tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-133141442024-03-12T22:41:48.871-05:00whimblogThis is the daily thoughts, photos and art of artist, William H. Miller, living and creating art in Houston, Texas.whimbloghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14370578230691038047noreply@blogger.comBlogger839125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13314144.post-25139955522361822722011-09-10T11:11:00.001-05:002011-09-10T11:11:28.051-05:00<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">
<a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-yJMNlfA05mI/TmuLOjT1efI/AAAAAAAAXto/WXriPqW6g_s/s1600/Lorrie+Maurino+WNHS+1978.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-yJMNlfA05mI/TmuLOjT1efI/AAAAAAAAXto/WXriPqW6g_s/s1600/Lorrie+Maurino+WNHS+1978.jpg" /></a> This is one of my teachers and inspirational mentors. Ms. Lorrie Maurino, my high school art teacher at Williamsville North High School from 1974-1978. She has taught many students about art, life, acceptance, justice, free speech, humanity, and how to be the best artist that you can be... and that it's hard work. She is currently fighting a variety of illnesses, so please add her to your thoughts, your prayers, your pray circles or whatever connection to the universe you use to assist her in her healing. </div>
<br />whimbloghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14370578230691038047noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13314144.post-80712787018081944222011-09-08T20:24:00.002-05:002011-09-08T20:24:26.531-05:00I have a new laptop and it's a MAC ! MacBook Pro - making the jump from the PC to Mac.... let the transformation begin.whimbloghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14370578230691038047noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13314144.post-56884785619357789762011-06-01T21:40:00.002-05:002011-06-01T21:45:37.338-05:00A new website<a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-7SFGldupsrQ/Teb4TsPoxwI/AAAAAAAAXl0/jhAmc2iN8Cs/s1600/NewWebsiteHomePage.jpg"><img style="MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 320px; FLOAT: left; HEIGHT: 297px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5613447002741851906" border="0" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-7SFGldupsrQ/Teb4TsPoxwI/AAAAAAAAXl0/jhAmc2iN8Cs/s320/NewWebsiteHomePage.jpg" /></a><br /><br /><div>This is an image of the home page of my new website. I have been working with a great developer in redoing my web <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_0" class="blsp-spelling-corrected">presence. If you would like her name and contact information let me know. It now has multiple galleries, a section for video (to come), a link to this blog (so guess I will need to blog more again), links, social media, ability to sign up for my newsletter, a quick reference of where I am showing, and more. Please take a look and let me know what you think.</span></div><br /><div><span class="blsp-spelling-corrected"></span></div><br /><div><span class="blsp-spelling-corrected"><a href="http://www.whimdesigns.com/">www.whimdesigns.com</a> </span></div><br /><div><span class="blsp-spelling-corrected"></span></div><br /><div><span class="blsp-spelling-corrected">Billy</span></div><br /><div><span class="blsp-spelling-corrected"></span></div><br /><div><span class="blsp-spelling-corrected">Copyright 2011 All Rights Reserved William H. Miller</span></div>whimbloghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14370578230691038047noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13314144.post-7265550342421988932011-01-23T18:59:00.002-06:002011-01-23T19:05:37.729-06:00Counter Creative<a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_pCiWSd-4hp8/TTzPuFjlDsI/AAAAAAAAVkA/60Doc6vMLB8/s1600/counter%2Bcreative.jpg"><img style="MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 320px; FLOAT: left; HEIGHT: 205px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5565551630195429058" border="0" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_pCiWSd-4hp8/TTzPuFjlDsI/AAAAAAAAVkA/60Doc6vMLB8/s320/counter%2Bcreative.jpg" /></a><br /><div>Day 23 - iPhone art - this piece is titled "counter Creative" and is inspired by my lunch today with friend, Carmen.</div><div> </div><div>NOTE: The reason I posted it here after so my missing months of posting on my blog, is for some reason Facebook, stopped posting my photos and thoughts coming from my iPhone. So now I am trying to post it here and link it.</div><div> </div><div>Now that's counter intuitive! </div><div> </div><div>2011 copyright all rights reserved, William H. Miller</div>whimbloghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14370578230691038047noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13314144.post-92228665680961841312010-07-14T21:09:00.002-05:002010-07-14T21:13:54.302-05:00Drawing is fun-da-mental<a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_pCiWSd-4hp8/TD5uMOg6J5I/AAAAAAAAVhA/aSjDaLB_oAk/s1600/IMG_5708_X.JPG"><img style="MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 180px; FLOAT: left; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5493949751772194706" border="0" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_pCiWSd-4hp8/TD5uMOg6J5I/AAAAAAAAVhA/aSjDaLB_oAk/s320/IMG_5708_X.JPG" /></a><br /><div>It is amazing what the eye can see, how the mind can interpret that vision and coordinate it with your muscles and hand to be able to recreate a likeness of another human being using line, shape, form, shadow, contrast, light.</div><div> </div><div>It is alway a pleasure to work on someone portrait.</div><div> </div><div>Thanks Jonah for sitting for two hours.</div><div> </div><div>2010 Copyright William H Miller All Rights Reserved</div>whimbloghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14370578230691038047noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13314144.post-83259836339050900912010-07-05T16:31:00.005-05:002010-07-05T16:37:59.322-05:00Another nap?<a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_pCiWSd-4hp8/TDJQH2KPAeI/AAAAAAAAVfM/j55XS65NSVM/s1600/DSC_0002.JPG"><img style="MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 320px; FLOAT: left; HEIGHT: 213px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5490538991445803490" border="0" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_pCiWSd-4hp8/TDJQH2KPAeI/AAAAAAAAVfM/j55XS65NSVM/s320/DSC_0002.JPG" /></a><br /><div>It was a long weekend... </div><br /><div>It was filled with hours of napping, hours of creating art, hours of eating, hours of watching movies, and hours on the computer.</div><br /><div></div><br /><div>I am in the process of trying to get rid of things I have... it's hard... my fear is to end up like those horders on reality television.</div><br /><div></div><br /><div>Speaking of reality television - Big Brother 12 (my summer fun!) starts Thursday, and I have been enjoying Bravo's Work of Art -search for the next greatest artist! </div><div> </div><div>The photo is of the lights of the cars on my street right before the fireworks... a little burry because the lens clouded up due to the difference in temperatures in my house versus outside.</div><div> </div><div>Copyright 2010 William H. Miller All Rights Reserved</div><br /><div></div><br /><div></div>whimbloghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14370578230691038047noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13314144.post-65353947147140513322010-06-13T15:04:00.003-05:002010-06-13T15:37:29.965-05:00Blogger Angel<a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_pCiWSd-4hp8/TBVBE7rIJZI/AAAAAAAAUFc/h8UtYrn8r9I/s1600/06angel.jpg"><img style="MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 320px; FLOAT: left; HEIGHT: 180px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5482359674387309970" border="0" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_pCiWSd-4hp8/TBVBE7rIJZI/AAAAAAAAUFc/h8UtYrn8r9I/s320/06angel.jpg" /></a><br /><div>For those of you who visit here... just to check... a post for you.</div><div> </div><div>I guess it was the blogging angel that came to me and said... create me... post me... blog about me.</div><div> </div><div>The universe connects the spirit in wonderous ways.</div><div> </div><div><span style="font-size:78%;">2010 Copyright William H Miller All Rights Reserved</span></div><br /><div></div><br /><div></div>whimbloghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14370578230691038047noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13314144.post-67437618112877534252009-09-27T21:53:00.002-05:002009-09-27T21:59:53.595-05:00iphone artI created this image which I call "iphoneEYE"<a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_pCiWSd-4hp8/SsAlpWFCBaI/AAAAAAAATSA/LqFI56GUXbM/s1600-h/iphoneEYE.jpg"><img style="MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 320px; FLOAT: left; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5386346546566661538" border="0" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_pCiWSd-4hp8/SsAlpWFCBaI/AAAAAAAATSA/LqFI56GUXbM/s320/iphoneEYE.jpg" /></a> - it is more like my inner artistic eye, I created this image and the other posted on Facebook, but the original was this black & white line drawing from Brushes on my iphone. <br /><div><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_pCiWSd-4hp8/SsAlo4WmD1I/AAAAAAAATR4/NeDbfH06g90/s1600-h/iphoneart01.jpg"><img style="MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 213px; FLOAT: left; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5386346538587262802" border="0" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_pCiWSd-4hp8/SsAlo4WmD1I/AAAAAAAATR4/NeDbfH06g90/s320/iphoneart01.jpg" /></a><br />I love line drawings like this, you can see so many things, you can see a stain glassed piece, a figure, a pumpkin in the garden.</div><div> </div><div>Copyright 2009 William H Miller All Rights Reserved<br /></div><div></div>whimbloghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14370578230691038047noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13314144.post-29791224618143907382009-09-20T11:10:00.004-05:002009-09-20T11:54:32.865-05:00Jim's Challenge<a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_pCiWSd-4hp8/SrZU2ONqFvI/AAAAAAAATRg/R6V-zQNyzHc/s1600-h/Jimshat_00.jpg"><img style="MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 320px; FLOAT: left; HEIGHT: 278px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5383583695073056498" border="0" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_pCiWSd-4hp8/SrZU2ONqFvI/AAAAAAAATRg/R6V-zQNyzHc/s320/Jimshat_00.jpg" /></a><br /><div> </div><div>My friend Jim Frederick, posted this photo of a hat on the ground and challenged me to make art from it. Below are two of my tributes to this. To honor, I created this Sailboat. I am sure his father would love it. </div><div> </div><div><br /> </div><div><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_pCiWSd-4hp8/SrZU2Q8pL_I/AAAAAAAATRo/Uz02hW_Rc7k/s1600-h/Jimsailboathat_002.jpg"><img style="MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 320px; FLOAT: left; HEIGHT: 250px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5383583695807000562" border="0" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_pCiWSd-4hp8/SrZU2Q8pL_I/AAAAAAAATRo/Uz02hW_Rc7k/s320/Jimsailboathat_002.jpg" /></a><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_pCiWSd-4hp8/SrZctttWIiI/AAAAAAAATRw/oPUce1dgifY/s1600-h/Jimshat_09a.jpg"><img style="MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 320px; FLOAT: left; HEIGHT: 278px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5383592345001665058" border="0" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_pCiWSd-4hp8/SrZctttWIiI/AAAAAAAATRw/oPUce1dgifY/s320/Jimshat_09a.jpg" /></a> I also created this image, abstract but still containing the hat. In a way it is the mind's eye and what a computer allows an artist to create.</div><div> </div><div><span style="font-size:78%;">Copyright 2009 William H Miller and Jim Frederick All Rights Reserved<br /><br /></span><br /></div><div></div>whimbloghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14370578230691038047noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13314144.post-57867172957264672072009-09-17T21:49:00.003-05:002009-09-17T21:59:20.091-05:00ARt aNd cOPy<a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_pCiWSd-4hp8/SrL1pMNAieI/AAAAAAAATRY/7HG_ThzS6jo/s1600-h/artandcopy02.jpg"><img style="MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 213px; FLOAT: left; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5382634592660392418" border="0" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_pCiWSd-4hp8/SrL1pMNAieI/AAAAAAAATRY/7HG_ThzS6jo/s320/artandcopy02.jpg" /></a><br /><div>I created this image from an image that I created on my iphone while I awaited for the movie "<a href="http://artandcopyfilm.com/">Art and Copy</a>" to be shown at the River Oaks Theatre in Houston, TX. The movie was presented by the <a href="http://www.blogger.com/www.aaf-houston.org/">AAF-Houston </a>.</div><div></div><div> </div><div>The movie was amazing. It was perfectly timed and reminded what I do as an artist. communicate. Words, Images are my tools.</div><div> </div><div>To see what the image was before I modified it, visit my <a href="http://www.facebook.com/home.php#/photo.php?pid=2351233&id=762044206">facebook profile</a>. </div><div> </div><div></div><div></div><div>Copyright 2009 William H Miller All Rights Reserved</div>whimbloghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14370578230691038047noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13314144.post-56717547849931880562009-09-14T22:57:00.002-05:002009-09-14T23:21:03.836-05:00FREEDOM<a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_pCiWSd-4hp8/Sq8RoAV3YII/AAAAAAAATRQ/7vzFM9aqpBc/s1600-h/americansflag.jpg"><img style="MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 320px; FLOAT: left; HEIGHT: 202px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5381539458715181186" border="0" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_pCiWSd-4hp8/Sq8RoAV3YII/AAAAAAAATRQ/7vzFM9aqpBc/s320/americansflag.jpg" /></a><br /><div>I created this image of the US Flag based on an image I took off the television showing the masses of people at the inauguration of President <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_0" class="blsp-spelling-corrected">Obama</span>. Lately voices of dissent against the President have become very organized, very vocal. While these voices have found media channels to become loud and angry... they are hardly worth all the attention the media is giving them, I guess that is important, since they are in the minority. Where are the polls that ask Americans what they think of rude outbursts, where are the coverage of uncovering lies of the bankers, the insurance companies, where is the outrage? In most cases they are voices of passion, not facts. The voices are loud and crying out for an answer, and the answer they want of course is not the answer of wanting dialog, discussion, or even debate but just wanting it their way. Many of these voices are ignorant. <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_1" class="blsp-spelling-corrected">Surprising</span> ignorant. Followers of radical radio catalysts, that make money off these listeners and followers. They say lies (even after proven wrong) and spread them and hold them up as fact. If this is the price of FREEDOM, then so be it. But we must fight ignorance in the media with factual reports and now allow facts and reality to become distorted. That becomes a hard thing to do. We have the <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_2" class="blsp-spelling-corrected">separation</span> of Church & State for that very reason. 200 years ago --- Church was what the Internet is today --- a place where people gathered, they listened, they were <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_3" class="blsp-spelling-corrected">galvanized</span>, they acted. In a way maybe we should have a <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_4" class="blsp-spelling-corrected">separation</span> of NEWS (as long as it is fact based and unbiased) and MEDIA, PROPAGANDA, AND SOAP BOXING, GRAND STANDING. Where is Walter Cronkite when you need him. </div><div> </div><div>Copyright 2009 William H Miller All Rights Reserved</div>whimbloghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14370578230691038047noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13314144.post-23385018592393058162009-09-11T22:51:00.003-05:002009-09-11T22:55:04.625-05:00?<a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_pCiWSd-4hp8/SqsbCLsmPoI/AAAAAAAATRI/DeEVLK3xXeI/s1600-h/reflection_sm_04.jpg"><img style="MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 311px; FLOAT: left; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5380423904137723522" border="0" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_pCiWSd-4hp8/SqsbCLsmPoI/AAAAAAAATRI/DeEVLK3xXeI/s320/reflection_sm_04.jpg" /></a><br /><div>Sitting home</div><div>My computer</div><div>The TV</div><div>Creating digital images</div><div>from painted memories</div><div>I wonder what my mind</div><div>is trying to say.</div><div>?</div>whimbloghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14370578230691038047noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13314144.post-11779908375977837972009-09-09T20:09:00.004-05:002009-09-09T20:22:25.521-05:00Shark Stone<a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_pCiWSd-4hp8/SqhSSyC-fgI/AAAAAAAATRA/FC9E9QA-uHY/s1600-h/IMG_0261.JPG"><img style="MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 320px; FLOAT: left; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5379640237519437314" border="0" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_pCiWSd-4hp8/SqhSSyC-fgI/AAAAAAAATRA/FC9E9QA-uHY/s320/IMG_0261.JPG" /></a> I was presented with this photo taken by Michael W. Kennedy. He sent it to his wife and said - "this reminds me of a "Billy" picture, maybe we should send it to him and see what he can do with it." Well that struck me as a challenge. I created this image from that image and of course to honor not only their marriage and <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_0" class="blsp-spelling-corrected">companionship</span>, but their love of sharks! I used the image they provided to create this underwater image.<br /><div><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_pCiWSd-4hp8/SqhSSdfiF1I/AAAAAAAATQ4/BMoQj_HtMj8/s1600-h/MikeKennedyCollaboration_04.jpg"><img style="MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 320px; FLOAT: left; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5379640232002066258" border="0" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_pCiWSd-4hp8/SqhSSdfiF1I/AAAAAAAATQ4/BMoQj_HtMj8/s320/MikeKennedyCollaboration_04.jpg" /></a><br /><br /><div>Copyright 2009 Michael W Kennedy & William H Miller All Rights Reserved</div></div>whimbloghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14370578230691038047noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13314144.post-5536920373238618532009-09-06T23:18:00.003-05:002009-09-06T23:24:52.055-05:00Artists become art<a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_pCiWSd-4hp8/SqSKBtmqeKI/AAAAAAAATQw/Knb3Qb8lkGg/s1600-h/artcon2008_005.jpg"><img style="MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 213px; FLOAT: left; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5378575617013479586" border="0" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_pCiWSd-4hp8/SqSKBtmqeKI/AAAAAAAATQw/Knb3Qb8lkGg/s320/artcon2008_005.jpg" /></a> I created this work of art using the photo of my friend, Jim and I at ArtCon2008. <br /><div><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_pCiWSd-4hp8/SqSKBDEUqGI/AAAAAAAATQo/u8ZMsSsqcrE/s1600-h/artcon2008.jpg"><img style="MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 320px; FLOAT: left; HEIGHT: 213px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5378575605595154530" border="0" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_pCiWSd-4hp8/SqSKBDEUqGI/AAAAAAAATQo/u8ZMsSsqcrE/s320/artcon2008.jpg" /></a><br />Copyright 2009 William H Miller All Rights Reserved<br /><div></div></div>whimbloghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14370578230691038047noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13314144.post-25634720134896061102009-08-24T22:13:00.005-05:002009-08-24T22:21:28.264-05:00Vomiting Art - Like a Moth to a Flame<div><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_pCiWSd-4hp8/SpNXGaIcduI/AAAAAAAAR0A/7nm4RE706Ic/s1600-h/vomit+at+7-11_Moth.jpg"><img style="MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 320px; FLOAT: left; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5373734547988707042" border="0" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_pCiWSd-4hp8/SpNXGaIcduI/AAAAAAAAR0A/7nm4RE706Ic/s320/vomit+at+7-11_Moth.jpg" /></a> I created this image which I title "Like a Moth to a Flame"; it was based on a challenge of my artist friend, Jim Frederick based on this picture he took of some vomit that was in the parking lot of a 7-11 store that he and another artist, Laura Kerr (aka PaintSlap). Well here you go --- something beautiful from something vile and disgusting.</div><br /><div></div><br /><div><span style="font-size:85%;"><em>Copyright 2009 William H Miller All Rights Reserved<br /></em></span></div><br /><div><span style="font-size:85%;"><em></em></span></div><br /><div><span style="font-size:85%;"><em></div></em></span><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_pCiWSd-4hp8/SpNYkwd8iWI/AAAAAAAAScc/Iusym-edYqg/s1600-h/vomit+at+7-11.jpg"><img style="MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 320px; FLOAT: left; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5373736168892172642" border="0" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_pCiWSd-4hp8/SpNYkwd8iWI/AAAAAAAAScc/Iusym-edYqg/s320/vomit+at+7-11.jpg" /></a><br /><div><span style="font-size:85%;"><em>Copyright 2009 Jim Frederick All Rights Reserved</em></span><br /><br /><br /><div></div></div>whimbloghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14370578230691038047noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13314144.post-48104618928118583962009-08-18T23:20:00.002-05:002009-08-18T23:23:39.367-05:00Creating Art From Trash<a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_pCiWSd-4hp8/Sot91pCcEMI/AAAAAAAAM68/w5bBLllC-b8/s1600-h/043_01.jpg"><img style="MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 320px; FLOAT: left; HEIGHT: 214px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5371525341072068802" border="0" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_pCiWSd-4hp8/Sot91pCcEMI/AAAAAAAAM68/w5bBLllC-b8/s320/043_01.jpg" /></a> This was the new digital image that I created from a photo that I took at an event and the trash that was in the garbage bin. Beauty can be found anywhere.<br /><br /><br /><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_pCiWSd-4hp8/Sot91JwbSQI/AAAAAAAAM60/1Pf_pkY9N6E/s1600-h/043.JPG"><img style="MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 320px; FLOAT: left; HEIGHT: 214px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5371525332675021058" border="0" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_pCiWSd-4hp8/Sot91JwbSQI/AAAAAAAAM60/1Pf_pkY9N6E/s320/043.JPG" /></a><br />Copyright 2009 William H Miller All Rights Reserved<br /><div></div>whimbloghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14370578230691038047noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13314144.post-57885903223654700182009-08-17T22:04:00.001-05:002009-08-17T22:05:26.363-05:00Happy 17th Anniversary to Me.Too much to go into, but 17 years of living!whimbloghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14370578230691038047noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13314144.post-23398086678470637292009-08-15T22:25:00.002-05:002009-08-15T22:31:38.831-05:00Planet Abstract<a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_pCiWSd-4hp8/Sod86QVFigI/AAAAAAAAM6s/_cL8XiJUja0/s1600-h/3020_8.jpg"><img style="MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 180px; FLOAT: left; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5370398420920273410" border="0" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_pCiWSd-4hp8/Sod86QVFigI/AAAAAAAAM6s/_cL8XiJUja0/s320/3020_8.jpg" /></a> This image was created from the photo taken of Planet Hollywood in England. Today was a day of relaxing, thinking watching television, playing on the computer, napping, eating and just being inside my own head. My friends are celebrating art shows, birthdays, hearing music, texting and facebooking. <br /><br /><br /><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_pCiWSd-4hp8/Sod85ovsnsI/AAAAAAAAM6k/s0BFn5Z_9BY/s1600-h/3020.JPG"><img style="MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 180px; FLOAT: left; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5370398410294468290" border="0" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_pCiWSd-4hp8/Sod85ovsnsI/AAAAAAAAM6k/s0BFn5Z_9BY/s320/3020.JPG" /></a><br />Copyright 2009 William H Miller All Rights Reserved<br /><div></div>whimbloghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14370578230691038047noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13314144.post-63648808510706192952009-08-13T20:20:00.003-05:002009-08-13T20:26:29.901-05:00View from a bus<a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_pCiWSd-4hp8/SoS8ks__E-I/AAAAAAAAM6U/ZIA9m-uszdQ/s1600-h/1281abstract_04+copy.jpg"><img style="MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 240px; FLOAT: left; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5369623994473321442" border="0" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_pCiWSd-4hp8/SoS8ks__E-I/AAAAAAAAM6U/ZIA9m-uszdQ/s320/1281abstract_04+copy.jpg" /></a><br /><div></div><div>This is a creative abstract that I created...</div><div></div><div>it reminds me of light, viewing the ground from a plane, Miro, and more</div><div></div><div></div><div></div><div></div><div><br /><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_pCiWSd-4hp8/SoS8l6wUy9I/AAAAAAAAM6c/Or7woMPGYrs/s1600-h/1281.JPG"><img style="MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 240px; FLOAT: left; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5369624015345601490" border="0" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_pCiWSd-4hp8/SoS8l6wUy9I/AAAAAAAAM6c/Or7woMPGYrs/s320/1281.JPG" /></a>In case your wondering this was the original photo that I started with... a view from a bus. </div><div> </div><div> </div><div>Copyright 2009 William H Miller All Rights Reserved<br /></div><div></div>whimbloghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14370578230691038047noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13314144.post-30829740407089886092009-08-11T21:01:00.006-05:002009-08-11T21:17:00.994-05:00Madame iX - Ladies in Waiting<a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_pCiWSd-4hp8/SoIi5vQjFqI/AAAAAAAAM5Q/WByoT86nyck/s1600-h/madame+ix.jpg"><img style="MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 214px; FLOAT: left; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5368892081112815266" border="0" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_pCiWSd-4hp8/SoIi5vQjFqI/AAAAAAAAM5Q/WByoT86nyck/s320/madame+ix.jpg" /></a><br /><div><div><div>This was initially created with my fingertip on my iphone using the app called brushes, it is my reproduction on Madame X by John Sargent. After I exported the image from my phone to my computer I worked on further manipulations of the pixels. </div><div><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_pCiWSd-4hp8/SoIi6IdurlI/AAAAAAAAM5Y/KsDJQy1TXeA/s1600-h/madame+ix+bw.jpg"><img style="MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 214px; FLOAT: left; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5368892087878987346" border="0" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_pCiWSd-4hp8/SoIi6IdurlI/AAAAAAAAM5Y/KsDJQy1TXeA/s320/madame+ix+bw.jpg" /></a><br />I like the simplicity that this image has, but still retains the elegance. </div><div><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_pCiWSd-4hp8/SoIi6b1u2yI/AAAAAAAAM5g/uLSW4-16ueY/s1600-h/madame+ix+red+lines.jpg"><img style="MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 214px; FLOAT: left; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5368892093079935778" border="0" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_pCiWSd-4hp8/SoIi6b1u2yI/AAAAAAAAM5g/uLSW4-16ueY/s320/madame+ix+red+lines.jpg" /></a><br />This image to me exudes romance, the red and the texture also give it a drawn and watercolor look.<a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_pCiWSd-4hp8/SoIi7RicTPI/AAAAAAAAM5w/SG--oHkqqzc/s1600-h/madame+ix+diffuse.jpg"><img style="MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 214px; FLOAT: left; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5368892107494542578" border="0" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_pCiWSd-4hp8/SoIi7RicTPI/AAAAAAAAM5w/SG--oHkqqzc/s320/madame+ix+diffuse.jpg" /></a></div><div>The diffusion of light on the original image makes it closer to the original by Sargent with the really white skin, or at least as I remember. <a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_pCiWSd-4hp8/SoIk48KsfSI/AAAAAAAAM54/dTvihOj7KxY/s1600-h/madame+ix+diffuse+blue+black.jpg"><img style="MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 214px; FLOAT: left; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5368894266421312802" border="0" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_pCiWSd-4hp8/SoIk48KsfSI/AAAAAAAAM54/dTvihOj7KxY/s320/madame+ix+diffuse+blue+black.jpg" /></a></div><div>Finally a version from my blue period.</div><div> </div><div></div><div>The beauty of computers is that you can experiment and create alternative views quickly. I wonder what the masters what have done with the technology if it were available to them. </div><div> </div><div> </div><div> </div><div> </div><div> </div><div> </div><div> </div><div> </div><div> </div><div> </div><div></div><div>Copyright 2009 William H Miller All Rights Reserved<br /></div><div><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_pCiWSd-4hp8/SoIi69U0NfI/AAAAAAAAM5o/QHGTlUOfQG0/s1600-h/madame+ix+diffuse+red.jpg"></a></div></div></div>whimbloghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14370578230691038047noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13314144.post-59929482207271335822009-08-09T19:36:00.003-05:002009-08-09T19:44:59.110-05:00Project ThinkingThis is an image taken on my recent trip to London. Today was a relaxing day... laundry relaxes me. I napped. I ate well. I organized and cleaned. I read. I blogged. Thinking of what my next project should be.<br /><br /><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_pCiWSd-4hp8/Sn9sWdLU59I/AAAAAAAAM5I/d6l8MTwCnHM/s1600-h/3211.JPG"><img style="MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 320px; FLOAT: left; HEIGHT: 180px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5368128413893978066" border="0" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_pCiWSd-4hp8/Sn9sWdLU59I/AAAAAAAAM5I/d6l8MTwCnHM/s320/3211.JPG" /></a><br />Copyright 2009 William H Miller All Rights Reservedwhimbloghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14370578230691038047noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13314144.post-47761345719704879872009-08-07T21:49:00.004-05:002009-08-07T22:03:35.893-05:00Kicked in the pants by Julie Powell<div>Well as you can see I have not posted in quite a while... sucked into this whole facebook, twitter, social media, I forget my own voice and stopped blogging. But today I had a unique experience... have you ever gone and seen a movie with a friend who is in a different city? or a different country? Well today after work, I went and saw the movie Julie & Julia at 6pm CST in Houston TX, my friend, Carmen went and saw the movie in Toronto at 7pm EST in Toronto, Ontario, Canada - we texted before the show and then called each other after the show. It was a great show for us hungry for knowledge and wanting to share our voice and experience with others. In a way Julie Powell, inspired me to get back to my blog - I must be disappointing my readers (or at least my two followers)... so now it is back... what project should I attempt and have you my readers around for the ride. So this wake up call made me realize that art and writing do mark time. It is hard to believe that this is the 3 year anniversary of my brother's death. I miss him and know that his spirit was with me during my recent trip to England, Ireland, Scotland, and France. Now, concentrate on my art, my writing and sharing more blog posts. Carmen - enjoy your knitting! <a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_pCiWSd-4hp8/SnzqwR5ngAI/AAAAAAAAM5A/oZuiBWThY-I/s1600-h/3194.JPG"><img style="MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 180px; FLOAT: left; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5367422971078475778" border="0" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_pCiWSd-4hp8/SnzqwR5ngAI/AAAAAAAAM5A/oZuiBWThY-I/s320/3194.JPG" /></a></div><div>Copyright 2009 William H Miller All Rights Reserved</div>whimbloghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14370578230691038047noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13314144.post-36731295266032238602009-02-26T07:10:00.002-06:002009-02-26T07:14:47.849-06:00working...<a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_pCiWSd-4hp8/SaaVD9j-YjI/AAAAAAAAB3k/qqmpZ8tzZrk/s1600-h/cherryred.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5307093106200306226" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 214px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_pCiWSd-4hp8/SaaVD9j-YjI/AAAAAAAAB3k/qqmpZ8tzZrk/s320/cherryred.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><div> <a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_pCiWSd-4hp8/SaaVEMF73PI/AAAAAAAAB3s/0KKhPLqvdRk/s1600-h/touchofblue.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5307093110100843762" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 192px" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_pCiWSd-4hp8/SaaVEMF73PI/AAAAAAAAB3s/0KKhPLqvdRk/s320/touchofblue.jpg" border="0" /></a>I may not have been blogging recently, but that doesn't mean that I have not been working either in the studio painting, at home, on the job, or just taking photographs. Here are a few of the photo from the last few weeks. <br /><br /><div><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_pCiWSd-4hp8/SaaVEKr0N2I/AAAAAAAAB30/-Mq2oDUOZ3U/s1600-h/umbrellabstract.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5307093109722855266" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 214px" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_pCiWSd-4hp8/SaaVEKr0N2I/AAAAAAAAB30/-Mq2oDUOZ3U/s320/umbrellabstract.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><div><br /><br /><br /><br /><div><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_pCiWSd-4hp8/SaaVElJfIbI/AAAAAAAAB4E/5_YImR-t_Ak/s1600-h/newspabstract.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5307093116826624434" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 214px" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_pCiWSd-4hp8/SaaVElJfIbI/AAAAAAAAB4E/5_YImR-t_Ak/s320/newspabstract.jpg" border="0" /></a></div><div><div><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_pCiWSd-4hp8/SaaVEdEG5HI/AAAAAAAAB38/G-LytCd_TRo/s1600-h/teaandsympathy.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5307093114656580722" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 214px" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_pCiWSd-4hp8/SaaVEdEG5HI/AAAAAAAAB38/G-LytCd_TRo/s320/teaandsympathy.jpg" border="0" /></a></div></div><div><span style="font-size:78%;">Copyright 2009 William H Miller All Rights Reserved</span><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_pCiWSd-4hp8/SaaVEdEG5HI/AAAAAAAAB38/G-LytCd_TRo/s1600-h/teaandsympathy.jpg"></a></div></div></div></div></div>whimbloghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14370578230691038047noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13314144.post-13489089395857157092009-02-04T23:09:00.002-06:002009-02-04T23:11:05.107-06:00Helga's in the kitchen<a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_pCiWSd-4hp8/SYp0nmBO5qI/AAAAAAAAB2g/obD3267UDMs/s1600-h/Steve+as+Helga.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5299176135124248226" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 262px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_pCiWSd-4hp8/SYp0nmBO5qI/AAAAAAAAB2g/obD3267UDMs/s320/Steve+as+Helga.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><div></div><br />Found this polaroid and LMAO.... good times with Helga!whimbloghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14370578230691038047noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13314144.post-87382633944101837012009-02-02T00:17:00.002-06:002009-02-02T00:21:33.403-06:00Happy Birthday Mark<a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_pCiWSd-4hp8/SYaQQ4vc5eI/AAAAAAAAB2Y/OwjaLnGeNh8/s1600-h/billy+and+mark.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5298080631431685602" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 310px" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_pCiWSd-4hp8/SYaQQ4vc5eI/AAAAAAAAB2Y/OwjaLnGeNh8/s320/billy+and+mark.jpg" border="0" /></a> It would have been my brother's Mark's 45th Birthday today, February 2nd, 2009 - been thinking alot about him this weekend, how much he would have enjoyed the super bowl, bitching about the cold Buffalo snowy weather. I found this picture and it is a favorite of mine of the two of us. Hope you're having one great day where ever you are, love Billy<br /><div></div>whimbloghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14370578230691038047noreply@blogger.com4