Blended Fractals #42 and #43

It’s been a few weeks since I’ve shared any fractal or digital artwork on this blog so I thought I’d sneak some in today!

blended fractal art #42 © lynne medsker
blended fractal art #42 © lynne medsker

Most of my newest creations comprised of several different fractal images blended together to make one new colorful, detailed piece. No exception here! These are the “single” fractal images that I used:

fractal #39 © lynne medsker
fractal #39 © lynne medsker
fractal #40 © lynne medsker
fractal #40 © lynne medsker
fractal #41 © lynne medsker
fractal #41 © lynne medsker

This time I had so much fun blending and changing the coloring on the art that I came up with two final pieces. I just couldn’t decided! So you get to see both. 🙂

blended fractal #43 © lynne medsker
blended fractal #43 © lynne medsker

So, do you have a favorite between the two? Or like one of the singles best?

Primitive Gestures (Part 2)

As promised in yesterday’s post, here is the rest of the “Primitive Gestures” series!

"migration" mixed media on wood panel, 8x10" professionally framed $175 © lynne medsker
"migration" mixed media on wood panel, 8x10" professionally framed $175 © lynne medsker
"spring winds" mixed media on wood panel, 8x10" $85 © lynne medsker
"spring winds" mixed media on wood panel, 8x10" $85 © lynne medsker

In addition to several of the 8×10 size pieces I created these two larger ones as well:

"three moons" mixed media on wood panel, 16x16 $245 © lynne medsker
"three moons" mixed media on wood panel, 16x16 $245 © lynne medsker
"mountain path" mixed media on wood panel, 16x16 $245 © lynne medsker
"mountain path" mixed media on wood panel, 16x16 $245 © lynne medsker

I hope you enjoyed seeing these new creations! I had so much fun getting my hands into these pieces, there isn’t a texture or color on any of them that I didn’t touch!

"night journey" mixed media on wood panel, 8x10" professionally framed $175 © lynne medsker
"night journey" mixed media on wood panel, 8x10" professionally framed $175 © lynne medsker

Primitive Gestures (Part I)

Today I’ll be sharing a small series of work that I created for the “Mixed Well and Served Fresh” show.

"eclipse" mixed media on wood panel, 8x10" $85 © lynne medsker
"eclipse" mixed media on wood panel, 8x10" $85 © lynne medsker

My inspiration for these pieces were the primitive cave and rock drawings made by our long-past ancestors. Even then, with their hands and rudimentary tools, people had the urge to create, communicate and share their life through art. Some of the markings I used on these works were taken from books about the rock drawings, a few were combined to create new symbols and some were from my imagination.

work in progress, primitive gestures series © lynne medsker
work in progress, primitive gestures series © lynne medsker
work in progress, primitive gestures series © lynne medsker
work in progress, primitive gestures series © lynne medsker
work in progress, primitive gestures series © lynne medsker
work in progress, primitive gestures series © lynne medsker

Similar to making designs in the muddy earth, each piece in this series originated with concrete being applied by hand to wood panels, with lots of symbols, marks and texture being etched into them. Just as the passage of time concealed many of the original rock drawings, more concrete was drizzled and dropped on top of the original design to give it feeling of age. Once dry it was topped off with multiple layers of color and acrylic glaze. A final coat of white was used to further veil the design.

fire & water, mixed media on wood panel, 8x10" $85 © lynne medsker
fire & water, mixed media on wood panel, 8x10" $85 © lynne medsker
"emergence" mixed media on wood panel, 8x10" professionally framed $175 © lynne medsker
"emergence" mixed media on wood panel, 8x10" professionally framed, $175 © lynne medsker
"planting cycles" mixed media on wood panel, 8x10 $85 © lynne medsker
"planting cycles" mixed media on wood panel, 8x10" $85 © lynne medsker

I’ll share the rest of this series with you in my next post!