If you’ve been following my social accounts recently, you know that I’ve started my own #100DayChallenge in the form of my 100 Fractals series of hand painted fractal artwork.
I discovered fractals as art a few years ago and have been playing with a few different apps to generate them. I was never happy with how complicated and buggy those apps were. Then I found the Silk 2 app for my iPad that allows me to paint with my Apple Pencil or fingers! While I love the zen-like experience of making these colorful individual pieces of art, I felt like I could do more with them.
True Love is a very personal piece for me. It’s a portrait of my mom and dad at the Great Darke County Fair when they were dating. This was take in the early 70s, I believe.
This was one of the first images I used when experimenting using my fractal technique on portraits because it’s one of my favorite photos. I ended up keeping the fractal layering simple on this image. And I managed to work in a photo of me as a small child to show the result of my mom and dad’s love for each other.
You can purchase True Love here.
Be sure to check out my Fractal Portrait Cold Feet, Warm Hearts, Honorable Mention Award Winner, along with 119 other works from local artists at DVAC July 6 through August 11.
As with all the images in this series, I mounted the image to a block of maple wood for two reasons: 1) I’ve always wanted to do a piece of art on wood and 2) I felt the warm color of the wood really complements the colors and vintage nature of the work.
And keep your eyes peeled on my Instagram and this blog for more Fractal Portraits to be revealed soon.