This one I made just a few days ago. It is an amalgamation of several pieces I made after the previous. So, while not techincally a part of the transition journey, it simplifies the telling.

Compare this to Transition #13. The sawtooth chains are given much more randomness and become these jagged shapes. They fit better here than they did in #13.

And, yes, I was playing with colors along the way, and arrived at this more colorful palette.

Jumping back to transition mode. Next up are two that I removed from the Fractured Zone A series because they were too busy and had too many colors.

Some similar ones did make the cut. While still busy and colorful, the bulk of the series has slightly reduced complexity and fewer colors.

For the transition story, I want to point out the areas where the background is completely covered. Look at the upper left of the previous or the center of this one. Tomorrow's image has no background.

The recent images had areas of empty canvas, either white or black in the background.

I can't really say that there is no background here. There is no empty canvas here. There are multiple layers, with the later layers partially covering the earlier layers. So the first layers become the background.

Most of my work is like this, filled from edge to edge with stuff. I am going to resume Fractured Zone A with similar images.

I was not paying attention, and it has been over a week since my last post. I will skip the usual excuses.

I made this sometime ago, before the Fractured Zone A series. There is a vague similarity with the FZA series, it was one of the experiments that led to that set.

Even though it was not a good fit, and I was not pleased with the overall composition, there was something I liked near the center. Notice the straight-line cuts, and the shadowing that suggests broken pieces. I set it aside to revisit later and then headed in a different direction.

This image is also an early experiment that eventually led to the Fractured Zone A series. This one is missing the jagged fault line that characterized that series. I was trying to create a contrast between the upper right and lower left. But that composition failed.

I set it aside because I liked the upper right, straight lines dividing rough surfaces. With light and shadow highlighting the surfaces.

This one is a similar story. The main diagonal was not a good idea. I like the floating shapes going generally lower left to upper right. So I set is aside.

You probably see where this is heading. The center area of this piece also has that fractured texture look. I started planning a future Fractured Zone B series.