The Inquisitive Skink

World Images

2026-07-20T14:57:54.609-04:00

I create world images. There is always something that I made by hand built into the images I make.

I will add to this collection.

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Insect Planet

©Donna Storm

This is a collage piece I gifted to my friend, Patricia Coleman.

From doodle to mandala

2026-07-19T20:46:50.509-04:00

Today I played around with watercolor, ink and pencil and made some doodles, and then I used them to make some mandalas.

I make no claims on talent. I just do what I do. I am not one of those artists that knows exactly what a piece is supposed to look like at the beginning. I go with a feeling and an idea and sometimes I am happy with the end result and often I am not. Doesn't matter. I can always tear something up and use it in a collage later, and I almost always make new images digitally from a photo of whatever I have made. I use paint.net for most of my digital editing. It is a pretty simple program that is open source and customizable with plugins. I find the program indespensible. I don't like to use a program that requires me to save my work to the cloud, which is the only reason I don't use PhotoShop. I have been known to use ON1 as a photo editor, but the newer versions crash my computer frequently. I am still plugging along on Windows 10.

This is a scan of my art.

What is next is a photo of the art. Quite a difference in colors.

I took the photo and used it when I made the images in this post and I have come back a day later to post the scan, which I just took today (July 20, 2026).

Such a difference in color. I prefer the brighter one. The scan seems duller than the picture looks in daylight, and I am not sure why.

I wanted to find some happy colors to play with, and I think I succeeded with that. I do plenty of dark pieces. It was time to play with light. The yellows oranges and blues are a combination that I like a lot.

Here is one of the pallettes I have extracted from this painting. I keep a folder of pallettes that I use whan I use the digital paint program.

These are two of the mandalas I made today:

(If you click on the images they will enlarge)

I hope you enjoy.

I have added a new mandala today (July 20, 2026) to this post, which is made from the scanned image. I am very happy with it.It has such a softer muted feel to it. Which fits with my mood today.

Describing an image is hard.

2026-06-18T21:00:00.000-04:00

I design wallpaper and fabric. Currently my Spoonflower page is undergoing editing that requires, among other things, both renaming and describing images, along with weeding out some images that I either want to keep private, or delete from the page.

Here is an image I am in the midst of editing.

I have never really applied myself to describing what I see. I am not sure why. When I describe what I create I want the description to be neutral, but at the same time I want to think in terms of the effects of color on our emotions, our feelings, and I realize how I feel about a piece will be different than someone observing it from a fresh point of view. So anyway, I expect my attempts at good image description will perhaps be clumsy at first. New terrain is always interesting.

So, for now, here is my description of this image, and this description fits some other images I made in the same series. Most of my work takes multiple steps, and I save the steps that appeal to me. This is digital work.

It may be hard to believe that this image was created by multiple digital edits on this image of a small woven piece I made during the Covid years that was woven into a much larger collaborative piece peace project with textile artists across the country. In 2019 there was a call for artists for the 2020 Wandering Fiber Art Project led by Jeff Beacham - and the final piece resides The collaborative piece resides at piece generated from It is is much too long for the purposes of updating the Spoonflower website - they restrict you to 250 characters, but I can extract from what I write here for that.

So here goes:

Naming the image? Aaaaargh. I will come back to that in a later edit, hopefully today.

The style of this image? I would say that the image has a modern flavor to it, and

The style of this image possesses a strong emphasis on symmetry and intricate patterns and contains a mandala- like structure. The overall composition is balanced and harmonious, drawing the viewer's eye inwards and then outwards through the layered patterns. There's a suggestion of depth created with a spherical form due to the way the pattern curves and appears to project outwards. The color usage is muted and subtle, employing a limited palette of soft blues, purples, whites, and beige tones. The personal challenge being met when creating this design was to create a color pattern that would look gray in the distance but colorful close up. My personal tendency is towards playing with lots of color for walls and pillows, but I also appreciate the resting to the eyes that is provided by nuetral tones. I think there is balance in using both together in a room.

with this design was to The colors are not vibrant or contrasting; instead, they are blended and layered to create a textured, almost ethereal quality. The limited color range contributes to the overall sense of calm and meditation evoked by the piece. The colors are applied in a way that suggests a granular or textured surface, rather than smooth gradients.

Artistically, the characteristics include: Intricate Detail: The artwork is composed of an immense number of small, repeating elements that form larger, complex patterns. This level of detail suggests a meticulous and patient creation process. Pattern Repetition: The core technique is the repetition and variation of a basic motif. This creates a mesmerizing and hypnotic effect. Abstract Nature: The image is entirely abstract, lacking any recognizable representational forms. Its meaning is derived from the visual experience itself – the patterns, colors, and symmetry. Textural Quality: While it's a digital image, the pattern itself gives the impression of a tactile surface, perhaps like woven fabric, granular material, or even scales. Geometric Emphasis: The underlying structure is clearly geometric, based on radial symmetry and concentric forms. Overall, the style can be described as generative art or digital abstract art with strong mandala influences, characterized by its obsessive detail, radial symmetry, muted color palette, and the creation of a visually complex and meditative experience.

The upside down

2026-05-22T19:42:00.000-04:00

BlueCatSophie's Designs

2026-04-20T20:04:00.006-04:00

I have a fabric and wallpaper collection page at Spoonflower. You can check out my designs here.

This pillow fabric is in my Bold and Bright Collection.

I am feeling very green and purple today.

2026-04-16T14:20:00.003-04:00

Pig and a Tea Pot

2026-04-04T17:47:00.004-04:00

This piece is available for sale.

Tree Portrait

2026-04-04T14:24:00.000-04:00

A mask image I am working on

2026-04-01T22:32:00.001-04:00

I have multiple images of a mask I made a long time ago. This is just one collage piece that I am working on. It sometimes takes me a while to decide if I am finished. Sometimes I continue manipulating the piece and keep both the old and new. We'll see.

The Gateway, continued.

2026-04-01T21:19:00.000-04:00

GATEWAY

2026-03-31T16:41:00.002-04:00

"The Gateway" ©Donna Storm 2026

This digital painting. started its life as a ink and watercolor painting.

Here is a photograph of the original piece:

Back at it, again.

2026-03-16T21:46:00.000-04:00

I created this piece a few weeks ago while I was feeling a bit stretched to the limit. I let myself be immersed in the process. As with many of my digital art this has been created by manipulating photo images of other pieces of art I have on canvas or cloth. I was trying to create the feel of life and light pulsating and pushing through the darkness.

Tree Portrait

2026-01-08T21:53:00.002-05:00

A Mandala for a New Year

2025-12-31T20:49:00.020-05:00

A New Year's Eve Mandala I finished making tonight.

©Donna Storm 2025

This is another Mandala that was a step or two away from the final mandala.

Textile and paperpulp mask collage

2025-12-19T18:01:00.001-05:00

This collage piece includes small handwoven fabrics, embroidery, and a mask made from paper pulp and glue. I kept changing it around. There is a version of it that includes a bird nest of sticks that took me forever to make. When we moved from our house barn a couple of years ago, it was left on my workable, and mice got involved. At first I thought I could still salvage it (it is a much larger piece than I show in this photo) and I very much wanted to save it since it represented multiple years of slow stitching. However, this piece will only live on in its multiple digital records. The damage is too extensive. True to my weird art form, I am cutting it up into its usable pieces to be part of other projects that represent the continuous passage of time.

2025-12-11T19:18:00.008-05:00

Interior Still Life

2025-12-11T19:11:00.000-05:00

This still life is part of my Interior series.

Still Life Fiber Piece

2025-12-10T08:22:00.005-05:00

Turtle Tarot

2025-12-06T22:06:00.004-05:00

Photos from today's walk

2025-12-02T18:04:00.007-05:00

It was a winter wonderland today in the forest.

The following are unaltered photos taken on my Samsung Galaxy S23.

If you click the first image all the images will be available as a slide show.

Mandala for Today

2025-11-30T23:27:00.008-05:00

Rich Glow through the Ages

2025-11-25T09:25:00.005-05:00

Marianne is someone special to me who lives far away, and we haven't seen each other in quite a few decades. The distance in time has created no distance within my heart. Today is her birthday. Happy Birthday, Marianne!

May the Brightness Overcome Us

2025-11-22T19:47:00.003-05:00

May the Brightness Overcome Us

Women are Waiting

2025-11-22T19:34:50.831-05:00

Women are Waiting

This is another piece in my lace series I started earlier this month.

If you click on the image you will see an enlarged version.

I also consider this a piece in my Mandala Series. I use the term Mandala for those images that use multiple repeats to create a an image that is deep and calls to be stared into for a bit for all the details.

I am hoping

2025-11-14T22:00:00.004-05:00

Fabric and Digital Collage

One of several mutations of a piece originally created in 2018.

Click on the image to enlarge.