Barrowda Pillows

2657 Viewings as of 6/4/19 Featured 7/6/11 in The Ultimate UF5 and Beyond Featured 7/12/11 in Fractal Perception Featured 7/15/11 in Digital - Art at its Best Featured 8/12/11 in Digital Abstracts and Patterns Top 10 8/15/11 in Your Best Digital Abstract Art Challenge: Digital - Art at its Best Featured 12/2/11 in Southern United States Artists Featured 1/30/14 in Abstract/Surreal Art Featured 3/25/14 in The X-Factor Featured 2/3/15 in PixElations Featured 2/3/15 in Art & Dis(ease) Featured 8/9/19 in Fractal Abstracts One of my original apo images (see below) was used in three blended layers in Ultra Fractal 5.04 (each containing unique object transformations, distortions, magnification and rotation) to create this novel image in a proce...

210 Viewings as of 1/22/14 Featured 9/17/13 in Art Universe Featured 12/14/13 in Yoga and Meditation It has been said about the truly great individuals in team sports, that they made those around them, better. That is one way to describe Mackie. For the keen observer, she was a good woman, in the most awe-inspiring, reverent sense of the word "good". More than one person at yesterday's funeral remarked that Mackie never said a negative word about anybody in all the years they had known her. How remarkable is that? All agreed that she was a sweet, caring, fine lady who comported herself with tremendous grace and dignity. She truly lived her faith, exemplifying the Christian concepts of love, forgiveness, and humility. She was a stea...

Created in Apophysis 7x15 from the tutorial The Making of Breach by Xyrus02 (Georg Kiehne) on dA which ran last year in Apophysis Tutorial Fun group A revisit to this tutorial, this time with further adjustments to the Xaos values in Tx1, exploring the variables of Julian2 plus postbwraps2 in Fx, with color adjustments and scale up in GIMP v2.8. Best if viewed larger. youtube:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4ZQ08o3k4e8

210 Viewings as of 7/15/15 A blended GIMP modification (using gradient fills from a hand drawn X pattern) of an abstract Ultra Fractal creation, "The Bluebird of Tappiness" The Bluebird of Tappiness (UF0778) by barrowda which was created primarily in Ultra Fractal 5.04 as an abstract fractal, blending 3 Layers of a zoomed section of public folder formula 3RDIMFrame-RobertJ by reb. Selected color regions enhanced in GIMP v2.6, then image scaled in UF for final render and upload to RedBubble. Best if viewed larger. youtube:http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7UExBtWtu2Y

Rachel Bahler in costume as Lady Beaconsfield in the National Tour of Jekyll & Hyde The Musical

Created entirely in GIMP version 2.8. Best if viewed larger. youtube:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RKmxL8VYy0M

1349 Viewings as of 2/8/15 Initial fractal flame created in Apophysis 7x15 using a script by Plunder found in Optical Illusion 1 by plunder The resulting image was mapped onto a cube in GIMP with added "laser beams" extended from each cube face by digital painting. The resulting image was duplicated with various color inversions and blend modes in GIMP to achieve the following alternate coloring versions, each finally rendered in Ultra Fractal. Best if viewed larger.

New Mandelbulb 3D creation (based on ABoxScale) combined with Apophysis 7x15 flame (Pink Breach, see below) in Gimp v2.6, with final render in UF. Best if viewed larger. This also struck me as a collection of Norelco electric razor shaving heads, but the Trans-Galactic Starship sounds cooler, I think. Inspired by thousands of hours watching sci-fi movies and TV such as: youtube:http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KbbkgcNCNqM Original Apo work was: Think Pink Breach (UF0455) by barrowda which was created in Apophysis 7x15 as part of the tutorial The Making of Breach by Xyrus02 (Georg Kiehne) on dA currently running in Apophysis Tutorial Fun group Gradient flares and supernova added in GIMP, with final render in Ultra Fractal. Pink gr...

1215 Viewings as of 4/6/17 Featured 2/9/12 in Fractal Perception Featured 2/24/12 in Bryce and Beyond Featured 7/24/13 in Art Universe Created with UltraFractal, GIMP, and primarily Mandelbulb3D 1.7.6 starting with params from Convergency by dA's mcimages. Best if viewed larger. Inspired by the legends of the Knights Templar, who initially safeguarded Christian pilgrims on their visits to Jerusalem and the Holy Lands. The Knights Templar have been the focus of numerous historical novels in the past few decades, many of which have become movies. youtube:http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1EAqu28Dd-M

Featured 3/12/13 in Art Universe Featured 3/24/13 in Fractal Combinations Featured 4/3/17 in 3D Fractals and More Created primarily in Mandelbulb3D, starting with parameters from Somewhere else by Theli-at. Scale up, blend with freeze frame skating image from youtube, and final render in GIMP v2.8. Best if viewed larger. youtube:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L5Hu25T43kg youtube:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DxiILfN045k

401 Viewings as of 3/8/15 Featured 3/1/14 in The X Factor Featured 3/4/14 in Art Universe Featured 3/19/14 in Bryce and Beyond Featured 4/11/14 in Southern U.S. Artists Featured 4/29/14 in Brain Science, Brain Arts Featured 3/7/15 in Fringe Science & Beyond Featured 6/2/2015 in Featured For A Challenge Unmanned reconnaissance vehicles routinely patrol the surface of the planet (Mandelia VII) with multiple missions. Poachers are detected and deterred, wildlife populations are monitored, and air, water and soil conditions are evaluated using infrared and other spectroscopic techniques. Here we see a team of two craft sweeping a wetlands area at extremely low altitude, as pictured by a third, unseen craft. Faint grid lines on the water a...

Featured 8/20/14 in Art Universe Featured 8/21/14 in Old Farts of Redbubble Featured 8/22/14 in Creative, Talented and Unknown Featured 8/23/14 in Superbly Visual Featured 8/27/14 in Tuesday Afternoon Top 10 in Out in the Expanse Challenge in Sci Fi 5/17/17 Due to continuous expansion of the Federal Governments of all of Earth's major nations, "Martian Annexes" were created beginning in 2053. Here we see the annex facilities of the Italian bureaucracy - rather than name it Roma Nuova, inspired by the "canals" of ancient Mars, a Venetian theme was chosen by the architects. Because of the thin atmosphere, however, there are unfortunately no gondoliers on these canals...and everywhere you will find oxygen concentration & gas exchange towe...

Featured 7/15/14 in The X Factor Featured 7/23/14 in Digital Abstracts & Patterns Image created in Mandelbulb3D v.1.8.9 starting with parameters from Merry Go Round by Len1 (see below). Other modifications and final render in GIMP v.2.8. Best if viewed larger. youtube:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5mJ08-pyDLg

Featured 11/13/16 in Crosses, Crafts and Collectibles Created on July 4, 2014, in celebration of my country's 238th birthday. Created in Apophysis 7x15 from the tutorial The Making of Breach by Xyrus02 (Georg Kiehne) on dA which ran two years ago in Apophysis Tutorial Fun group with further adjustments in GIMP v2.8. Best if viewed larger. While it is certain that we have made some awful mistakes, there are MANY examples where we have tried to do good things, with no expectation of reward. I hope someday we will be remembered for the good by more than just this one grateful Canadian voice: youtube:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oJ_okAgAUGE

Invisibles At Work, Take A Bow! by Richard Eisenberg for Forbes.com Let us now praise “invisible” men and women in the workforce. That’s what David Zweig argues in his fascinating new book, Invisibles: The Power of Anonymous Work in an Age of Relentless Self-Promotion. And if you’re an Invisible or manage one, you’ll probably agree. Created in Apophysis 7x15 from the tutorial The Making of Breach by Xyrus02 (Georg Kiehne) on dA which ran two years ago in Apophysis Tutorial Fun group with further adjustments in GIMP v2.8. Best if viewed larger. youtube:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rsMAWOoKIj0

Featured 7/29/14 in Bits and Pieces Featured 7/29/14 in Creative, Talented and Unknown Featured 7/30/14 in Digital Abstracts & Patterns Featured 8/3/14 in Fractal Combinations Featured 8/5/14 in Digital Art At Its Best Created in Mandelbulb 3D v.1.8.9 ("M3D") starting with parameters from Plasticator by Digithalie (see below). Additional work, including scale up and final render, in GIMP v.2.8. Best if viewed larger. youtube:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k59feB2MHic

Featured 7/27/14 in Fractal Abstracts In remembrance of the sage advice of Mr. D. M. "Pete" Watson, who said to his lovely daughter, "Don't hide your light under a bushel". :o))) Created in Mandelbulb 3D v.1.8.9 ("M3D") starting with parameters from Plasticator by Digithalie (see below). Additional work, including scale up and final render, in GIMP v.2.8. Best if viewed larger. youtube:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lQgcUl2T_OY

356 Viewings as of 8/9/14 496 Viewings as of 1/19/16 Featured 7/2/14 in Digital Abstracts and Patterns Featured 7/2/14 in Tuesday Afternoon Featured 7/13/14 in Fractal Combinations Inspired by the incredible drama of host team Brazil's Penalty Kick victory over a valiant Chilean team in the first game of the knockout round of the 2014 World Cup championships. In this image, note that the soccer balls are literally made of metallic nuts (as in nuts and bolts). Created primarily in Mandelbulb3D, starting with parameters from Somewhere else by Theli-at. Scale up, blend with freeze frame skating image from youtube, and final render in GIMP v2.8. Best if viewed larger. youtube:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-8WEoUx9YLM

Featured 9/14/14 in Fractal Combinations Created in Mandelbulb3D v.1.8.9 starting with parameters from Plasticator by Digithalie (see below). Additional work done in GIMP v.2.8, where elements from NoGrav Towers at Sunset were combined. Best if viewed larger. youtube:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AjCFYpWDmfM

Created in Mandelbulb 3D v.1.8.9 ("M3D") starting with parameters from Protect the Young by Jim373 (see below). Scale up, other adjustments and final render in GIMP v.2.8. Best if viewed larger. youtube:http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZUsK71hTnbE

226 Viewings as of 9/22/14 Featured 8/12/14 in One's Mind's Eye Featured 8/13/14 in Creative, Talented and Unknown Featured 8/13/14 in Digital Abstracts & Patterns Featured 8/14/14 in Art Universe Minaret Created in Mandelbulb 3D v.1.8.9 ("M3D") starting with parameters from MB1310B by Digithalie (see below). Additional work, including scale up and final render, in GIMP v.2.8. Best if viewed larger. youtube:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cGWLTWaIPak

Created initially in Mandelbulb3D v.1.8.9 starting with parameters from Metallic Bulb by Undead-Academy (see below) then modified in GIMP v.2.8 to produce this little bouquet for all my friends on RedBubble. Best if viewed larger. youtube:http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_g5eIPHnw2w

289 Viewings as of 7/7/16 Created in Mandelbulb 3D v.1.8.9 ("M3D") starting with parameters from The Joys of Mathematics by baddad (see below). Scale up and final render in GIMP v.2.8. Best if viewed larger. youtube:http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yTCDVfMz15M

Featured 10/4/14 in Bryce and Beyond Created in Mandelbulb 3D v.1.8.9 ("M3D") starting with parameters from The Joys of Mathematics by baddad (see below). Scale up and final render in GIMP v.2.8. Best if viewed larger. youtube:http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lQwCQfYzFYo

Created in Mandelbulb 3D v.1.8.9 ("M3D") starting with parameters from Thrills by recycledrelatives (see below). Scale up and final render in GIMP v.2.8. Best if viewed larger. youtube:http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u925g6CgKuw

Featured 10/20/14 in Art Universe Featured 1/24/15 in Bryce and Beyond Many of the Science Fiction stories I read in my youth included tales of mass exodus from doomed planets in starships, relocating entire populations to distant utopias, to "lands of milk and honey". The tiny spheres in this image reminded me of such descriptions of multiple liftoffs of space craft leaving forever their original homelands, clearly a parable for the waves of migration that have occurred on earth throughout our recorded history, and, according to genetic and archaeological records, far before that. Created in Mandelbulb 3D v.1.8.9 ("M3D") starting with parameters from Quarantined by Len1 (see below). Scale up and final render in GIMP v.2.8. Best if ...

Created primarily with Mandelbulb3D v1.8.9, starting with parameters from Winter by Klytia70 on dA (see below). "Apple swirls" created in GIMP v.2.8. Best if viewed larger. youtube:http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_8XgA8IO6TM

250 Viewings as of 12/21/14 Featured 12/21/14 in Globes, Spheres and Curves Featured 1/24/15 in Bryce and Beyond Avatar of the month for Bryce and Beyond 2/2/15 Created in Mandelbulb3D v.1.8.9 starting with parameters from Jeweled Highway by Soldeus/Trenton Schuck (see below). Additional work done in GIMP v.2.8. Best if viewed larger. In a month where we saw Scotland vote to remain part of the UK, and this whirling guard at Buckingham Palace, all we can say is "God Save the Queen"... youtube:http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5D9Z-zSFPQI

Featured 11/3/14 in Art Universe Featured 11/3/14 in Fringe Science SPOILER ALERT!! These disoriented space travelers used time distortion to reach Earth from their distant solar system, and in so doing, monitored communications from several years into our future during their journey. Unaware that this is only 2014, they inadvertently "let the cat out of the bag" with their unexpected variation of "take us to your leader", much to the chagrin of Joe Biden, and especially Chris Christie, who was heard muttering "I lost all that weight for nothing??". Texas Governor Rick Perry, seeming even more disoriented than the space visitors, loudly proclaimed "Make sure you check them for Ebola!" :o))) Created in Mandelbulb 3D v.1.8.9 ("M3D") s...

210 Viewings as of 9/22/14 Created in Mandelbulb 3D v.1.8.9 ("M3D") starting with parameters from The Joys of Mathematics by baddad (see below). Scale up and final render in GIMP v.2.8. Best if viewed larger. youtube:http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LRmRBrnQq8o

Created in Mandelbulb 3D v.1.8.9 ("M3D") starting with parameters from Totally Tubular by Len1 (see below). Scale up, creation of "toys" from the main M3D object, and final render in GIMP v.2.8. Best if viewed larger. ...2B or not 2B... :o))) youtube:http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eMc1NuhWjsQ

Tweaked in Mandelbulb3D from parameters in The Collective Brain by dA's mcimages which started as: Additional work and final render made in GIMP v2.8. Best if viewed larger. youtube:http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C8OL1MTbGpU

Created in Mandelbulb 3D v.1.8.9 ("M3D") starting with parameters from Column City by Undead-Academy (see below). Additional work, including scale up and final render, in GIMP v.2.8. Best if viewed full screen. youtube:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lUR6QzwleP8

Created in Mandelbulb 3D v.1.8.9 ("M3D") starting with parameters from 140418_14 by Ciokkolata (see below). Scale up, other adjustments and final render in GIMP v.2.8. Best if viewed larger. Title derived from lyrics to this hymn, which comes from the 98th Psalm. And, while thinking deep thoughts, consider these words as Matthew McConaughey (Jim Carrey) ponders the important questions in life from his new Lincoln Uber car... :o))) youtube:http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z3eN9u5N2Q4

Featured 4/4/15 in Bryce and Beyond Created initially in Mandelbulb3D v.1.8.9 starting with parameters from Metallic Bulb by Undead-Academy (see below) then modified in GIMP v.2.8. Best if viewed larger. This "demolition" video has special meaning since the now almost famous "Rachel" performed in a show for a summer a few years ago at Cedar Point, Ohio's famous amusement park shown here: youtube:http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FUK2X6XSqyo

Created in Mandelbulb 3D v.1.8.9 ("M3D") starting with parameters from Waiting by Undead-Academy (see below). Additional work, including scale up and final render, in GIMP v.2.8. Best if viewed larger. youtube:http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xRjd-mY8npk