tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-54976552024-09-01T05:48:19.280-08:00Helping YOU Save The World With Daily Digital ArtThis weblog is motivated by my desire to promote world peace, awaken people's spiritual connection, advance world education, and honor our planet and climate issues. I hope it will help me to better leverage my skills to do GREAT things for mankind! <a href="http://risingrims.com"> Visit my website to find out more about me.</a>RisingRims (@risingabstracts)http://www.blogger.com/profile/04113581873064739514noreply@blogger.comBlogger55125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5497655.post-2440769254881048552019-07-03T18:06:00.000-08:002019-07-05T07:47:52.359-08:00
“In Other Words” - An attempt at using my own words instead of the quotes of others to communicate about myself, my ideas and my paintings.
6363 - In Other Words
Part 1/5 - In Other Words
Life is a grand experiment, if that’s how you like it. I do.
6357 - BFO
I’ve had a BFO (“Blinding Flash of the Obvious”) that prescribes a change in method for my experiments inRisingRims (@risingabstracts)http://www.blogger.com/profile/04113581873064739514noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5497655.post-58404075141573800032018-01-02T09:03:00.000-08:002018-01-02T09:03:09.889-08:00
Embracing The Mystery
Do You Love Mystery?
I am a painter of mystery. I think many artists struggle with a mystery phase of creating sometimes called a “Artist Block” trying to decide what to create next. I seldom plan or know ahead of time what I am going to paint. I just start. I seldom know where I am going. The final painting will usually be as much of a RisingRims (@risingabstracts)http://www.blogger.com/profile/04113581873064739514noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5497655.post-85852028812978899002017-12-29T21:40:00.002-08:002017-12-29T21:40:45.856-08:00Your Winter Attitude Can Kill You
You Can Change Your Attitude.
Here in Montana it is bitter cold with scary wind chills. I hear a lot of folks voicing their displeasure with the cold weather. Bitching about things that you have no control over is a way to increase your stress levels. High stress levels lead to all kinds of physical ailments and a shorter active life (in my opinion)
You don’t have control over the weather butRisingRims (@risingabstracts)http://www.blogger.com/profile/04113581873064739514noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5497655.post-66357420908624933442017-08-07T07:30:00.002-08:002017-08-07T07:30:37.292-08:00
I have neglected posting to this blog in favor of my wordpress blog at https://jmba.wordpress.com/ because wordpress is easier for me to find the button to post a new one. I know that is a lame excuse. But I also note that this profile is linked to the word press blog also. So I am a bit confused on how everything fits together.
I believe these blogs are pretty well hidden on the&RisingRims (@risingabstracts)http://www.blogger.com/profile/04113581873064739514noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5497655.post-37225990207578070852017-07-18T06:20:00.001-08:002017-07-18T06:20:13.052-08:00Social Media Experimenting
I have been using the free month long trials of Hootsweet, Crowdfire and Statusbrew to help automate posting to social media for the last month. I never figured out how to connect them to this blog, so posting here has been sparse.
The cost to continue these trials is not justifiable to my current business model, although they have allowed me to flood the social media with lots of postings and RisingRims (@risingabstracts)http://www.blogger.com/profile/04113581873064739514noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5497655.post-29691351644891088262017-07-14T06:13:00.000-08:002017-07-14T06:13:01.135-08:00
https://jmba.wordpress.com/2017/07/14/inspiration-in-virginia-city-and-ennis/
RisingRims (@risingabstracts)http://www.blogger.com/profile/04113581873064739514noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5497655.post-57780393651354538572017-07-10T07:24:00.001-08:002017-07-10T07:24:30.334-08:00Dance Recital, One of My Favorite Creations Today
This is one of todays favorites that I have titled Dance Recital.
I think I should have left out the two large background shapes and so the dancing images could play easier with the eye. My daily practice is not meant to create masterpieces but to deepen my experience and discovery of new techniques and things that work or do not appear to work.
I lack formal art training or RisingRims (@risingabstracts)http://www.blogger.com/profile/04113581873064739514noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5497655.post-38608953287274661312017-07-07T05:59:00.000-08:002017-07-07T05:59:04.863-08:00Toe Photo Bomb
This image is a combination of a photo I took in Arizona with my toes purposely showing plus some of the bark that I featured in yesterday's and todays images that I photographed on a walk above my back yard.
It sounds kind of funny to talk about a walk above your yard, but here at RisingRims Studios we are at the base of the cliffs we call rimrocks. So literally a couple hundred back from RisingRims (@risingabstracts)http://www.blogger.com/profile/04113581873064739514noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5497655.post-25882672812841286762017-07-06T04:30:00.001-08:002017-07-06T04:30:24.129-08:00One of Six New Digital Paintings Posted Today, July 6, 2017
This image, #2906 is called Chinese Party. If you have ever been to one you will notice they love black and red.
Check out the rest of todays new creations at http://www.risingrims.com in the TODAY gallery.
RisingRims (@risingabstracts)http://www.blogger.com/profile/04113581873064739514noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5497655.post-30559180126788835692017-07-04T05:44:00.003-08:002017-07-04T05:44:55.086-08:00
Happy 4th of July
This image is my # 2897 called 3 faced. I spent about half an hour with one of my collectors yesterday trying to find an image they saw that I posted, but they didn't know the date or the image number. You can imagine how difficult it is to find an image among nearly 3000 choices. That is why I like to mention the number. It makes it much easier to find and print for RisingRims (@risingabstracts)http://www.blogger.com/profile/04113581873064739514noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5497655.post-5693168178354548612017-07-03T06:34:00.001-08:002017-07-03T06:34:22.615-08:00Statue of Imagery
Today I am sharing one of my 6 new artworks called Statue of Imagery here.
I have resolved to write more about my artwork and process daily, so I must single out a piece and talk about it a bit.
People are not as interested in the mechanics of how I create these as they are about why I paint what I do. I have chosen not to pursue realistic images because that takes a different kind of RisingRims (@risingabstracts)http://www.blogger.com/profile/04113581873064739514noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5497655.post-32848918906559671982017-07-01T07:20:00.000-08:002017-07-01T07:52:32.386-08:00Recursive Paintings - Rising Rims Picks of June Show Now Open
These "Recursive" paintings consist of portions of images in the new Art Show Opening Today at www.risingrims.com. My site opens to my "Best of June" paintings. You can now click "Picks of Last Month" to see the best of May. These will be in the Today gallery until they are move to the Current gallery tomorrow.
RisingRims (@risingabstracts)http://www.blogger.com/profile/04113581873064739514noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5497655.post-47989627468776189912017-06-30T06:27:00.001-08:002017-06-30T06:27:53.242-08:00Complexity Returns To Todays Images
Ten new images in "Today's" gallery at www.risingrims.com,
I know how important it is to remove all but the most essential in good writing. I think the same can be said for painting. I have a lot to learn to be able to communicate in simple but powerful terms. Todays images are riddled with complexity. They may start out simple but I keep adding elements to make them more pleasing to my RisingRims (@risingabstracts)http://www.blogger.com/profile/04113581873064739514noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5497655.post-78429615229159591212017-06-25T04:14:00.001-08:002017-06-25T04:14:31.803-08:00
Gaze on these creations for a minute and take your mind away from the mundane worries it tries to trap you in. Don't sweat the small stuff because all stuff is small stuff.
Have a great day,
Joel
RisingRims (@risingabstracts)http://www.blogger.com/profile/04113581873064739514noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5497655.post-25312780662526351102017-06-25T04:06:00.001-08:002017-06-25T04:06:01.777-08:00Helping YOU Save The World With Daily Digital Art: A Preview Of Some of My Best of June 2017 Show ArtworkHelping YOU Save The World With Daily Digital Art: A Preview Of Some of My Best of June 2017 Show ArtworkRisingRims (@risingabstracts)http://www.blogger.com/profile/04113581873064739514noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5497655.post-26574434992268693422017-06-24T19:49:00.001-08:002017-06-24T19:49:44.700-08:00A Preview Of Some of My Best of June 2017 Show Artwork
Every month I hope to open a new web gallery showing my picks for the best of the month. This preview does not contain images created this week or next. Stay tuned for the big announcement and show in June.Unfortunately I cannot offer wine and nibbles like a physical gallery, but I will be available for your questions. You will not have to be on time or drive anywhere, just take a minute RisingRims (@risingabstracts)http://www.blogger.com/profile/04113581873064739514noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5497655.post-72818043120361320562017-06-24T06:43:00.001-08:002017-06-24T06:43:36.263-08:00Joel Bowers launches Artist Career Shares Experience and Images DailyRisingRims (@risingabstracts)http://www.blogger.com/profile/04113581873064739514noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5497655.post-59948940381473300402016-07-20T13:42:00.002-08:002017-12-29T21:36:39.905-08:00A New Direction. JMBA is now RisingRims.com
I am off on another direction. If you discover this blog you are amazing. I have not updated it in forever.
This is the direction my life is taking now. Producing images digitally that are fun and hopefully a joy to view.
RisingRims.com
Joel Bowers is a digital artist publishing daily to his www.risingrims.com Web site and to social media such as instagram.com/jmbowers, facebook.comRisingRims (@risingabstracts)http://www.blogger.com/profile/04113581873064739514noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5497655.post-65437900216819649252016-07-20T13:42:00.001-08:002016-07-20T13:45:37.357-08:00A New Direction. JMBA is now RisingRims.com
I am off on another direction. If you discover this blog you are amazing. I have not updated it in forever.
This is the direction my life is taking now. Producing imaged digitally that are fun and hopefully a joy to view.
RisingRims.com
RisingRims (@risingabstracts)http://www.blogger.com/profile/04113581873064739514noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5497655.post-31641542450924361392013-01-21T10:47:00.001-08:002016-05-10T14:10:45.443-08:00Another Method to Save the World
My efforts to date to help the planet and the human race have been limited to using my FileMaker skills for good causes, managing the student database for the Taoist Tai Chi Society of the USA and teaching Taoist Tai Chi.
I am off on a new direction of improving myself to help influence others to "save the world". Many people believe that the influence of a few with good RisingRims (@risingabstracts)http://www.blogger.com/profile/04113581873064739514noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5497655.post-20914020521382711372011-03-21T08:34:00.002-08:002011-03-21T08:44:42.895-08:00Spring 2011We just returned from a winter vacation to Costa Rica and another Taoist Tai Chi Instructor workshop in Tallahassee. Too many experiences to describe but it was a wonderful break from the cold weather in Montana. We have returned to nearly spring like weather.We are about to start up 3 new Tai Chi classes at local assisted living communities in Billings and at the Senior Center in Laurel.We are RisingRims (@risingabstracts)http://www.blogger.com/profile/04113581873064739514noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5497655.post-56903459831606049442010-12-25T10:02:00.006-08:002017-06-25T04:11:38.462-08:00Saving the World - New Perspective
Saving our planet and societies, in my opinion, comes down to an adjustment in perspective for the majority of humanity. We need to better understand the consequences of our actions and to better love and understand our fellow human beings. It helps a great deal if we understand that we are all one.
My current focus is on creating daily digital artwork and on teaching Taoist Tai Chi to peopleRisingRims (@risingabstracts)http://www.blogger.com/profile/04113581873064739514noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5497655.post-40445668784672298512010-03-22T15:19:00.003-08:002010-03-22T15:41:08.779-08:00International Instructor Workshop in TallahasseeTaoist Tai Chi™ March 2010I had a wonderful experience at the 5 day workshop in Tallahassee. It was lead by Sean Denison, Karen Laughlin and Andrew Hung with a lot of help from other international instructors. We started out with a lot of donyus and toryus. But spent most of the week working on better balance in our set. We had the most amazing 10 course Chinese New Years Banquet complete with RisingRims (@risingabstracts)http://www.blogger.com/profile/04113581873064739514noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5497655.post-36615879113902752892010-02-22T07:57:00.004-08:002010-02-22T08:02:22.957-08:00Recommended Reading and Studyhttp://www.academicearth.org/ Free online video courses from leading universities. (Get a better teacher no charge)I picked up this tip from reading Bill Gates annual letter at http://www.gatesfoundation.org/annual-letter/2010/Pages/bill-gates-annual-letter.aspxIf more of us would take the time to broaden our perspectives, many of the world problems mentioned in Bills letter will be solved in RisingRims (@risingabstracts)http://www.blogger.com/profile/04113581873064739514noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5497655.post-81209477612552288952010-02-21T15:27:00.002-08:002010-02-21T15:36:47.590-08:00Creating FileMaker ValueI attended a seminar the other day on value based billing by the author of Measuring what your Customers Value Most. If you are a forward looking business, you will also be looking for measuring the things your customer values most. I am in the business of helping you automate those measurements. I am also interested in providing you value based on what is most important to you and your RisingRims (@risingabstracts)http://www.blogger.com/profile/04113581873064739514noreply@blogger.com