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No Man’s Land
https://soundcloud.com/euphorias-destination/no-mans-land

nice rock! - Studio F.A.M.E.
rockin tune - Citizen​Hope
Great feel my friend....cool song. - Adrian the Englishman
really nice! - POLSTEAM BELUGA
Good job!! - Negative Headphone
old feel - R.I.Q    
like the vocal effect! - New Apostles
vocals are little iggy on this ...love - Highfield
has a joy division vibe to it love it - issy
cool song - Blunder Puppy
I really love this entire tune! - Wind​Spirit​Wild
☺☺☺☺ - THE BELUGA
great - cara
Great track man, dig that driving bass! - Thomas Bråthen
Nice track! - Deep In Progress
awesome tune :)) <3 - Achazia
Awesome track ^^ - Marco Oversteegen
making it happen! - November Love
Goooood! - Carmelo "Don"
Excellent! super voix! - Alice Ciacco
Like a wild ride! - MarkGTR
Wow, this is outlaw rock-exciting rock rhythm's! - Mark Badinson
Excellent Rock song, I like the style my friend. - P'pa Carpenter


Closer Than We Are
https://soundcloud.com/euphorias-destination/closer-than-we-are-1

Interesting work...very well done indeed... - Adrian the Englishman
great musicianship! refreshing to hear real recorded instruments - DonBeDum
nice dynamic! - She's excited!
Especially these drums! xD - Itsso
Love the chill-lazy vocals! Nice stuff man! - Itsso
this song is mighty nice! - guitarwizardsofthefuture
☺☺☺☺☺☺☺☺ - THE BELUGA
excellent !all the way! - Wind​Spirit​Wild


The Tide
https://soundcloud.com/euphorias-destination/the-tide

beautiful - Highfield
a lovely song I can see friens singing along - Shelia King
Very eclectic and good lyrics! - Redline Alchemy
“this is superb, feeling this folk masterpiece” - MintLab
Great atmosphere :) - Therese J
nice folk feel with a great character voice - Citizen​Hope
amazing - cara
Great work...class - Black Mirror


A Better Way
https://soundcloud.com/euphorias-destination/better-way

A trip for your ears! - The Oracle
What a wonder mix of styles fused so well together, quite unique! - nexusdawn
yeahhh! - DonBeDum
cool diverse song - She´s excited! says
lots of different sounds going on, pretty cool. - The Number B


Because Of Our Love
https://soundcloud.com/euphorias-destination/because-of-our-love

nice stuff has a 60s psychedelic flavor I think, luv the percolating bass - Chris​P
this is really psychedelic - Amy Casper
I hear me a native flute! - Wind​Spirit​Wild
love the chorus great voice has a bit of a talking heads feel - Citizen​Hope
great vocals….awesome chorus - Highfield
Nice - Sissy Aurore Boréale
Excellent - Black Mirror
really original - Amenbo
This is brilliant!! - The P-Dust


Army of Presstitutes
https://soundcloud.com/euphorias-destination/army-of-presstitutes

i really love the guitar in this! - Wind​Spirit​Wild
Great song!!! - Blunder Puppy


Someone Who Isn’t You
https://soundcloud.com/euphorias-destination/someone-who-isnt-you?in=euphorias-destination/sets/cranesalbum

An unusual style...good effort - Gemma Cao
cool style…likin this - soundboard tinkerers
super track! - Alice Ciacco
Cool track! - Dominique Le Bars


Utopia's Song
https://soundcloud.com/euphorias-destination/utopias-song

love the change, hard to do, the lyrics are very right for our time - Citizen​Hope
good - cara


The Deception of Bad Love
https://soundcloud.com/euphorias-destination/the-decption-of-bad-love

Love this! - Jess Josie Lee
great energy! - Highfield
The guitar is real smooth! I like the lyrics :p - The Hungry Hollow
dooooppeeeeeeeeee - EDM Worldwide Yesterday
divinely - cara
Catchy tune! - Mr. Bad Luck


Happy End
https://soundcloud.com/euphorias-destination/happy-end

This IS A GREAT SONG!!!  One of John Rocknowski's best solos. - Gerit Vandenberg
you got that crazy psychedelic sound of flower years, you know :) really enjoy that music! - Leonow


I'm In Love With You
https://soundcloud.com/euphorias-destination/im-in-love-with-you

uplifting beauty - Highfield    
zoli (beautiful) - thierry Lorsy
Nice - thierry Lorsy
cool relaxed - Elysa Sand
Nice soothing atmosphere on this one - Mr. Bad Luck


So Be It
https://soundcloud.com/euphorias-destination/so-be-it

smoooooooooooth - DonBeDum
cool!! - DEDE ALDRIAN (Dedevai)


Carousel of Life
https://soundcloud.com/euphorias-destination/carousel

Music theater. - Gerit Vandenberg
Like this tune. - Cas Sands
Nice Work - One For All Productions


Valerie
https://soundcloud.com/euphorias-destination/valerie-26

good song - Private​Beat​Club/S.Rostov
this is smooooth - Kelli^Astair
This is simply beautiful. - AlexDangMusic


The Bell Rings
https://soundcloud.com/euphorias-destination/the-bell-rings

i like this, very trippy. Cool vocal melodies and change ups. - Umbrage
really cool production. love that guitar sound!    - guitarwizardsofthefuture


With Intimacy
https://soundcloud.com/euphorias-destination/with-intimacy-1

awesome - Harsh Blue
great energy,,,,,,,cool - Rado And Friends


Maple Falls
https://soundcloud.com/euphorias-destination/maple-falls

quality sound     - Katja Beautiful
nice,,,,,,,great vocal - Rado And Friends
Good song and sound! - Rolando Belli
great track - Harsh Blue
Sublime! - Alice Ciacco


Eve
https://soundcloud.com/euphorias-destination/eve

great sound and vocal,,,,,,nice,,,,,,,good feel - Rado And Friends
creative rhythm and sound….fascinating - November Love
nice collage of sounds - Skiprope Cello
Great track! Captivating arrangement and a intriguing feel about this! - MOMA
EXCELLENT... - Alain GUERIN


I Love You So Much
https://soundcloud.com/euphorias-destination/i-love-you-so-much

You are serious musician - ORIGINAL G
Great subtle piece! Analog and with a close feel that really gets to you! Congrats! - MOMA
Great song, you have a deep, sharp voice! - Brenda
Excellent - Black Mirror


Dreaming of Utopia
https://soundcloud.com/euphorias-destination/dreaming-of-utopia-1

awesome,,,,,creative,,,,,,nice - Rado And Friends
Right on! Nice song! ....Pop, Rock, Sea Shanty Waltz makes for a very interesting experience...kind of euphoric! ; ) - November Love


Change of Heart
https://soundcloud.com/euphorias-destination/change-of-heart-1

Lovely tune - Melody Cat
Nice starter…very good musical sound and perfect voice - P'pa Carpenter
Good - Cara
Catchy song! - Pierre Bordetti
nice solo - Evgueny Jevaguine
excellent song! - Citizen Vain
cool retro sound -
Gentlemen Ushers of the Black Rod


The Lake
https://soundcloud.com/euphorias-destination/the-lake-1

love this harmony and what a great pic...smiling - Sunnidayz
Song that can be listening with pleasure. bravo. - Alain GUERIN


Take Me With You
https://soundcloud.com/euphorias-destination/take-me-with-you

Just lovely! - Alex
wild sounds - Summer Music Network
Love this easy country melody sound with great raw country vocal and harmonies! - Mark Badinson
Great song, love the vocals! - Chris Byerley
Cool and perfect classic genre - P'pa Carpenter
Very cool Country! Nice steel guitar - Pierre Bordetti
sweet country song! - Per Bronco


Going Out In Style
https://soundcloud.com/euphorias-destination/going-out-in-style

Groovy! - Musicar
Very nice session! Great work! - Negative Headphone
great work congrats - Summer Music Network
great groove! - Vapor Void


Ascension
https://soundcloud.com/euphorias-destination/ascension

very trippy and very well executed! - Wind​Spirit​Wild

Echoes Of Forgotten Times
https://soundcloud.com/euphorias-destination/echos-of-forgotten-times

very psychedelic and relaxing! mellow tune! enjoyed it! - Wind​Spirit​Wild

Heavenly Visions
https://soundcloud.com/euphorias-destination/heavenly-visions

Great play with the surround sound!     - The Oracle

Divine Intervention
https://soundcloud.com/euphorias-destination/divine-intervention/comment-306687608

Quality music! :) - Time Away

Lost Cause
https://soundcloud.com/euphorias-destination/lost-cause-8

Punky….swampy cool! Nice! - Vortex in a Bag

Misunderstood
https://soundcloud.com/euphorias-destination/misunderstood-15

Way good….I’m liking this. - Vortex in a Bag

Mystic Train
https://soundcloud.com/euphorias-destination/mystic-train/comment-290161876

Really nice :):) - numbers in the dream

Reunion
https://soundcloud.com/euphorias-destination/reunion

like - cara

Spiritual Evolution
https://soundcloud.com/euphorias-destination/spiritual-evolution

Nice music. Fitting title. - The Number B

Second Thoughts
https://soundcloud.com/euphorias-destination/second-thoughts

Bliss! :) - Time Away

Society's Shame
https://soundcloud.com/euphorias-destination/societys-shame

Awesome….cool lyrics - Vortex in a Bag

The Mirror
https://soundcloud.com/euphorias-destination/the-mirror

very nice piece man! :) - Sulfurico

Transition Vibrations
https://soundcloud.com/euphorias-destination/transition-vibraitons

go man go! - Gerit Vandenberg

Tomorrow Will Be There
https://soundcloud.com/euphorias-destination/tomorrow-will-be-there

You guys are freaking great! - Vortex in a Bag

You Never Listen To Me
https://soundcloud.com/euphorias-destination/you-never-listen-to-me-1

Punk rock classic - ​numbers in the dream

Age of Uncertainty
https://soundcloud.com/euphorias-destination/age-of-uncertainty

Excellent track! - Orange-1

Dottie
https://soundcloud.com/euphorias-destination/dottie

Written and recorded in about 2 hrs, i recall. - Gerit Vandenberg

Rebirth Of Mother Gaia
https://soundcloud.com/euphorias-destination/rebirth-of-mother-gaia

unusual - KarlHenrik

The Love of Our Lives
https://soundcloud.com/euphorias-destination/the-love-of-our-lives

Sweet lovely - EDM University

Meant To Be
https://soundcloud.com/euphorias-destination/meant-to-be

very nice. great harmonies :) - Achazia

Simple Times
https://soundcloud.com/euphorias-destination/simple-times?in=euphorias-destination/sets/crane-skip

Great vibe! True analog feel and touch! - MOMA

Truth Walks Alone
https://soundcloud.com/euphorias-destination/truth-walks-alone

Nice song I like much - fpmorinstudio

Essendo In Amore Con Te
https://soundcloud.com/euphorias-destination/essendo-in-amore-con-te

Nice song! - Pierre Bordetti

Free To Be
https://soundcloud.com/euphorias-destination/free-to-be

Nice - Sketch

After Hours
https://soundcloud.com/euphorias-destination/adults-only

cool - Amenbo

Shifting Paradigms
https://soundcloud.com/euphorias-destination/shifting-paradigms

dope - Beyond Blessed Studios

Shadows
https://soundcloud.com/euphorias-destination/shadows?in=euphorias-destination/sets/cranesalbum

I like this one. - Gerit Vandenberg

Peace On Earth
https://soundcloud.com/euphorias-destination/peace-on-earth-2

Awesome - Aois

Living In Peace
https://soundcloud.com/euphorias-destination/living-in-peace

I like that - Summer Music Network

The Age of Peace & Love
https://soundcloud.com/euphorias-destination/the-age-of-peace-love

awesome - Cara
Cool :) - Evgueny Jevaguin


Transitions
https://soundcloud.com/euphorias-destination/transitions

excellent work! - Temple Of The Haunted Man

Eventide 4th Movement

https://soundcloud.com/euphorias-destination/eventide-4

Nice work! - Pierre Bordetti
 

I first got into photography 50 years ago when I graduated from high school in 1975 at the age of 17. My father who was very much into photography most of his life gifted me a professional Canon F1 camera for my birthday.

One of the things that I liked most about taking photos with that camera, is that it had the special effect of being able to blend two photos together with the technique known as “Double Exposures.” By doing this, I was able to create visual “Dreamlike Worlds” by combining different visuals from different times and places.

I had lots of fun taking photos in the following years that were mostly in the category of “Abstract Art.” But I found out quickly that the hobby of photography was one that was expensive. And since the jobs I got after high school were not high paying ones, I wasn’t able to explore the art of photography as much as I would have wanted to.

It wasn’t until the early 1990’s when digital photography became available that I really started to explore photography in a greater way where the cost of developing film was no longer an issue.

That was around the same time that I got my first computer as well where I started to explore creating artwork by visually enhancing my photography with the software program of Photoshop.

Now this was also the time period where I was getting very frustrated after years of not being able to find a steady job that would make a living. That’s when I finally realized that my parent’s advice was correct, I needed to get some sort of job training that would give me a degree that would turn into a career.

So I decided to go to the trade school in the Los Angeles South Bay called the Southern California Regional Occupational Center (SCROC). Since I was very much into health, I went to talk to the counselor about becoming a nurse.

When I went to see the school counselor, he suggested the idea of a new career program that had just been added to the school's curriculum called, “Desktop Publishing.” So I then picked that choice right away when I found out that this job producing various documents also involved creating "artwork" which I loved doing already as a photographer and digital artist in Photoshop.

So after taking the course for 9 months I officially graduated in the top of my class. But as fate would have it, once again my dream quest to find a good career to make a decent living was dashed. Soon after I graduated from school, MicroSoft came out with a comprehensive “Desktop Publisher” software program. This made it a situation where now anyone could easily do their own desktop publishing.

Nonetheless, I was happy to have taken the course because that experience became a vital source of knowledge for me to become a “Digital/Photographer Artist.”

So that's the overall story of how I’ve been visually creating artwork in Photoshop based on my photography for the last 30 years.

What sets me apart from being the usual “Digital Artist,” who strictly works within a computer program, is that I mostly build upon a “Natural World Image” (usually nature photos) taken with my camera and build upon that within Photoshop.

I have done a few strictly “Digital Art” pieces that came out great, but I like the concept better of combining something based in our reality, such as a “Photo” and combining it with the abstract possibilities that the digital world of “Photoshop” offers.

Recently I've been promoting my digital artwork and photography to the world inspired by the many people beyond my friends who have over the years have told me how much they loved my work.


Here are some examples of how I’ve turned some of my photographs into “Digital Works of Art” in Photoshop…..

"Streams of Consciousness"
https://cranesarcaneart.org/products/tote-bag-5
Abalone Shell (Popular Artwork)
Created by increasing and readjusting the color ratio

https://www.instagram.com/p/DIlSCv2O4oM

"A Complex Feeling" (Popular Artwork)
https://cranesarcaneart.org/products/tote-bag-1
A Chain Link Fence Reflection in the Harbor
Created by cutting a few different parts of the photo that created a 3-D effect


https://photos.google.com/share/AF1QipNVnSnHbVU8y6pxH5QOzd23NkuXAfYoigbxw_Yml36xU5GMgd8hVGoKKLfYZHhUrA/photo/AF1QipMMKyO9ZkINIekFozmV_y6uiLMZ_9MAxrk0vGPz?key=MUtKWjJtN1Y3Z0JvbnR6SVdMZUxjbE5GbW5kdWRn

"Shifting Paradigms"
https://cranesarcaneart.org/products/tote-bag-6
Turkey Feathers
Created by zooming in on some turkey feathers and then twisting them


https://www.instagram.com/p/DIlLjAKu4RZ

"Birds of Paradise"
https://cranesarcaneart.org/products/tote-bag-2
Metal Vase
Created by increasing and readjusting the color ratio along with using the Smudge Tool to create the effect of a paint brush.


https://photos.google.com/share/AF1QipNVnSnHbVU8y6pxH5QOzd23NkuXAfYoigbxw_Yml36xU5GMgd8hVGoKKLfYZHhUrA/photo/AF1QipOg_UG_A4bhyTc6bTgXObm1SvstAv9TsKq8_ZWq?key=MUtKWjJtN1Y3Z0JvbnR6SVdMZUxjbE5GbW5kdWRn

"Distant Worlds Draw Near"
https://cranesarcaneart.org/products/poster
Clouds & Solar Lens Flares
Created by increasing and readjusting the color ratio along with turning two “Len Flares” created by the sun into what look like planets. I did this by stretching the Lens Flares into circular shapes with the smudge tool.


https://photos.google.com/share/AF1QipNVnSnHbVU8y6pxH5QOzd23NkuXAfYoigbxw_Yml36xU5GMgd8hVGoKKLfYZHhUrA/photo/AF1QipNnHcjsQL4pW_v8_SkxlxTr1cSF9E6t7K_F4g61?key=MUtKWjJtN1Y3Z0JvbnR6SVdMZUxjbE5GbW5kdWRn



 

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