GeekSpeak for May 30, 2003
Digital Divas
The ability to make art on a computer has come a long way since the Commodore Amiga 1000. Thanks to a handful of talented artisits, computers are now a medium for Fine Art. Lynda Levy and Tana Brinnand-Tolson are Digital Divas, women making art with computers. Learn all about digital artwork with the Geeks.
[ Audio 10 MB mp3 ]Digital Divas
The Digital Divas are a group women collaborating in the world of Art. Their work is done all digitally. The group is made up of accomplished artists producing fine art. Part of their charter is to educate and share the exciting new medium or digital art.
The Guests
Tana Brinnand-Tolson
I have reached for my own stories about the places where I live and have my being. I have traced my own myths using this special language of motif and design. And I owe more than I can ever say to the painters of Aboriginal Australia who have given me the gift of my own heart.
Tana Brinnand-Tolson, an artist born into an artisitc family, travled extensivly in her 20s and is currently immersed in the study of Australian Aboriginal Art.
Linda Levy
My digital artwork is currently created using the software program "Painter" by MetaCreations / Corel. All my pieces are originals: nothing is scanned and no clipart is used.
Lynda Levy, a UCSC Alumni and Santa Cruz Resident for over 30 years, is both an artists and a scientist. She spent 25 years as a Research Scientist, while also exploring various artistic media, from lifedrawing, painting, printmaking, and ceramics through digital and multi-media expression. Linda has used computers to create artwork since 1985, when she got a Commodore Amiga 1000. She has worked since that time to overcome an existing bias against "computer art", and get her one-of-a-kind pieces accepted into the fine arts arena. Linda has participated in the Cultural Council of Santa Cruz County's Open Studios for many years, demonstrating how she creates Fine Art using computers.
