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ART – AI GENERATED IMAGE – CONCEPT ART -MICRO FICTION

My submission for Hugh’s Views & News blog, Wordless Wednesday post.


The Resonance Path

No one who stepped through the Harmonic Gate returned the same.

Every century, deep within the Everwhisper Forest, a path of crimson stones bloomed overnight beneath the twilight mist. The elders whispered that the Gate only appeared to those on the edge of belief, of becoming, of breaking.

Mira had walked for days, heart splintered by loss and mind clouded by grief. The colors of the forest shimmered like memories she couldn’t hold onto. Then she saw it: the radiant circle suspended midair, pulsing with a sound she didn’t hear but felt, like her soul was being gently tuned back into harmony.

She stepped forward, not to escape, but to remember. The moment her fingers brushed the light, her sorrow sang—clear, bright, necessary. The Gate did not erase her pain; it transformed it.

Behind her, the forest sighed. Ahead, everything vibrated with possibility.

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ART – AI GENERATED IMAGE – CONCEPT ART – FOWC/RDP/3TC

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The Clocksmith’s Dominion

Inside the curved brass of the pocket watch, time did not tick—it breathed. With every rise and fall of its mechanical lungs, reality flexed. Past and present danced together in the glow of burnished gears.

Inspector Tallow leaned in, monocle gleaming, his breath caught at the threshold of something ancient. Through the glass, nestled in a city of golden cogs and miniature spires, a bearded man knelt in reverence over a humming engine. Steam curled upward like incense, and the air shimmered—not with heat, but memory.

“I wasn’t allowed to speak of this place,” said the watchmaker, his voice threading through the ether, though his lips barely moved. His hair, coiled and thick, caught glints of starlight from nowhere. “But you asked the right question, Inspector. You asked why time is astoundingly merciful to some… and merciless to others.”

Tallow blinked. “You’re saying… time is shaped?”

“Forged,” the watchmaker whispered aloud, though the word echoed as if spoken from a temple buried in mist. “Shaped like clay, whispered into the grooves of a gear. Not watched—but woven.”

The inspector’s hand hovered above the device, fingers trembling as if crossing into prayer. “And who decides its form?”

The clocksmith turned. His eyes shimmered like twin moons reflected in oil. “I do. But only because no one else remembered how.”

Time held its breath. A single gear turned with celestial finality.

And Inspector Tallow vanished—like a name exhaled from the lips of a dream.

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ART – AI GENERATED IMAGE – CONCEPT ART

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ART – AI GENERATED IMAGE – CONCEPT ART

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ART – AI GENERATED IMAGE – CONCEPT ART

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ART – AI GENERATED IMAGE – CONCEPT ART

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ART – AI GENERATED IMAGE – CONCEPT ART

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ART – AI GENERATED IMAGE – CONCEPT ART

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ART – AI GENERATED IMAGE – CONCEPT ART

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ART – AI GENERATED IMAGE – CONCEPT ART

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Arthur & Guinevere

CONCEPT ART – POTD

In the Shadow of the Sword: My Unhealthy Love Affair with Arthurian Legend

Look, I don’t know what they were putting in the water back in medieval Britain, but something about knights, swords, and love triangles gets me every time. There’s this foggy, dramatic world where chivalry clashes with betrayal, magic meddles with fate, and everyone’s either nobly dying or making wildly bad romantic decisions. Naturally, I’m obsessed.

Give me Camelot, give me Arthur (the himbo king with a destiny complex), give me Merlin muttering cryptic nonsense in a cave somewhere. And Guinevere? Queen of tragic love and complicated feelings. It’s basically a mythological soap opera with chainmail.

But here’s the thing—these stories aren’t just dusty old legends. They still hit. Hard. Arthur’s idealism, Merlin’s weird wisdom, Guinevere’s heartache—they’re all just medieval stand-ins for our modern messes. Love, power, sacrifice, the occasional magical sword—it’s all still painfully relevant.

So yeah, I keep coming back to Avalon. Not because I’m looking for answers (spoiler: nobody has those), but because getting lost in all that drama and destiny is half the fun.

These images were inspired from this passion

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ART – AI GENERATED IMAGE – COLOR

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Wordless Wednesday: The Beauty of AI Art in Color

ART – AI GENERATED IMAGE – COLOR

My submission for Hugh’s Views & News blog, Wordless Wednesday post.

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My submission for Hugh’s Views & News blog, Wordless Wednesday post.

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ART – AI GENERATED IMAGE – COLOR

My submission for Hugh’s Views & News blog, Wordless Wednesday post.

Daily Doodle – 02162025

ART – PENCIL SKETCHING

“I’d forgotten how much I loved sketching – funny how we abandon the things that feed our souls in favor of spreadsheets and Zoom meetings. There I was, rediscovering my artistic side like finding an old friend on Facebook, except this reunion didn’t involve awkward small talk about failed marriages or pyramid schemes.

The tools had been there all along, tucked between printer toner and Post-its like some sort of artistic Easter egg hunt in my office supplies. My sketchpad and pencils had apparently been practicing the art of camouflage among the corporate mundanity, patiently waiting while I churned out TPS reports and passive-aggressive emails about cleaning the break room fridge.

Despite my long hiatus from art (let’s call it an “extended creative sabbatical” – sounds fancier than “I got lazy”), it was remarkable how that artistic pulse still thrummed beneath my business-casual exterior. It’s like muscle memory for the soul, if you’ll pardon the brief descent into greeting card territory.

Time dissolves differently when you’re sketching – not in the “Oh god, I’ve been scrolling TikTok for three hours” way, but in a peaceful, meditative state that makes you forget about your inbox exploding or that weird noise your car’s been making. My hands remember what to do, channeling years of practice and training like some sort of artistic Jedi. Though I suspect Yoda would have something to say about my perspective skills: ‘Draw better angles, you must.’

It’s both humbling and exhilarating to realize that while climbing the corporate ladder, my creative spirit has been doing burpees in the background, staying surprisingly fit despite my neglect. Perhaps it’s time to pencil in (pun absolutely intended) regular dates with my sketchpad – right between ‘quarterly planning meeting’ and ‘pretend to understand cryptocurrency.'”


Latest Project

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ART – AI GENERATED IMAGE – COLOR

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ART – AI GENERATED IMAGE – COLOR

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ART – AI GENERATED IMAGE – COLOR

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RDP Sunday – Meditate

ART INSPIRED BY RDP PROMPT

“The quieter you become, the more you are able to hear”

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ART – AI GENERATED IMAGE – COLOR

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“The clearest way into the Universe is through a forest wilderness.”
– John Muir

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ART – AI GENERATED IMAGE – COLOR

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ART – AI GENERATED IMAGE – COLOR

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ART – AI GENERATED IMAGES – ANIMATION

Today, we doing something a little different. I’ll be using animation to display artwork today

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ART – AI GENERATED IMAGE – COLOR

My submission for Hugh’s Views & News blog, Wordless Wednesday post.

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ART – AI GENERATED IMAGE – COLOR

My submission for Hugh’s Views & News blog, Wordless Wednesday post.

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ART – AI GENERATED IMAGE – COLOR

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CWWC – 10272024

ART-AI GENERATED IMAGE-SCENIC

Here is my response to Cee’s CWWC

My health has been particularly challenging this year, so I haven’t been able to get out and take pictures. During my recovery, I’ve experimented with AI images. Although, after months of using AI, I still feel my initial reservations about AI images, I’ve found myself enjoying the art I’ve been able to create. In the spirit of photography, I’ve created a series of images that may fit this challenge.

For me, AI images will never replace actual photography. I enjoy the entire process of photography too much. I sit on the bed of my pickup, drinking coffee from a thermos, before taking a bite of the sandwich I packed.

Here is some concept art of pathways…

Here are a few photorealistic images I created for challenges in another community:

RDP Sunday – 10272024

Here is my response to Ragtag Daily Prompt – Soup

Somedays, all you need a good of soup

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ART – AI GENERATED IMAGE – COLOR

My submission for Hugh’s Views & News blog, Wordless Wednesday post.

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ART – AI GENERATED IMAGE – COLOR

My submission for Hugh’s Views & News blog, Wordless Wednesday post.

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My submission for Hugh’s Views & News blog, Wordless Wednesday post.

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ART – AI GENERATED IMAGE – COLOR

My submission for Hugh’s Views & News blog, Wordless Wednesday post.

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ART – AI GENERATED IMAGE – COLOR

My submission for Hugh’s Views & News blog, Wordless Wednesday post.

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ART – AI GENERATED IMAGE – COLOR

My submission for Hugh’s Views & News blog, Wordless Wednesday post.

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ART – AI GENERATED IMAGE – COLOR

My submission for Hugh’s Views & News blog, Wordless Wednesday post.

Macro Monday – 09092024

ART – AI GENERATED IMAGES – COLOR

I’ve always been a fan of macro photography, but I haven’t been any good at it. However, I keep working at it. Honestly, it’s pretty fun. Here are a few images I generated this week.

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ART – AI GENERATED IMAGE – COLOR

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Macro Monday – 09022024

Last week, I worked on putting things inside glass spheres—my version of the ship in the bottle. Here’s what I came up with.

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ART – AI GENERATED IMAGE – COLOR

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Photo Challenge #529

CHALLENGE RESPONSE – MLMM

Last week, I noticed this photo while reading several blogs. I made a note to do something with it, but I had no idea what I was going to do at the time. I was using my iPad and had forgotten all about it. I’m doing weekly maintenance on my main system and was reading on my iPad. I found this photo … oops!

I’ve been working on double exposures with AI and wanted to see what I could do with a photo, so I used the photo from this challenge as a reference.

Original:


The Results:

Added a double exposure effect with a wolf silhouette

Double Exposure effect with a woman silhouette

Lavender Fields Forever

ART – AI GENERATED IMAGES

Here’s my response to Ragtag Daily Prompt: Lavender. I’ve always been a fan of the color lavender.



Something Blue

ART- AI GENERATED IMAGES – BLUE

Here is my response to Ragtag Daily Prompt: Blue

Here are some images I’ve been working on that primary color is blue.

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ART – AI-GENERATED IMAGE

Here’s my response to Cee’s FOTD challenge.

I missed most of the flower season this year. So, I decided to see if I could create a decent looking one. I can’t wait for next season. Until then, I will see what I can imagine.

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ART – AI GENERATED IMAGE – COLOR

My submission for Hugh’s Views & News blog, Wordless Wednesday post.

Macro Monday – 08192024

ART- AI GENERATED IMAGE

As I dived deeper into AI, I finally figured out how to compose a realistic AI macro photograph. Tell me what you think. Next month, I should be able to pick up my camera and take some shots.

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ART – AI GENERATED IMAGE – COLOR

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ART – AI GENERATED – COLOR

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Daily Doodling – 08042024

ART-AI GENERATED – SKETCH

I’ve been trying to work on a fantasy story, so sketch time. Here are few renderings.


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ART – AT GENERATED IMAGES – COLOR

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Macro Monday – 07292024

ART-AI GENERATED IMAGES – COLOR

I’ve been immersed in the world of Generative AI and have found myself simultaneously frustrated and enchanted. Typically, for Macro Monday, I use an actual photo, but this week, I thought I would present one of the things I’ve been working on. Quickly, I discovered the lack of macro work in my AI portfolio—oops. So, I found this cute image I created for something I can’t remember. It felt like when one comes across a photo on the card that you don’t remember taking.

I’m impressed by the amount of intricate detail in this creation, which was created about a month ago. I didn’t have a handle on prompt engineering at the time, so if I were to try to reverse engineer this creation, my approach would be different. I probably wouldn’t get the same image, but there are some things I would add and a few things I’d remove.

Feel free to express your candid thoughts about this creation or the use of AI in digital art. I love hearing opinions about stuff.

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ART – AI-GENERATED IMAGE

My submission for Hugh’s Views & News blog, Wordless Wednesday post.

Daily Doodling – 07172024

ART -AI-GENERATED IMAGES – SKETCHING

I’ve been working on a clan of female warriors for the story I’m writing. So, I decided to visualize a series of drawings of possible images. I’ve always been an admirer of the samurai, so I started with that clan of warriors.


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ART – AI-GENERATED IMAGE – WATERCOLOR

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It’s All About the Chihuahua’s

ART – AI GENERATED IMAGES – SKETCHING

My dear friend is obsessed with two things; Elvis and Chihuahua’s. I can’t say I understand either one, but its her thing. So the other night, I decided to do a series of images featuring her little buddies.



So, did you know there are long-haired chihuahua’s? I didn’t until she started explainging the difference. Then, I remember these were the type she has.


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ART – AI GENERATED IMAGE – COLOR

My submission for Hugh’s Views & News blog, Wordless Wednesday post.

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ART -AI GENERATED – POSTER ART

My submission for Hugh’s Views & News blog, Wordless Wednesday post.

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ART – GENERATIVE AI IMAGE – COLOR

My submission for Hugh’s Views & News blog, Wordless Wednesday post.

Generated using Stylar AI by Author MK

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ART – AI GENERATED – COLOR

My submission for Hugh’s Views & News blog, Wordless Wednesday post.

In the Wee Hours – Graphics – 05052024

AI GENERATED ART

Insomnia has a hold on me, so I decided to play around with image generation. I used the text from the post In the Wee Hours and it generated the following images. I enjoyed difference within each image, but the general concept is the same.

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My entry for Hugh’s Views and News Wordless Wednesday


Memorial Day in Black & White

Today we honor the fallen; I observed them by teaching and passing on some of their lessons. Here are some photos of today’s shoot in black and white.

Family
My grandson capturing a glimpse of the world.

Complementary Therapies

Complementary therapies have been used for centuries to help manage various health conditions, and their popularity has increased significantly in recent years. Traditional medicine often uses these therapies to help manage symptoms and improve overall well-being. Complementary therapies aim to treat the whole person, not just the symptoms of a particular condition.

Some examples of complementary therapies include:

  • Acupuncture: This involves the use of thin needles inserted into specific points on the body to stimulate the body’s natural healing processes.
  • Massage therapy involves manipulating soft tissues in the body to help reduce muscle tension, improve circulation, and promote relaxation.
  • Herbal medicine: This involves the use of plants or plant extracts to help treat various health conditions.
  • Meditation: This involves the practice of focusing the mind on a particular object, thought, or activity to promote relaxation and reduce stress.

While some complementary therapies have been extensively studied and are supported by scientific evidence, others are not. It’s important to talk to a healthcare professional before trying new treatments to ensure they are safe and appropriate for your specific situation.

One of the benefits of complementary therapies is that they can help manage symptoms and improve overall well-being without medication or invasive procedures. For example, massage therapy can help reduce muscle tension and improve circulation, while meditation can help reduce stress and promote relaxation.

Complementary therapies can be a valuable addition to a comprehensive healthcare plan. However, it’s important to approach them cautiously and do your research before trying new treatments. Some complementary therapies may interact with medications or have side effects, so talking to a healthcare professional before incorporating them into your healthcare plan is important.

In summary, complementary therapies can be a helpful tool in managing various health conditions and improving overall well-being. However, it’s important to approach them cautiously, talk to a healthcare professional before trying new treatments, and do your research to ensure that they are safe and appropriate for your specific situation.

~thank you for reading~