Artists Down Under - Australia and New Zealand - March 2022 by Artists Down Under

DOWN UNDER Australia and New Zealand

Issue 60 | march 2022 | digital ar tistr y

32 K I M R I C C I

04 E D I T O R ’ S R E P O R T

- Mystique

By Pam Henderson

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

- Respectfully Seraphic

By Sebastian Michaels

06 H E M A N T KO G E K A R - G u m Tr e e s

- Gum Leaves I

35 M A RY K N AG G S

- T h e C o n s t r u c t o r ’s W o r k b o o k - T h e C o n s t r u c t o r ’s D e s k t o p

- F a r Fr o m H o m e

- Mary And Her Lamb

- I Dream Of Africa

- Birds O f A Feather

- Laneway

43 K Y E T H O M P S O N

12 S A N D R A DA N N - A nyone Home

- Burning Forest

- Roll Up

14 K AY L E N E H E L L I W E L L - F o r Yo u

- Angel

- Medieval Maiden

45 S U E M A S T E R S O N - T h e B o o k M a s t e r ’s W i f e

46 J U L I E P O W E L L

15- A R T I S T S M O N T H LY 25 AC H I E V E M E N T S

- Armegeddon

- L e t ’s G o W a n d e r i n g

44 D E N I S E M C D E R M O T T

13 S H A RY N WA L K E R

28 M A R K PA S S F I E L D

- Prima Ballerina

42 K E V I N S I M S

11 D E N N I S R I C K A R D

26- PA M H E N D E R S O N 27 - A To u c h O f C o l o u r - A H a r d

- Vintage Window

41 K A R E N WA A LW Y K

10 B E R N I C E FA R G U S

- W h o L i v e s H e r e?

By Maureen Maxwell

40 B A R B A R A D U D Z I N S K A

09 G I TA M A DAY

- Feeling Blue

- R o s e O f Tr a l e e

36- I N T E R V I E W W I T H COLIN KILLICK 39

08 P E N N Y D E J O N G

- The Magical Ride

34 M AU R E E N M A X W E L L - Old VW

07 C O L I N CA M P B E L L

- Kunzea Baxteri

33 R O S A P E R RY

- Memor ies O f Tinker bell

47 C H R I S T I N A B R U N T O N Life

- A Bird In The Hand

48 LY N E T T E PAU L - Dahlia

29 G E O R G E KO N C Z - In The Mood For Dancing

30 A L B A M A S S - Lana Miller Painted

31 M A R G I E O ’ H A R A - Mandalah Monday

F R O N T C OV E R by V I K I M U R R AY - U p p e r B o u r ke S t

49 M E AG H A N P RYO R - Other Wor ldly

- Kinchega Woolshed

50 C H I N E S E W H I S P E R S # 5 2 - By Maureen Maxwell

51- F E AT U R E D A R T I S T V I K I M U R R AY 60 - Grevillea I, ii, iii, iv and v - Bell Street - 2 - Fishers Lane

- Showman II

69 I N G R I D JA KO B S E N - Spring Garden

- Fr o g O n W a t e r L i l l i e s

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

71 H E L E N M C L E O D - Float Like A But ter f ly

- Brunswick Street - M e e t Yo u r A r t i s t - Bell Street - I

61 LO U I S E S M I T H - Machosias

68 M I K E K A N E

- Ar temis

62 T R I S H H O S K I N - Va c a t i o n V i b e s

63 J E N N E JAC KS O N - A s I W a s F l y i n g B y, I S p i e d . . .

72- S O M E P H O T O S H O P I N S P I R AT I O N 74 B y A n d r e w H a y s o m 75 M I C K R O O N E Y - Cowgirl

76 I LO N A A B O U - Z O LO F - Colour ful Sheep

- Happy Cow

77 S H A R O N R A N K M O R E - Joy

64- J E N N I F E R FAW K E S 65 - D y s t o p i a

78- A N D R E W H AYS O M 79 - W a t e r f l y

66 A N N W E H N E R

80 D E A N H O H N

- The Light In The Lake - The Wings Of Doves

67 B E V T E R R AW S K YJ - T h e W a l l s Yo u B u i l d

- Adult White Bellied Sea Eagle

81 T R AC E Y P E R R I N - Serenity

- Swan Lake

82 M I C H E L L E B A K E R - Wesley

83 J U D I L A P S L E Y M I L L E R - Monarch Butter fly On Swan Plant - Tu i I n P o h u t u k a w a

84 JA N H A N N A S K Y - Michelle

85- M O N T H LY A R T I S T I C P H O T O 96 C H A L L E N G E 97- A R T I S T S B U S I N E S S 101 A DV E R T I S E M E N T S Sandra Dann - Magical Laneway

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

Congratulations and Happy Birthday to Artists Down Under, this month we are 5 years old and still going as strong as ever. Autumn is here and it will soon be time to pull out those winter clothes, stoke up the fireplace and create art ... What else of course! This month Maureen Maxwell has organised an interview with our artist Colin Killick, an extremely talented artist and a must read. Our Featured Artist for this month is one of our long standing and very gifted artists Viki Murray. Viki lives in Sunny Qld and has held many exhibitions with her art over the years. In our most popular section, the ever loving Andrew Haysom shares some more of his Photoshop tips for you all to follow and enjoy. The girls have been at it again in their Chinese Whispers series, and have kindly shared this months challenge with you. This month’s Artists challenge for March was to create an Octopus themed image. With a few “OMG’s”, our artists certainly didn’t disappoint and at the same time had lots of fun. Well that’s it from me, so until next month, stay safe and take care of each other.

Pam Henderson

Meaghan Pryor - Peace

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

HTTPS://PROPHOTOSHOPARTISTRY.COM

Image by: Meaghan Pryor, Photoshop Artistry Student

( AUSTRALIA )

HEMANT KOGEKAR

GUM TREES

G U M L E AV E S I

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

( AUSTRALIA )

COLIN CAMPBELL

THE CONSTRUCTOR’S WORKBOOK

THE CONSTRUCTOR’S DESK TOP

https://colincampbell.myportfolio.com https://artistsdownunder.com.au/artists-1/colin-campbell/

( AUSTRALIA )

penny de jong

KUNZEA BA XTERI

FA R F R O M H O M E

http://www.artistsdownunder.com.au/artist-4/penny-de-jong/

( AUSTRALIA )

GITAMA DAY

T H E M AG I CA L R I D E

M A RY A N D H E R L A M B gitamaday.com/gallery https://artistsdownunder.com.au/artist-2/gitama-day/

( AUSTRALIA )

bernice fargus

FEELING BLUE

I D R E A M O F A F R I CA

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

( AUSTRALIA )

DENNIS RICkARD L A N E WAY

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

( AUSTRALIA )

SANDRA DANN

W H O L I V E S H E R E?

A N YO N E H O M E

https://www.sandradimagery.com/

( AUSTRALIA )

SHARYN WALKER ROLL UP

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

KAYLENE HELLIWELL

FO R YO U

( NEW ZEALAND )

artists down under monthly Achievements 15

artists down under facebook

Julie Powell - Toby

page

Sandra Dann - It’s All About The Shoes

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!

Christina Brunton - Two Love Birds

Gitama Day - Saving Thermals For Flight

Meaghan Pryor - Letting Go

Rosa Perry - She Dreamed Of Roses

Helen McLeod - Dead On Time

Meaghan Pryor - Spirits Of The Forest

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 March lucky winners are Teddi Rutschman (Foxy Squirrel) Gift Voucher of $10.00 - Al BaMass Diane Stafford (WhiteLaneStudio) Texture & Overlay Kit - Trish Hoskin - Jenne Jackson

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 March. Two artists will receive a Diane kit each. Diane Stafford can be found at

https://whitelanestudio.co.uk/biolinks

Maureen Maxwell - A Snowy Day In The Forest

Rosa Perry - The Cat Loves Fish

LIVING THE PHOTO ARTISTIC LIFE https://issuu.com/thephotoartisticlife/docs/issue84-final?fr=sOGQ3YjI1ODEw Congratulations to the following artists for having their images chosen to appear in the International magazine “Living The Photo Artistic Life”. Rosa Perry - Red Rosa - Valencia Helen McLeod - Introspective Self - Float Like A Butterfly Gitama Day - Resurfacing Denise McDermott - Books Are Magic #1 - Books Are Magic #2 Ilona Abou-Zolof - Broken Doll - Tinker Girl Lynette Paul - Magnolia - Sunshine Sue Masterson - The Book Master’s Wife - The Book Master Judi Lapsley Miller - Remembrance (Eagle Owl) Louise Smith - Machosias Christina Brunton - Love Letter Julie Powell - The Invisible Man Penny De Jong - The Guardian - Judge Not Until You’ve Walked In My Shoes And Worn My Skin Kim Ricci - Unicorn Dreams Meaghan Pryor - Birds Of A Feather

Lynette Paul - Sunshine

Helen McLeod - Float Like A Butterfly

Sue Masterson - The Book Master

Meaghan Pryor - Birds Of A Feather

Sue Masterson - The Book Master’s Wife

LIVING THE PHOTO ARTISTIC LIFE

Christina Brunton - Love Letter

Ilona Abou-Zolof - Tinker Girl

Rosa Perry - Valencia

Gitama Day - Resurfacing

Rosa Perry - Red Rose

Kim Ricci - Unicorn Dreams Lynette Paul - Magnolia

Ilona Abou-Zolof - Broken Doll

Julie Powell - The Invisible Man

Louise Smith - Machosias

LIVING THE PHOTO ARTISTIC LIFE

Penny De Jong - The Guardian Penny De Jong - Judge Not Until You’ve Walked In My Shoes And Worn My Skin

Denise McDermott - Books Are Magic #2 Denise McDermott - Books Are Magic #1

Helen McLeod - Introspective Self Judi Lapsley Miller - Remembrance (Eagle Owl)

light space and time

“All Women Art Exhibition” https://www.lightspacetime.art/all-women-art-exhibition-february-2022/

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

10th Place Julie Powell - “Musical Interlude #1”

Special Merit

Christina Brunton - “Leopard Stained Glass” Christina Brunton - “Shark Attack” Julie Powell - “Inner Reflections”

Julie Powell - Musical Interlude #2

Christina Brunton - Leopard Stained Glass

Christina Brunton - Shark Attack

Julie Powell - Inner Reflections

shift art

February 2022 Theme

“Crazy Architecture” https://shiftart.com/shift-art-photoshop-challenge-results-february-2022/

Congratulations goes to Runner Up

Karen Waalwky - “Rising Above The Clouds”

Honorable Mention

Penny De Jong - “Electric City”

Noticed Kye Thompson - “Happy Valley” Bev Terrawskyj - “Wonky Towers”

Deb Gartland - Island Life

shift art

Penny De Jong - Electric City

Kye Thompson - Happy Valley

Bev Terrawskyj - Wonky Towers

the chateau gallery The Art Of Street Photography Exhibition The Chateau Gallery - Louisville, Kentucky Art Gallery

Congratulations goes to

Colin Killick For having two images selected for exhibition at The Chateau Gallery - Louisville, Kentucky Art Gallery. There were 600 photographs entered from 23 countries, in which only 37 were selected for exhibition. Colin’s images “No Laughing Matter” and “Must Have Soup” were taken in Melbourne’s lanes.

Colin Killick - No Laughing Matter

Colin Killick - Must Have Soup

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

Gallery Pejean 57 George Street, Launceston TAS 7250 21st February 2022 to 2nd April 2022 Featuring

Dean Hohn with his image “Binalong Delight”

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

A T O U C H O F C O LO U R - A H A R D L I F E

( AUSTRALIA )

MARK PASSFIELD

ARMEGEDDON

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

( AUSTRALIA )

GEORGE KONCZ I N T H E M O O D FO R DA N C I N G

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

( AUSTRALIA )

AL BAMASS

L A N A M I L L E R PA I N T E D

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

( AUSTRALIA )

MARGIE O’HARA M A N DA L A H M O N DAY

https://www.maggieoharas.com/ https://artistsdownunder.com.au/artist-3/margie-ohara/

( AUSTRALIA )

KIM RICCI

M YS T I Q U E

https://artistsdownunder.com.au/artist-3/kim-ricci/

( AUSTRALIA )

ROSA PERRY R E S P E C T F U L LY S E R A P H I C

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

( AUSTRALIA )

MAUREEN MAXWELL

OLD V W

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

( AUSTRALIA )

MARY KNAGGS ROSE OF TR ALEE

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

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

INTERVIEW AN INTERVIEW WITH By Maureen Maxwell

COLIN KILLICK

INTRODUCTION Colin, you’ve been a member of Artists Down Under from the commencement of the group and were represented in the 1st issue of our magazine. You’ve also been a contributor to our Facebook page, and our monthly magazine, with a variety of images over those years. You recently had success in the international Light Space Time Cityscapes competition. You achieved a 2nd Overall Award for your image titled ‘The Oriental Pearl Tower’, and a Special Recognition for an image titled ‘The Passageway at Dusk’. Congratulations - that’s a marvellous achievement. These images are two different types of digital based art. One is vector based and the other pixel based. You’ve also been interested in creating, and using, fractals to achieve interesting results as either standalone images, or as an input to developing some of your images. Many of our members and readers have expressed interest in your art in general, and particularly your vector based art. So, I’m really pleased you’ve agreed to this interview so we can explore your use of vectors. WHAT INSPIRED YOU TO START ON YOUR ARTISTIC JOURNEY? I still have some sketches I did as a seven year old and they aren’t bad for a little kid. So I guess I’ve always had some creativity in me. Mostly, though, it took a back seat during my academic and working life. When my wife, Wendy, was posted to the Australian Embassy in Moscow for three years from 2012 to 2014, I needed to find something to occupy those long Russian winters besides skating and skiing, so finally bought myself a decent camera. Back in Australia in 2015 I joined the Waverley Camera Club in Melbourne and discovered ‘Living the Photoartistic Life’ magazine through their creative group. One thing then led to another.

INTERVIEW - COLIN KILLICK (CONT....) WHAT IS YOUR APPROACH TO CREATING YOUR ART? DO YOU PREFER TO CREATE A THEME, OR WORK ON INDIVIDUAL IMAGES? ALSO, DO YOU HAVE A PARTICULAR STYLE? I both work to themes and create individual images. Sometimes I have an idea that lends itself to a series of pictures. Other days I might rummage through old photos looking for inspiration. Other days, I just stare at the monitor with a vacant expression on my face. I also enjoy working with new programs, and sometimes the software itself can suggest a theme. A few years ago I started using Serif’s Affinity Designer, which is a vector based program and an alternative to Adobe Illustrator. Vectors are basically just lines and shapes - ideal for capturing the geometry of things, such as buildings. So many of my vector images are of cities. As for a particular style, I don’t think I’ve managed to settle on one. New ideas or pieces of software will send me off in new directions. CAN YOU PLEASE TELL US WHAT IT IS ABOUT USING VECTORS THAT APPEALS TO YOU? I love the finished product. I expect it is the same satisfaction jigsaw lovers get from completing a large and difficult puzzle, except that I don’t have to dismantle the picture afterwards. A complex vector image can look quite impressive. I also enjoy the bright and vibrant tones, with colour gradients being a particularly important element.

The Crysler Building

There’s also something about the orderly process of putting together a vector image that appeals to me (maybe it’s because of my background in science). A complex vector image can have many hundreds of layers, and you really need to be disciplined and keep things tidy and properly labelled to avoid chaos.

Flat Landscape Purple Mountain

Sunset Over The City

INTERVIEW - COLIN KILLICK (CONT....) WHAT PROCESS/TECHNIQUE DO YOU USE TO ACHIEVE THE FINAL RESULT? DO YOU START FROM SCRATCH, OR USE A REFERENCE PHOTO? If I’m randomly playing around creating something like a flat landscape, which is a simple scenery design, I just fiddle about with no reference. But when I set out to create the image of the Chrysler Building, for example, I had to refer to multiple photographs, as I wanted to be accurate and was depicting the structure from an unusual angle. CAN YOU GIVE AN ESTIMATE IN TERMS OF DAYS VERSUS WEEKS, OR DOES IT ONLY TAKE A FEW HOURS TO CREATE A VECTOR BASED IMAGE? It really depends on how complex the image is. A flat landscape can be produced quite quickly, maybe an hour or so. But creating something like ‘The Oriental Pearl Tower’ is a journey. That image took me days. What I like about that is that for a week or so I don’t have to sit at my computer wondering what I am going to create next. I just open up the project, put on some music, and continue working.

The Oriental Pearl Tower

DO YOU HAVE ANY ADVICE FOR OUR READERS WHO MAY WISH TO USE VECTORS IN THEIR ART? The first thing I’d suggest is reviewing Sebastian’s videos in Module 3, section 2 of the Photoshop Artistry course. Sebastian has a different approach to using vectors to me, incorporating abstract vector designs into raster Photoartistry images, rather than creating images purely from vectors, as I do. If you still want to create vector images, the first thing you’ll need to do is learn how to use the software. I can’t advise about Adobe Illustrator, having never used it. However, there are courses to help with learning Affinity Designer. I found the online resources at Udemy particularly useful. Working with vectors is not about pulling together some images and seeing what effect blend modes and a bit of masking will have. You’ll need patience and a meticulous approach to the work, something I enjoy, but which may not appeal to everyone.

INTERVIEW - COLIN KILLICK (CONT....) WHERE DO YOU SEE YOUR CREATIVE JOURNEY TAKING YOU IN THE FUTURE? Over the past year I have become increasingly interested in fractals, learning to use Mandelbulb 3D and Ultrafractal. But as for where I am going on my creative journey beyond that, I have no idea. I’m content to wander through any interesting door that opens and see what’s there - and the most interesting doors are often the most unexpected.

Overnight Streamliner

Shanghai Tower

St Basil’s Cathedral

CAN YOU GIVE US A LITTLE BIT OF BACKGROUND ABOUT YOURSELF? My father was stationed in Northern Ireland, flying with the RAF. So I was born in Belfast. My family emigrated to Sydney in the days when immigrants came to Australia from the UK on a 6 week sea voyage (at least the ship didn’t have sails). After several years and various occupations, I knuckled down to study geology at the Australian National University in Canberra. I graduated at a difficult employment time for geologists, so took up the offer of a Ph.D scholarship at Macquarie University. During my years as a student I spent my spare time with the university outdoors clubs, and got a taste for climbing, cross country skiing, canyoning and bushwalking. With those interests, when the opportunity came to join the NSW National Parks and Wildlife Service after graduating, I took it. During my 25 years with NPWS, I met my wife, Wendy. She was offered a 3 year posting to our embassy in Moscow starting 2012. At that stage in my life it wasn’t too hard a decision for me to move on from my career and accompany her. Moscow was an amazing place to live and my time there is one of the most memorable experiences of my life. Since Moscow, we have also lived in Shanghai and Bangkok. Now back in Melbourne, we have plans to see more of our own country. It is embarrassing that having visited about 60 countries, I have never seen Uluru, something we hope to correct this year.

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BARBARA DUDZINSKA

V I N TAG E W I N D O W

https:// www.SmartArtPlace.com

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

( AUSTRALIA )

KAREN WAALWYK PRIMA BALLERINA

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

( NEW ZEALAND )

KEVIN SIMS

BIRDS OF A FEATHER

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

( AUSTRALIA )

kye thompson

L E T ’ S G O WA N D E R I N G

ANGEL

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

( AUSTRALIA )

DENISE MCDERMOTT

B U R N I N G FO R E S T

M E D I E VA L M A I D E N https://www.imagesbydenise.net https://artistsdownunder.com.au/artist-2/denise-mcdermott/

( AUSTRALIA )

SUE MASTERSON THE BOOK MASTER’S WIFE

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

( AUSTRALIA )

JULIE POWELL

MEMORIES OF TINKERBELL

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

( AUSTRALIA )

CHRISTINA BRUNTON A BIRD IN THE HAND

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

DA H L I A

LYNETTE PAUL ( NEW ZEALAND )

( AUSTRALIA )

MEAGHAN PRYOR O T H E R W O R L D LY

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

artists DOWN UNDER Australia and New Zealand

DIGITAL ARTISTS GROUP A COLLABORATIVE GROUP OF PHOTO ARTISTS

CHINESE WHISPERS #52 “ROYAL WEDDING ” STAGE 1

STAGE 2

Pam Henderson

It’s time for a Royal Wedding! Enjoy the fun! Maureen

Maureen Maxwell

V I K I M U R R AY

GREVILLEA I

GREVILLEA II

GREVILLEA III

GREVILLEA IV

GREVILLEA V

BELL STREET - II

FISHERS L ANE

BRUNSWICK STREET

Meet your artist VIKI MURRAY Eumundi Queensland

Website:

https://www.vikimages.com.au/ https://artistsdownunder.com.au/artist-4/viki-murray/

Tell us a little about yourself and where you live. I am somewhat of a creative gypsy these days, like a migratory bird following the work and projects. I have my studio in Eumundi where I’ve based myself after 25 years living in Lightning Ridge. I share a gallery in Lightning Ridge with my artist partner and also now have a growing artistic presence in Melbourne, with family stuff taking me back there in recent years and adding street art to my practice. How did you become interested/get started in Photo Artistry and what inspires you or gives you inspiration to create your art? I had a shoulder injury in 2014 that took a lot of healing, and could not use my large Nikon DSLR. To stay creative I started using a lot of apps on the iPhone and through Distressed FX Sebastian’s courses started to be on my radar. I began Awake but for the first few years just watched loads of tutorials and could still not use Photoshop on the computer. When I could finally use a keyboard again I just dived in head first! What inspires you or gives you inspiration to create your art? I am constantly inspired by the environment around me, be it the natural world or urban spaces, people. I am never without a camera and always have several projects brewing in my head. Do you have a certain approach to creating your art? I would say I have dual approaches! Some ideas I will sketch out and toss around in my head and shoot specifically and collect elements before piecing it all together in Photoshop – others are just borne of spontaneity and jumping in and out of apps on the phone. The last few years have been incredibly challenging with family stuff and I have been very involved in street art and genre of stencil art from photos so my creative photography has taken a back seat. Covid lockdown 2020 gifted me a monochrome Leica and since then my photography has gone back to quite classic street and still life with very little editing or photoartistry. What does your art mean to you? My art is integral to who I am and how I process and respond to the world around me and daily life as it happens. Watching my aging Mother slide into dementia has been one of my biggest challenges emotionally, and taking photos throughout these past few years has been an anchor and a way to stay in the moment and remember the beauty that surrounds us, and also accepting change. Documenting the seasons through the camera has been extremely therapeutic. Do you think since starting in Photo Artistry it has changed you and if so, how? Yes – it has cemented what I always intuitively felt, that with photography we are indeed not just taking imagery but making art, the still image can be just the starting point. It has also opened me up to a wonderful creative community which is always inspiring and a reminder of what is possible when you look at what the artists are all creating. Photoartistry, our awake and ADU online networks have given me the confidence to really push myself creatively and give those fermenting ideas in my head a crack in Photoshop and see what evolves.

Is there anyone that you draw inspiration from? Gosh, how do I narrow that down! In the Awake and ADU world, I draw so much inspiration from Dale Bradshow Botha. Her work is so distinctive and free – and if I haven’t done anything for a while and see one of her fearless edits, it spurs me on to jump on an app and have a play with some brushes. I also draw a lot of inspiration from musicians – particularly Courtney Barnett and the stories she weaves out of the ordinary and the daily struggles of everyday life. Where do you see (or hope to see) your art taking you in the future? What are your next steps? My next steps with photography are to compile the last three years into a cohesive collection with a possible book. Given my involvement in the street art movement, stencil work from street photography, who knows where that takes me? More collaborative works definitely and being a featured female street artist with a stencil art trail in Geelong’s street art precinct, opening on International Women’s Day is kicking off my creative year with a big bang (and hours of stencil cutting!!).

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LOUISE SMITH

M AC H O S I A S

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

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TRISH HOSKIN

VACAT I O N V I B E S

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

( AUSTRALIA )

JENNE JACKSON A S I WA S FLY I N G BY, I S P I E D . . .

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

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

DYS T O P I A

( AUSTRALIA )

ANN WEHNER

THE LIGHT IN THE L AKE

T H E W I N G S O F D OV E S https://www.annwehnerdigitalartistry.com https://artistsdownunder.com.au/artists-1/ann-wehner/

( AUSTRALIA )

BEV TERAWSKYJ T H E WA L L S YO U B U I L D

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

( AUSTRALIA )

MIKE KANE

KINCHEGA WOOLSHED

SHOWMAN II https://www.mikekanephotography.com.au/ http://www.artistsdownunder.com.au/artist-3/mike-kane/

( AUSTRALIA )

INGRID JACOBSEN

SPRING GARDEN

F R O G O N WAT E R L I L L I E S

https://artistsdownunder.com.au/artist-2/ingrid-jakobsen/

( NEW ZEALAND )

CAROLYN JENSON

AU T U M N

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

( NEW ZEALAND )

HELEN MCLEOD FLOAT L I K E A B U T T E R FLY

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

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

SOME PHOTOSHOP INSPIRATION FIVE PHOTOSHOP TIPS By Andrew Haysom

YOU MAY NOT KNOW

For this month’s article, here’s five simple Photoshop tips that you may not be aware of. 1. Cycle through all open documents When you have multiple documents open in Photoshop you can use the [Ctrl]+[Tab] shortcut key to move between them (cycle through from one to the next). To do so in the reverse order you can use [Shift]+[Ctrl]+[Tab]. Please note that this is the [Ctrl] key for both Windows and Mac. 2. Temporarily change tools When using a tool in Photoshop, and you want to quickly use another one and return back to the original tool, many of us will use the slow way of clicking the tools in the toolbar to switch tools and switch back again. There is a quicker way. Just hold down the shortcut (for the new tool you wish to change to), and use the mouse to use the new tool (while still holding the shortcut key), then when you release the shortcut key you will be returned to the original tool. For example, let’s assume you are using the Brush tool, and want to temporarily use the Lasso tool to select an area, then want to keep brushing. Just hold down the L key (the Lasso shortcut) while selecting the required area with the mouse, then when you release the L key you will return to using the Brush tool.

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3. Rotating the canvas Sometimes when you are doing certain things like drawing, or painting brush strokes it makes it much easier to rotate the canvas (or view) you’re working on. This is different to rotating the image using the Transform tool, it is just a temporary rotation of the canvas, like turning a sheet of paper you’re drawing on. Hold down the R key and drag the mouse clockwise or counter-clockwise to rotate the canvas. A compass indicator will appear in the centre of the image window while doing this, and the angle of rotation is shown in the Options bar (see Figure 1).

[Figure 1 – Using the Rotate View tool]

When you release the R key, the canvas will remain in its new position until you rotate it again. You can quickly return the canvas to its original position by clicking the Reset View button that is shown in the Options bar when holding down the R key. If you have multiple documents open and wish to rotate them all the same, you can check the Rotate All Windows check box in the Options bar. 4. Slow down or speed up the scrubby sliders We are all familiar with the many “scrubby sliders” in Photoshop. These are the numeric sliders where you can hover the mouse over the label next to the numeric value and drag your mouse left or right to decrease or increase the value. One example is the Opacity slider in the Layer panel. You can click the drop-down, then select the slider and drag it, or you can hover your mouse over the Opacity label and drag left and right.

SOME PHOTOSHOP INSPIRATION (CONT....) You’ll notice the mouse pointer changes to a pointing hand with left and right arrows to show you that you’re in scrubby slider mode (see Figure 2).

[Figure 2 – Scrubby slider for Layer Opacity] There are two modifier keys that you can hold down to speed up or slow down the change in the numeric values. Hold down [Shift] while dragging to speed up the change (eg if you wanted to get the opacity right back up to 100% quickly). Hold down [Alt/Option] while dragging to slow down the change (for example if you want more precision to get the slider to a specific numeric value). 5. Bird’s-eye view If you are zoomed in working on a document and want to move to a different part of your canvas, bird’s-eye view is a good way to do this. Hold down the H key while holding down the left mouse button and the birds-eye view will appear showing a highlight rectangle (see Figure 3), while still holding the H key move the mouse to move the rectangle to the part of the image you wish to traverse to, when you release the mouse button the image will be zoomed in to the region of the image you moved the rectangle to. It’s a nifty way to move around a “zoomed in” image.

[Figure 3 – The Bird’s-eye view rectangle]

I hope there was a tip amongst these that was useful to you. Andrew Haysom

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MICK ROONEY COWGIRL

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

( AUSTRALIA )

ILONA ABOU-ZOLOF

C O LO U R F U L S H E E P

H A P PY C O W https://www.zolof.net/ https://artistsdownunder.com.au/artist-2/ilona-abou-zolof/

( AUSTRALIA )

SHARON RANKMORE J OY

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

( AUSTRALIA )

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

WAT E R FLY

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DEAN HOHN

A D U LT W H I T E B E L L I E D S E A E AG L E

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

TRACEY PERRIN

SERENIT Y

S WA N L A K E

( NEW ZEALAND )

( AUSTRALIA )

MICHELLE BAKER

WESLEY

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

( NEW ZEALAND )

JUDI LAPSLEY MILLER

M O N A R C H B U T T E R FLY O N S WA N P L A N T

T U I I N P O H U T U K AWA

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

MICHELLE

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Helping Women with Endometriosis

Art

by Margaret Kalms

50% of profit donated to endometriosis research When I first heard about endometriosis I felt a deep compassion and need to do what I could to help. Women with endometriosis suffer debilitating pain, disruptive symptoms and often endure multiple operations simply to function normally. Few people are patient when listening to descriptions of pain, symptoms or illness. This can have the effect of silencing people who are ill. My compassion inspires my photoart which I show in presentations to raise awareness. I joined Awake to teach me advanced Photoshop skills, specifically to expand my photoartistic skills to create imaginative and dramatic images. My photoart opens dialogue enabling freer expression of hidden feelings, experiences too private to mention in ordinary conversation. I create photoart inspired by the concerns of women with endometriosis. Several women have said that the process of imaging their suffering has helped them to face their pain and illness. There is immense strength in being heard. I want my photoart to become visual screams!!

26 women with endometriosis have told me about their experiences. They spoke to me about their concerns and collaborated during the photo session. We explored meanings of body, ideas of self and impacts of illness together, agreeing which ideas we would explore photographically. My photos are often carefully arranged, but that doesn’t mean they are fake. They represent the personal truth and experiences of 26 women with endometriosis. These women are remembering and acting out their OWN experiences. They choose their own stance and facial expression. Women with endometriosis are the only people who truly know what endometriosis FEELS like. Unfortunately endometriosis is relatively common; an estimated 1 in 10 women living with endometriosis, being over 175,000,000 women worldwide! And an estimated 500,000 women in Australia! Their experiences are heart-breaking. Regular illness and debilitating pain result in missed education and poor career opportunities leaving them women vulnerable to poverty.

Share ‘EndoWomanArt’ with your friends on social media to raise awareness and money for women’s health! We all need clothes & household goods. Buy yourself a treat or buy a special gift for your friends. Make your shopping count! Remember 50% of profit goes to endometriosis research!

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

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

http://www.endowomanart.com

Kalms

Margaret

Women with endometriosis need real medical progress to reduce their suffering. I passionately desire to raise money for endometriosis research so that faster diagnoses are made and more effective treatments are found. To raise money for endometriosis research, I host events and sell products on Redbubble. Recently I gave $3,000 to Canberra Endometriosis Centre!

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