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| There's
no retirement for an artist, it's your way of living so there's no end to
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| Welcome
to DS Grafx.com, a growing graphic arts firm located
in suburban Washington, D.C. In the past twenty-five years, graphic art
has benefited from major technological advances in the digital world and
in the development of software specific to the field. Yet in the fine
arts, the classical traditions in illustration, painting and printmaking
have changed little. But, no matter which era, or media, best suits your
creative source, this is an exciting and amazing time to explore and share
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| by Ross and Nan Netherton |
Vienna Elementary School by David Skibiak, © 1983 |
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Unfettered access to the great
outdoors is the number one benefit of an artist's life. Making art
is an act of abiding faith and respect in the preeminence of Mother Nature,
while observing and responding creatively to nature are means for personal
discovery. Whether using a brush, pallet knife, scribe, pencil or a digitizing mouse, your observations are uniquely your own, as is the way you control your preferred media. The unique gift of life guides your art and deepens the power of your awareness. |
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| "Back yard", pen and ink © 2007 | |||
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Here are several examples
of trees in drawn different media, pen and ink (above and bottom left),
computer generated (bottom right), aquatint etchings (below and left). Computer graphics and photography are obviously the media d' jour of the internet era, but they will never replace traditional artistic methods or relegate them to nostalgic terms, but, it is always nice to be able to "undo". |
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| "Bare Tree", etching © 2007 | |||
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| "Elm Tree", pen and ink © 1984 | "Pallet Knife Tree" © 2006 | ||
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