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"A
thing
of beauty is a joy forever:
Its loveliness increases; it will never
Pass into nothingness; but still will keep
A bower quiet for us..."
from
ENDYMION
-
Keats
I
started this site was to display my art work and
encourage other artists to do the same. So here it
is, this bit has got some general comments on art
and you can check
out the gallery to
see what Kidzje's spare time is wasted on.
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Some
of my philosophy: I
rarely start a work with a really clear "image" of
what the final product is going to look like. I
begin with a feeling of what I want to create and
then stop when I feel I've done enough. It's
difficult to describe, but I just know if it
"worked" or "didn't work" as the case may be. I
rarely like my work for a long time. I guess that's
part of being an artist, never being quite
satisfied means you're striving for "perfection" as
you see it. Hopefully that means you're improving
technically as well as maturing.
I have no formal art qualifications, so what I'm
doing here is not sanctioned by anyone's "bit of
paper". In fact, I was rejected for every art
course I've applied for. I now collect the
knock-back letters!
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About
the images here: These
images were photographed using an el-cheapo digital
camera, so expect some fuzziness. I've tried to
sharpen up the images but they are far from
perfect. I am getting better at it though, so, bear
with me! They are designed to give you an
impression of my work. I have saved them as GIFs
because, despite what people have told me, and what
I have read, I can make them much smaller
(sometimes 70% smaller!) than JPEGs and to my eye
they look nearly as good. I've limited the number
of images per page so you don't have to wait half
an hour for them to load!
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