Abstract Art
Abstract Art created digitally entirely in Adobe Photoshop using drawing tools.

Pixel Abstract Art
Abstract art created digitally by zooming in on photo pixels in Photoshop,
and then manipulating and copying to create new patterns.

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ALL THE WORKS SHOWN ON THIS PAGE ARE ABSTRACT IMAGES CREATED USING ONLY THE EXTENSIVE PAINT TOOLS IN ADOBE PHOTOSHOP. The intention is to explore the potential for digitally creating abstract images and textures ON THE COMPUTER rather than making hand painted images on canvas.

What are Giclee Prints?

A Giclee print is an ART QUALITY PRINT. It is an exceptional high quality ink print made on a high end professional wide format printer by a highly skilled print maker. Materials and inks used are of superior quality and intended to achieve both stunning appearance and excellent display life. Giclee prints are available here on both high quality canvas and watercolor paper.

I prefer to make Giclee prints on canvas because I believe that in this way they gain more of a physical presence. I also am able to achieve more vivid coloration which is important to me. Also because the canvas prints are stretched on wood stretcher bars the image surface projects 1-1/2 inches out from the wall plane.

Creative Process.

Sometimes I draw digitally with a drawing tablet and sometimes with a mouse. I start with a blank canvas in Photoshop and set the bottom background color layer. Then I start adding more new layers each of which has drawn shapes or strokes which then may be altered by use of multiple options and repetition of shapes and colors. Sometimes I create as many as a dozen layers before the image is complete. sometimes I also come back to the image weeks later and work on them some more introducing more special effects. Often I work so fast that I do not even remember the sequence and find I cannot even repeat the look of the image.