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johndykstra
John Dykstra
Artist, Photographer, Writer
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Detroit, Michigan
http://johndykstra.us
January 18, 2018
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"In a House, Divided" + New Patreon Launch
Dear Steemit, Thank you for everything you were for me two years ago. It was during some difficult times that I found you, able to come to this platform to catch a break. I used this platform to organize
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CANT // No Photoshop
Cant: noun - the private language of the underworld. Anxiety boxed within. Box drawn with chalk marker on glass.
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Venus in Retrograde
Venus in Retrograde My most recent photograph, Venus, arms tied, body bound, face masked, placed on a pedestal for all to see.
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Family Tree
Family Tree This photograph was my first attempt at applying my style to still-lives. As beautiful as portraits are, portraiture photography is not in very high demand on the low end of the art market.
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"Circling"
Trying a new technique of layering chalkboard marker in front and behind of the subject. I'm using a glass pane in front of the subject to draw on, and chalkboard paint in the background in order to draw
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An Introduction to the Mosaics of Yury Yarin
Hello Steemit! Today I wanted to share with you three of my favorite mosaics by Yury Yarin. In fact, these examples impressed me so much that I instantly knew that I had to commission works from him for
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Step-by-step: Documenting Anthony Gunin's creation of The Most Holy Theotokos "Glykophilousa" icon
I look at private commissions as a way to sponsor or upgrade an artist's portfolio. The artist wants to put their best foot forward, but producing work that costs thousands of dollars in materials and
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Memory as a Function of Art
Book Notes: Art as TherapyMemory as a function of art. The Origin of Painting: Dibutades Tracing the Portait of a Sherpherdby Jean-Baptiste Regnault I'm trying out this new thing where I respond in writing
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Venusian Spring Incantation
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I Wanted to Share This
I came up with the idea for this photograph a couple weeks after a close friend cut off his thumb and his index finger, and cut his middle finger and ring finger. They were able to save his thumb, but
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Moving Forward Through the Fog as an Artist
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Where Do You Find Your Inspiration?
Where do you find your inspiration? My photograph above was inspired by Paul Klee and the fish motif that was so ubiquitous in his work. The specific piece I was looking at is titled 'Aquarium im Garten'.
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Artistic Vision: Simplified
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"Where Flows" - Looking at Abstract Expressionist Art
"Where Flows," Acrylic on canvas What is Abstract Expressionism? Imagine yourself at an art show or gallery, with hundreds of portraits, still-life paintings and otherwise objective realism. From a distance,
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Combat Creative Block By Discovering New Problems
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Sunset Surf
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Fermi // Nuclear Power Plants Amidst a Late Winter Landscape
Fermi Click Image To Enlarge It was 60 degrees in south-east Michigan on Wednesday, and hovering around 32 degrees as a steady rainfall turned into a sloppy snowfall on Thursday. While many people chose
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Art is Alchemy: a Guide to Developing Your Artistic Vision (Chapter 4! Self-Realization)
Art is Alchemy: a Guide to Developing Your Artistic Vision Chapter IV: Self-Realization - Working With All That One Has, to Accomplish One's Ambitions Artists create work for their own edification as much
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Arrows From Below
Doubts and lies come as arrows from Hades below. Here's a piece I created when testing a new camera I received from @chowcollection in Fall 2016. It's more graphically
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Art is Alchemy: A Guide to Developing Your Artistic Vision // CHAPTER 3: "What is Art?"
Art is Alchemy: A Guide to Developing Your Artistic Vision Chapter III: "What is Art?" If this is your first time reading Art is Alchemy, I suggest you read Chapter I & Chapter II. Introduction:
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