iPhone paintings
In 2008, I was swept up in the excitement of the new iPhone 3 and its touch screen technology. I began experimenting with various painting apps, and quickly became hooked on the endless creative possibilities they offered. Brushes and Sketchbook Pro were some of my favorites, and I spent hours every day painting and sharing my work on online communities like Tumblr and Flickr. It was a wonderful, immersive experience, and I'm grateful for the time I spent honing my skills and exploring my artistic side under the handle John T. and John T. Halliday. Below are some of my favorite digital paintings from that time, along with the descriptions I wrote to accompany them.
Sadly it was the night when the inept bottle opener was asked to leave the kitchen.
Once again the washing machines were kept up all night with Dish soap Bob screaming " Do you know how good I am? "
The ancient Stairmaster is retiring for the evening.
Guinness in blue. Painted via iphone Brushes.
Sargent Tea Whistle is one of the infamous Tea Whistle family members. Painted via iphone Brushes.
Until now Luigi had baked the best wood oven pizza, but now he has discovered floating chill foam. Now Luigi just scrubs a crisp cool breeze into the air with absolute ease, no need to work, sounds weird? it's the future.
Vance was going to be a famous opera singer in the troll communities, but Vance was a glutton when it came to lily pad salads. Vance now has a permanent frog in his throat and his singing career croaked. Via iphone Brushes and TypeDrawer.
A rare voyeuristic glimpse into the private life of a teenage troll. Via iphone Brushes and TypeDrawer.
After all the humans were turned into pigs. Made in love with Brushes on iPhone for Valentines day.
When Guinness the dog couldn't see the meat his nose would transform. Communication was done by tilting heads awkwardly. His tongue began to melt while I was eating, just before his tongue completely dissolved I gave him a piece of steak. Painted on an iphone with Brushes app.
Bud. My uncle's dog. Finger painted on an iphone with the Brushes app.
Lonely as a weeping cell phone watches his previous master touch painting. Brought to you by: SketchBook Mobile. iPhone. Finger.
A blue chip screen capture of an iphone Stock with over paint via iphone Brushes.
S.PELLEGRINO Feels good going down. Spritz up using finger tips and SketchBook Mobile.
Victory of S.PELLEGRINO. Touch painted on my iPhone.
The secret of S.PELLEGRINO. Legend has it that the secret of the San Pellegrino mineral water is the unexplained nature of the "weeping emerald". The "weeping emerald" was found at the bottom of a giant underground spring. The emerald necklace was believed to be buried several thousand years ago. The necklace is said to be owned by a great queen who lost her husband in a famous sword duel. The king's sword was inept and broke during a finishing strike, the king's sword stabbed his own heart, killing him instantly. The queen never remarried, and died of old age with natural causes. Soon after the queen's passing the emerald began to weep and then wouldn't stop weeping. The emerald caused some expensive floods in the pristine castle. The estate agreed to have the emerald buried and forgotton. Since then the emerald has been found, and also found was the secret of S.Pellegrino. Painted with my iPhone.
Dr. Ryan is a portrait of my next door neighbor. Painted on iPhone using Brushes.
Those that wait in Toronto while working on a TV commercial staying at a Posh hotel named SOHO Metropolitan. Here is the main desk. Made on the iPhone using the app Brushes chosen most by artists.
Celebrating some of my favorite iphone artists by painting their avatars into scenes. One of four of the series. Via iphone Brushes.
Celebrating some of my favorite iphone artists by painting their avatars into scenes. Two of four of the series. Via iphone Brushes.
Celebrating some of my favorite iphone artists by painting their avatars into scenes. Three of four of the series. Via iphone Brushes.
Celebrating some of my favorite iphone artists by painting their avatars into scenes. Four of four of the series. Via iphone Brushes.
Jacksons field. Today I was chill and watched the Americans dominate the motocross and superbike scene on the speed network. Inspired by the memories of my old biking days I fired up Voxel and started my dream scene. A scene of Bambi and I chiiling at Jacksons field. Liberated with iPad. Apps: #Voxel | #SketchBookMobile
Jacksons field. We left the field and headed toward a giant SculptMaster mud pit. Tricked out with iPod. Apps: Voxel | SculptMaster | SketchBook Mobile
Before Bambi. On our way to the mud pit I had a vision of my past life before I had Bambi. A past life of self indulgent sillyness. Visioned with iPod Apps: Voxel | SketchBook Mobile
For the love of this I decided to let go, I missed Bambi. The vision of self indulgent silliness was done for now, besides it got kind of boring up here flying around pointlessly. Imagined on iPod. Apps: SculptMaster | SketchBook Mobile
A library image of my dirtbike burning after it crashed down from the sky. Also, a tribute to Benjamin Rabe and Matthew Watkins for being such huge fingerpainters. Fingerpainted on iPod Apps Voxel | Brushes | SketchBook Mobile | PhotoGene
Wing and a prayer. It's was time to move swiftly, not only did I start a fire with my past dirtbike but I've lost Bambi. I tried to hot wire the old farm truck but somebody had already jacked the engine. Thinking quickly I used up one of my creative licenses and spawned the old jalopi wings. Made exclusively with iPod. Apps Voxel | SketchBook Mobile
The flying pig. After several days of searching I came across a flying pig that was napping overtop Algoma, Wisconsin. I asked if he had seen Bambi? He replied nicely that i am close. He suggested if I wanted to find Bambi I should try loosening up my style, and not try to hard, he then fell back to sleep. At first I was perplexed, so I tagged my initials on his side and flew off in a thought. Painted on iPod Apps Voxel | SketchBook Mobile Please feel free to download the flying pig and flying jalopie truck at the Voxel gallery.
The untitled. The last memory I had was putting on my glasses after I lost the contacts in a gust of frozen winds and volcanic ash. Crafted with iPod. Apps Voxel | SketchBook Mobile
Faith. A new dusk. Painted on iPod Apps SketchBook Mobile
Swine lord. Suffering a bullet wound through his clavicle the swine lord dodges a police chase on a stolen Segway. captured on iPod.
Pixels Rave At Farmers Field Another unidentified sighting has surfaced. This time we see large Lego like figures dancing in a cattle field. identified on my iPad, painted with my Sketchbook Pro app and the photo effects done with Photogene
To be real Recent reports stated that Lego shapes were heading towards Edmonton, but - the only recent photo submitted was a beastly image of the legos acting like humans. Manipulated with the laws of iPad. Painted with the under bosses of iPad: sketchbook Pro and the ideas locked together via Voxel
Promised Landscape The invaders felt at home in this baron landscape, at times they felt themselves blending in with the background shapes. Manipulated with the laws of iPad. Painted with the under bosses of iPad: Sketchbook Pro and the ideas locked together via Voxel Background photo shot with my antique Canon Rebel, traveling South on the Calgary Trail at 120kmh
Cloudbuilder prevails I awoke to the sounds of steel wheels. I was in a train car, taken hostage by one of Cloudbuilder's triggermen - dressed in a super hero suit. We talked with visual signs. Made entirely with iPad apps. Ingredients: iPhone photo | screengrabs | Voxel | SculptMaster | Photogene | Artrage | SketchBook
Before and after curves iPad creation.
You know my status A terrifying image has surfaced, looks to be west of Olds, Calgary. Created entirely with iPad. Made with the magical possibilities of iPad apps: iPhone photo | Voxel | SculptMaster | PhotoGene | ArtRage | SketchBook
You know my status A terrifying image has surfaced, looks to be west of Olds, Calgary. Created entirely with iPad. Made with the magical possibilities of iPad apps: iPhone photo | Voxel | SculptMaster | PhotoGene | ArtRage | SketchBook
Clockwork A rare sighting of a "Kusk Shape" in a yoga position, interrupted by running officers. Made with iPad and the magical possibilities of painting over a iPhoto with iPad apps: SculptMaster | Voxel | PhotoGene | ArtRage | SketchBook
Notes to PVB. President Obama has released his last minute Gulf of Mexico rescue attempt. It's been reported that Obama has summoned the great Patricio Villarroel to play for the Gulf of Mexico, hoping to calm the broken oil pipe and channel the oil back into the well where it came from. News footage and music will be in shortly. Made with iPad. Apps: Voxel, SKM and Photogene. Uploaded with Darkslide.
Battle A valiant attempt by Chris Cheung ( the grey SketchBook Pro spaceman) rocketing towards the mighty but failing Adobe monster. Made on iPad - Using SketchBook Mobile - quite possibly the best app available to mankind.
Fingerpainters attack Here we have a pinnacle moment in time, a time when seven rabbits combined forces to divert the attention of a globulous Adobe monster. Moments before this - Chris Cheung (SketchBook Pro spaceman) was snatched mid flight and faced impending doom... but then... out of nowhere seven rogue rabbits took a new angle and attacked with no fear. Made on iPad - Using SketchBook Mobile - quite possibly the best app available to mankind.
A young buck practices his sketching abilities, while looking back. Made with iPad using SculptMaster, Voxel, Photogene, Artrage and Sketchbook. The funky outlined Voxel was done in Photogene using one of my Voxel sculptures.
Blocks of love The next scene is where pixels and clay dance out of sync. The pixel was shocked by how poorly the lucid figure was dancing. Made on the glassy top of my iPad flexing apps: SculptMaster, Voxel, ArtRage, Photogene and yes the mighty big bro - SketchBookPro.
Evening recital A late night mashography shows two young sculptures practicing dance in a farmers field. iPad-o-matic painting - iPhoto, Artrage and Photogene
Triangula Synthetic man with finger drawn body
Year of the Dragons net Brought to you by the mystical powers of SketchBook Pro on first edition iPad. Tributes and total respects to the awesomeness of SketchBook Pro's challenge: www.sketchbooknews.com/news/sketchbook-dragon-challenge.html Special thanks to Shaun Mullen, AKA - "Mull2009" for spreading the knowledge
Dread The Dragons Lock It's two thousand twelve where dragons manifest - pushing Internets and finger intellects directly to the dragons lair - clamping with Mia's funky dreads and the gods prayers. Brought once again with the ultimate powers of SketchBook Pro and the first edition iPad The unfinished chronicles of SketchBook Pro's Dragon challenge
The Ticket Had a ticket to the greatest show on the planet. Things came up had to affix. Congrats to SketchBook Pro - and the artists that paint. Still wishing I attended the TDOT. Realized to late my ride was blinded by the scenics and current events. A Friday/Saturday excursion. Painted entirely with iPad and the possibilities of SketchBook Pro
SketchBook Pros On the shoulders of the girl with the dragon tattoo. That square red pixel thing on her backpack is me - on my way to Toronto to see some great artists. The SketchBook party starts in 48hrs stay tardy my friends, stay tardy. Made with the powers of SketchBook Pro and iPad
MiaBia_DC AU 2011 Vegas A triangular portrait of Mia. Made with iPad and Poly
She is light Men are dumbfounded by her mystery, they marvel in her presence. She is a character of night playing with the shadows of light. Many men are drawn in and never return, for light is infinite, impossible to learn. Exposed with SketchBook Pro and iPad