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I am now a security officer…

Posted on February 21, 2018 by pouringmyartout

I told you I was embarking on a new adventure. I have been undergoing training to become a security officer. I have been cleared by homeland security and the FBI. I know how to arrest people, frisk them, watch out … Continue reading →

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Nocturnal visitors… part 2…

Posted on February 12, 2018 by pouringmyartout

Okay, these are the last photos from my mom’s house in the Bay Area. Because I grew up across the bay from San Francisco, I had the benefits of living in a small town, but I had access to all … Continue reading →

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Some flowers from my mom’s garden… for all of you still buried in snow…

Posted on February 8, 2018 by pouringmyartout

Yeah, I am back in the San Francisco Bay Area, doing the final edit on book four of my action humor science fiction series of novels: The Otherwhere Chronicles-> available over there–> in my sidebar—> So I am sort of … Continue reading →

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Well, I am back in the San Francisco Bay Area…

Posted on February 7, 2018 by pouringmyartout

My wife is helping my mom, who is 94, I remind you, with some computer and phone tech support. I am finishing up editing the 4th novel in my action humor science fiction novel series, so I can get it … Continue reading →

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San Francisco sunsets, from a photo I took when I was there at Christmas time…

Posted on January 14, 2018 by pouringmyartout
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A digital view of a San Francisco sunset…

Posted on January 10, 2018 by pouringmyartout

The ’emboss’ filter… Not an improvement on the photo I took at Christmas time, but it does look cool. The ‘neon’ filter is interesting. I forget what that filter is called, but I like the way that only the Golden … Continue reading →

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More fun with filters and a San Francisco sunset…

Posted on January 9, 2018 by pouringmyartout

Here are a few simple digital filters, used with this photo… I took that photo on my recent trip to the Bay Area for Christmas. I am a big fan of this easy-to-do form of digital art. You never know … Continue reading →

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Detours: A California adventure… part 1; Goodbye San Francisco…

Posted on January 3, 2018 by pouringmyartout

I left my mom’s house on New Year’s Eve, after the Christmas madness, the house full of too many people, family drama, people getting sick, the double Christmas dinner, the exhaustion and post-Christmas letdown… and I stopped on Treasure Island … Continue reading →

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Can a San Francisco Bay Area sunset be improved upon with digital artistic filters???… part 2…

Posted on December 31, 2017 by pouringmyartout

Still no… but the emboss filter did come out kind of cool… Here is the original photo I took the other night. Nothing I did digitally comes close to that level of beauty. That being said, if these were bigger, … Continue reading →

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Can a San Francisco Bay Area sunset be improved upon with digital artistic filters???… part 1…

Posted on December 30, 2017 by pouringmyartout

Obviously, the answer is a resounding no. But that doesn’t mean it wouldn’t be fun to try it with a few of the photos I took the other night. And we might get some good art out of this experiment. … Continue reading →

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