Welcome to My Creative Images September turned out to be an amazingly busy month for me, I have been looking for places to promote the magazine and the artists featured as well as expanding my own photographic and artistic skills. BUT, you can read more of my artisitic journey on my pages later in the magazine. Oh and by the way, the image to the right is a portrait photograph that I took and then crafted into a piece of gorgeous artwork! Again this month the cover artwork has been created by one of the Featured artists, Samantha Wells. You will find more of her work in this magazine and on her website, make sure you check it out. This month make sure to read the back page, as I need your help with the further development of the Magazine. Anyway enough from me (for now), enjoy the artwork featured on the following pages.
All images in this publication are sourced / created by the artists, unless otherwise stated on their websites, or social media pages and as such must not be copied or sold without the express consent of the artist. This publication is created and owned by James Hurley, ©www.mycreativeimages.com 2018. Please feel free to share the magazine but do not make changes to any of the content.
“Guardians” By James Hurley
Contents
Contents
Samantha Wells - Cover Artist (October ‘18) 4 David Walker 6 Vivien Capper 8 Claude Trew 10 Susan Jones 12 Dawn Spears 14 Vivien Buckley 16 Tiyana Marjanovic 18 Mike Gaskin 20 Norma Slack 22 Suzanne Fitzpatrick 24 Philip Hunter 26 John Kelly 28 Alison Bailey 30 James Hurley 32 Help Preserve the Cumbrian Fells 34 Become a Featured Artist 35 Promote your Artwork 35 Cover Competition 36 Previous Issues 37 Support the growth of the magazine 38
MyCreativeImages.com - Promoting Digital Artists
Samantha Wells
- Cover Artist (October ‘18)
Hi, my name is Sam, and I live on a lovely little island in the U.K. called the Isle of Wight. I’m not good with words, images are my thing. So this will be short and sweet. I started with photography 4 years ago. Then 2 years ago I found 3D art which I am totally addicted to as it gives me so much more freedom to make any art I can imagine. I tend to flit from one technique/subject to another as I find new and exciting ways to enhance my art work. I pour everything I have into each and every image I create. Facebook is my preferred social platform: https://www.facebook.com/SamanthaWellsFineArt/ I would love to see you there, and I hope you will enjoy my art work and stay with me on my art journey.
Calypso
Past Present Future
Steam
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Covent garden
David Walker David Walker is a PhotoArt digital artist based in Yoxall, Staffordshire in the United Kingdom. He has been involved in PhotoArt since 2014 and photography since his teenage years. David exclusively uses his own photographs for the main subject of his original PhotoArt works. His passion is in landscape works, whether in the city or the countryside. He endeavours to soften the cold precision of photography by the introduction of a warmer artistic interpretation. Careful attention is paid to the importance of the intricacies and subtleness of the scene bringing to life a piece of art from what originally may have looked to be no more than a routine digital photograph. He uses many techniques, and many different programs to produce his unique works but he stresses that the original quality of the digital photograph is paramount in producing quality PhotoArt. A significant amount of development time is spent at the “front end” of the artistic process establishing using the preparation maxim of “Tone, Colour & Artistic Effects” as the primary route of preparing his works. In common with many of the exponents of this art form David uses the expression “Photo Art… pushing photography further” to most accurately describe the genre. See more artwork on his website.
Barges galore!
Scullery maid
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Vivien Capper Hello. My name’s Vivien and I’m from the beautiful county of Kent, England though currently living and working near Rome in delightful Italy with its exciting, lively way of life and vibrant colours and designs. I started out as an artist in 1982 developing Indian ink artwork of a variety of subjects especially figurative artwork and abstract floral designs, then progressed into creative photography and digital artistry thanks to Sebastian Michael’s courses at ‘Photoshop Artistry’ and the advanced course ‘Awake’. My inspiration is drawn from my love of nature, figurative artwork and Italian design and I love using many textures, patterns and colours. I’m thrilled to have some of my artwork in various publications including: Living the Photo Artistic Life no.38, April 2018, My Creative Images issue one – issue five (April-August 2018) and I also gained an ‘honourable mention’ in the Shift Art Challenge in April 2018. More recently I was the winner of the Shift Art Challenge with a piece ‘The Mysterious Cobbled Street. If you would like to see some more of my art visit my Website
Ballerina and windflowers
Lady in the City
Fiuggi
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Claude Trew I am a retired lady who is a keen photographer and I belong to a local camera club. However, while I enjoy entering the competitions organised by the club, I feel that the style of photographs that are most successful in club competitions is inhibiting my creative output. I am following some online courses to try to improve the artist in me. So far I have enjoyed every course I have done and hope to share my work with a bigger audience. This is an ongoing process.
Two Little Owls
My Territory
Mothers Talk
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Susan Jones My name is Susan Jones. I live a short train ride from London and love to spend time up there with my sister and our cameras. I love studio photography with models dressed up, and having fun playing with the images in Photoshop. My new ambition is take the models on to the street and start doing shoots on location. You can see more of my work at these sites: Website Behance Flickr
Did somebody say mice!
Oleo
You lead I’ll follow
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Dragon Flight
Drowning
Dawn Spears I have been producing art in various forms for over 30 years. I have worked in many different media, from watercolour to ink, graphite, and coloured pencil. More recently I have turned to photography and digital art and used these skills to branch out into book covers as well. I absolutely love coming up with ideas to do authors’ words justice. Every one of my book covers are original art pieces. I create them using a mixture of my own photographs and artwork which I blend with my own 3D renders. I try to avoid the use of stock images, meaning my buyers can be 100% assured that their book cover is completely and utterly unique. You can view all my currently available, pre-made, covers at: Book Covers For bespoke work I can be contacted through my: Website A small selection of my fine art pieces are available here: Fine Art
Evil Queen
Fractals
Mermaid
Silenced 1
Vivien Buckley I enjoy all genres of photography but over the last few years I got really interested in digital art and began to use my images as composites. Joining an International group of similar minded photographers and digital artists through Photoshop Artistry, Awake and Kaizen opened up new horizons and exposed me to so many amazing artists. I enjoy taking portraits and setting up photo shoots and trying out new techniques. This set of images were part of a photographic project I undertook in collaboration with dancers, then digitally enhanced in Photoshop to create these pieces. View my work by visiting these sites: Website ArtBoja Facebook
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Tiyana Marjanovic Historian of Film and Art, Photographer, Painter, Gamer and above all a dreamer. Best described in words of others: “Through vivid colours and intuitive painterly sophistication, Tiyana’s work transcends the viewer to an imagined world that bleeds with nostalgic undertones. She has managed to arrest sacred moments whilst maintaining delicate movements of the details - something so slight as flowers dancing in a light breeze. The escape is familiarity created for a place existing without reference.” Dea Vanagan See more of Tiyana’s work on her website
Fire Horse
Winter
Visiting man on the moon
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Mike Gaskin My artistic name is NorfolkMike and my love is Photo Artistry. I mainly studied under Sebastian Michaels, starting with his Black and White course and then moved on to Photoshop artistry. This was followed by joining the more advanced AWAKE group and finally the very advanced group Kaizen. I love Steam Punk and turning landscapes into works of art. Web and social media sites: Website 500px Flickr Facebook
Mystery Dancer
The cat has many masks
The storm
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A place to call home
Norma Slack I am a digital artist, writer and poet from beautiful Northern Ireland. I currently live in County Down, within view of the majestic Mourne Mountains. I have been an enthusiastic photographer for many years but it was only when I discovered digital art that I finally felt able to create images that reflected both my emotion and vision. Every day I work towards improving my skills within the fascinating world of the digital workspace. For me it’s a place of magic, a place where I can give free reign to my imagination and create the type of art I feel connected to. About eighteen months ago I began to combine my new digital skills with my poetry and have recently published my first illustrated poetry book, Thunder In My Soul: a collection of illustrated poems. The book is now available at Amazon. It is a project I feel a strong emotional connection to and has been a labour of love. A free sample, along with a selection of my art, can be viewed on my website. You will also find me on Instagram @artbynormasue or on my Website
Abandoned
Seeking Shelter
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Suzanne Fitzpatrick Hi, my name is Suzanne and I have been taking photographs for well over 30 years (Yikes!). Developing film and printing in the darkroom was magical for me and I sepia-toned all my prints and sometimes, hand painted them with Marshall photo oils. I often would load up the car with friends and costumes and seek out a ruined building or graveyard haha. In the early 80’s I won a couple of Kodak Awards, which fuelled my passion to continue on. When the digital world took over, I found it difficult to make the transition and for many years I fumbled with the new technology. It wasn’t until I discovered Sebastian Michaels Photo Artistry course that my infatuation and joy for photography returned and I love looking for beauty everywhere, even among the ruins and rubbish. On Sept 6, 2017, Hurricane Irma sucked up our life in the Caribbean, ripping off our roof and inhaling the landscape and all our belongings. Because of this my husband and I made another move to his roots in Cornwall, UK where we have started from scratch again and hope to reconnect with family and make a home filled with peace and no fierce winds. Soon I plan to upload photos and a blog about Irma on my website.
View more art by visiting my website.
The innocent search
We know
Mrs Holmes
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Philip Hunter Hi, my name is Phil and I live in a little village outside of London called Chipperfield. I enjoy all aspects of photography combining my love of digital art along with more traditional methods of analogue ( shooting film ) working in the darkroom. Sometimes I combine the two to create an analogue /digital hybrid image. Hope you enjoy looking.
Bergamo
Carcasonne
Poste aux Lettres
Sarlat stairway
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Big Ben Fly Past
John Kelly Enthusiast photographer. Selections of my hobby including Street Photography, Natural History Photography, Event Photography, Landscape Photography, and Portrait Photography illustrated in albums See more of Johns work on Facebook Flickr the RPS website
Yellow Flowers
Sand Castles
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Alison Bailey I have done various types of photography but always felt that I wanted to give my photo’s a little something more. This led me into Photoshop and eventually into the Photoshop artistry and AWAKE courses. I retired early to help manage my health and am enjoying both my photography and my photoart. As yet I haven’t found a particular style. I enjoy trying all sorts of things and have a lifetime now to play. I am also making my own resources now as well which I particularly enjoy. To see more of my work please visit: Website Facebook Twitter Instagram Blog
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James Hurley September started out as most months do, publishing the magazine and sharing links on key sites, setting up Facebook and Instagram adverts, generally trying to put the artists in the magazine in front of as many people as possible. To add to this I have been expanding my photographic knowledge by taking an online off camera flash course, i.e. how to use speed-lights and softboxes, in conjunction with this I was learning about the different lighting techniques available such as Rembrandt light, Closed Loop, Butterfly and Split light. All very technical! Then, as if fate had been watching what I was doing I was offered a chance to take photographs at a Steampunk event near me. So Once again I bit off more than I could chew and said yes! I had two weeks to buy the lighting kits I needed, backgrounds, light modifiers and then practice all the theory I had been learning the previous. Needless to say it was a little daunting and as each day grew closer I realised how unprepared I was, I needed model releases, price lists, sample artwork. I needed to learn how to pose people and the list went on......Anyway to cut a very long story very short I took to taking portrait photographs like a duck to water, or perhaps duckling......you judge as some of the photographs and resulting photo digital art are shown here. These will be added to my website in the next week or two: website, Facebook page and Instagram, why not pop over and take a look.
Kings Lynn Steampunk event
Kings Lynn Steampunk event
Kings Lynn Steampunk event
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Buy Framed Prints and Help Preserve the Cumbrian Fells
Patterdale, Cumbria One of my favourite places for photography and relaxing is Patterdale in Cumbria. It’s so quiet off season and the scenery is just stunning! From broad mountainous views with Lakes and Tarns, to colourful secluded walks through managed forests and open fells. Key to a great location is somewhere to stay. Patterdale Hall Estate is not just another holiday home, its simply the best place to stay when you visit Ullswater. It’s a private estate with plenty of walks that unless you are staying on the Estate you may never find. A key example would be the “Waterfall Wood Walk”, one of my favourites. Its a mixture of fast running water and managed woodland. I’ve lost count of the hours I’ve spent wandering up and down this short stretch of the Estate, and watched as the conservation work has stripped out invasive Rhododendrons that were choking out the natural ferns and mosses and the clearing of fallen trees and rock debris that hinder the natural flow of the Beck. I’m so much in love with the Estate and the work they do to conserve their grounds I’ve offered to donate 50% of the profits of the Lake District based artwork I produce. Help the Estate team to conserve the fells and woodland and bring a small piece of the magical landscape into your home by purchasing one or more of my Ullswater prints.
Help me raise funds to conserve the Waterfall Wood Walk in Patterdale. Buy a framed landscape print so I can donate to the Patterdale Estate Trust. This way we can help to keep this magical place looking like this for many years to come. Visit www.mycreativeimages.com/shop today
Become a Featured Artist • Do you want your artwork featured on two pages in My Creative Images? • Do you want to show a maximum of 6 images to everyone that opens and reads the magazine? • Do you want your work added to the My Creative Images website and featured on all our social media platforms?
How to submit your art - Featured Artist Currently the submission process is manual: 1. Drop me an email with a short Bio, a link to your portfolio and send a low resolution sample of your artwork that represents you. 2. Once I have had the chance to review your Bio and work and if I will contact you to discuss the next steps. 3. I personally review all requests for submissions at the earliest opportunity and reply within 14 days of receipt. Email submissions@mycreativeimages.com to submit your work for the next magazine
The small print • Please note I reserve the right not to publish artwork I feel is unsuitable for “My Creative Images”. • By submitting artwork you are confirming that you have the right to publish the images and that they are your own work. As an artist you are responsible for ensuring you are following copyright laws. • The artwork remains your property, by submitting your artwork you are agreeing to allow me to publish your images in the magazine, on my website and social media pages and any other sites that offer exposure for artists.
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Cover Competition ??
Are you a photo digital artist?
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Do you create digital art using stock photographs or your own creations?
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Do you want your work shown on the cover of this magazine?
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Do you think your artwork stands head and shoulders above everything else you have seen in this magazine?
Email submissions@mycreativeimages.com
The Rules • As owner, editor and curator of My Creative Images I reserve the right to use the winners artwork on the cover of the magazine and for promotional purposes, these may include email campaigns, social media, blog posts or printed publications. • All suitable entries will be published in the magazine and on the website as a way of showcasing the individual artists work. • To enter the competition email a low rez image of your artwork to the above address. Include a paragraph explaining your work, what inspired it and include a link to your web-page / social media account. Within your submission please clearly state the source of the images used and advise if model releases have been obtained. • Once I have reviewed your entry I will contact you and request a portrait oriented image at full resolution, a full bio (in Word format) with links to your website and social media pages and written confirmation that you produced the artwork and all items used are under licence and or have model releases that can be viewed if requested. • Images must not have appeared in this magazine before. • Submissions must be eye-popping, awe-inspiring and formatted to fit a portrait A4 sheet. • I will not publish anything that I personally find offensive or pornographic. • I will judge the best entry and my decision is final. • There is no monetary prize, no physical prize or alternative prize. • I don’t like rules but they are a requirement of a competition, sorry. By entering, you are agreeing to these rules.
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Support the growth of the magazine I’ve reached the point where I need to take the magazine further than I can using the resources I have available, both time and money are required to take the next steps. I have big plans for the future and want to take all the artists featured in this magazine with me on this journey, with the goal of an online network of artists and a physical location where I can display their work and help them promote sales. If you love art, you love giving people a helping hand now and then and want to see more of what this magazine offers, carry on reading If you made it to this paragraph, thanks for sticking with me please take one extra step and take a look at my new Patreon page, where I’m looking to find people that are willing to help me promote Photo Digital Art in the UK and Europe. There are a number of options available and most of them have perks or benefits from printed copies of the magazine to artwork. The future is digital, virtual galleries and augmented reality, so lets see if we can share the amazing photo digital art in My Creative Images magazine with as many people as possible and as many ways as we can. Help me work on the magazine full-time, visit: https://www.patreon.com/mycreativeimages