Hi everyone, new here to Renderosity. I am a student painter and sculptor who was just recently turned on to fractals. After spending a bleary-eyed weekend looking for a contemporary painter who paints on a canvas like a digital artist paints with a computer program ....I have sadly come up with nothing...zero, no one. Does anyone here have their feet in both the physical painting world and the digital/fractal world, or know of any artists who are working in this way?

Lezza, UNLV

hi lezza, i know there was at least one artist who did what you was looking for. she made beautiful aquarels from a fractal. she was a art-student just like you. hélas.... i forgot her name and since i cleaned out my site last year and she has not be around any more for at least two years i don´t know how to find her name back, because not posting does not mean she gave up her account., so there might be images of her left in this site. i think it over and if her name comes back from some dark place out in my brain i let you know.
monica

I did at one point work on canvas, though I've moved to painting with a wacom tablet in photoshop, and also use fractals.  Don't know if that helps.  I'm rather new to the fractal world, but I find them mesmerising.

Attached Link: New Art by Steven Beveridge and Wombly

My own background is in the traditional art mediums, i.e., oils, watercolors, pen and ink, charcoal. I am getting ready to dive into inkjet-printed fractals with acrylics, but have only just recently found a local source for large-format inkjet prints.

I know that there are a few who paint with fractals on canvas that are subscribed to the Ultra Fractal mailing list. There is also a book entitled, "Digital Art Studio: Techniques for Combining Inkjet Printing with Traditional Art Materials." This is a very nice and helpful book, depending on what specifically you're interested in doing, of course.

In the meantime, one of my favorite artists is Steven Beveridge who is doing some very interesting work ( link above ). Feel free to check it out.

Best of luck in finding what you're looking for. I think you'll find that the field is wide open for innovation and inspiration!
Stephanie

Thank you to everyone who has replied.  I will certainly look at the link provided and the book as soon as I get a minute.

Monica....when that name floats up to the top please send it to me.  

I am interested in combining the two worlds of rapidly advancing technology and the traditional world of painting into something tangible of my own.  Even though my current painting instructor yelled into my face *"Do you live in a technological world?  Do you really?" * Thankfully, I don't live in a cave.....geeeezsh! 

Thanks again for the responses, I love the fractal images that you are all so talented in creating!

Lezza

That painting instructor of yours... what's his problem? Must have a huge chip on his shoulder when it comes to computers ^_^
Good luck in finding your own style (I'm still looking...).

Yvonne

Attached Link: P. C. Turczyn: Artist

Just ran across an artist whose artwork looks very similar to fractals.  Nice pieces.

Thanks for the artists names above.  They both have interesting work!!  

I have a 30-trial for the Ultra Fractal program.  I have attempted to learn it a couple of times....but not enough time on my hour glass to sit and really get into it.  That might have to wait until after the term is over.  But thanks for the lead into Ultra Fractal.

My instructor is definately wacky.....but aren't most Art Professors/Instructors ?

I will still be searching for inspiration everywhere........

Thanks everyone, Lezza