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I write code that makes pretty pictures.

#mathart #fractal #generativeart #python #albuquerque #newmexico #sandiaheightsartists

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I made a little extension to my Python-based LaTeX math renderer so it can be used to draw equations and Sympy expressions directly in the terminal as sixel graphics. Install with `pip install sixelmath` and give it a try! (in a sixel-supported terminal, of […]

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Screenshot of the Konsole terminal emulator running an interactive Python session demonstrating sixelmath. Two lines of Python code are entered: from sixelmath import sixelmath sixelmath(r'\oiint_S E \cdot dA = \frac{Q}{\epsilon_0}') The output shows the rendered equation of Gauss's Law. Screenshot of the Konsole terminal emulator running an interactive Python session demonstrating use of sixelmath with sympy. Three lines of code calculate an integral: import sympy x = sympy.Symbol('x') result = sympy.integrate(x**2 * sympy.exp(x) * sympy.cos(x), x) The standard result is displayed as: x**2*exp(x)*sin(x)/2 + x**2*exp(x)*cos(x)/2 - x*exp(x)*sin(x) + exp(x)*sin(x)/2 - exp(x)*cos(x)/2 Then, sixelmath is imported and the result displayed again from sixelmath import sympysixel result Which shows the same result, this time rendered in regular mathematical notation.
February 7, 2026 at 4:34 AM
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#genuary31 - Shaders. Here's a fractal animated using shaders. There is a single orbit trap along the imaginary axis, which swings left and right to make the animation. For the original WebGL-rendered version, go to […]

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January 31, 2026 at 5:21 PM
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#genuary30, It's Not a Bug, It's a Feature. Continuing the theme of fractal images that remind me of things - this one of course looks like a bug.

#genuary #genuary2026 #bug
Fractal image with a yellow-orange bug-like shape with purple curves behind.
January 31, 2026 at 2:13 AM
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For #genuary29, Genetic Evolution and Mutation, no genetic algorithms were used in this fractal, but it always reminds me of a virus, which involves genetic mutations...

#genuary #genuary2026 #fractal
Fractal image of a purple spiky ball with small green and blue rings surrounding it.
January 30, 2026 at 12:27 AM
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This #genuary28 image is made entirely of HTML `
` elements, drawn using a short JavaScript that calculates a Julia Set fractal. A screenshot of the page is shown in this post - for the original, go to […]

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A Julia Set fractal in yellow and purple.
January 29, 2026 at 1:58 AM
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#genuary27 - Lifeform. This is another fractal with an organic look. It makes me think of some sort of plant encountered by the crew of the Enterprise in Star Trek.

#genuary #genuary2026 #fractal
Fractal image: a green plant-like shape with red "berries" on a tan background.
January 28, 2026 at 2:31 AM
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For #genuary26, Recursive Grid, I went with a pretty minimalist pattern where each square is subdivided into 4 smaller squares.

#genuary #genuary2026
A pattern of tiled squares of different sizes and a full rainbow of randomly-placed slightly muted colors.
January 27, 2026 at 3:00 AM
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#genuary25 - Organic Geometry. My favorite fractals are the ones that appear organic, like this one that reminds me of a growing vine.

#genuary #genuary2026 #fractal #beanstalk
Fractal image: A yellow-green beanstalk-like vine twisting around itself over a blue background.
January 25, 2026 at 7:57 PM
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#genuary24 - Perfectionist Nightmare. I explored several ideas for this one, where a regular grid has just a bit of randomness to make it slightly "off". The result reminds me of the tiles in my bathroom.

#genuary #genuary2026 #tiles
A 20 by 20 grid of small squares, with random colors of the rainbow, each square slightly turned and skewed from its "perfect" orientation.
January 25, 2026 at 12:39 AM
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The #genuary23 prompt is Transparency. Applying a transparency channel to a otherwise typical orbit trap fractal leads to some interesting effects. Might need to explore this one more later.

#genuary #genuary2026 #orbittrap #fractal
A Mandelbrot Set fractal with blended orange, red, green, and blue patterns due to transparency of the orbit traps.
January 24, 2026 at 1:46 AM
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I've often been tempted to get a pen plotter, but haven't quite taken the plunge. For #genuary22 I did some experiments with overlapping Archimedean spirals, that could eventually be used with a pen-plotter. I find the spirals interesting since their radius […]

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Three overlapping spirals, enclosed in a single circle, with three smaller circles filling the gaps.
January 23, 2026 at 12:00 AM
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For #genuary21, "Bauhaus Poster", I attempted to reuse typical Bauhaus color theme and shapes, applying texture with SVG filters.

#genuary #genuary2026 #bauhaus #abstractart
A grid of circles in red, blue, yellow, and green, where some circles have squared corners extending them to teardrop shapes.
January 22, 2026 at 12:30 AM
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This #genuary20 "One Line" artwork is made of a single line fractal.

#genuary #genuary2026 #linefractal
A dark blue path on paper-texture background traces a complex curve.
January 21, 2026 at 12:52 AM
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For, #genuary19, a 16 x 16 grid of points is iterated through the Mandelbrot fractal equation and the paths of the points traced with smooth curves.

#mandelbrot #genuary #genuary2026 #fractal
A grid of yellow dots surrounded by swirling blue and pink lines.
January 20, 2026 at 12:55 AM
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For #genuary18, the prompt is an unexpected path that follows a very simple rule. My "simple" rule returns to the concept of "odious numbers": if ⌈x⋅y⌉ is odious, turn 60 degrees counterclockwise. Otherwise, turn 60 degrees clockwise. Here, three paths with […]

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January 18, 2026 at 3:23 PM
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For #genuary17, this pattern uses Wallpaper Group pmg (22*), with tiles containing arbitrary Bezier curves.

#genuary #genuary2026 #genuary17 #wallpaper #tiling #bezier
Interlocking purple and turquoise curves repeat in a regular tile pattern.
January 17, 2026 at 6:39 PM
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Many fractals exhibit macro-scale order with micro-scale disorder, perfect for #genuary16 "Order and Disorder". The top layer is the most ordered, with entropy increasing as you go down.

#genuary #genuary2026 #fractal #mathart
Fractal imagery, an orange diamond grid on top of a swirling brown, blue, and green distorted swirling version of the same grid.
January 17, 2026 at 9:54 AM
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My #genuary15 "Invisible Object" animation is an experiment using SVG filters and animation effects.

#genuary #genuary2026 #svg #smil #shadow
January 16, 2026 at 12:36 AM
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Today's #genuary prompt seemed perfect for a Truchet tiling image, where the curve perfectly fills the space.

#genuary2026 #genuary14 #truchet #hexagonal
A hexagon filled with wandering black-and-white curves and circles filling the space.
January 15, 2026 at 12:33 AM
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My #genuary13 self portrait is defined entirely by parametric equations! Portrait in the first image, equations in the second. The equations were generated by tracing points from a photograph, then basically using an FFT algorithm to convert the coordinates […]

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Pencil-like drawing of a face. Parametric equations used to generate the face. Each equation for x and y is a function of parameter t with various sine and cosine coefficients.
January 14, 2026 at 12:45 AM
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This is probably an unexpected interpretation of #genuary12, "Boxes Only", but I like how it turned out. Thinking of different uses of the term "box" in mathematical contexts, somehow I recalled the Box-Muller transformation, named after George E. P. Box and […]

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Thin yellow and purple lines radiate from a central square, ending in small circles. The lines form the diagonal of faint thin gray rectangles.
January 12, 2026 at 2:34 PM
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Very similar to my interpretation of last year's Genuary 3 "42 Lines of Code" (link below), this code is a "Quine" that outputs itself into a stylized image using SVG curves and gradients.

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#genuary #genuary2026 #genuary11 #quine #svg
An image of made of python code written from to bottom, fading from purple to orange to yellow, each line along a random overlapping curve hanging from the top of the image like an upside-down fire.
January 11, 2026 at 3:20 PM
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For #genuary10, Polar Coordinates, here is a stylized plot of
r = 4 + ⌈θ/4 + 2cos(3.3θ)⌉

#genuary #genuary2026 #genuary10 #polarcoordinates #ceilingfunction
Abstract image with a round medallion shape containing yellow-orange zigzag patterns against a blue textured background.
January 10, 2026 at 4:22 PM
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Snowy New Mexico Sunset.

#albuquerque #newmexico #sunset #snow
A cloud-filled sunset. The dimly-lit foreground has cholla cactus and juniper covered with a bit of fluffy snow. Faint city lights of Albuquerque are starting to appear just below the horizon line.
January 10, 2026 at 1:58 AM
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For Genuary 9, a crazy automaton, I'm combining a cellular automaton with the concept of "odious numbers" I learned about during #mathober. Each cell is assigned one of 4 states, and if sum of states of 8 surrounding cells is an odious number, increment the […]

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January 10, 2026 at 12:13 AM