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Color Therapy for Seasonal Affective Disorder

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The grayer and grayer it gets, the more colors I seem to need. Here's a recent picture of me and Dr. D Cat. It makes me feel better.


The following are works I chanced upon and :+fav:d; some were gathered in my thumbshare forum. Some are by extremely talented people who are my :devart: friends. 

Danisi by SayinzArt:thumb378178483: Colorful Swirls by LDFranklin MANDALA ASSIMETRICA 1 SERIE GENESIS by LIDIAMARINA:thumb298741098: Colorful Drops 13 by flowerhippie22 Je vois des vagues rouges by marya123:thumb427024366: sad -al reves by gepardsim:thumb418363412: Layer-016 C [1024x768] by Ewillbkilledbitsch:thumb406000742::thumb371924742: Flowers by andr3d Convergence by digitalreflexion Apocalyptic Skyline by crazyruthie Formation by dimajaber
Please show the talented creators of these works some love: check out their galleries; leave a comment; favorite their work. I personally thank each artist for brightening up my weekend of blizzards. 

Please check out the works of the artists that created this journal skin that I absolutely love, too! 


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Vintage Music brushes by Scully7491
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First Feature of the Year

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I live in a place which is still reeling from the "polar vortex." This is my first time writing about it in the social media. I didn't post pictures of my backyard with snow piled up in hillocks, my patio rails where two feel of snow stopped me from watching the squirrels, no screenshots of weather reports, no playing the "whose winter is biggest?" game.


I spent some of the winter in California and Arizona where the weather was beautiful. Mostly blue skies, temperatures ranging from 75-55...a floating frangipani sun. I also went to Utah where my home is and watched a very frozen lake and tall snow capped mountains from my living room. Then I was back in Michigan to start teaching a new semester. Over here, the January-May span is called the winter (not spring) semester. I don't mind the snow and ice and cold as much as the related challenges of dangerous driving/walking conditions, frozen pipes and everyone being sick all over campus with flu like symptoms. 

I will try to be present and post more features until my premium membership runs out. I have decided not to renew it. Recent issues with :devart: customer support as well as bugs on my page (unrelated incidents I am sure) have made me rethink my attachment to and support of this website. 

Anyway, today's feature is on art that makes me happy and evokes other emotions perhaps more complex than happiness. An art for each month of 2014! 



Please look at the beautiful creations and show the artists some love.

Saint Martin's Summer by Acrymat Arboles Quemados by BLDRDSH Cherry Blossom Tree by Keltu Gir1 by Campo-Diaz:thumb404748203: Flowing by BLDRDSH rapid cycling by merpagigglesnort:thumb405737720: No Base by undefinedreference red yellow polopk by santosam81 background close up by seanmetcalf Carnival For Happy Birds by jon-bibire

Here's to a well deserved new year!



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End of Fall

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Fall is over in Western Michigan. Tornadoes, strong winds, dark clouds, frost and snow showers have engulfed us. I am looking out of my office window at the crisscrossing leafless branches and reflecting on the abstract art in nature. What do these branches, looking like monochromatic minimalist art, represent? Emptiness or fulfillment? Chaos or order? Loneliness or intricate networks? 


Today I am featuring "fall," the season, known as "shorot," or autumn where I was growing up, through beautiful abstract art. The following are the winning entries and entries that received honorable mention in :iconabstract-painting:'s fall contest.





And the following are fall themed art from :iconabstract-painting:'s administrators, as well as from my favorites folder. Please note that in some cases the artists did not designate their art to be connected to fall in any way, but when I looked at their art, I saw fall in the joy, the colors, the festivity. 

Flock of Parrots by Iamyourhuman42:thumb365679948: Psychedelic Impressionism by DesocializedMedicine

Enjoy!


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Fall Art and Contest

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It is fall, and the leaves are changing color. The fluffy white clouds in a brilliant blue sky reminds of autumns of my childhood, in a different continent oceans away. To celebrate this beautiful season of festivals, goddesses, ghosts and art, here is a feature showcasing art in warm, brilliant colors. 


Also, our group :iconabstract-painting: is holding a contest. Please participate and spread the word around. Both traditional and digital works eligible! New Abstract Art Contest
UPDATE  - Contest Closed: Judging in Progress.

Candycorn - Free Divider by etNoirButterfly in the bottle - Free avatar by Lucinhae
Attention: Contest Ends in Three Days! Do You Have Any Old or New Fall Themed Abstract Art? If So, Now's the Time to Enter. See Rules Below.
Candycorn - Free Divider by etNoirButterfly in the bottle - Free avatar by LucinhaeCandycorn - Free Divider by etNoirButterfly in the bottle - Free avatar by LucinhaeCandycorn - Free Divider by etNoirButterfly in the bottle - Free avatar by Lucinhae
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:iconabstract-painting: invites you to participate in a brand new, fall themed contest. Paint something that expresses fall, the season, in the abstract and submit it in our fall contest folder. Contest begins today and will go on for a month, until the midnight of November 1, 2013.
Prizes:  
There are no first, second or third prizes, but three




 Enjoy these beautiful works of art and hope your week is going well. It's all downhill from here! 













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Updates, Downdates.

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The reason for my prolonged absence and significantly less "deviance" has been my new tenure track asst. professorial job. Someone recently addressed me as an ass. professor. I sincerely hope that that was a typo. Typos can be embarrassing. I bet I didn't get two of my favorite jobs (all of them in the Southwest) due to a typo I made in some application letters. Saying I teach "curses" on gender and new media doesn't look good for a  potential employee. I missed the "u" somehow. So I ended up in the Midwest.

I am now in Michigan, working at a new job, a long distance marriage  and some academic publications. Have not been able to visit :devart: so much or create new art myself. I did try to keep my group :iconabstract-painting: running and the all beautiful abstract art submitted there kept my spirits high. Thank you, artists!

Here is a selection of the ones I absolutely loved.
:thumb340715967: Pin Flower by AlaaAboAbah One by imadias Soundwave by San-T Beethoven Due Sonatine by GeorgieDeeArt FOWL FRAGMENTS by chestrockwell69 Mechanical Synapses by JohnPaulHunter:thumb397364263: #5 by ArttuJokela



The "new" life gets exhausting sometimes and I take refuge in art. Whether in museums or deviantart, looking at good art is therapeutic.  My city hosts one of the biggest public art exhibitions and competition ever and I cannot wait for it to start. www.artprize.org/

Also, I love the general community enthusiasm and awareness around local art, locally sourced food and locally owned businesses here. I recently went to a street art fair, and emboldened by a recent salary disbursement, bought some original art. It felt very good. I might commission someone to create some art for me that represents "Arizona," in the near future. Yes, I miss the desert a lot and the state where I spent six years. I miss the tall mountains in Utah and my home there, which I couldn't live in for too long. But I want to give Michigan a shot. Plus there's always the possibility of flying to Sioux city, Iowa some day and say "Going from GRR to SUX!" on my facebook status. Nothing like humor and art to fill the gaps and gaffes in my life. 

Hope you are having a great Sunday and let me know what you've been up to! Don't forget to show the featured artists some love! :happybounce:


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