xenophora's photos


  • Happy Hour 4

    My time-consuming way of playing with transparencies. I'm trying to learn more about the gradient stuff, but it's going rather slowly. Watch those cute, peppy little rum cocktails dance, though! :D Shown smaller than the original completed size of 2362 X…

  • Royal Roost

    The idea popped into my head while I was enjoying another listen to Charlie Parker: Live At The Royal Roost. So naturally the colors and canvas proportions came more or less from the LP's cover. Yes, I know Parker didn't play the tenor. But I didn't have…

  • Little G's Poem

    In May, the good people at Mastodon.Art had a #Mermay challenge (link). As usual, it took me some time to get up to speed. :o Shown smaller than the original size of 2067 X 3543 pixels.


  • She Can't Tell Time

    "She can't tell time She never got what she deserved When faith went blind She found the truth and lost her nerve..." -- Sam Phillips (1988) Shown smaller than original size of 2244 X 2244 pixels.

  • Happy Hour 3

    An element or two here got fused together sooner than they should've... much like my heroine began hitting the whiskey sooner than she should've. Just humor us. :D Shown smaller than original size of 1624 X 2156.

  • Mark In The Dark

    For some reason, this proto-Christian Rock ditty popped into my head the other day. It wouldn't leave me alone until this piece was completed. Shown smaller than original finished size of 2362 X 2480 pixels.


  • Birthday Candy

    I'm about to turn 52. Come celebrate my further forays into middle age with me! :P Shown smaller than original finished size of 1476 X 3189 pixels.

  • Buzzard's Bake Shop 2

    Spend all you want on the ads, but the product's still blah. :p Shown smaller than the original size of 1600 X 1304 pixels. One of several original sources is here.

  • Preston 2

    Just sitting with an old jewelry catalog open on my lap, stalling on doing my chores. :o Shown smaller than the original finished size of: 1185 X 1185 Pixels. See one original design source here.


  • Crab Town 2

    The magical healing qualities of bismuth pink cannot be overstated. :p Shown smaller than original size of 1467 X 1607 pixels. One original source is on view here.

  • Zoom 2

    Worked on as I was thinking for about the thousandth time this year that I should buy some placemats. :D Shown smaller than the original finished size of 2280 X 1575. One source is on view here.

  • Atom Bloom

    This one was in limbo for a while. Glad to have finally got it resolved. Shown smaller than original size of 2430 X 1200. See one source here.


  • Beat Salad

    Most of the elements here are the same scale. Also, I turned the saturation on the three main colors wayyyy down. Plus, there's too many textures. But some days you just want to break all the rules you made yesterday. :D Original size: 750 X 916 pixels.…

  • Angel Pie 2

    It's just possible that I regret all the years I've wasted watching television. :p Shown smaller than the original size of 2000 X 1941 Pixels. One of several sources is here.

  • Day Sleeper

    Really getting my money's worth out of that frame shape. :D Shown smaller than original finished size of 1065 X 1065.


  • My Man

    Trying out the Feather option, just for fun. Shown smaller than the original finished size of 1502 X 1502. See one source here.

  • Happy Hour 2

    I just love a nice powder blue. :) Shown smaller than the original finished size of 1800 X 1200 pixels. One of several sources is here.

  • Rose Room

    Era-wise, I'm playing with all the marbles here, from the 30s to the 70s. Woo! Original size: 1320 X 1020. See one original source here.


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