Pollock's!

So, Kilroy from Gonzo Papers, and The Success Coach from For your success - Resources For Life have both challenged me to do a JacksonPollock pic

Well, I discovered this wasn't as easy as it looked. In fact, it wasn't easy at all. It took quite a while just getting used to the way the paint dripped out of the cursor. It took longer to control it (still didn't manage this to the end!! :-D ) and even longer to think what to do with it. I have to admit to liking more control over the colour and the amount of splodge, but as a pure fun thing to do, it was an interesting excercise...


This first one was beginning to look quite colour balanced, until I splodged black... and from that it never recovered:

This next one, I tried to do something more in the line of painting I like to do, and got nowhere near:

...but this attempt, I thought I was getting closer...

All in all, though, I didn't feel this style of painting was 'me'. I enjoyed having a play, and I can see my daughter's going to be hooked, but it felt like just throwing paint on a canvas, and seeing where it ended up... all well and good if that's a style you relish (and maybe I once would have done).

Nevertheless, as an artistic endeavour it was worth playing with. For the people I'm going to nominate to have a go (ha ha ha!) there are a few things to remember:

1. The paint starts dripping from the 'paintbrush' (your cursor) the moment it touches the paper. The way to start afresh is to reload the page.

2. The paint comes in black to begin, and each time you left-click it changes colour - you don't have a choice which colour it goes to, but you can click again and see if you like that colour better. Sometimes the colour doesn't show until you move the cursor a bit.

3. I found I liked to do it 'full screen' - by pressing F11 at the top of the keyboard - just to have more space to play with. Then press F11 again once you've saved.

4. The only way I could see to save was to do the 'Print screen' (Prt Sc somewhere to the right of the main keyboard (usually between the main typing area and the numerical keypad on the right). Then you could paste in a program such as 'Paint', but you'd need to cut the edges off...

I would have challenged Mother of Invention, but feel the last bit might be a bit trying... though I'd be happy to chop off the edges if you like, MOI?

I would also have challenged Red Dirt Girl, but she's taking a vacation at the moment.

Let's see... who could I be mean enough to name? :-D

Ok, this is my five:

1. Katie from Little Bits of Me, Katie (seeing as she's a bit of an artist)
2. Angeldust from Angeldust (another artist - and you can post on whichever blog you like!)
3. That Frolicsome Kid from Soliloguy Exposed (Cos you need a break from your studying, I hope!)
4. Akelamalu from Everything and Nothing (Since you seem to be up for a challenge)
5. Sanni from Coffee 2 Go (I'm just curious what you'd come out with)

Now, I could do as my last post, and challenge everyone on my sidebar who hasn't already done it, or anyone who visits and hasn't yet commented, but I think I'll do the 'anyone who wants to do it - can, and anyone who doesn't - doesn't have to' ( I know what it's like to be pushed for time )

Oh yes, and I suppose I should also mention that the originator of this meme was Anthony at The Lives and Times...of Anthony McCune, and he'd quite like you to write a comment when you've done the meme, just saying so... (though that's up to you :-) )

By the way, the laptop's still not fixed, so I'm having to do this at work... oops, just been spotted!!! :-S