White Dove

Schwab

I found this in Computer Arts magazine... forgot which issue. No I didn't... I found this image in a book titled Schwab. The artist is Schwab. The image came from page 110.

I like this simply because it is simple, peaceful, and reminds me of Noah in the bible.

I suppose that it could be used in a lot of ways, from children's books to church fliers.

There is a lot of blank space ( black too ) that gives the dove clarity and dominance in the over-all image.

I find a lot of art in the Computer Arts magazines. Not all of it is good in my personal tastes, but oh well. I have looked into other sources, but I do not have much luck. Schwab was an interesting find though. I will continue to look for other sources of images ( that I like ).

Digital Pond

Graphic Artist Michael Schwab

Unpublished 1999

I like this particular piece because it is simple. A stark white background with a silhouette baring only two colors other than black, which of course is not a color. Schwab, as is evident by his work, likes this concept... anything that is shadowed becomes black with only a hint of color, usually only one or two, on occasion three colors, to give the work its dimension.

It is simple, and the outline usually defines the image.

Mandela Design

Thorleifur Gunnar Gislason
Computer Arts Magazine Feb. 2011

Illistration for a story

Illistration by Hannah Davies
Taken from Computer Arts Magazine - April 2011

Here we have an interesting collage of colors and shapes.  The more I look at it, the more confusing it seems. I see a large wood pile on top of which there are many houses and birds. The colors are friendly and express a sense of joy and happiness, which is echoed by the one bird singing and the beauty of the peacock. There is also a sense of responsibility as portrayed by the "wise old owl" perched on the right. Directly under this symbol of wisdom, we see a glimps of machinery in the form of a gear or saw blade.

On top of the peacocks tail feathers we can clearly see what resembles a hand mirror, possibly indicating that we should not only look at the birds beauty, but also look upon ourselves. 

Illistration by CATK (colors and the kids)

Illistration by CATK
Taken from Computer Arts Magazine - April 2011 - Page 15

This piece was designed for the interactive department of a company called Scholz & Friends.
It is interesting just because it's kind of crazy. To me it looks like a Hershey Kiss exploding. There are several different textures including sparkles, spiny-poky looking things, speckles of gold, a wire frame that turns into rubber or plastic and a cookie in the middle. The many different colors and textures give this piece a whimsical feeling. I like it.

Cover for Bible

Artist unknown

Agency Crush took an original approach in this cover for the bible
Image copied from Computer Arts magazine - summer 2007 - page 43

This piece taken from the summer 2007 issue of Computer Arts magazine was designed as a potential cover for the bible. Although I do not care to see it on the bible, it is an interesting piece of art in that on the upper half, it depicts a simple and easy portrayal of life by the use of calm colors and pleasant imagery. We see a man and a woman in a garden surrounded by flowers, butterflies and goats. The sun is shining bright and wonderful. The tree is covered in leaves and everything here symbolizes that life is good.

The lower half depicts just the opposite. Here we see a man and a woman, upside down, who have succumb to the evil in the world. The man holds a cigarette indicating a short life and bad health. The flowers are all gone, leaving only dead stems. The tree is nothing more than dead branches and the goats are depicted as only bones.The color scheme is red, portraying the seriousness of the situation. The sun is a deep red as if on fire.