Abstract and fractal art are my main interests............ both 2D and 3D..........

In my gallery you'll find a diverse range of abstract artwork.........
There is no real theme to my gallery.......
It is a collection of individual abstractions....

Why "TheGroovyDude"??????????
A nickname I picked up some years ago that stuck....

Yes, that is a picture of me......BIOMy favourite number is 7...........


I enjoy producing 2D & 3D abstract and abstract fractal artwork........
I am fascinated by abstract work.....
Rather like reading a book, it leaves a lot to the imagination......

A proportion of my work begins life as a photograph I have taken.......
I like to see what lies within the photo and find something I can breathe a different kind of life into........

Many of my pieces begins life on a much larger scale......
When a particular detail catches my eye I tend to crop and work on that detail..........
This process is sometimes repeated over and over until I have something that feels right.....
Very much like picking out a face in a crowd.....
There is something so much more vital in an individual face.....
Or I suppose it's a bit like picking black heads........
No matter how much you squeeze, there always seems to be more!!!!!!!!!
MORE STUPID ANALOGIES TO COME IN THE FUTURE!!!!!!!!


I tend to use Open Source Software (OSS) as it costs a lot less than the commerical packages.......
nothing at all in most cases.....

Open Source Software I like to work with.....
.....most of which will run on both Windows and LINUX.....
.....some of which will run on BSD, MacOS and Solaris.....

Apophysis - Freeware fractal flame editor for Windows - thanks to JHM for introducing me to this great package
FLAM3 - render engine for use with Apohpysis - UNDER TESTING
ChaosPro - Fractal Generator
The GIMP - GNU Image Manipulation Program - like PhotoShop & PaintShopPro
ImageMagick - a software suite used to create, edit, and compose bitmap images
AutoTrace - Converts bitmap to vector graphics
InkScape - A vector graphics editor, with capabilities similar to Illustrator, Freehand, CorelDraw, or Xara X
Sodipodi - A vector-based drawing program, like CorelDraw or Adobe Illustrator
restoreInpaint - Image restoration
hugin - For assembling a mosiac of photographs into a complete immersive panorama - image stitching
IMGV - Image Viewer with lots of nice features
JHead - Exif Jpeg camera setting parser and thumbnail remover
DAZ Studio - 3D modeller, a simple Poser-like app
BRL-CAD - A 3D solid modeling system with geometry editor, rendering, image-processing, etc.
Wings3D - A subdivision modeler inspired by Nendo and Mirai from Izware
Blender - 3D modeling, animation, rendering, post-production, interactive creation and playback
OpenFX - 3D modelling, animation and rendering
Art of Illusion - Java based 3D modelling and rendering studio
Nebula - 3D game and visualisation engine
Aqsis - a high quality, photorealistic, 3D rendering solution
POV-Ray - Persistence of Vision Raytracer
Jahshaka - Realtime Editing and Effects System for stills, video and audio


I discovered RENDEROSITY in October 2005.......


More to come when I have time................