Tuesday, October 21, 2008

In solidarity we stand


This one's made for the people of Myanmar and for the loss, the grief and the silence that they have endured all thru the years.

Some facts about Myanmar, one of the poorest countries in the world:
*23 percent of the population had incomes that placed them below the poverty line.
*Many poor people are forced to send their children to work.
*The number of street children has also increased, and malnutrition among children is widespread.
*Large outlays of money have been spent on the military, while only meager funds have gone to education and health issues.
*The recent Nargis Cyclone have caused deadly flooding with loss of lives reaching 100,000.

All temples used in this work are located within Myanmar.
Temple1, Temple2, Temple3, Temple4

Clouds are digitally painted, freehand.

I'm a born-again free thinker. My only true religion is human rights. You can say that I'm a humanist who doesn't exclude animal rights as well. Praise Dog for that! I strongly believe in free inquiry and the freedom to choose. This post is about the evil of human oppression. Down with child labour!

Music for inspiration: Greatest love of all, sung by Whitney Houston




Wednesday, October 15, 2008

Far between us


You gave me a vision of Earth
It happened all too suddenly
We are of different worlds
Separated by empty space
Sadly now I must part from you
Holding onto treasured memory

If my words sound too depressing, please let me know!

Credit:
Floating island by rokatesh
Cherry blossoms by capetan
Roots by pakelius
Castle
Building lights by CraigPJ

Clouds, hair extension, tall grass, sticks and twigs are painted digitally.
Distant mountain is part of my oil painting.

This whole piece has taken up more than 500MB of my HD drive!

I realised I have not been posting for awhile! Hopefully this work will make up for lost time. This work received quite a favourable response when I posted this to an online digital art community. So, I hope you will enjoy this as much as I do working on it! ;-)

Model Ref: Jessica Trusscott

Song for inspiration: 'This is my now' by Jordin Sparks