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33in x 52in @ 300ppi; Mandelbulb, Blender 3D, Adobe Photoshop CS5. Still having fun with fractals. This time, I went a bit sci-fi. I got an idea for mixing in a kind of retro style rocket into the scene and the fractal became a type of colony. I saw it as a large complex of buildings. Imagine centuries of human development and expansion. Buildings have grown into a seemingly endless structure. Maybe this is a colony on a distant asteroid. Maybe it's an ancient space station, grown to gargantuan proportions.

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33in x 52in @ 300ppi; Mandelbulb, Daz Studio, Adobe Photoshop CS5.

She stepped into a vast chamber dimly lit by hundreds of chthonian lights, the sickly yellow glow making her uneasy.
Every surface as green as emeralds.
Shadowed balconies coiled up to an arched ceiling, far higher than any she had ever seen before.
Distant, ominous voices echoed down long corridors, chanting unfamiliar words, giving her goosebumps and making her hairs rise.
Feeling very small and frightened, she asked in a trembling voice, "what is this place?"
Replied the guard, "this is the Temple of Oz."

Over 100 rendered scenes and a lot of post processing in Photoshop. I found a wonderful program called Mandelbulb, which provided the basis of the scene. When I was moving around the fractal, I found this point of view that made me think of vaulted ceilings in ornate cathedrals. The colors were dark blues an sallow greens. I was torn between seeing this as an demonic version of Oz and an eldritch castle inhabited by H. P. Lovecraft's Old Ones. I chose to go with the Oz interpretation, after a bit of color modifications and effects.

Which way would you have gone?

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60in x 38in @ 300ppi; Adobe Photoshop CS5. I liked the concept so much, that I wanted to redo it, but in a different layout. Overall, the style is the same. Same colors - but different blending to produce a wider range of colors in the final piece.

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33in x 52in @ 300ppi; Daz Studio, Blender 3D, Adobe Illustrator CS5, Adobe Photoshop CS5. I guess today is about creepy faces.

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33in x 52in @ 300ppi; Adobe Photoshop. Have I mentioned how much I love horror stories? I can't say that it's my favorite genre; but, it's in my top two. Books and movies. Why? Hard to say. Maybe because it was my go-to genre as a child, whenever I was home sick. Maybe it's because my parents took me to see (some) horror movies at a young age (Alien, most notably). I'm not sure why I have such a strong affinity. I love horror like most people love chocolate. I crave it. So, why bring this up & who cares? Because it is an insight to how my mind works. The other day, I looked down at my iphone and saw a pattern of smudges on the screen. In my mind, I saw this image - the texture, the form, and the color. Once seen (imagined? interpreted?), I had to create it. Yes, HAD to. That is how the mind of an artist sometimes works. Some ideas - not all, necessarily; but, some - create a compulsion. You feel a need to produce the image/scene. When the urge hits you, it is difficult, if not impossible, to deny or ignore. It nips at you. It's not any indication of a good idea or will result in a great work of art. It may be meaningless to everyone else - or even to the artist.

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