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1007 Viewings as of 7/18/15 Featured 2/19/12 in Apophysis Tutorial Fun Featured 2/19/12 in Flame Apophysis Created in Apophysis 7x15 as an abstract fractal based on the Oily Tutorial by Raemed on DA currently running in Apophysis Tutorial Fun group with Julian (power 6) transform in added Fx. Addition of glass hemisphere, scale up and final render in Ultra Fractal 5.04. youtube:http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iLkNPjbaPTk

Featured 8/31/17 in Fringe Science & Beyond Created entirely with GIMP v2.8. Best if viewed larger. youtube:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FvLfDpTONNk tech notes: 5 28 17 pure gimp

Created entirely in GIMP version 2.8. Best if viewed larger. youtube:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RKmxL8VYy0M

2657 Viewings as of 6/4/19 Featured 7/6/11 in The Ultimate UF5 and Beyond Featured 7/12/11 in Fractal Perception Featured 7/15/11 in Digital - Art at its Best Featured 8/12/11 in Digital Abstracts and Patterns Top 10 8/15/11 in Your Best Digital Abstract Art Challenge: Digital - Art at its Best Featured 12/2/11 in Southern United States Artists Featured 1/30/14 in Abstract/Surreal Art Featured 3/25/14 in The X-Factor Featured 2/3/15 in PixElations Featured 2/3/15 in Art & Dis(ease) Featured 8/9/19 in Fractal Abstracts One of my original apo images (see below) was used in three blended layers in Ultra Fractal 5.04 (each containing unique object transformations, distortions, magnification and rotation) to create this novel image in a proce...

210 Viewings as of 1/22/14 Featured 9/17/13 in Art Universe Featured 12/14/13 in Yoga and Meditation It has been said about the truly great individuals in team sports, that they made those around them, better. That is one way to describe Mackie. For the keen observer, she was a good woman, in the most awe-inspiring, reverent sense of the word "good". More than one person at yesterday's funeral remarked that Mackie never said a negative word about anybody in all the years they had known her. How remarkable is that? All agreed that she was a sweet, caring, fine lady who comported herself with tremendous grace and dignity. She truly lived her faith, exemplifying the Christian concepts of love, forgiveness, and humility. She was a stea...

Created in Apophysis 7x15 from the tutorial The Making of Breach by Xyrus02 (Georg Kiehne) on dA which ran last year in Apophysis Tutorial Fun group A revisit to this tutorial, this time with further adjustments to the Xaos values in Tx1, exploring the variables of Julian2 plus postbwraps2 in Fx, with color adjustments and scale up in GIMP v2.8. Best if viewed larger. youtube:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4ZQ08o3k4e8

210 Viewings as of 7/15/15 A blended GIMP modification (using gradient fills from a hand drawn X pattern) of an abstract Ultra Fractal creation, "The Bluebird of Tappiness" The Bluebird of Tappiness (UF0778) by barrowda which was created primarily in Ultra Fractal 5.04 as an abstract fractal, blending 3 Layers of a zoomed section of public folder formula 3RDIMFrame-RobertJ by reb. Selected color regions enhanced in GIMP v2.6, then image scaled in UF for final render and upload to RedBubble. Best if viewed larger. youtube:http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7UExBtWtu2Y

Rachel Bahler in costume as Lady Beaconsfield in the National Tour of Jekyll & Hyde The Musical

1485 Viewings as of 7/30/18 Featured 2/17/12 in Artists Universe Featured 2/18/12 in Art Universe Featured 3/17/12 in 3D Fractals and More Featured 2/12/15 in 1000 Plus After Valentine's Day, perhaps you've wondered where all those heart icons come from. In a far away land, there is a special place where magical heart trees bear a wondrous fruit that slowly ripens through various colorful stages, and when red and juicy ripe with love, float gently to the ground, waiting to be gathered and shared with special sweethearts. I share this secret with my many RB friends who have kindly shared their support for my artistic explorations over the past 17 months, with over 1000 faves and 300 Features (including an overwhelming 20 Features this w...

1043 Viewings as of 6/24/15 Featured 3/12/13 in Yoga & Meditation Featured 3/18/13 in A Kaleidoscope Kraze Top 10 placement in Meditation Challenge in Yoga & Meditation Featured 3/24/13 in Fractal Abstracts Top 10 placement in Mandala Challenge in Yoga & Meditation चिकना असहज (Rough to Smooth) The subtitle of this work, ":Rough to Smooth", not only describes the transition from the outer "rough stones" to the inner smooth ones, but is intended as a parallel to the meaning of the sanscrit "guru", dark to light. I see our spiritual efforts not only as the classic "paths to enlightenment", but hope to share the wisdom that the enlightened self is already a part of us, we merely have to "polish off" or let go of the rough edges. The out...

1012 Viewings as of 7/7/15 Featured 11/28/12 in Art Universe Featured 12/16/12 in Brain Science, Brain Arts Top 10 in Fringe Sci Challenge 9/30/14 Created in Mandelbulb3D v1.7.9.9 starting with parameters from Reflections by Mandelcr8tor. Background image mapped in M3D and reflected into the scene is this Apophysis work: JPT#12: Red Light District (G0960) by barrowda Eyes and mouth inserted using GIMP v2.8. Best if viewed larger. Perhaps this image will be helpful to Governor Brewer :o))) youtube:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F2VSGEWzEW0

159 Viewings as of 7/7/16 Created primarily in Mandelbulb3D starting with parameters from Illusion Pentagram by fraterchaos by substituting formula DecoCubeIFS, enhanced in GIMP v2.8. Best if viewed larger. youtube:https://www.youtube.com/user/artdecochap

Featured 3/31/14 in RedBubble Boomers Featured 3/31/14 in Art in Math Featured 3/31/14 in Superbly Visual Featured 4/2/14 in Old Farts of Redbubble Featured 4/5/14 in Metallic Junktion Created in Mandelbulb 3D v.1.8.9 ("M3D") starting with parameters from Mengeration by Soldeus (see below). Scale up and final render in GIMP v.2.8, including image mirroring. Best if viewed larger. youtube:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yKlkoC7wbRY

110 Viewings as of 12/2/13 Featured 10/26/13 in Art Universe Featured 10/26/13 in Who are YOU to Judge? Featured 10/27/13 in Fractal Combinations Featured 10/27/13 in Fractal Abstracts Featured 10/27/13 in SHAPES and PATTERNS Created in Mandelbulb3D v1.8, starting from parameters in Amnesia by Theli-at Nine different color maps were blended in GIMP v2.8 to create this image. Best if viewed larger. youtube:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5dczpjt5HLo

Featured 8/20/14 in Fantasy & Mystical Things Created in Mandelbulb 3D v.1.8.9 ("M3D") starting with parameters from MB1310B by Digithalie (see below). Additional work, including scale up and final render, in GIMP v.2.8. Best if viewed larger. Sometime in the future, they will discover a way to neutralize gravity and suspend large living complexes in the air like this, but long ago, someone else was "defying gravity"... youtube:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3g4ekwTd6Ig

Featured 4/26/14 in Fractal Paradise Featured 3/26/20 in Fractal Abstracts Created in Mandelbulb3D v.1.8.9 starting with parameters from Powered by the Light by Undead Academy (see below). Gradient flare plus scale up and final render in GIMP v.2.8. Best if viewed larger. Like the song says, when there's no one else to point the finger at, "Blame Canada", eh? Just kidding, eh, you know there's no place cooler than "The Great White North", as illustrated on SNL years ago by the MacKenzie brothers :o))) youtube:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0pPRaD6TKLc

584 Viewings as of 8/5/17 Created in Mandelbulb3D v.1.8.9 starting with parameters from Ballrooms of Mars by Len1 (see below). Additional work done in GIMP v.2.8. Best if viewed larger. youtube:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qTSDL94_Y7M

Featured 8/24/14 in Fractal Combinations Created in Mandelbulb 3D v.1.8.9 ("M3D") starting with parameters from MB1310B by Digithalie (see below). Additional work, including scale up and final render, in GIMP v.2.8. Best if viewed larger. youtube:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CtJ8Jjma5cM

Created in Mandelbulb 3D v.1.8.9 ("M3D") starting with parameters from The Joys of Mathematics by baddad (see below). Scale up and final render in GIMP v.2.8. Best if viewed larger. youtube:http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rAGDT-7qW-0

Featured 10/18/14 in Art Universe Created in Mandelbulb 3D v.1.8.9 ("M3D") starting with parameters from Quarantined by Len1 (see below). Scale up and final render in GIMP v.2.8. Best if viewed larger. youtube:http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FDKgLfWheoI

Featured 8/10/14 in Art Universe Created in Mandelbulb 3D v.1.8.9 ("M3D") starting with parameters from MB1310B by Digithalie (see below). Additional work, including scale up and final render, in GIMP v.2.8. Best if viewed larger. youtube:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Xwnmmz1S37o

Featured 10/4/14 in Bryce and Beyond Featured 11/15/14 in Metallic Junktion Created in Mandelbulb 3D v.1.8.9 ("M3D") experimenting with volumetric light and starting with parameters from It's Dark Inside by Ciokkolata":http://www.deviantart.com/art/It-s-dark-inside-414247987 (see below). Scale up, kaleido mirroring and final render in GIMP v.2.8. Best if viewed larger. youtube:http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0KrmxavLIRM

105 Viewings as of 10/10/14 Featured 10/11/14 in 100-499 Views Musician, mentor, and lifelong friend to my friend, may you rest in eternal peace. With gratitude and admiration of a life well-lived that included a special role as a fatherly guide to a young American woman who had lost her own father too soon, just before coming to meet you in northern Scotland. You gave her strength and support throughout the years, a wonderful gift that can never be adequately repaid. The colors chosen are somber, and feature the color gray, in honor of his memory. There are also metallic silver elements that indeed remind me of the pipes of a great church organ. There is a touch of red symbolizing his great heart that radiated love to his family and...

Created primarily with Mandelbulb3D v1.8.9, starting with parameters from Winter by Klytia70 on dA (see below). Additional features added in GIMP v2.8. Best if viewed larger. youtube:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TVpIh8W4Ts0

Featured 10/5/14 in Fractal Abstracts Featured 10/7/14 in Old Farts of Redbubble Created in Mandelbulb 3D v.1.8.9 ("M3D") starting with parameters from Mass Marriage by Ciokkolata (see below). Scale up, other adjustments and final render in GIMP v.2.8. Best if viewed larger. youtube:http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=78d-CkU4Cr0

Featured 10/25/14 in Fractal Abstracts Featured 10/25/14 in Fractal Paradise Featured 11/8/14 in Fractal Combinations 63 color-matched jewels adorn this Julia-based spiral created initially in UltraFractal 5.04. Inspired by Wolfepaw's marvelous version (see below image with links) of a very instructive UF tutorial Textured Spiral by wolfepaw Created in Ultra Fractal 5.04, with bejewelment, scale up and final render in GIMP 2.8. Best if viewed larger.

503 Viewings as of 12/25/14 With walls of pink, and flooring blue, The gender choice is up to you. Robot baby has no point of view, And does just what you tell it to. Born Borg Created in Mandelbulb 3D v.1.8.9 ("M3D") starting with parameters from Mass Marriage by Ciokkolata (see below). Scale up, other adjustments and final render in GIMP v.2.8. Best if viewed larger. youtube:http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aP6uxt3JJSU

Created in Mandelbulb 3D v.1.8.9 ("M3D") starting with parameters from 140418_14 by Ciokkolata (see below). Scale up, other adjustments and final render in GIMP v.2.8. Best if viewed larger. youtube:http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lYy1z0DFxeU

Featured 8/28/14 in Art Universe Featured 9/5/14 in In One's Mind's Eye Featured 9/10/14 in PixElations Thanks to global warming, the Inuit might no longer have to deal with the permafrost of "the frozen tundra" in many areas, but may soon have to learn how to mow the lawn. Former igloo communities now look very different, as this whimsical image illustrates. Created in Mandelbulb3D v.1.8.9 starting with parameters from Hot Off The Grill by Undead-Academy (see below). Additional work done in GIMP v.2.8. Best if viewed larger. youtube:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R-x5QOSqP3E

Created in Mandelbulb 3D v.1.8.9 (“M3D”) with my own parameters using functions Amazing Box and Polyfold. Scale up, background and final render in GIMP v.2.8. Best if viewed larger. youtube:http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XVaHeCnWefg

Created in Mandelbulb3D v.1.8.9 starting with parameters from Jeweled Highway by Soldeus/Trenton Schuck (see below). Additional work done in GIMP v.2.8. Best if viewed larger. youtube:http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZjxcxS1uTkQ

Featured as “Abstract of the Week” 9/21/14 in Fractal Abstracts Several portions of this image seemed to vanish as I adjusted the parameters, which reminded me of the Cheshire Cat from Alice in Wonderland. Created in Mandelbulb3D v.1.8.9 starting with parameters from Enter at your own risk by Jim373 (see below). Additional work done in GIMP v.2.8. Best if viewed larger. youtube:http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W1St7sRFEEE

Featured 10/16/14 in Art Universe Featured 10/18/14 in Superbly Visual Featured 1/17/15 in Exquisition Created in Mandelbulb 3D v.1.8.9 ("M3D") starting with parameters from Quarantined by Len1 (see below). Scale up and final render in GIMP v.2.8. Best if viewed larger. My Tarheel football team showed great signs of improvement this past Saturday against the "Golden Domers" in South Bend... youtube:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Er2mMoKGUF4&t=7m22s

Discovered a new technique in GIMP to create the background here, combining gradient "blinds" spiral that was made into diagonal linear bars using Polar Coordinates distort (in reverse), then rotated it until it was 45 degrees from horizontal, then saved a single quadrant which was duplicated then mirrored both vertically and then horizontally. Created initially in Mandelbulb 3D v.1.8.9 ("M3D") starting with parameters from Light Cubed by Len1 (see below). Scale up, special background and final render done in GIMP v.2.8. Best if viewed larger. youtube:http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ygbil0lRum8

Featured 10/24/14 in Art Universe Featured 11/3/14 in Fringe Science and The Unexplained Featured 11/26/14 in In One's Mind's Eye Featured 1/22/15 in Globes, Spheres and Curves This image seems to show a large gas planet somewhat like Jupiter, with several large moons orbiting around it, but if you look closely, each moon has dozens or even hundreds of smaller satellites surrounding it, and so on, ad infinitum_... Created in Mandelbulb 3D v.1.8.9 ("M3D") starting with parameters from Quarantined by Len1 (see below). Scale up and final render in GIMP v.2.8. Best if viewed larger. !http://th04.deviantart.net/fs71/PRE/i/2012/198/5/3/quarantined_bylen1-d57k0cm.jpg! youtube:http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AUCGKEzHN3s

109 Viewings as of 9/27/14 Tweaked in Mandelbulb3D from parameters in The Collective Brain by dA's mcimages which started as: Experimenting, I blended multiple partial images together in GIMP v2.8 to achieve this result. Best if viewed larger. youtube:http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4uGUa1xww0g