tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-51398555738936967142011-08-05T15:21:05.123-07:00MikePhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11743228921368889099noreply@blogger.comBlogger91100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5139855573893696714.post-50642927392259029012010-11-08T07:00:00.001-08:002010-11-08T07:42:31.549-08:00<span style="font-family:arial;font-size:130%;color:#000000;">Music Inspires Art Mechanically:</span><br /><br /><br /><br /><p></p><br /><br /><br /><p><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5537194150069375010" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 221px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_tpgUm_S0hhI/TNgQvf9BkCI/AAAAAAAAAKo/mvLC2awh6Gg/s320/pink.bmp" border="0" /></p><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><p>But the hand moves things around:</p><br /><br /><br /><p><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5537198084954233602" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 221px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_tpgUm_S0hhI/TNgUUiirmwI/AAAAAAAAAKw/3XVzPe9QRz8/s320/ribbon.bmp" border="0" /></p><br /><br /><br /><p></p><br /><br /><br /><p>Starting a new rhythm:</p><p><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5537200746404579602" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 221px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_tpgUm_S0hhI/TNgWvdN5CRI/AAAAAAAAAK4/23cCuDrPpWA/s320/strings.bmp" border="0" /></p><p>Feeling the rhythm over and over:</p><p><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5537204420732937378" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 221px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_tpgUm_S0hhI/TNgaFVKCZKI/AAAAAAAAALA/ht5gcl3OMfo/s320/fronds.bmp" border="0" /><br /><br /></p><p></p><br /><br /><p> </p><br /><p></p><br /><p><br /></p><br /><br /><p></p><br /><br /><br /><p><br /></p><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><p></p><br /><br /><br /><p><br /></p><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/5139855573893696714-5064292739225902901?l=mikep-variationsonatheme.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>MikePhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11743228921368889099noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5139855573893696714.post-6501284905872012372010-04-23T13:18:00.000-07:002010-04-23T13:36:10.327-07:00<a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_tpgUm_S0hhI/S9IEp4R40-I/AAAAAAAAAKY/eSIlyLLtv0g/s1600/frames.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5463434415482393570" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 279px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_tpgUm_S0hhI/S9IEp4R40-I/AAAAAAAAAKY/eSIlyLLtv0g/s320/frames.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><div><span style="font-family:arial;color:#990000;">wallpaper</span><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_tpgUm_S0hhI/S9ID-qo9J2I/AAAAAAAAAKQ/rAlbdWIFvFk/s1600/wallpaper.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5463433673086674786" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 279px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_tpgUm_S0hhI/S9ID-qo9J2I/AAAAAAAAAKQ/rAlbdWIFvFk/s320/wallpaper.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><div><span style="color:#990000;">frames</span><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_tpgUm_S0hhI/S9IC8BERmvI/AAAAAAAAAKI/D5RPBniMEvo/s1600/encircled.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5463432528055606002" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 279px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_tpgUm_S0hhI/S9IC8BERmvI/AAAAAAAAAKI/D5RPBniMEvo/s320/encircled.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><div><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;color:#990000;">blackened</span><br /><div><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_tpgUm_S0hhI/S9ICtrhpNdI/AAAAAAAAAJ4/yjLJrOwqjPw/s1600/blackened.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5463432281755039186" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 279px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_tpgUm_S0hhI/S9ICtrhpNdI/AAAAAAAAAJ4/yjLJrOwqjPw/s320/blackened.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><div><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_tpgUm_S0hhI/S9ICoSiGt6I/AAAAAAAAAJw/oVxzOLqQysA/s1600/brown.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5463432189146740642" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 279px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_tpgUm_S0hhI/S9ICoSiGt6I/AAAAAAAAAJw/oVxzOLqQysA/s320/brown.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><div><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_tpgUm_S0hhI/S9IAk08_a0I/AAAAAAAAAJo/moF-KUcRfYg/s1600/calder.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5463429930643581762" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 279px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_tpgUm_S0hhI/S9IAk08_a0I/AAAAAAAAAJo/moF-KUcRfYg/s320/calder.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/5139855573893696714-650128490587201237?l=mikep-variationsonatheme.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>MikePhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11743228921368889099noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5139855573893696714.post-11291150747260018792010-03-24T11:14:00.000-07:002010-03-24T12:08:46.492-07:00<div><div></div><div><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5452277674760243266" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 325px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_tpgUm_S0hhI/S6phqGTgiEI/AAAAAAAAAJY/nvsnjTuFyTI/s400/eggs4.bmp" border="0" /></div><div> </div><div><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5452265719484938914" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 325px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_tpgUm_S0hhI/S6pWyNbweqI/AAAAAAAAAJA/eN4HEsFq6ko/s400/eggs.bmp" border="0" /></div><div> </div><div> </div><div><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5452278264869190242" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 325px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_tpgUm_S0hhI/S6piMcocemI/AAAAAAAAAJg/qTJo8tW_ytI/s400/eggs5.bmp" border="0" /></div><div></div><div> </div><div></div><div> </div><div><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5452273519833899298" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 325px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_tpgUm_S0hhI/S6pd4P_34SI/AAAAAAAAAJI/J0ieWnmqn7U/s400/eggs2.bmp" border="0" /></div><div></div><div> </div><div> </div><div><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_tpgUm_S0hhI/S6pgnXR1L6I/AAAAAAAAAJQ/HcuPu7Hdlfo/s1600/eggs3.bmp"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5452276528265375650" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 325px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_tpgUm_S0hhI/S6pgnXR1L6I/AAAAAAAAAJQ/HcuPu7Hdlfo/s400/eggs3.bmp" border="0" /></a><br /><div align="center"><strong><span style="font-size:180%;"><span style="font-family:courier new;color:#6600cc;">Eggs</span> </span></strong><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /></div><div></div></div></div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/5139855573893696714-1129115074726001879?l=mikep-variationsonatheme.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>MikePhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11743228921368889099noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5139855573893696714.post-46009797571590297532010-03-15T11:08:00.000-07:002010-03-15T11:46:25.077-07:00<span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;color:#006600;">Spring returns and with it the colors of nature turned to green hues refresh the landscape. So look for a landscape to emerge.</span><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5448924502982142674" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 325px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_tpgUm_S0hhI/S55390AsKtI/AAAAAAAAAIo/leWV-eHbyVM/s400/heart.bmp" border="0" /><br /><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5448927915256594994" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 325px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_tpgUm_S0hhI/S557EbuUQjI/AAAAAAAAAIw/PC_po-_ZqsE/s400/goldgreen.bmp" border="0" /><br /><br /><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;color:#660000;">Buds appear among the tendrils.</span><br /><br /><br /><br /><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5448932414364527922" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 325px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_tpgUm_S0hhI/S55_KUNPLTI/AAAAAAAAAI4/-pU-KA8P-Sk/s400/buds.bmp" border="0" /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div></div><br /><br /><div></div><br /><br /><br /><div></div><br /><br /><br /><div></div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/5139855573893696714-4600979757159029753?l=mikep-variationsonatheme.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>MikePhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11743228921368889099noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5139855573893696714.post-2743692759610198652010-02-12T12:51:00.000-08:002010-02-12T12:54:39.283-08:00<span style="font-family:courier new;font-size:180%;color:#cc0000;"><strong>Edges or forms? Ground or figure?</strong></span><br /><br /><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_tpgUm_S0hhI/S3W_pdKMNfI/AAAAAAAAAIg/z0y_F_T-CSM/s1600-h/hearts.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 324px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5437462844042655218" border="0" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_tpgUm_S0hhI/S3W_pdKMNfI/AAAAAAAAAIg/z0y_F_T-CSM/s400/hearts.JPG" /></a><br /><div><span style="font-family:arial;font-size:180%;color:#330033;">Line and space can be real or implied.</span> </div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/5139855573893696714-274369275961019865?l=mikep-variationsonatheme.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>MikePhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11743228921368889099noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5139855573893696714.post-26837877922076530312010-01-26T09:24:00.001-08:002010-01-26T09:30:24.301-08:00<div><span style="font-family:arial;color:#330033;"><strong> Start fresh with an old theme and add some new colors.</strong></span><br /><br /><div> </div><div><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_tpgUm_S0hhI/S18lWUtxwBI/AAAAAAAAAII/6heOAzuwGrY/s1600-h/fresh.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 246px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 246px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5431100741080170514" border="0" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_tpgUm_S0hhI/S18lWUtxwBI/AAAAAAAAAII/6heOAzuwGrY/s320/fresh.JPG" /></a><strong> </strong></div><div><span style="color:#006600;"><strong>Then add some<span style="color:#660000;"> red</span> strength and let the orbs float in and out.</strong></span></div><div><br /></div><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 246px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 246px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5431100817009073090" border="0" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_tpgUm_S0hhI/S18lavko28I/AAAAAAAAAIQ/WXtMi0qdARI/s320/orbs.JPG" /></div><div><span style="font-family:arial;color:#660000;"><strong>See where it goes if you let it grow. Can you mark the way it stretched?</strong></span></div><div> </div><div><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 318px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 309px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5431100931260162722" border="0" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_tpgUm_S0hhI/S18lhZMOIqI/AAAAAAAAAIY/wPkgO39fe0g/s320/triangle.JPG" /><br /><br /><div><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;font-size:130%;"><strong><span style="color:#33ffff;">A triangle</span></strong>!</span></div></div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/5139855573893696714-2683787792207653031?l=mikep-variationsonatheme.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>MikePhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11743228921368889099noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5139855573893696714.post-49845375539489043532010-01-10T08:49:00.001-08:002010-01-10T08:59:58.577-08:00<span style="font-family:arial;font-size:180%;color:#000066;">Peacock blue or periwinkles floating?</span><br /><br /><br /><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_tpgUm_S0hhI/S0oHIUmna7I/AAAAAAAAAIA/rzNr5FaoBUE/s1600-h/pea.bmp"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 317px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5425156540672207794" border="0" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_tpgUm_S0hhI/S0oHIUmna7I/AAAAAAAAAIA/rzNr5FaoBUE/s320/pea.bmp" /></a><br /><div><em><span style="font-size:130%;">Just a little inversion, to make a new version.</span></em></div><br /><div><em><span style="font-size:130%;">A new constellation or an abstract signification?</span></em></div><br /><div></div><br /><div><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_tpgUm_S0hhI/S0oGuFu0YsI/AAAAAAAAAH4/x0HPb0RxkwQ/s1600-h/cons.bmp"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 317px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5425156090003481282" border="0" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_tpgUm_S0hhI/S0oGuFu0YsI/AAAAAAAAAH4/x0HPb0RxkwQ/s320/cons.bmp" /></a><br /><br /><div><span style="font-family:arial;font-size:130%;color:#333300;">Mesmerized by the eyes . . .</span></div><br /><br /><div></div><br /><br /><div><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_tpgUm_S0hhI/S0oGJPtqUAI/AAAAAAAAAHw/IZMdJ9XJ_5k/s1600-h/cateyes.bmp"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 309px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5425155457027821570" border="0" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_tpgUm_S0hhI/S0oGJPtqUAI/AAAAAAAAAHw/IZMdJ9XJ_5k/s320/cateyes.bmp" /></a><br /><br /><br /><div><strong>It becomes Betty.</strong><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_tpgUm_S0hhI/S0oFPRqGIXI/AAAAAAAAAHg/JVHd5QkChLM/s1600-h/cat.bmp"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 309px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5425154461117325682" border="0" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_tpgUm_S0hhI/S0oFPRqGIXI/AAAAAAAAAHg/JVHd5QkChLM/s320/cat.bmp" /></a> </div><div>The picture I make is not the picture I take.<br /><br /><br /><br /><div></div></div></div></div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/5139855573893696714-4984537553948904353?l=mikep-variationsonatheme.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>MikePhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11743228921368889099noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5139855573893696714.post-31608930167175940262010-01-08T13:26:00.001-08:002010-01-08T13:32:35.082-08:00<strong><span style="font-family:arial;font-size:130%;color:#003300;">Photograph a watercolor painting, and then stretch reverse and play with the colors. What can happen to the image?</span></strong><br /><strong><span style="font-family:Arial;font-size:130%;color:#003300;"></span></strong><br /><strong><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;color:#003300;"><em>Maybe this will happen . . .</em></span></strong><br /><br /><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_tpgUm_S0hhI/S0ej2PxMpkI/AAAAAAAAAHY/Y_TeWBTySDI/s1600-h/float.bmp"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 264px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5424484428532196930" border="0" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_tpgUm_S0hhI/S0ej2PxMpkI/AAAAAAAAAHY/Y_TeWBTySDI/s320/float.bmp" /></a><br /><div><span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;color:#333300;"><strong>Let this design evolve and see what emerges</strong></span></div><br /><div></div><br /><div><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_tpgUm_S0hhI/S0ejXJUDVMI/AAAAAAAAAHQ/k1n5o9qU0mI/s1600-h/redo.bmp"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 248px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5424483894223393986" border="0" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_tpgUm_S0hhI/S0ejXJUDVMI/AAAAAAAAAHQ/k1n5o9qU0mI/s320/redo.bmp" /></a><br /><br /><div><em><span style="font-size:130%;color:#993300;">Among the lilies:</span></em><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_tpgUm_S0hhI/S0ejJ1_mHlI/AAAAAAAAAHI/Ylixva1Rk98/s1600-h/lilies.bmp"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 248px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5424483665699020370" border="0" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_tpgUm_S0hhI/S0ejJ1_mHlI/AAAAAAAAAHI/Ylixva1Rk98/s320/lilies.bmp" /></a><br /><br /><br /><div><strong><em>Spot the red wing blackbird ?</em></strong></div><br /><br /><br /><div></div></div></div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/5139855573893696714-3160893016717594026?l=mikep-variationsonatheme.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>MikePhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11743228921368889099noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5139855573893696714.post-29178393875584080612010-01-04T10:51:00.000-08:002010-01-04T11:02:07.956-08:00<a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_tpgUm_S0hhI/S0I6_CbNfGI/AAAAAAAAAHA/Sm5jbI1RAI0/s1600-h/awning.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 219px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 224px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5422961755964669026" border="0" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_tpgUm_S0hhI/S0I6_CbNfGI/AAAAAAAAAHA/Sm5jbI1RAI0/s320/awning.JPG" /></a> <div><div><div></div><div> </div><div><span style="font-family:arial;">Start with a basic abstract design. Change it a little each time. Where will the theme come from? Where will the variations lead?</span></div><br /><br /><br /><p><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 219px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 224px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5422959808990831890" border="0" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_tpgUm_S0hhI/S0I5NtYeZRI/AAAAAAAAAGg/w_UCNPuX2bg/s320/snowflake.JPG" /></p><br /><br /><div>It becomes this:<img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 219px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 224px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5422960221397745426" border="0" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_tpgUm_S0hhI/S0I5ltt8fxI/AAAAAAAAAGo/cHi7n9ncGhE/s320/dahlia.JPG" /></div><br /><br /><div><br />Then this:<img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 219px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 224px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5422960722876036514" border="0" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_tpgUm_S0hhI/S0I6C53r9aI/AAAAAAAAAGw/TNRXa6MMTK4/s320/newgarden.JPG" /></div>What next?<br /><br /><br /><div></div><br /><br /><br /><div><br /></div><br /><br /><br /><div></div><br /><br /><br /><div><br /><br /></div><br /><br /><br /><div></div></div></div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/5139855573893696714-2917839387558408061?l=mikep-variationsonatheme.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>MikePhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11743228921368889099noreply@blogger.com0