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Derek

Derek

@artpage1.bsky.social

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Visual Artist #fineart #bsky.art #blueskyart #assemblage #oilpaint #acrylic #mixedmedia #photography #digitalart #drawing #sketching #sketch #art #arte #kunst #collage #digitalcollage #KCAI #midwest #USA #U.S. #western #kansas #missouri #studio #gallery

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Derek @artpage1.bsky.social · Jul 20

Bottle - 2025
13" x 9"
Digital Collage
(My idea of Xerography contains elements of design, photography, digital manipulation, and printmaking). #art #arte #kunst #DigitalArt #Bsky.art #collage #design #printmaking #photography #western #experimental #bottle #upcycled

Derek @artpage1.bsky.social · Jul 11

Ad Astra Per Aspera - 2025
9"x12"
Digital Collage

Derek @artpage1.bsky.social · Jul 9

Mucha Things Up - 2025
(1st state)

#bsky.art #art #arte #kunst #photo #digitalphoto #digitalphotography #photography #printmaking #print #xerography #KonicaMinolta #CanonM #GIMP #digitalart #digitalcollage #digital #collage #fineart #westernart #western #flower #tigerlily #floral #floralart

Derek @artpage1.bsky.social · Jul 9

Wagon No.2 - 2025
(1st state)
9"x12"

#bsky.art #art #arte #kunst #photo #digitalphoto #digitalphotography #photography #printmaking #print #xerography #KonicaMinolta #CanonM #GIMP #digitalart #digitalcollage #digital #collage #fineart #westernart #western #wagon #vintage #radioflyer

Derek @artpage1.bsky.social · Jul 9

Spur No.2 - 2025
(Work in progress/1st state)
9"x12"
#bsky.art #art #arte #kunst #photo #digitalphoto #digitalphotography #photography #printmaking #print #xerography #KonicaMinolta #CanonM #GIMP #digitalart #digitalcollage #digital #collage #fineart #westernart #western #spur

Derek @artpage1.bsky.social · Jul 9

Accidentally discovered something new to me in the photo editing process, so I had to see what this would look like printed.
#digitalcollage #bsky.art #photography #GIMP #canonM #konicaMinolta #art #arte #kunst #upcycled #repurposed #western #digitalabstraction #printmaking

Derek @artpage1.bsky.social · Jul 7

Hot off the press.
9"x12"
#digitalcollage
#digital #digitalart #collage #photography #bsky.art #west #western #country #antique #dictionaryart #art #arte #kunst #spur #canonM #canon #Konicaminolta #GIMP #Kansas #Kansascity #Wichita #Topeka #Salina #DodgeCity #KCMO #OKC #Tulsa

Derek @artpage1.bsky.social · Jul 1

It's a Keeper - 2025
#digitalart #digitalcollage #photography #popsky #art #digitalphotography #photograph #printmaking #dicitonaryart #upcycledart #recycledart #arte #kunst #keeperoftheplains #blackbearbosin #wichita #kansas #ict #wichitakansas #bsky.art #xerographicprocess #GIMP #Kodak #Konica

Derek @artpage1.bsky.social · Jul 1

State changes
#printmaking #photography, #digitalart #GIMP #Kodakeasyshare #konicaminolta #keeperoftheplains #dictionaryart #repurposed #collage #digitalcollage #bskyart #bsky.art #blueskyart #arte #kunst

Derek @artpage1.bsky.social · Jun 23

Digital Collage
9"x13"
#blueskymonday #blueskyartist #bluesky.art #western #kunst #art #arte #photography #yellowstone #bison #wildcow #buffalo #beefalo #dicitonaryart #digitalart #rawhide #kansas #kansascity #wichita #dodgecity

Derek @artpage1.bsky.social · Jun 20

Exploring new color options. This is probably my most successful image yet from the series. #art
#arte #collage #photography #digitalcollage #digitalphotography #bsky.art #kunst #fotografía #Fotografie #photographie #wildwest #wildwildwest #western #digitalart #kunst #spaceship #rocket

Derek @artpage1.bsky.social · Jun 20

More re-booting of past work.
#reboot #redux #art #arte #kunst #photography #printmaking #photonewmedia #newmedia #digitalart #digitalcollage #collage #print #konicaminolta #canon #boots #western #westernart #bluesky.art #bsky.art #BlueCrew #wildwest #studioart #studio

Derek @artpage1.bsky.social · Jun 20

Scaling up and reworking digital collage pieces.
#art #arte #kunst #digital #digitalart #photography #printmaking #konicaminolta #canon #gimp #collage #digitalcollage #print #printing #blueskyart #blue.skyart #bluesky.art #contemporaryart #contemporary

Derek @artpage1.bsky.social · Jun 19

Somehow, I discovered a way to solarize an image in my process of appropriating images. Man Ray would be proud.
#fineart #bsky.art #blueskyart
#photography
#digitalart
#art #arte #kunst
#collage #digitalcollage
#artprocess #konicaminolta
#canon #printmaking #print

Derek @artpage1.bsky.social · Jun 19

I'm futzing around with sepia tones since my new printer is full color. There's a learning curve to both the operation of the printer, and working with sepia tones. #fineart #bsky.art #blueskyart
#photography
#digitalart
#art #arte #kunst
#collage #digitalcollage

Derek @artpage1.bsky.social · Jun 19

I scored a printer that is slightly larger than a washing machine. I'm back at it working on dictionary page digital collage. #art #arte #Kunst #photography #digitalart #digital #collage #digitalcollage #print #printmaking

Derek @artpage1.bsky.social · May 30

Time to release the personal info of all the police in Texas onto the internet. Anonymous, where you at?

Derek @artpage1.bsky.social · May 30

Taco did what?

Derek @artpage1.bsky.social · Apr 26

Kidnapping.

Derek @artpage1.bsky.social · Apr 9

Minimum wage hasn't even doubled in over 30 years. It needs to be $35.00 per hour to meet the basic costs of living.

Derek @artpage1.bsky.social · Mar 30

Expanding Abstract - 2003
30" x 36"
Acrylic on Canvas

#Acrylicpainting #fineart #art #arte #kunst #abstract #bsky.art

Derek @artpage1.bsky.social · Mar 30

Paul Klee "Flower Face" study - 2002
14" x 16"
Oil on Paper

#oilpainting #art #arte #kunst #paulklee #bsky.art #study

Derek @artpage1.bsky.social · Mar 30

Paul Klee "Flower Face" study - 2002
10" x 14"
Oil on BFK

#art #arte #kunst #oilpainting #study #bsky.art #fineart

Derek @artpage1.bsky.social · Mar 30

Collage Enlarging/Expanding - 2004
48" x 60"
Paper on Wood Panel

#collage #art #arte #kunst #bsky.art

Derek @artpage1.bsky.social · Mar 30

KCAI Landscape - 2001
24" x 24"
oil on BFK

#art #landsacpe #oilpainting #arte #flora #kunst #KansasCity #bsky.art #fineart