Pixel
Having gone to school for graphic design, I have always had an affinity for digital art. How I saw my work existing in reality changed significantly when I purchased an iPad and an Apple Pencil. Now I was able to create work where I could literally see my art interacting with places I’ve traveled to and have fallen in love with. I also love the interesting path the process takes to create this work – from photographing paint drying on canvas or wood, to transferring the images to my iPad and manipulating the different pieces in the Procreate App. Because of this process I’ve learned that not every path is linear, but rather, constantly in flux depending on who we meet and where.
“Neo, sooner or later you’re going to realize, just as I did, there’s a difference between knowing the path and walking the path.”
As a graphic designer I can’t help but to romanticize the beauty of digital art. I photograph all of my painted works in their various stages of the process, from first pours of paint to finishing touches with color pencil. I’ve taken those process photos and overlaid them onto various landscapes. To me these digital compositions mimic the feelings I had when I was inspired to take the photograph. They are orbs of energy I imagine are still active where I left them, acting as anchors for places I love and hope to return to some day.