artist-try of kevin mcninch
| Logos | ||
| KAPOW 2020 Week 20 | Digital Image | November 8, 2020 |
| KAPOW = Kevin’s Art Project of the Week | ||
New logos are here! This week the KAPOW focused on creating a new logo for the KAPOW and for nodefinition.art.
The goal was to create visually simple logos that can be customized over time. Here are some alternate views:
For more information on the KAPOW project, follow this link.
Remember, there is no definition of art…..
| Beach sENTry | ||
| KAPOW 2020 Week 19 | Digital Painting | November 1, 2020 |
| KAPOW = Kevin’s Art Project of the Week | ||
Recently, I have been noticing all sorts of things–trees, shrubs, and and other natural objects in the great outdoors–that appear if they have an animistic essence. This week’s KAPOW is a digital painting enhancement of a Beach sENTry.
I encountered this quasi-cairn on a beach in Fort Ebey State Park on Whidbey Island.
Immediately, of course, I saw the Beach sENTry. The ‘ENT’ traces back to the Tree Shepherds of the Lord of the Rings….and a previous KAPOW: https://nodefinition.art/2020/07/19/olyent/
Compare the differences here:
For more information on the KAPOW project, follow this link.
Remember, there is no definition of art…..
| Salish Sunset | ||
| KAPOW 2020 Week 18 | Photography | October 24, 2020 |
| KAPOW = Kevin’s Art Project of the Week | ||
This week the KAPOW is a photo of a remarkable sunset looking down the Straits of Juan de Fuca from Whidbey Island. I was struck by the pixelation in the clouds that give the photo a watercolor painting feel. The crisp(er) elements retained in the brighter areas give the photo a dichotomy that adds some complexity.
I pushed a few levers and dials to enhance the contrast, but this is fairly close to what came out of the camera (iPhone 8).
I really liked the raw, rough feel of the photo….I did capture a few other scenes of the sunset that did not have that gritty, slightly non-photographic feel. Those are here:
For more information on the KAPOW project, follow this link.
Remember, there is no definition of art…..
| Beach Angel | ||
| KAPOW 2020 Week 17 | Sculpture | October 18, 2020 |
| KAPOW = Kevin’s Art Project of the Week | ||
This week’s KAPOW is a sculpture of found beach objects put together as Beach-y Angel. Consisting of two rocks, a shell, and several different colors of sea glass, Beach-y Angel is held together with some small brass rod and epoxy. I recommend that anyone trying to carve/drill holes into (sea) glass or rock—get true carbide cutters.
Here are a few making of photos:
For more information on the KAPOW project, follow this link.
Remember, there is no definition of art…..
| Flowing Water Study | ||
| KAPOW 2020 Week 16 | Photography | October 11, 2020 |
| KAPOW = Kevin’s Art Project of the Week | ||
A set of four photos of flowing water on the Hamma Hamma River. It was a wet weekend and the river was flowing.
For more information on the KAPOW project, follow this link.
Remember, there is no definition of art…..
| Great Blue | ||
| KAPOW 2020 Week 15 | Digital Painting | October 4, 2020 |
| KAPOW = Kevin’s Art Project of the Week | ||
I have been watching Great Blue Herons hunt on the beach quite often in the last few months. Utterly still….and then….KAPOW! They strike their prey in the water. I tried to capture some of that energy here. The flatness of the body, the abstract background, and the refraction of the legs and beak juxtapose with the motion and starkness of the heron’s head–the left side of the painting versus the right side.
It will get the fish!
For more information on the KAPOW project, follow this link.
Remember, there is no definition of art…..
| Bum Swirl | ||
| KAPOW 2020 Week 14 | Leatherwork | September 27, 2020 |
| KAPOW = Kevin’s Art Project of the Week | ||
The KAPOW this week was to make a leather seat pad for a very hard Ikea stool that I have been using at the computer desk. The stool needed something to alleviate the pressure points. This is the second large-ish leather project I have done in the last few months, and I have learned a lot about making patterns, planning ahead, knowing where to place your fasteners ahead of time, and that I need to learn more about applying dye and colors. The swirl was added as a decorative motif–I like swirls. I am curious if it will leave an indentation.
Here are some photos of the making process
For more information on the KAPOW project, follow this link.
Remember, there is no definition of art…..
| KAPOW Logo Attempt 1 | ||
| KAPOW 2020 Week 13 | Drawing | September 20, 2020 |
| KAPOW = Kevin’s Art Project of the Week | ||
This week I created a logo for the KAPOW (as the KAPOW). I will be the first to admit that it came out a bit odd….. I and not sure how long this logo will remain the KAPOW logo, so enjoy it while it does.
For more information on the KAPOW project, follow this link.
Remember, there is no definition of art…..
| Heron, Boat, Smoke, Pier | ||
| KAPOW 2020 Week 12 | photography | September 12, 2020 |
| KAPOW = Kevin’s Art Project of the Week | ||
The KAPOW this week is a photograph from an early morning walk on the beach in Fort Worden State Park. The ubiquitous smoke (and fog) totally washed away any contrast between water and sky–where does one end and the other begin? The Great Blue Heron flying to the right, juxtaposed with the implied motion of the (anchored) sailboat to the left creates a story taking place in the row/zone across the photo framed by the pier. I tried a crop without the pier and the photo lost some of its life. The pier gives enough implied transition between water and sky to inform the rest of the scene and place it in context of the otherwise gradient background. The otters that were swimming just below the sailboat in the photo (the dots in line with the heron) wanted to be in the story as well……we will leave them out of this story. They have a story of their own here.
For more information on the KAPOW project, follow this link.
Remember, there is no definition of art…..
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