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   4/12/09

   bettieblogger

   have you considered something along the lines of Corel Draw? I have not used it personally but have seen some of the work done, espicially art done with the pen (not sure of the name if it) and it's quite nice ..
   
   just a thought :

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      4/13/09

      Rivy

      I am comfortable using the paint program I have (Paint Shop Pro V5). The key word is "comfortable". One of the hassles of time is the increasing speed of change and one's slowing ability to adjust to it.
      I draw with the mouse. (Starting with the old Amiga computer) and by the time pen/pad tools became available, I was already "set in my ways".) (groan) The work I am doing via the computer is moving from my history of keeping art/journals (drawing, coloring, writing)on paper into the digital world. Accepting the differences in technique and results (and enjoying it) while holding on to the old, bridging the gap. And it is to younger artists, bloggers, that I am using as my guides into this new world.
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      4/13/09

      jafabrit

      Have you used the wacom? I have a lot of art friends who use it, OLD and Young and they LOVE it.
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   4/12/09

   jafabrit

   Are you wanting to talk about using computer programs to create art? and how old does one have to be to be a coot?

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   4/13/09

   Rivy

   I am into how artists are using the computer. And not just the computer - the whole arena artists like yourself are very positively and excited moving/playing/creating in. Graffiti. Public art. Merging text and images. Telling stories. Happenings. Animation. Sound. Pulling it all together in ways still being explored - and primarily foreign to many artists of my generation. I feel like I am bridging the gap in stumbling, awkward ways, but it is a hell of a journey and I am enjoying it. And folks like you are helpful guides.
   
   Uh...being an old coot? I think it arrives when one is comfortable realizing that. I mean...70! The bibilical "three score & ten"! "Whoa..." the old coot says. One way of lightening the burden is to fantasize doing my own "70's Disco Decade." Start wearing my old lime-green polyester leisure suit! Get some platform shoes! Pair of pink sunglasses! (Re-watch "Saturday Night Live" until I get the moves down right - and Hit the Street!)
   
   Now that would be a happening! (grin)

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      4/13/09

      jafabrit

      I like your attitude.
      Yes it is kind of exciting exploring all the news ways art can manifest itself. I am currently exploring the issue of crafitivism, which means to me using traditional materials and crafts in a non traditional way. an example would be Knit graffiti or yarnbombing which challenges the traditional ways and attitudes of using yarn and street art.
      I am currently exploring how to integrate graffiti, embroidery and other elements into my art, haven't figured it out yet, but I am working on it.
      
      All the best on your journey. If you have had a chance to explore the many art blogs out there, you might find some that really inspire or help explore how to bridge the various media.
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   4/13/09

   Rivy

   Yes, I like the knit piece your did and left on the bench. For the passer-by to view and wonder about. And then you can snap the pic, put it on the net, and- bingo - let me view and imagine the play-out.
   
   Yes, exploring art blogs. I will do more. Already I can feel the tug between working on my own blog, commenting there, and the need to scurry around and see what others are doing. Have a cross-talk like is happening here.

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