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Comet Down Under
I have a thing for the night sky, stars, and especially comets. This is Comet C/2006 P1 (McNaught) photographed from my home state, Victoria, Australia…
Stephen John Smith
Illustrations
Illustrations from the heart
Whimsical
Magical
Process
Art is created in many ways and for many reasons. This is how I approach painting digitally.
Story
Every artist has a story. From one side of the world to the other, this is mine in a nutshell.
Brushwork
Multitudes of tiny brush strokes in every painting. Check them out with this digital magnifying glass.
Words
A gazillion blogs already exist. Here is one more that explores both creativity and inner worlds.
Drawings
My earliest memories have me clutching a pencil and scribbling on scrap paper. As I grew older, drawing became my prefered doorway into open-ended imaginative worlds. Drawing was always so much fun.
Later in life, and almost as an added bonus, drawing proved an extraordinary tool for exploring artistic ideas, experimenting with compositions, and getting a handle on the tonality of an envisioned painting.
