Digital Collage
Over the past few years, I have been taking lots of photos and using editing software to push my images in all different directions. Typically I combine my photos with paintings I’ve done in order to use images more than once but keep it different.
These pieces are all created more or less the same way: after the background is developed, I add each element one by one and adjust everything to where it’s supposed to be. All photos and paintings are made by myself.
Tulip Too
You can find the origin painting of these tulips on the “Simple Work” page, but they also fit nicely into this photographic environment. The photo overlooks the city of Holyoke, Massachusetts and was taken at the base of a 5G tower.
Lucky Cat
This piece is one of the only collages that features what started as solid green color fields, but anatomy and landscapes that it features stays familiar. The red represents muscle tissue not blood, but nobody is counting.
Void of a Cat
The same cat as before, but is now a part of the rocky void. It was originally studied, painted, and observed from a cat science book but has seen a lot since then.
Dying Hill
Distortion and outdoor landscapes go hand in hand with this hill to die on. Reservoirs typically feature a wonderful blend between human architecture and natural materials. While this concept is loosely shown here, still the hill is full of myself as a demon.
Electra Immortal
One of the earliest collages made solely on the classic Paint application. Each element was hand-cut with the scissors tool on a laptop, then unable to move once placed on the canvas. This was very time consuming but enjoyable. The fish featured is a lost loved one called Electra, who is now immortal.
Finger, Field, Fish
Featuring a finger, field, and, fish among other things. The original sunset is located in Hadley, Mass. at a well-known walking spot, and the fish were found close by along the Connecticut river banks. Most notably, the finger featured was my pinky the day after a kitchen injury that healed fully with minimal scarring. Everything together creates a beautifully-bordered, landscape diagram.