No Matter What Shape - The Archive

About Me

Name: Mick

Location: Syracuse, New York, United States

In its short-sightedness, blogger has turned its back on those of us stuck with old operating systems and I'm forced to find a new blog host. You will now find MickMathersARTblog at Blog.com - use the direct link found in the masthead and remember to update your bookmarks. This place will continue as another archive for a large body of my work. As many of you know, my primary medium and working method is digital collage composed of manipulated photographs often combined with digital drawing & generative images. Netlabels, bands and musicians can view samples of my CD Cover Art at Mick Mather Illustration located on Tumblr. In another life I was an Arts & Culture consultant specializing in revitalization planning through creative public art projects and programs with Economic & Community Development Departments of towns, villages and cities. In these hard financial times this work is more important than ever and I still accept consultancy inquiries. You can contact me by email at: mickmather@yahoo.com

Sunday, June 29, 2008

Walking in the steps of Turner -

"Fierce (Alternate Version)"
digital collage by Mick Mather

The first version posted of this piece can be found here at MICKMATHERSARTBLOG where I mentioned that I might post this piece. Being a big fan of JMW Turner, this piece evokes memory of some of his darker paintings. For that reason alone I prefer this version but I was also correct to post the other and find it the stronger of the two images.

Labels: alternate version, Art Every Day by Mick Mather, digital collage, JMW Turner

Sunday, April 27, 2008

Old skool -

"The Girls at the Office (Alternate Version)"
digital collage by Mick Mather

As mentioned at MICKMATHERSARTBLOG this is the version that was posted there most of the day. It kept bothering me so I took it down and replaced it with yet another version.

Labels: alternate version, an Artwork A Day by Mick Mather, digital collage, MICKMATHERSARTBLOG

Monday, January 21, 2008

A peek at the first layer -

"Complicated (Original Photograph)"
photograph by Mick Mather

If you were just looking at the finished image at my daily weblog, MICKMATHERSARTBLOG, this is the original photograph of a children's toy that was taken at a dentists office. It's a little bit dark and the process of cropping and resizing leaves a diffused, smoky-looking set of shadows behind. So the color balance was modified, making the image brighter and sharper. The next step was to run it through another filter ...

"Complicated (Alternate Version)"
digitally manipulated photograph by Mick Mather

... the result of that process - running the photograph through a filter - revealed a diamond pattern that was layered over the original photo. This alternate version wasn't completely satisfactory and I decided not to use it. Instead I went with the manipulation at 100% as seen here in the finished piece at MICKMATHERSARTBLOG.

Labels: alternate version, digital tutorial, digitally manipulated photograph, MICKMATHERSARTBLOG

Saturday, August 25, 2007

Alternate version of Visitors for the Finnish Sisters -

"Visitors (Alternate Version"
digital collage by Mick Mather

This was my original idea for Illustration Friday that appears at MICKMATHERSARTBLOG. This one is for Susu and Elegia and all who struggle with the task of turning an idea into an artwork.

Labels: alternate version, an Artwork A Day by Mick Mather, Illustration Friday, MICKMATHERSARTBLOG