Art
Markers Digitally Enhanced
This
is what you might call a hybrid image. It began as an idle doodle using
art markers on paper. Since I'm no expert with markers, it was pretty
rough. Later on I scanned it and worked it over in Photoshop, smoothing
things out quite a bit.
The
little guy there doesn't really portray the Buddha, of course. He represents
me, actually, in a subdued mood contemplating my navel and the wonders
of the universe contained therein. As in The Lotus and the
Serpent I was thinking of the way the serpent sheltered
the Buddha as he strove to achieve enlightenment.
I
recently pulled into the parking lot of a doctor's office and saw a
sign that said, "Patient Parking Only." There were no parking
spaces for impatient people so I had to leave.