Welcome to Fred Casselman’s Art Blog. I’m probably the last kid on the block to start a blog. But better late than never. To be notified of updates, email me at fred@earthecho.com. Your email address will go no further than my Mac. No spam here.
July 4, 2010
I’m very pleased that four of my images are included in the Second Annual Chicago Festival of Spiritual Art at the Life Force Arts Center. The show runs through September 6, 2010. Click on the small image below to view the four art pieces. The lead piece, The Seed, comes with some very wonderful words through Lucy Bright Eyes. Click here to see this version.
July 1, 2010
This spring, our neighbor Fran gifted us with a beautiful bouquet of white peonies from her garden. I took some nice close-up photos of them and have just completed playing with the photos on my Mac. Software imaging tools used included Photoshop, Nik Color Efex Pro, Xaos Tools Terrazzo, and Corel KPT Collection. The result is 3 new pictures featuring the Flower of Life pattern. It’s interesting that a recent crop circle appeared in Italy with a similar type geometry.
April 22, 2010
Earth Day is here! It makes Earth very happy when we pause to appreciate her beauty. In this tribute to Earth, I’m using three different flower-related images that we can focus on to bring ourselves closer to Earth. We love you Gaia!
April 18, 2010
I’m now devoting a significant amount of time to my new book. It’s something I’ve been working on in various ways for several years. The goal is to publish it mid-2010. The title is…are you ready for this…“A New Vision for the Catholic Church”. If you’ve been following the news recently, you know that the church is in need of some new visions. Really, really in need! Update, July 1, 2010: I’ve now uploaded a draft of the front and back covers. You can see them here.
April 14, 2010
Spring is now springing forth in all her glory here in New England. What wonderful days we are having. My creative efforts are temporarily focused on my new book rather than the art and photography. So, here’s a nice spring magnolia image from last year to enjoy.
March 2, 2010
Carol gifted me with a Lobster Newburg dinner with chocolate fondue and luscious strawberries on Valentine’s Day. And she also gave me a lovely bouquet of flowers with the suggestion that I might like to do something artsy with them. So, I photographed the white rose in the center of the arrangement and have been playing with the photo the last few weeks. I gave it a sort of glamour glow effect along with a high key effect. Here’s my beautiful Valentine Rose:
February 21, 2010
I’m very pleased that my art is included in shows in Chicago and Concord during February and March 2010. There are five images total in these two shows. Click on the small image below to see the details and view the images
February 16, 1020
Oops, I mean February 16, 2010.
So, this post is about free energy or new energy. It seems as if our planet has been running way, way too long on fossil fuel energy. This is very old energy indeed, literally and figuratively. It’s expensive, pollutes our Earth, and has been the cause of warfare and political unrest.
Our human consciousness has surely expanded to the point where newer forms of energy can now come in. A very promising technology is cold fusion. This is similar to the reactions that take place on the sun, but it's been observed taking place on a table top at room temperature. It was first discovered about 20 years ago but then considered a fluke. It is now staging a grand resurgence and may come into being very, very soon. There is an excellent and very readable reference on cold fusion here.
So, dwelling on these thoughts, a couple of images came to mind that I did several years ago. Perhaps they will give a boost to the arrival of cold fusion or other free energy technology. Click on each to see a larger version.
Thanks to Adamus, Geoffrey, and Linda of the Crimson Circle for bringing up this very timely topic in the February 2010 Channel.
February 9, 2010
I’ve printed 13 by 19 inch proofs of a number of my recent images. The proofs were reviewed carefully and 14 selected for a portfolio. I’ll be approaching some new venues this year with this portfolio, either the online version or the actual print version. Hopefully, I’ll be announcing a new exhibit soon. If you have any venue suggestions, let me know. To view the portfolio, click on either of the small thumbnails below:
