Orange Fans

Some of the workshop pieces are one-off. I am experimenting with ideas, and come up with one or two things that are worthy of publishing. Some do not fit into a series. Sometimes the uniqueness is enough, the uniqueness makes them special. Other times I am just not in the mood to pursue the idea further. Sometimes when progress on one idea is slow and discouraging, I step away and create something totally unrelated before I can continue.

I think this one came about from a combination of the above reasons.

Storm Clouds

Another one-off workshop item. I really like this one for some reason. I do not recall my reason or motivation for creating it. In fact I had forgot all about it and rediscovered it when putting together this collection. I just had to finish it and include it here.

Cell Structure

Another experiment that led to a singular result. I am pleased with the result, but I do not see how to develop it into a separate series.

Fractal Color Experiment

Trying out ways to color the dead space "behind" and escape time fractal. I will probably pursue this further in the future. I was in the middle of something else. So for now, it is a placeholder for a future work.

Fractal Color Experiment

This one is getting close to a "Complexity Limit". The fun decorations around the fractal work well here. But the fractal detail is starting to get lost. When I try this technique with a deeper, more complex fractal, the fractal details become random pixel dust. There are ways to fix that, ways to smooth out the transition from the background to the foreground. I will explore that rabbit hole later.

Displaced Lines

This one was a test pattern for a distraction that I was letting distract me. Despite the origin I think it makes a nice piece of abstract art.

Displaced Lines / Faded Bluejeans

A variation of the previous experiment. It is interesting enough to stand on its own. I think it might work better as a background for something else. Again, that is something that I might look into as some unspecified future date.

Spray Splatter Squares

As before, an experiment that produced a nice piece of abstract art. The idea and technique call for more study and development. Just not this week.

Spray Splatter Squares 2

Here I added some chaos to the splatter. The splatter is not uniformly random. There are blank spots and clumping and brushing. Interest is generated by screaming "fix me".

Shattered

I really have no idea what to say about this one. Perhaps it should be titled "Artist Goes Off the Rails"

Fractal 192

This fractal uses iteration count coloring. If you look closely in the big blue areas you can see some color banding.

I was testing software and not in "artist mode". I prefer smooth coloring techniques for fractals, but did not want the where the extra smooth color code getting in the way.

As often happens, I am easily distracted and forgot I was in test mode and wandered off exploring fractal space.

Fractal 193

Same image with monochrome palette.

Fractal 194

Another one, In the same neighborhood.

Fractal 195

Another experiment. This time intentionally creating color bands between the fractal arms.

Fractal 196

At this point I gave up on my software testing and just embraced the fractal creation. The smooth colors are back.

Fractal 197

Yet another fractal spiral

Fractal 198

And another