Owl on November 24th, 2011

Drawing Pad painting app for Android is fast. The S pen stylus for my Samsung Galaxy Note just glides along, laying down luscious colours from tempting rainbows of brushes.

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Owl on May 9th, 2010

The Women, originally uploaded by purple0wl. This image was created from an iphone photo of statues in the grounds of Arundel Castle, southern England. Channels, blending modes and filters were played one against the other in Corel Painter to give an eerie glow. How about making selections and masks in painting apps for the iphone. [...]

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Owl on November 1st, 2009

Phoenix Awaits the Bonfires , originally uploaded by purple0wl. Bonfire night is bonanza time for the phoenix! Here he prepares for the Fifth of November. Well, the 6th actually. He will have to wait for the ashes from which he can rise again. The image of the phoenix too has gone through quite a few [...]

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Owl on February 20th, 2009

Photographer. (Pointing camera at X.) “Smile please.” X. “Cheese.” Photographer. “Good. Lovely. Er… Oh, wait a minute…” (Fumbles with camera.) “Funny. I could have sworn that button was the flash.” X. “…Cheeeeeese…” Photographer. “Can you move a little to the left.” X. “Cheeeeeeeeeee… That enough? …..eeeeese.” Photographer. (Scowls.) “Can’t you look a bit happier?” X. [...]

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Owl on February 8th, 2009

Iphone or ipod. Oh dear. How do you choose which to use for doodling, drawing or painting? Both iPhone and Ipod Touch can give artists and simple scribblers a simply magical sketchbook. Both put artistic expression literally at your finger tips. Even when the Iphone App Store first opened its doors there were five or [...]

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