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https://www.redbubble.com/i/t-shirt/Half-Dome-Cables-by-daysray/47997897.I57B7?asc=u  This is one of several designs for Peakbaggers! check them out at the link above.

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Put the rest of a face to your mask with this pretty little partial face. Find it here:

https://www.redbubble.com/i/mask/Pretty-Face-by-daysray/54311925.9G0D8?asc=u

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Learn to Appreciate Digital Art As an Artist, I am always expanding my knowledge and skills; growth through experience. Since my beginnings in photography and Digital Design I’ve come a long ways. I believe I’ve made huge strides in my photography and I feel I’ve stepped up my Digital Design a notch as well. Photoshop has become a dirty word in some circles. Many people feel that because something is created on a computer it isn’t Art. Digital Art can be a huge challenge that few understand. Learning to use a software program is always the first step in creating something on a computer. Most people never have to learn a complex program and think that it is as easy as the ones they might use on a daily basis like MS Word. The programs that are used by Artists are complex and most Artists never use the programs to their fullest extent. That’s because the programs are so large and do so many different things that it takes years to fully put into use all the different features of some programs. Professional software programs like Adobe Photoshop, Illustrator and Corel Paint, are used in many high end Art professions like Graphic Design, Commercial Design, Interior Design, etc. These programs, along with a variety of others, are used as well by Artists. They are large and complex programs and can take several years of use to become good at using them. I began using them when I returned to school at the Art Institute. I was using these programs throughout my 4 years there, becoming proficient in using them in the way I needed to accomplish my tasks. I was putting to use about one-quarter of what the programs will do. Learning to use a complex software program is only the beginning. Creating Art with those programs requires a creative mind with vision. Once the software is semi-mastered it doesn’t mean you can get your creative vision successfully out of your mind’s eye and created in the program. Digital Art creations don’t just materialize without a good grasp of design elements like composition, color, balance, value. Mastering a complex program, creating a work of Art, and getting it out of the computer and in front of an appreciative audience is an incredible challenge that is a daunting task; not for those who are looking for an easy way to create and sell some Art. Convincing people that Digital Art is an Art form is gaining some momentum, but there is and will always be nay Sayers. The next time you open and write an email, use MS Word, Excel, or any other computer program, think about how long it’s taken you to learn these programs and any other new program and then ask yourself if you could spend 4-10 years learning a program. Perhaps then you can look upon a Digital Art piece and say, “Wow, that’s really something!”

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GEORGE Leontiev BALABANOV  House of Humor and Satire. Gabrovo. Bulgaria.  Winner of Grand Prize “GOLDEN AESOP” 2011  (Sculptures)

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Beautiful!!

North Cascades, Washington, US (by Vinny Pickens)

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Socialism: You have 2 cows and you give one to your neighbor.

Communism: You have 2 cows; the Government takes both and gives you some milk.

Fascism: You have 2 cows; the Government takes both and sells you some milk.

Nazism: You have 2 cows; the Government takes both and shoots you.

Bureaucratism: You have 2 cows; the Government takes both, shoots one, milks the other and throws the milk away..

Traditional Capitalism: You have 2 cows. You sell one and buy a bull. You herd multiplies, and the economy grows. You sell them and retire on the income.

An American Corporation: You have 2 cows. You sell one, and force the other to produce the milk of four cows. Later, you hire a consultant to analyze why the cow dropped dead.

A French Corporation: You have 2 cows. You go on strike because you want three cows.

Japanese Corporation: You have 2 cows. You redesign them so they are one-tenth the size of an ordinary cow and produce twenty times the milk. You then create a clever cow cartoon image called Cowkimon and market them Worldwide.

An Italian Corporation: You have 2 cows, but you don't know where they are. You break for lunch.

A Swiss Corporation: You have 5000 cows. None of which belong to you. You charge others for storing them.

Chinese Corporation: You have 2 cows. You have 300 people milking them. You claim full employment, high bovine productivity, and arrest the newsman who reported the numbers.

An Iraqi Corporation: Everyone thinks you have lots of cows. You tell them that you have none. No one believes you and they bomb your arse. You still have no cows, but at least now you are part of a Democracy.......

Counter Culture: 'Wow, dig it, like there's these 2 cows, man, grazing in the hemp field. You gotta have some of this milk!'

Surrealism: You have two giraffes. The government requires you to take harmonica lessons.

Apathyologism: You have 2 cows. You do not care.

Fatalist: You have 2 doomed cows...

Atheism: You have 2 cows. There is no God.

A West-Country Corporation: You have 2 cows. That one on the left is kinda cute.

A Brazilian Corporation: You have 2 cows. You pay taxes for 6 cows. You have to sell one cow in order to pay the taxes. Your remaining cow gets sick and dies while waiting for availability in the public vet hospital.

Russia: You have two cows. Since they are both female, if you happen to keep them in the same stable you will pay a 5,000 rouble fine for homosexual propaganda.

PETA: You have two cows. You kill them both. You then use naked women to convince other people that killing cows is wrong.

Moffat: You have two cows. Both of them are your daughters time traveling from the past where they had a brief love affair with Da Vinci making you the rightful Queen of England. As you assume the throne, you throw them off a building.

Hussie: You have 2 cows. You ask for another one. Instead of getting just 1 cow, you get 2,485,506 cows.

Romney: You have 2 cows. You are not the president of the united states.

Once-ler: You have 1 cow. Everyone decides to make 5 different versions of that cow.

Old Spice: You have 2 cows. The cows are now diamonds. I'm on a horse.

An Irish Corporation: You have a million cows because they're everywhere

Tumblr: You have 2 cows. You ship them together and make GIF posts screaming about how much you love your cows, but they should stop existing because they are so perfect.

Also Tumblr: I give you a hamburger.

Night Vale: You do NOT have two cows. Cows do not exist. What's a cow? Show me a cow! That's not a cow! Who let you in here?

Tom Hiddleston: You have two cows. You are very sorry for them.

Thranduil: You do not have two cows, you have an elk. Riding on two cows is not majestic. Also the dwarves are on fire.

Dwarves: You had two cows but now they're on fire.

Bilbo Baggins: You did not invite those two cows for dinner.

Cows: The shit you go through.

This post: Started off as a post that explained different goverments but then everything changed when the fire nation attacked

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Beautiful!!

Shenzhen, China-based artist RLoN Wang creates extraordinarily detailed illustrations of animals that burst with color and life.

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Awesome!

Brazilian artist Henrique Oliveira’s incredible installation Transarquitetônica features root-like tunnels formed out of wires and repurposed wood, making for an unbelievably immersive experience for visitors.

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Steampunk Squidipus by Alan Williams metal artist

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When Fran sits down to create, it’s within a 5 inch square. Using very tiny watch parts, Fran puts together the parts and pieces to create a work of Art.

Beginning with a stash of a jewelers old pocket watch pieces the process developed in her vision as dials, gears, and stems to shapes that resembled an organic forms, meticulously placing strategic parts.

As a Photographer she grabbed the camera and began a process of creating the still, photographing it, and then adding color and texture in Photoshop. The result is what she has termed ‘Mechanical Clockworks’ in Hearts, animals and abstract configurations.

She is still in the early stages of the process but likes how the pieces turn into something unexpected. “I rarely know what I’m making at the beginning. It just seems to appear and then I take it to the next level.”

The process can days to produce from start to finish. Fran lives in Helena Montana and also works as a Mechanical Drafter.

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Man does not live by words alone, despite the fact that he sometimes has to eat them.

Adlai Stevenson, (1900–65), American Democratic politician. (via oupacademic)

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Meet Dušan Krtolica, one of the most talented 11-year-olds ever. The Serbian child prodigy is a master artist who creates stunningly detailed, nature-inspired drawings with a skill level that is far beyond his years.

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Mark your Calendars for the Downtown Helena Montana Spring Art Walk! 

The 23rd Annual Spring Art Walk, will take place on May 16 from 5-9 p.m. Spring Art Walk is an annual artist stroll and retail event organized by Downtown Helena, Inc. which draws hundreds of people downtown for a fun and vibrant night.

Showing at CTA Architects Engineers is Photographer and digital artist Fran Riley. Fran creates images that excite the visual experience, showing her black and white collection along with her newest works titled `Mechanical Clockworks'.

This unique Downtown Helena, Inc. event brings downtown businesses, over 100 of Montana’s finest artists, and the Helena community together as the “Best Small Art Town in America!”  From photography and paintings to ceramics and live performances, the Spring Art Walk showcases a diverse range of artwork created by Montana artists.  There will also be live music, door prizes and refreshments at select locations.  Enjoy a free trolley shuttle from 6 to 9 p.m. along the Spring Art Walk route.  The trolley will run a continuous loop, with multiple stops. Each business participating in the Spring Art Walk will display a spring-themed windsock outside of their business.  As the event approaches, the Spring Art Walk brochure, a complete list of all participating businesses and artists, will be available on the website. Weeks prior to the event, Downtown Helena, Inc.’s Facebook page will feature spotlights on artists.

See you there!!

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ahem, I'm old ~ that's the Jetsons!

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