The Road Worst Traveled

Jesus calls us to choose between His straight and narrow way or the broad path of the world.  

Most of us try to keep a foot in each path.  At first the going is easy.  But as the paths diverge more and more it becomes harder and harder to proceed. 

It's difficult to walk while doing the splits.

New Photoshop Action from PanosFX

Just playing with an action from the new Photoshop action set from panosfx.com.  Couldn't resist a few bad puns in the final image.

Unbelievable 3D Art

A friend of mine e-mailed me the following:

Artist John Pugh does it again and again!
3D murals painted on the sides of buildings by Trompe L'oeil (trick-of-the-eye) artist John Pugh:

 

Main Street , Los Gatos , California . Even the woman peering into the ruin is part of the mural.

Taylor Hall, California State University , Chico , California . The Doric-style columns are actually nothing but paint.

 

Honolulu , Hawaii . This mural took two months of studio work to plan and another six months to execute with the help of 11 other artists. Featured are Queen Liliuokalani, the last monarch of the Hawaiian Islands , and Duke Kahanamoku, the ultimate father of surfing. Even the stairs and of course, the sightseers, are part of the mural. Hard to believe this isn't 3-D. Check out the wave at the top. The fake skylight. Wow!

This mural at the Cafe Trompe L'oeil, San Jose , California , is entitled "Art Imitating Life Imitating Art Imitating Life."This customer doesn't leave at closing time. And, there is no doorway or stairs to go through or climb... and the statue never needs dusting.

Twenty-nine Palms, California . Valentine the bull and a patient buzzard are waiting for the artist to awake. No way... yep, way. This is all painting. Check along the base of the wall and you can see the seam between the vertical wall and the paved parking lot. How real can it get. Just outstanding. 

Looks like a nice spot to rest your weary feet on a sidewalk in front of the Sarasota County Health Center, Florida.

 

Bay in a Bottle, Santa Cruz , California .. The passerby is part of the mural.

"Slowing Down to Take a Look" in Winslow , Arizona .. Included, of course, is "a girl, my lord, in a flat bed Ford slowing down to take a look at me." 

Artist John Pugh 
Some say he has a screw loose-don't you wish you did too.

I don't know about you, but I'm impressed.  I would love to see these in real life.

New Action from Panos

Panos has a new photoshop action set that makes vinyl records (45 rpm and 33 1/3 rpm) as well as CDs.  Here is a CD example done as a test.

New FREE Actions From PanosFX.com

Panos over at PanosFX.com has a couple of new FREE Photoshop actions.  I've just tested them quickly on a couple photos and they're rather interesting.

If you play with Photoshop, rush over to his free actions page and grab these, among others.

A Spiral Experiment

Here's an introductory experiment with an idea from Panos at Panosfx.com