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With Sarah, Phil, Ellen, Rose the dentist, and the granddaughter whose name I forget.

Robert Jones, Napa

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Not at £1,000 I don't!   Adobe manages to make everything they offer expensive, and I generally avoid them,  However, I'll look out for a cheaper alternative, out of vague interest - I'm already cooling on the idea........

Jenny Harris

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A few more….. Spring Chickens  Tickle Channel Transit Mountain Kings - Chamonix-Mont-Blanc

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Paul (Dixie) Dean

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Her work is superb no matter how it’s achieved, I do prefer traditional painting methods but that just the old man side of me. I’m quite fussy about digital and enhanced artwork but then some is so good like the ones we have seen you can’t do anything but admire them . It certainly been a pleasure looking at her paintings.

Denise Cat

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It's beautiful work Jenny, I like this style. I don't know much about digital artwork but it creates great results and is another tool to use in art.

Fiona Phipps

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What a superb choice of artist, her work is magical. Love the Spring Chicken and the Hare examples.
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Russell Edwards

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I don't really understand the process involved but I like the end result very much.

Sylvia Evans

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In this instance a digital  programme is being used as a creative tool just leaps and bounds from pencils ,paper,paint. It's lovely. I have a problem with digitally enhanced photographs being passed off as "art".  as  we know it. Though it is creative in its own way I had a discussion recently with a photographer who takes amazing  photographs and then digitally enhances them.  The results are super.  But I still don't think it's "art".. if all that makes sense. 

Jenny Harris

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I love digital art, especially work like that of Shelly Perkins where you know how she builds up her images layer after layer and you understand the skill involved.  So often, though, you see digital art that looks impressive, but how do you know it’s not just the use of a clever app rather than many hours of painstaking work?  I’m sure some people will say that it’s the end result that matters, but it’s difficult to appreciate artwork when you don’t know how much is down to the skill of the artist.

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I don’t see a problem with digital art so long as it is clearly indicated that that’s how it has been produced. I can see some pros for using it over paint etc in that there are no messy brushes to clean up after, no paint on the carpet or clothes, no smelly or toxic mixing mediums, and once you are set up (expensive as has been pointed out) you need never run out of whatever you use in art materials! Many of us struggle with studio/painting space: not a problem I guess with digital. So am I going to have a go? Nope. I like the process of painting, drawing with item in hand, mixing colours on the palette, and so on. I often wonder if in years to come, probably centuries rather than decades, will anyone be using oil paints, paper, canvas? Or will it all be at our fingertips in a digital sense. Maybe that’s another discussion for another time!
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Russell Edwards

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And no storage problems regarding finished paintings!
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Martin Cooke

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One slight issue I have with these works is that some of the elements have been reused eg the purple flowers and leaves in the Chamonix example are clearly identical or reflections of each other. The temptation to copy and paste to save time must be quite strong when using software tools to create art. I'm not sure why this bothers me -- I think I'd like to see some human errors/happy accidents.  
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Paul (Dixie) Dean

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A good week with excellent artwork once again. Next weeks artists are Edward Bawden  suggested by Andrew R and Peter Pendergast unfortunately I don’t have the name of the person who recommended him I do hope someone will kindly step in . 
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