Whenever I look at a painting or image not always, but often the color is what grabs my attention. I enjoy the color combinations in Bleckner's paintings, but I also really enjoy the texture. I have often wanted to paint images of microscopic cells and Bleckner has done it. However, he has added texture, color and beauty that I would have never been able to capture.In an interview with Helen A. Harrison, Mr. Bleckner explains that he uses his paintings to express "...his consistent themes: the transience of beauty, the fragility of life and the loss of love." His art represents something far deeper and intelligent than I can put into words. You will find many of his intellectual interviews under the press section on his website.
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Not only are these images of monsters fun, but once you see how they are created you must admit, they are even MORE fun! Stefan Bucher came up with this great idea to place a blot of ink on paper and then blow the ink around with air (like from an air compressor or can of office air) and then from whatever appears, create a monster. The first three images were created by Stefan, but the last three were sent in by his viewers. He has a website where viewers send in their own ink monsters and the best part, he has a video everyday. You can watch him create a new monster step by step. The videos are fun to watch. Click