Tupac


Tupac, originally uploaded by lionheart613.

Just saw Tupac Resurrection. He was a talented man with a big heart and a soothing rap. We will miss you, Drew on iPad2 asketch app while watching.

Self portrait


Self portrait, originally uploaded by lionheart613.

I noticed my reflection in the glare on the iPad screen. This is why I have a kindle reader. However, I traced la lĂ­nea con my finger on the asketch app, this is the result.

Subdued Symphony


IMG_2894, originally uploaded by lionheart613.

A watercolor like effect, pure abstraction.

Ocean Beach - Symphony on Yellow and Blue

Horizontal bands of color, a converted beach scene ala iphone, reminds me of a Rothko-esque fantasy world.

Fire Island


IMG_2907, originally uploaded by lionheart613.

Pop psychedelic colors create a modern look to a vintage vacation like photo.

Boarding the Ocean Beach Ferry


IMG_2908, originally uploaded by lionheart613.

I used tadaa app, then applied tilt shift effect. Selective blurring places the focus and emphasis on the face, creating a very introspective feel.

The Stare


IMG_2909, originally uploaded by lionheart613.

With the tadaa otherworldly app, an interesting portrait is created.

Fire Island Ferry


Fire Island Ferry, originally uploaded by lionheart613.

A vintage postcard look, a moment of happiness, esprit de joie

Red Sangria


Untitled, originally uploaded by lionheart613.

With Lola look on iphone, a picture of sangria becomes an abstract modern design.

Horses in Hamptons


Untitled, originally uploaded by lionheart613.

Taken with Tadaa app on iphone, then converted to Charleston sepia tones. A western setting in sepia monochromes creates a vintage look. An extreme close up is a true portrait. One can sense the horse's personality.

Seascape in Red


IMG_2920, originally uploaded by lionheart613.

The red hues in the sky and sea create an ominous post apocalyptic landscape.

Lobsterman at the Pines Hotel

An environmental portrait. Placing a portrait in contextual surroundings adds interest and plot narrative.

Fashion Show at Invasion of the Pines

Repetitive forms with sunglasses is good. Reminds me of a famous photograph from the fifties of people in a 3D movie.

Merman


invasionofthepines2012 c-25, originally uploaded by lionheart613.

A man dressed as a sea creature during the Invasion of the Pines. Taken with Canon 40D, 580 EX II flash, and 24-105 L lens

Lobsterman


invasionofthepines2012 c-83, originally uploaded by lionheart613.

At the Invasion of the Pines, 2012. An annual tradition, drag queens from nearby Cherry Grove on Fire Island arrive by the ferry and walk down the red carpet. The event began after a group of cross dressers were turned away at a lady's night event at the Pines, with the blunt dismissal that they were not real girls. In protest, a small band staged an invasion by water the following year. Every year the invasion has grown till now, when about 500 queens arrived together.

Sunset on Fire Island


IMG_2793, originally uploaded by lionheart613.

As the sun sets over the Great South Bay, a smooth aerial transition of color takes place, as burning reds shift gently to greyish blues of twilight. The otherworld transform of the tadaa app desaturates all other color, allowing us to focus on and marvel at the spendor of the setting sun.

Steven


Steven, originally uploaded by lionheart613.

A self portrait, using tadaa app with transform called souvenir. Yes, it does remind me of an old postcard, perhaps faded, or even colored in a bit with watercolor.

Hair on Fire


Hair on Fire, originally uploaded by lionheart613.

Graininess and texture. color inversions, destauration effects combined help to create another watercolor like portrait. Motion, repetitive forms and colors, unexpected vantage points help to produce a dynamic composition.

Fire Island Ferry in HDR


Fire Island Ferry in HDR, originally uploaded by lionheart613.

Impossible to avoid motion. In HDR, or high dynamic range photography, two images of different exposures are merged. A tripod can help prevent motion, allowing for precise overlay of the same image. On the ferry, buffetted by strong winds, this was all but impossible. Fun was to be had, however. With HDR pro app on the iPhone, the interior of the ferry, otherwise darkened in shadows by the setting of the twilight sun, is illuminated in the warmth of surreal lightening, create a glow to math that of the twilight afterburn.

The Artist


The Artist, originally uploaded by lionheart613.

In Fire Island, taken with iPad 4 S app called Tadaa, sought of like instagram. I then transformed the picture using the otherworld option. I love the way it creates a water color like effect.

Les Parapluies, Renoir


Les Parapluies, Renoir, originally uploaded by lionheart613.



I drew this with my second right finger using the iPad 2 Inspire Pro app. I applied thin layers of varying transparencies, of blues , greens, and yellows mixed into the flesh tones to reproduce Renoir's signature method.. This face is in a large painting of many people, with umbrellas, hence the title. It is one of any large full length portrait studies introduced today at the Frick Museum, NY.