Wednesday, March 31, 2010

Rubbernecking -

"An Accident Waiting to Happen"
digital collage by Mick Mather
"... the greatest pleasure I know is to do a good action by stealth, and to have it found out by accident ..."
- Charles Lamb

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Tuesday, March 30, 2010

Spilt!

"Mourning Coffee"
digital collage by Mick Mather
"... a fig for partridges and quails,
ye dainties I know nothing of ye;
but on the highest mount in Wales,
would choose in peace to drink my coffee ..."
- Johnathan Swift

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Monday, March 29, 2010

The artist speaks -

"The Stressed Series - A Book"
digital collage by Mick Mather
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I'm fast approaching the upload limit at my flickr page and am in the process of taking a few sets down. Here's the cover of a booklet now available as a FREE pdf download ... click here for a bonus image created as a post to announce the freebie. - Mick Mather

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Sunday, March 28, 2010

A drab coat -

"The Patternmaker II"
digital collage by Mick Mather
"... as the pattern gets more intricate and subtle, being swept away is no longer enough ..."
- unknown

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Saturday, March 27, 2010

The Underdogs -

"Keep Calm and Carry On"
digital collage by Mick Mather
"...I never worry about action, only inaction ..."
- Winston Churchill

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Friday, March 26, 2010

Illustration Friday: Rescue -

"Selfportrait of the Artist Flying A Rescue Flag"
digital collage by Mick Mather
"... Lord, how long wilt thou look on? rescue my soul from their destructions, my darling from the lions ..."
- The Bible

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Thursday, March 25, 2010

Thursday Challenge: Black & White -

"Black & White III"
digitally manipulated photograph by Mick Mather
"... if everything isn't black and white, I say, 'Why the hell not?' ..."
- John Wayne

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Wednesday, March 24, 2010

You can count me out -

"Revolution Nine Again"
digital collage by Mick Mather
"... every generation needs a new revolution ..."
- Thomas Jefferson

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Tuesday, March 23, 2010

On the street -

"World of Graffiti I"
digital collage by Mick Mather
"... I am attracted to anything made by hand ..."
- Martha Cooper

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Monday, March 22, 2010

Cut the cake!

"Happy Birthday to Me"
digital drawing & collage by Mick Mather
"... they say that age is all in your mind; the trick is keeping it from creeping down into your body ..."
- unknown

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Sunday, March 21, 2010

When in doubt, read the instructions -

"Busy Work I"
digital drawing & collage by Mick Mather
"... the busy bee has no time for sorrow ..."
- William Blake

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Saturday, March 20, 2010

NEW from The Selfportrait Series -

"Selfportrait of the Artist As A Sliding Scale"
digital collage by Mick Mather
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"... justice turns the scale,
bringing to some learning through suffering ..."

- Aeschylus

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Friday, March 19, 2010

Illustration Friday: Expired -

"Expired"
digitally manipulated photograph by Mick Mather
"... though the flame of liberty may sometimes cease to shine, the coal can never expire ..."
- Thomas Paine

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Thursday, March 18, 2010

Thursday Challenge: Round -

"Round"
manipulated digital photograph by Mick Mather
"... we dance 'round in a ring and suppose,
while the secret sits in the middle and knows ..."
- Robert Frost

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Wednesday, March 17, 2010

NEW from The Birdhouse Series -

"Birdhouse XX"
digital drawing by Mick Mather
"... you can cage the singer but not the song ..."
- Harry Belafonte

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Tuesday, March 16, 2010

Get it on -

"Bang a Gong"
digital drawing & collage by Mick Mather
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"... well, you're windy and wild
you got the blues in your shoes and your stockings ..."
- Marc Bolan

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Monday, March 15, 2010

NEW from The Selfportrait Series -

"Selfportrait of the Artist As A Series of Internet Icons"
digital collage by Mick Mather
"... the world has lost its quintessential romantic icon ..."
- David Ansen

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Sunday, March 14, 2010

Fiddling with shape & color -

"Bottom Right"
digital drawing & collage by Mick Mather
"... colors answer feeling in man; shapes answer thought; and motion answers will ..."
- John Sterling

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Saturday, March 13, 2010

NEW Series: As Seen On TV -

"Channel One"
digital collage by Mick Mather
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"... if it weren't for electricity we'd all be watching TV by candlelight ..."
- George Gobel

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Friday, March 12, 2010

Illustration Friday: Subterranean -

"Subterranean"
digital collage by Mick Mather
"... the conscious mind may be compared to a fountain playing in the sun and falling back into the great subterranean pool of subconscious from which it rises ..."
- Sigmund Freud

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Thursday, March 11, 2010

Thursday Challenge: Accidental Photography -

"Accidental Photography"
digital collage by Mick Mather
"... it's the nasty and the accident that form the foundation for elegance that comes later ..."
- Nick Bantock

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Wednesday, March 10, 2010

A virtual walk -

"A Walk in the Park"
graphic design & collage by Mick Mather
"... and I've been walking 'round with memories way too long ..."
- Iris Dement

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Tuesday, March 09, 2010

I am, therefore I think -

"The AI Refitting Shop"
digital drawing & collage by Mick Mather
"... a robot must protect its own existence as long as such protection does not conflict with the First or Second Law ..."
- Isaac Asimov

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Monday, March 08, 2010

NEW from The Selfportrait Series -

"Selfportrait of the Artist As An Event Ticket"
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graphic design by Mick Mather

Well now, it's been a while since we've chatted like this and I feel the need to alert those of you with the time and the facility that it's Birthday Time! As you can see, the "2 weeks before" celebration period begins today. Also, as you can see, following the red letter day we have the "2 weeks after" celebration period to afford you full calendar jet setters plenty of time to make arrangements. So, each of you please pick a place, date and time and let's P-A-R-T-Y!
As always, presents would be nice!

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Sunday, March 07, 2010

Fly like an eagle -

"Design for an Art Deco Gargoyle"
digital drawing & collage by Mick Mather
"... he paused, surveying the landscape around,
waiting for what he knew would come soon,
as the sun slipped beneath the ground,
up came the blood red hunters moon ..."
- Teo Tze Ping
from "Hunt for the Demon"

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Saturday, March 06, 2010

THIMK!

"An Idea"
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digitally manipulated tempera-on-paper painting by Mick Mather

"... don't worry about people stealing your ideas; if they're any good, you'll have to ram them down people's throats ..."
- Howard Aiken

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Friday, March 05, 2010

Illustration Friday: Brave -

"Brave"
digital drawing & collage by Mick Mather
"... he who is brave is free ..."
- Seneca

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Thursday, March 04, 2010

Thursday Challenge: High or Low -

"High or Low"
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manipulated digital photograph & digital drawing by Mick Mather

"... Oh sleep! Come sleep, the certain knot of sleep, the baiting-place of wit, the balm of woe, the poor man's wealth, the prisoner's release, the indifferent judge between the high and low ..."
- Sir Philip Sidney

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Wednesday, March 03, 2010

Thinking back -

"The Time Travelers Daughter"
digital drawing & collage by Mick Mather
"... no time like the present ..."
- Mrs. Manley

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Tuesday, March 02, 2010

NEW from The Mister Existence Series -

"Mister Existence With the Dog on His Shoulder"
digital collage by Mick Mather
"... the great pleasure of a dog is that you may make a fool of yourself with him and not only will he not scold you, he will make a fool of himself too ..."
- Samuel Butler

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Monday, March 01, 2010

A breathing, smoking thing -

"Powerless Before the Living Beast"
digital collage by Mick Mather
"... fire destroys that which feeds it ..."
- Simone Weil

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