Saatchi Online Abstract Showdown

Reflection ©Fenfolio2012

Recently I submitted one of my photographs in an online competition and I need your support to get through the next round. Could you please take a moment and cast your vote before the 27th of March? Click here to judge my photograph "Reflection". Thank you in advance for your help!

The 50 submissions with the most community votes move on to the second round alongside 250 submissions selected by Saatchi Online curators. The 1st and 2nd place works will go on to be shown in the Saatchi Gallery, London! Fingers crossed then...

Artistic explorations: Swirls (1)

A few months ago I was playing with my new airbrush and watching how air would move ink on paper. Although I had already collected many digital images of vector art, I didn't have an end result in my mind. Shapes just developed (see examples here). Below are a few free stock images I downloaded to form my idea:

stock image 1

stock image 2

After my attempt with the airbrush, I tried to create swirls with traditional mediums like pen, crayons and ink.

For this one below I first created the background with Caran D'Ache crayons NeoColor II (watersoluble) and then painted a design in black ink on top.

Swirl Mixed Media ©Fenfolio2011

These are some other free stock images but then in black and white:

Stock image 3

Stock image 4

Stock image 5

I then drew some swirly doodles with pen on sketching paper and had lots of fun!

Swirl Doodle 1 ©Fenfolio2011

Swirl Doodle 2 ©Fenfolio2011

Swirl Doodle 3 ©Fenfolio2011