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Back to the Party

Back to the Paint Party, that is. Paint Party Friday! It’s been quite a while since I participated. My painting interest tends to go in fits and starts, mainly in the summer for some odd reason. But with my recent foray into mobile photography and the discovery of painting apps, I have a new-found obsession. I’m painting almost every night. It’s digital painting but I love it the same! I contacted Kristin and Eva to see if I could participate in Paint Party Friday with some digital entries and they said, “Sure!” So here I am!

After being inspired by my friend Kim’s fingerpainting on Instagram, this week I purchased the PhotoViva app. I played around with a lot of different things, but I was most happy with exploring this idea of painting one element within the photograph, having it go off the edge into a frame. I’ve always loved art that goes off onto the frame or mat, breaking the boundaries and expectations. Both of these began as an image of a single leaf photographed on wet pavement. I explored different brushes as well as seeing how much to overlap the frame.

There is definitely a learning curve with these apps, but it’s a blast. I can’t get enough. I even (gulp) bought an iPad this week so I could have a larger “canvas” to work with. The iPod Touch screen is just so tiny. Yeah, just call me “Ms. Obsessed” at the moment. But I’m happy as a clam!

I hope you have a great weekend! I’m going to have fun with more painting…

PS – I’m in the midst of drawing the winners for my big 1000th post giveaway. I’ll announce them here tomorrow!

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  1. wow! beautiful, Kat! I love the idea of needing an iPad to have a larger canvas 🙂 This looks like a really cool way for you to combine your photography and painting. I like where this is heading for you. Great work. Happy PPF and so happy to have you back here.

  5. This looks like so much fun. Makes me want an I Pad!! I think it is so great that you can combine painting and photography. I remember when I developed black and white prints in the darkroom and then painted one element on the photo. It was a new technique to photography and I had such a good time doing it. Depending on your subject, it added a mysterious and sometimes old world look to the photo. I was cleaning out some things in the basement this summer and found my set of Marshalls photo paints! Technology is bringing it all back in an interesting way. I like what you are doing with the leaves. The painterly effect is beautiful!
    Angela

  8. I’m in love with the photo apps and your photos tell me I should look at the painting ones, too. This could be addicting!

  10. Hi Kat, I’m so glad you came back to the party. I love the first leaf picture. There is always so much to learn. Now, you have just given me something else exciting to add to my list.

  12. Hi KAT!
    Wow, these are really nice! I’m impressed because I have tried these apps and have had no luck. Very frustrating. Maybe with an Ipad I could do it? 🙂
    Looks like your back to painting even if it is in a new format.
    Good to see you.
    Have a great weekend!

  13. I, too, love artwork that breaks the border, as you have done here. Very creative.

    And sometimes, I think we take ourselves too seriously – loading ourselves down with the idea of creating “serious” art. We forget to simply have fun with it. You have shown us what can happen when we create simply for the joy of it.

    • A new creative mantra just popped into my head with reading your comment Brenda, “No rules, just joy.” I think I’m going to use that often!

  14. So glad you got an iPad. I am having so much fun with mine too! I’ll have to check out that app!
    Art is fun in all forms! HPPF!

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