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It happened one starless night, as it had been doing for centuries, at the edge of the Forbidden Lake that everyone feared... She had been inexplicably compelled to go, despite the fevered, hushed warnings. A few curious souls followed at some distance behind but stopped at the precipice beyond which no one had dared to tread. 
Those who bore witness vanished.

ITERATIONS 2: Visitation

Works based on memories of Paris from my first visit, based on a Proustian evocation of the essence of moments distilled by light and the senses. Each work originates from a surreal image of that most iconic symbol of Paris, the Eiffel Tower, submerged in a pond. Paris is a legendary city, filled with history and lore, redolent with the scent of La Belle poque, and the promise of magical days and nights in which anything can happen, and often does.
 Paris Mythology / Lheure Bleue evokes the magic of this mythical city drenched in lore, at the blue hour, when day fades into inky night, and the often gossamer boundaries between myth and reality seem to disappear.

Paris Mythology / L'heure bleue

Works based on memories of Paris from my first visit, based on a Proustian evocation of the essence of moments distilled by light and the senses. Each work originates from a surreal image of that most iconic symbol of Paris, the Eiffel Tower, submerged in a pond. Paris is a legendary city, filled with history and lore, redolent with the scent of La Belle poque, and the promise of magical days and nights in which anything can happen, and often does. 
"Paris Mythology: Dusk" portrays one such moment, with the Tower bearing witness as legends come to life.

Paris Mythology: Dusk

Works based on memories of Paris from my first visit, based on a Proustian evocation of the essence of moments distilled by light and the senses. Each work originates from a surreal image of that most iconic symbol of Paris, the Eiffel Tower, submerged in a pond. Paris is a legendary city, filled with history and lore, redolent with the scent of La Belle poque, and the promise of magical days and nights in which anything can happen, and often does.
Paris When its Fauve references the eponymous art movement that originated in Paris with its brilliant, broken colors and juxtapositions.

Paris When It's Fauve

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Works based on memories of Paris from my first visit, based on a Proustian evocation of the essence of moments distilled by light and the senses. Each work originates from a surreal image of that most iconic symbol of Paris, the Eiffel Tower, submerged in a pond. Paris is a legendary city, filled with history and lore, redolent with the scent of La Belle poque, and the promise of magical days and nights in which anything can happen, and often does.
"Paris Reverie evokes dreams of a lazy summer Parisian dawn, listening to the sounds of the city awakening, while still half asleep.

Paris Reverie

Works based on memories of Paris from my first visit, based on a Proustian evocation of the essence of moments distilled by light and the senses. Each work originates from a surreal image of that most iconic symbol of Paris, the Eiffel Tower, submerged in a pond. Paris is a legendary city, filled with history and lore, redolent with the scent of La Belle poque, and the promise of magical days and nights in which anything can happen, and often does.
"Paris When it Pours evokes the Tower as a reflection in the glistening puddle of the wet street during a stormy night.

Paris When it Pours

I honestly don't have much to say about this guy. I'd never seen him before and I didn't wait on him; he sat alone at the bar. His aura was somber and he didn't say much. I remember wondering why he might look as deeply sad as he did. He drank a Peroni and ate veal scallopini. 

This series began as ordinary compulsive doodling of some of the faces I came across at my restaurant job. It has now become a full collection - some of these people I know quite well, some not at all. I like to think that I'm connected to each one of them in a way and I hope the collection touches someone.

*Physical piece in acrylic case will be claimable by NFT holders in Spring 2023*

Guest Check no. 16619

Falling down is ok, but never refuse to get up

GET UP

Gift of Day

This is Giorgio. He is a wine expert with a magnetic personality, a booming laugh, and can sell you a $155 steak with his eyes closed. His favorite expression is "vaffanculo" - it even says it on his car's license plate. 

This series began as ordinary compulsive doodling of some of the faces I came across at my restaurant job. It has now become a full collection - some of these people I know quite well, some not at all. I like to think that I'm connected to each one of them in a way and I hope the collection touches someone.

*Physical piece in acrylic case will be claimable by NFT holders in Spring 2023*

Guest Check no. 16552

Infinity and Beyond

Works based on memories of Paris from my first visit, based on a Proustian evocation of the essence of moments distilled by light and the senses. Each work originates from a surreal image of that most iconic symbol of Paris, the Eiffel Tower, submerged in a pond. Paris is a legendary city, filled with history and lore, redolent with the scent of La Belle poque, and the promise of magical days and nights in which anything can happen, and often does.
"Paris When it Sizzles" evokes Parisian dusk,  lheure bleue, when glittering lights fill the city with the promise of excitement.

Paris When It Sizzles

Inspired by loyalty, warmth and kindness observed between people who know each other from childhood days, college, or work spaces reuniting at an NYE party. There is a play between the energy of this party and the peaceful silence a couple shares at a distance from it.  All characters with various intentions and states of emotion unite in a positive sense of being, and so, share the warmth in their hearts during a cold winter.



Warmth in Winter

A musical surreal journey through an amazing virtual space with evolving visuals.

Although I have played with stable diffusion for months, I just recently started learning the deforum technology. I am intrigued by all the things it can do to make animation. I have a long way to go, but enjoy creating with it and I will keep tinkering with my code and the settings for different and unique outcomes with each artwork I create.

Vacation

Women can often be underestimated for their intelligence, cunning, strength and determination. 

They are told not to pursue their dreams and ambitions because they are too far fetched or too difficult because of the amount of work needed to accomplish them. 

Being told we can't do something can often make a person think that what we're told must be true, especially by our loved ones and family, but there are some of us that know better. 

We blaze our own path, we set our sights much higher, and we rise above those that underestimated our potential. 

I was told I couldn't be an artist because I wouldn't be able to support myself by doing so. 

And yet, I'm here. Creating and pushing myself each day, to prove to myself that those that said so, were wrong. 

Embrace your softness, your determination, your relentlessness to pursue your truth. Living another's dreams for you will only stifle your own.


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Created by Alanna Wilcox using AI and a sense of emboldened determination 
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Rochester, New York, 2023
@spinnybuns on Instagram & Twitter
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The underestimated

Let's celebrate the power of positive emotions! This image invites you to feel the enthusiasm of creative energy. Together, let's foam it, shine it, and increase it! 