Comment from Kathy Banich
I'll be honest Allan - I have never dabbled in digital art and feel lost on how to review it. All I can offer is the end result, and this presentation creates a feeling of warmth, hope and love. I like the composition of 3, with the main bloom accompanied with two buds. I find the image to be well framed, with nice detail, color and both Low & High Lights. The soft blue / dappled background adds to the feeling of peace and harmony. Very Nice.

 Comment Written 05-Oct-2024

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reply by the author on 06-Oct-2024

Thanks Kathy. I used to do a lot of acrylic painting. Digital is very similar as it starts with a blank canvas and you can select brushes and then use the stylus as the brush. Best thing is the cleanup is the off button!

I have mixed emotions about AI art though. With simple texts words one can create near master pieces. I did that for a bit and even won a couple FAR contests but always felt I was cheating. So I stopped doing that form of "art".

reply by Kathy Banich on 06-Oct-2024

I agree - while AI sounds fun, and I've seen some extraordinary pieces - It saddens me that technology is replacing experience and skill in the various crafts (even jobs). Thank you for explaining the difference between AI and Digital - it sounds like digital only replaces the stretched canvas and still required the artist to paint and create on the screen with a mouse or stylist. Whereas AI does all the creating for you. (is that correct?)

reply by the author on 06-Oct-2024

Basically that is right. But there are many definitions to muddy the water. In an AI setting you could type the simple text :frog on lily pad, jumping to catch a fly. The result would be amazing, the frog jumping, water splashing, flowers,
a tongue catching a fly and so on. You did nothing except type a few words. In my case I started with a blank canvas and used individual brush strokes (2,097 to be exact as digital can keep track).

But some people may develop an AI image and then import into Photoshop, change a setting or two, and then call in digitally integrated scene to avoid calling it AI. I agree, it takes away individual creativity. I no longer use it.

Comment from Maureen Woychyshyn
A very lovely visual presented here this beautiful rose. Love the blue background that highlights your subject and very pleasing way. Thank you for sharing.

 Comment Written 05-Oct-2024