READ ABOUT THE NEW "LINK SYSTEM" IN THE FULKRUM'S JOURNAL. It's a great idea that is starting to catch on around DeviantArt, a way to get more attention for everybody's art. He's also uploaded a Link System Users Manual that I recommend you download:
I just submitted SHAMEFULLY UNDERFAVED 6.
SHAMEFULLY UNDERFAVED
SHAMEFULLY UNDERFAVED - THE SEQUEL
SHAMEFULLY UNDERFAVED 3
SHAMEFULLY UNDERFAVED 4
SHAMEFULLY UNDERFAVED 5
Also, see my newest article, DEVIANT ART NOMINEES - BEST FRACTAL ARTIST. I urge all fractalists to fave the article so we can get the news out about the voting being open for these awards. It's nice to see the Fractal category this year. Fractal Art is no longer the unwanted stepchild of the art world. It is becoming accepted as a legitimate art form.
SHAUN AND I JUST STARTED A STOCK ACCOUNT FOR SOME OF OUR PHOTOS AND FOR MY FRACTAL RESOURCES: I'll also be uploading some of my parameters to that account. Check it out!
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Read The Link System News Article 2 and enter the contest to win a 3 month sub and other prizes.
is the winner of 's Link System Contest, and I am featuring some of her work. These are the pieces that she chose:
It has been a while since my last Watchers Challenge, due to a couple viruses. The H1N1 kept me off the internet for about a month. Then my computer was hit with the Vitud virus, a particularly nasty one, that downloads other viruses and trojans to a user's computer. It is so hard to get rid of that the only recourse is to reformat the computer's harddrive. I lost most of my photographs and fractal art. It's taken three weeks to reinstall my programs and fonts. The fonts are the worst because they are all zipped individually. Fortunately, I had backup copies on Shaun's computer.
The one good piece of news is the birth of my grandson, Andrew Charles, my youngest son's first child. I'll try to get a photo to upload to deviantart. Since I'm almost two months more behind on my messages than I was before I got sick, there is no way that I'll be able to answer them all. I'm thankful for everybody's support and I hope that you'll forgive me for the lack of response. I'm putting my priorities on catching up with all the artwork that is sitting in my message center.
Here is the next collection from the talented people who are watching me. All of these artists started watching me in June:
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Blessed BeautyLike a shimmering star it lays,:thumb131888830: :thumb130249442: :thumb119187372: :thumb135801568:
It's nest a fearsome maze.
The bright light is forever seen,
By many whose eyes are keen.
With so many colors it glows,
The fate of all, it knows.
And as darkness comes once again,
Those who dare, go within.
Some will feel hope, some bitter pain,
But all can see the rain.
It drops from above and is stone,
Guarding that which they own.
Those brave enough to live and stay,
Have a dragon to slay.
Its scales of crimson and gold,
The dwelling, dark and cold.
Only one of pure heart and soul,
Can drink from glory's bowl.
And if none with this can be found,
Then shall dragons abound.
Their honor never forgotten,
In lore and tales written.
For no man here upon this land,
Has such a selfish hand.
For without dragons and treasures,
There are no real pleasures.
And a world without beauty's hold,
Will wither and grow old.
WallpaperI find your conversation:thumb102833097: :thumb122828252: :thumb124480361: :thumb125620742: :thumb138214485:
To be like a helium balloon
Empty and Plastic
Hollow
Like a gilded glass bauble...
Amusing, but
Fragile
Buckling and cracking when tested
With all the depth of a petri dish
You enthuse about trivialities
That will be soon forgone for the latest glammer
The neon paints of your manicure
Obliterate the tragedies
In the Newspaper you spread
To save your tablecloth
And what if I decided to pry open the door to your soul...
And found only wallpaper?
There won't be any Cat Art in this journal, because I haven't had a chance to add any to my favorites, but the next edition will feature them.
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FOR MORE GREAT JOURNAL FEATURES, PLEASE VISIT THESE OTHER ARTISTS:
I will add more to the above list, as I come across more journals.
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Check out my Journal Page to see the beautiful gifts and dedications I've received.
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CLUBS I BELONG TO
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Please visit my redbubble gallery for cards and posters of my fractal art, and for previews of my newer work, which I usually upload there first. They have a great preview java applet there that allows you to see what the pictures look like with different frames.
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