Fine Art America - a 21st Century Renaissance

I am a recent adherent of Fine Art America. Here, I have met other artists and viewed other's contributions and techniques. In some cases, it is possible to tell the differences between digital and tactile art. I don't have a term for art that has been created by hand materials, so "tactile art" here means that the medium, the art supplies, the brushes, and the touches and touchups were all done by touch. Digital art has been done with digital pens or a mouse in their creation.

I have noticed how artists are inspired by each other. Either by joining groups or by watching others, you can see small differences between your best contributed work and theirs. It is more than just opportunity. Sometimes, an artist can take something fairly plain and step it up into someone's next art acquisition.

I am a photographer and digital artist. I had a history of drawing as a past-time. I am slowly progressing forward to where I want to be. The art which is most popular are photos and art which are composed images. I believe that comes once someone has a bank of their own photography to work with. Then, you begin composing the perfect sky with the perfect foreground and object of attention. This can be done with both photos and art. I am making steps forward to this type of art or created photos.

In my portfolio, you will see one of these. The shot was what pulled me into photography. At night, I would watch the sunset. I also watch planes land. There would be a perfect time when the sky would look just right, the moon would have aligned, and the planes would fly right through the centre of the moon over and over again. I tried capturing the moon picture with my camera and I was unsatisfied with the result. I have thought of video taping these scenes. I am still working on these skills. Then, I could pull one image out of it.

Anyway, I've made a composed image as one of my pictures which required a very nice clear picture of a plane, a good picture of the sky and clouds, and a good picture of the moon. I combined all three, and presto I have an approximation of my vision.

I do think that being on Fine Art America has made a positive difference in growing my skills. By making friends and viewing their portfolios, I have made refinements to my processes. I see that the sharing of ideas and even reinterpretations of mediums and methods of the true Renaissance artists converted into modern art stands as a proof that Fine Art America is beginning a reawakening of sharing, exchange of information, and the meeting of minds, and a progression in techniques through their use of their Internet portal.

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