, ensure the edges are taped so no light sneaks around the edges, and set up a scene with your subject close to the camera and the background far away. Set the aperture to wide if you can. The key is to have something sparkly in the back ground like the Christmas tree lights in the photo above. You’ll need to experiment a bit and you might have to manually focus, but if you succeed, your Christmas cards will be sorted this year!
By using a cardboard template over my lens with a star shape cut into it, I made this star-spangled effect from the Christmas tree lights. (Sony a7riii, 50mm, f/1.4)
Reprinted from https://www.artbyjlm.com/blog/bokeh-and-blur
104
artists DOWN UNDER Australia and New Zealand
adu artists s s e n i s u b s t n e m e s i t r e v d a 105
106
Australia and New Zealand
FOREST & BIRD Online Store Bird Art by Judi Lapsley Miller
From Whence Cometh Evil
At What Cost Forever
107
WATER FROM ART by Dean Hohn
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 sup ports 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.
Round Glass Tray
Paradise Sheer Wrap
108
Wood Wall Art
Colour Pop Statement Bag
Square Glass Tray
Peach Blossom Cashmere Silk Scarf
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
109
WEBSITE:
http://artistsdownunder.com.au/
http://tinyurl.com/artisitsdownunderpublic
