Breaking Ice

I just finished this painting as a thick layer of mist rolled in from the lake. “Breaking Ice”. The colour palette is very much the same as in this reference photo I took of ice floes on the lake. Inspired by nature, the turn of the seasons, the lake, the beauty and miracle of an everyday experience or “ordinary magic” as mosaic artist Concetta brilliantly phrased it.

Tags: art, blue, green, natural media, nature, painting, prints, spring, winter

Brooch with crescent moon button made by Mousy Brown's House.

I’ve dedicated this week to working on a series of digital paintings based on sketches and ideas that have been evolving the past few months. Now the time is right for working on them, I’m giving the project time and space and I feel full of creative energy! Isn’t it easy to forget that there are cycles to creativity?

In the meanwhile the ground is still covered with slowly melting ice and snow which tricked me into forgetting that it’s Easter next week! Spring is on its way, and soon it’s time to put together the Spring Edition for members of Club Marmalade Moon.

Speaking of Easter, if you’re looking for a fun crafting project for a beautiful Easter decoration, friendly, clever and crafty Mousy Brown’s House has just the thing! This is also the source of the extraordinary gorgeous purple and gold brooch (in the photo above) that I’m the proud owner of. Notice the vintage button with a crescent moon? What amazing, thoughtful and creative attention to details!

Now I’ll sink back into painting.

Tags: art, creative cycle, digital art, natural media, painting

Here are two methods for changing the wallpaper on your iPhone.

Changing The iPhone Wallpaper Through Settings

1. Tap on Settings
2. In the Settings screen select Wallpaper
3. Now you have several options:
   • Wallpaper will take you to Apple’s pre-installed selection of Wallpapers. Switch to a new one by clicking on its thumbnail image
   • Camera Roll lets you pick any of the photos you have taken with the camera on your iPhone. Select the one you’d like to use as a wallpaper by tapping it
   • Photo Library (and any photo folders you have created) lets you select any photo you have synced with your iPhone. Select the one you want to use as a wallpaper by tapping it
4. Once you have selected the photo, you can drag your finger to move the wallpaper into the position you like and use the finger-thumb pinch to zoom it in or out. When you’re happy, click on Set Wallpaper

Changing the iPhone Wallpaper Through Photos

1. Click on Photos
2. Select the photo you want to use as a wallpaper
3. Tap on the Actions icon in the bottom left corner
4. Once you have selected the photo, you can adjust it by dragging your finger to move the wallpaper into the position you like and by using the finger-thumb pinch to zoom it in or out. When you’re happy, tap on Set Wallpaper

Tip

You can make a photo library in iTunes for your iPhone wallpapers and name it something like iPhone Wallpapers to easily find wallpapers you want to use on your iPhone.

Tags: desktop customization, iPhone

iPhone photography: Ice on the lake in March

The end of March, spring equinox, and the ice on the lake is melting. Sounds of spring: birdsong. Drops and trickles of running water. The crush of melting ice falling off the roof and crashing down on the ground. Which are the sounds you notice just now in your surroundings?

iPhone photography: Birdhouse in March

Tags: blue, carpe diem, green, iPhoneography, nature, spring, trees

iMac-G4 or the iLamp

Here’s a legacy icon archive with the icons that I designed for what now are “vintage” or “classic” operating systems. From pixel art to early vector and Photoshop creations.

A treat for the collector, this legacy icon archive includes everything from Hype Hair to Birds Eggs. I managed to salvage these icons before retiring my trusty old iMac G4, finding icons I’d created ten years ago, in 2000.

Please note that these icons don’t have the fancy large versions that are standard for modern operating systems which is why they look pixelated if displayed at larger sizes than they originally were designed for.

Legacy Icon Archive

The Legacy Icon Archive includes: Assorted Icons, Autumn Leaves, Bird Cherry & Lilacs, Birds’ Eggs, CDs, Celebration, Christmas in Sweden, Citrus, Daffodils, Diskettes a la Copland, Eyes, Hieroglyphica (Egyptian hieroglyphs), Hype Hair, Knot Right? (How to tie a tie), Nasturtiums, Rose Petals, Sakura Cherry Blossom, Semla, Snow Flakes, Snowdrops, Tulips, Zip Disks a la Copland, SyQuests a la Copland.

< — Save The Legacy Icon Archive to your computer.

Tags: desktop art, icons, pixel art