Digital Collages

Here are two pieces I finished for the Digital Media class, this was the first piece I made.

For this piece I was having difficultly staying away from the materials I have used in previous collages for this class.  I forced myself to forgo the dark blue background and added two textures, gravel and concrete.  I did add two abstract pastel mountains or reflections.  Even though I made the piece I have no idea what atmosphere this piece depicts.  I like the movement from the arms.  I think the gravel as the background was a great idea, it makes the background more interesting.  I'm not completely satisfied with the bone structure on the lower left but, win some lose some.

Here is my second piece, for this piece I took pictures of the rib cage currently hanging in my studio, it provided a different shape that up until now I didn't have.  I did give up and use the dark blue, but I did manage to add the gravel texture as well to force change.  I used a photo of a hornet's nest I have in my room.  It's small, (can hold in the palm of your hand) and placed it beside this strange fleshy shape.  Originally, I had the ribcage right side up but something draws me to having it upside down.  I think to allow the other pieces entrance into the 'cage' structure.

Both are 8x8 and will be matted on a 10x10 piece of board.