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Quick journal to spread the word for a contest called Just a Dream:
An open contest where your imagination is your best friend, and where better to fuel the imagination than your own dreams! Prizes include premium memberships, hundreds of points and exclusive access to premium photos
Please send a personal note to Michelle / aka cloaks if you want to submit an entry into the contest, along with a link or thumbnail to your deviation. Any theme or medium is accepted, anywhere from lovey dovey "aww would you look at that how adorable!" to exquisitely beautiful scenes of horror that keep you awake at night (in good artistic taste of course)
On a sidenote, I would like to get a feeler in case any of you watching or know of any traditional artists who specialize in photorealistic paintings. Subject to further detail in another possible journal, but I'm looking for an artist who can help recreate my more abstract mixed media images on canvas with a fair amount of precision to basically blur the lines between abstract and photorealism. With a fair split of proceeds and professional quality print(s) that I would include & sign as an original proof to accompany the painting as kind of a package deal.
Some examples might include:
(or any other premades of mine that you think might have artistic value)
Best Regards,
Nick
Quick journal to spread the word for a contest called Just a Dream:
Contest EXTENDED! + Halloween theme added! just a dream contest
Dates: Submissions open from Sept. 8th throughOct. 3rd
Submission deadline has been EXTENDED to Oct 31st! Contest is also open to Halloween themed entries as well.
Guidelines: Have a weird/scary/wonderful dream lately? Let's turn it into something! For this contest you'll need to re-create one of your wildest dreams, whether good or bad. OR you can create something with a Halloween theme to submit!
One entry per personAnyone can joinAny type of medium can be usedAny type artwork or resource may be submittedCan submit new OR old artwork (must be a dA submission)
Judges: :iconEveLivesey: :iconjenfruzz: :iconsomadjinn: :iconcloaks:
Please note me with your submission!
I will continue to make weekly journal entries, the contest details will be moved to a custom box after next wee
An open contest where your imagination is your best friend, and where better to fuel the imagination than your own dreams! Prizes include premium memberships, hundreds of points and exclusive access to premium photos
Please send a personal note to Michelle / aka cloaks if you want to submit an entry into the contest, along with a link or thumbnail to your deviation. Any theme or medium is accepted, anywhere from lovey dovey "aww would you look at that how adorable!" to exquisitely beautiful scenes of horror that keep you awake at night (in good artistic taste of course)
On a sidenote, I would like to get a feeler in case any of you watching or know of any traditional artists who specialize in photorealistic paintings. Subject to further detail in another possible journal, but I'm looking for an artist who can help recreate my more abstract mixed media images on canvas with a fair amount of precision to basically blur the lines between abstract and photorealism. With a fair split of proceeds and professional quality print(s) that I would include & sign as an original proof to accompany the painting as kind of a package deal.
Some examples might include:
(or any other premades of mine that you think might have artistic value)
Best Regards,
Nick
The Voynich Manuscript and Nostradamus Connection
I have good reason to believe that Michel de Nostredame - aka Nostradamus - was personally connected with the Voynich Manuscript. Before I begin, I would like to acknowledge this theory goes against conventional wisdom. The radiocarbon dating of the manuscript's vellum places it between 1404 and 1438, and Nostradamus lived between 1503 and 1566. I am well aware of the apparent discrepancies. I do not necessarily challenge the validity of the radiocarbon dating for that matter. To the best of my knowledge, the radiocarbon dating was done on the vellum. That does not otherwise prove the age of the ink applied to the vellum, and by extension, when the Voynich Manuscript was actually written (except perhaps that it was some time after the radiocarbon dating of the vellum circa 1404-1438). Nothing at face value excludes the possibility that the vellum was recycled or left as blank pages for over a hundred years. I am basically keeping an open mind, and I invite you to do the same if we can
Heads Up
Soon I will be posting a journal which might appear strange to you. It pertains to personal research I've been doing into the Voynich Manuscript, and how I believe Nostradamus is connected with it. This upcoming journal is basically a transcript of my research paper. It is primarily meant for documentation purposes so I can leave my imprint of it across multiple online sources. Realizing it is more academic in nature, which might not attract much interest here on Deviant Art. But I suppose it still counts as literature, and who knows, it might inspire others to become more curious about the Voynich Manuscript 🧐 Feel free to comment (or not), but now that my research paper is finally published, I plan to take a break and crawl back out of this Voynich rabbit hole for a bit... perhaps refocus on my photography again 🙂 (plus a lot of other stuff to catch up, including sleep)
My Interview with Shoutout Colorado
For anyone interested in reading more about me, feel free to check this interview I had with Shoutout Colorado: https://shoutoutcolorado.com/meet-nicolas-raymond-photographer-visual-artist/
Google Bard and Plant Identification
As you might know, I like experimenting with AI. Starting out with image generation, even though I am less interested about that now in favor of revisiting my photography (and a growing obsession with deciphering the Voynich Manuscript I will not elaborate upon any further in this journal). I am however still using AI in other ways. For example, I am using Google Bard to help plan my photo trips as it can return maps, and pins dropped on that map to reveal places of interest I asked for in the first place (like waterfalls and historic landmarks). I've noticed Google Bard can also help to identify things like plants if you attach an image within your query. And that's what it tried to do right here, from a photo I captured in the Western Colorado Botanical Gardens in Grand Junction: Worth noting, I submitted this photo a few months ago on iNaturalist, hoping that another human could help me identify it. No luck there as far as I know, but I was drawn to this image, and wanted to
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Um Maybe Fajralam ? She makes beautiful paintings! You should check her out