Resplendent Chaos has been dormant for a while, but that's because I needed time away from blogging to allow the breezes of fresh inspiration to fire me up. As some of my readers might have noticed, I enjoy switching things up every few years and am very happy with my latest direction. Called the Starseed Project, these paintings are all created on a Cintiq 21UX graphic tablet using either Painter or Photoshop paint program. Basically, they are illustrations done by hand, but using a digital stylus on a screen instead of a paintbrush on canvas. They'll be printed in limited numbers on canvas and will be for sale around Spring 2015. More info about the Starseed Project to come, meanwhile, here are a few snippets of works in progress.
Eight of Diamonds: the infinite realm of the ouroboros lily
The Eight of Diamonds from the deck of Astrobotanica Playing Cards. Medium: graphite on paper, digital paint - to see more detail from this painting and other forms of nonsense, please visit my Facebook page.
Five of Hearts: life cycle of the frilled tulpa frog
It's been a while since I posted here, but that's because I've been working hard on several art projects going on at once. I've created a 14 Facebook page where I post in-process images of what I'm working on and also whatever happens to inspire me. I'll always post images of the finished illustrations here on Resplendent Chaos and also over at Gallery of the Absurd, but if interested in viewing more of my work, seeing more detail and watching the process, come "follow" me on Facebook. Above, Five of Hearts: life cycle of the frilled tulpa frog. I'll write descriptions of each card once I finish the deck, but for now, here's more info about TULPA. Medium: graphite on paper, digital paint.
Two of Clubs: the luminous embrace of the forest swamis
Medium: Pastel on vintage sheet music.
King of Hearts: the unconditional heart of father and child
The encompassing king of hearts with progeny proud,
His wealth of children , all endowed,
With love and wisdom , his blood in their vein,
Cherished children, sweetest fruit of his reign
Medium: graphite on paper, scanned sea moss, digital color. Poem written by Mark Hayward Jenks.
Detail one.
Detail two.
Five of Spades: multifaceted metropolis enlightens the populace
Queen of Diamonds: awakening from her deep slumber
Medium: graphite on paper, digital color
Seven of Hearts: the intrepid bee naut in bumble sub
Medium: digital paint, title by Mark HJ
Four of Hearts: guardians of the pineal throb
My newest contribution to the Astrobotanica Playing Cards is the four of HEARTS and has been created specifically to assist in the stimulation of the viewer's pineal gland... that is of course, if the viewer is ready for that sort of thing. Medium: graphite on paper, digital paint.
Six of Hearts: amphibious plasma blossoms drift through outer space...
as a pod of Tripled-Helixed, Shape-Shifting Nommo Frogs hitch along for the bumpy ride through the cosmic waves of timelessness. Medium: graphite on paper, digital paint. Soon to be availabe as a print.