A New FREE download available -

"Stressed Bonus"
digitally manipulated stressed paper collage by Mick Mather

The FREE pdf download for "The Stressed Series - A book" is now available. At the end of March I mentioned that I'd let all of you know when and today is it. The image above is a bonus created for this post and doesn't appear in the book ... please enjoy both.

The week is getting away from me -

"No Waitin' G #4"
digitally manipulated stressed paper collage by Mick Mather

It's been one of those weeks where my free time has gone up in smoke. Tomorrow night's art opening (see yesterday's post) will be the culmination of a day that was supposed to be spent catching up on some reading in my field but is now filled with meetings and a little more of the regular grind. So, I'll take this opportunity to move along with my promise to show all six of these new images from the Stressed Paper Series before I run off to undertake another painting. I have a few new tempera-on-paper pieces in me and last nights quick study was rewarding. So, I'll be off!

Promise made, promise kept -

"No Waitin' G #3"
digitally manipulated stressed paper collage by Mick Mather

The early bird gets the worm as they say and if you happened to visit No Matter What Shape last night or earlier today, you already got a peek at the original scan of this stressed paper piece. I promised to post this slightly manipulated version so, here it is. The other wee mystery alluded to here is just how drastic some filters can be when taken to extreme limits. That said, this was supposed to wrap everything up and yet, this isn't the end of it. I have three more versions of this to post at some point in the future when I'll need something already in the can and ready to go. Hmm, more promises to keep. :)