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Cajsa Lilliehook covers the best in virtual world screenshot art and digital painting Uma Fae Dust‘s picture is called “Open Spaces” but it really makes me think of the Reata Ranch outside Marfa, Texas and the fabulous, ahead-of-it-time movie, Giant. I love the stark isolation of the house without a tree to soften its alienation…
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Cajsa Lilliehook covers the best in virtual world screenshot art and digital painting Nadja Baxter has been blogging since at least 2007; Old Guard, indeed. Her original blog was called GermanStyle but now she has an eponymous blog, Nadja Baxter. It’s important to know that her blog has more pictures than her Flickr stream and…
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//embedr.flickr.com/assets/client-code.js Cajsa Lilliehook covers the best in virtual world screenshot art and digital painting Fliegenbeil Resident (aka anc aki) is a creator of dreamy, romantic decor objects. It’s completely fitting that his Second Life images are the dreamiest and most romantic on Flickr. Take “Hydrangea” for example. Doesn’t it look like a watercolor sketch? I…
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Cajsa Lilliehook covers the best in virtual world screenshot art and digital painting Doesselle Destiny’s picture is emotionally powerful, even though by leaving it titled simply with a number, she leaves its meaning up to us. This is a woman looking forward, with a man in her rear-view mirror. Is she leaving him? Yes, but…
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Cajsa Lilliehook covers the best in virtual world screenshot art and digital painting When I wrote to Nath Baxton about SLAUGHTERHOUSE, his recent project, Nath’s response was so honest and generous, I hope I can do him justice. I have featured his earlier work, with a pop art aesthetic, bold deconstruction of his own photos,…
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Cajsa Lilliehook covers the best in virtual world screenshot art and digital painting I simply cannot say enough about how much I love B. Tomstone’s photostream. This untitled photo exemplifies so much of what she gets right. Look how casually and realistically people are posed. I love how natural people look in her pictures. She…
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Cajsa Lilliehook covers the best in virtual world screenshot art and digital painting “USA Election 2020 – Not voting is not a protest. It is a surrender.” It is Election Day and some Second Life residents are doing their part, not just voting but encouraging others to vote. I love this picture by RyanTailor. It’s…
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//embedr.flickr.com/assets/client-code.js Cajsa Lilliehook covers the best in virtual world screenshot art and digital painting The third Lawrence D. Pryce Macabre Halloween Challenge began at the end of September and is still open until the end of October — here’s details for submitting your entry. The challenge begins with a selection of inspirations from real life…
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//embedr.flickr.com/assets/client-code.js Cajsa Lilliehook covers the best in virtual world screenshot art and digital painting “1” illustrates how effectively Alexo Aries uses lines in his photos. The road leads our eyes forward to the mountains. The grass, the road, the vehicle, all in a line drawing us in, but not out. Notice how the road fades…
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Cajsa Lilliehook covers the best in virtual world screenshot art and digital painting Isis Boa Desmoulins does amazing landscapes that draw me in completely. I was curious about her process and asked if she was willing to share. “I love dramatic skies,” she told me. “I almost hate to say how I do them. In…
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