THE BACKGROUND IS SUPPOSED TO BE A SOFT, FOGGY SKY BLUE!!! IF IT ISN'T, YOUR SCREEN IS TOO BRIGHT!!! TILT IT PLEASE!

Some of you might remember April 1st 2012? Yes, it's long ago.

I started this back then in my first Livestream ever, to celebrate DeviantArt's April Fools Day Challenge. That year, cats took over the page and kidnapped Fella, the mascot of DeviantArt. To free the poor thing, we all had to make positive cat art, showing how amazing cats are.
In short - pay them a tribute and you get a General Whiskers Badge..

Unfortunately I called it quits after about an hour and a half. Though I wanted to finish it...which I did on August 12th, in almost the same time. A timeplapse of the stream can be watched below.

Artwork, idea: ©Sandra F. Hammer 2012
Done with: Ulead Photo Impact X3, Trust Tablet
Time: ~3h
Reference: A photo of a cat I took in Ephesos, Turkey.

I already wanted to go to bed when the radio played "Sailing" by Rod Steward. It just struck me. I had this picture in my mind and I had to paint it.

I'm lucky to have the song on my laptop, so I put on my earphones and set the song in a loop. The radio was still playing in the background but I could barely hear it.

I must admit, I never saw the video, so I don't know whether there's such a scene in it or not. This is simply what came to my mind.


Artwork, idea: ©Sandra F. Hammer, 2011
Done with: Ulead Photo Impact 10, Trust Tablet
Time: ~ 27min(almost exactly)
Music: as said, "Sailing" by Rod Steward

A little speedpaint as I was tired of drawing people. ^^

Artwork: ©Sandra F. Hammer, 2011
Done with: Ulead Photo Impact 10, Trust Tablet
Time: 30min

One of my first tries with my graphic tablet.

There is not much to say about it actually. It just came into my mind.

Artwork, idea: ©Sandra F. Hammer, 13.4.2010
Done with: Ulead Photo Impact 10, Trust Tablet

I felt like it.


Artwork, idea: ©Sandra F. Hammer, 2011
Done with: Ulead Photo Impact 10, Trust Tablet

Humans strive after Beauty. Humans need love. Unfortunately we stick to ideals of beauty. But in truth, it is love we can't exist without.

Gods, most of all the good ones, were always displayed as beauties. Aesthetic, ideal, pristine.

The best example is – the Goddes of Love. (how ironic)

In Greek mythology, Aphrodite
In Roman, Venus

One and the same beauty, born for giving life, for giving comfort.


One of the most famous examples of Venus der is Sandro Botticelli’s interpretation of her birth.

But what is beauty and love in a distant future? Mankind always worried about their future. They daydream about the most utopistic machines. But when doing so, they mostly forget that they are the ones to set the beginning of the so called future. Where their acts will actually lead to, nobody will ever know. Life is too short for it.

So what will be beauty in future? Ideal love? What's the Venus in a vision of the future? A bred ideal mother? Equal in beauty, fertility and stamina? A strong Goddess, invulnerable and still utmost beautiful?
Created - not by Mother Nature. Created, by the species human.


Artwork, idea: ©Sandra F. Hammer, 2011 (was a project for school. ^^)
Done with: Ulead Photo Impact 10, Trust Tablet
Time: I. Don't. Know. A lot of hours.

From a soldier's diary:

... A cold, icy blue and white in the middle of a freezing hell.
The poisonous lake, slightly glowing, mysterious to my eyes.

So it was, on my first day here. But after three months on this damn planet, it sucks. One would think, the scientists found a material that's resitant, but the liquid is too dangerous. The only thing that can stand it is that black rock most of the planet is made of. And this stuff is hard enough to break any tool we came up with. No chance to modify it in any way. Not even enormous heat can break it.

Everything on this planet hurts. Even the snow, not only because of the temperature. It hurts the eyes if you forget to activate the extra shield before the sun rises. Damn sun. Cold gas is the brightest.
That whole planet sucks. The only beauty is - the sun - before it finally crosses the horizon. If it has, you'd better have four full magazines and quick feet ..

Unfortunately the beautiful clouds disappear behind the data on the soldier's visor.

Artwork, idea, words: ©Sandra F. Hammer (decided to replace the watermark here. Maybe you'll find the signature? And a bit more?) 2011
Done with: Ulead Photo Impact 10, Trust Tablet
Time: ?
Music: Deus Ex 3 Soundtrack

I don't really think I need to say something about the message.



Artwork, idea: ©Sandra F. Hammer, 2011
Done with: Ulead Photo Impact 10, Trust Tablet
Time: 4h
Reference: Photo of myself >.< She doesn't look like me anymore.

_{After spending 3 hours on the face I got a bit lazy on the hand. And yes, I know that the source of light is a different one on the hand. Crazy, isn't it? But I felt like it. So, accept it.}

The topic in Drawing & Painting class was "Balance / Harmony"

We can just find a balance in our life and live in harmony if we believe in our hopes concerning good things. Hope is like a light on a dark horizon. The tree had always been a symbol for life, for hope of a future to come. This special tree shines the light of hope on everybody who dares to believe it is there. And if the longing for hope is strong enough, this tree might drop a glowing ball of hope fore somebody who needs it...

 
This is actually the 2nd step of the work. The 1st was a sketch with colour pencils, the 3rd I'll do with acrylics.

Artwork, idea: ©Sandra F. Hammer, 2011
Done with: Ulead Photo Impact 10, Trust Tablet - painted/drawn, blurred, some copy/paste, blending
Time: ?