William Phelps Montgomery

Archival Prints

2012

Archival Prints

The images included here were made usingthe Apple iPad app “PaintBook” soley using an iPad as the tool

then augmented with Adobe Illustrator and Photoshop with Apple computers

PaintBook is an app designed by Mr. Sean M Puckett, a registered trademark of Apple, Inc.

Mr. William Montgomery, 1301 Shipley Rd., Wilmington, Delaware 19803H. 1.302.762.1812 • C. 1.215.350.2282

wmontgomery@abstractfineart.com • http://www.abstractfineart.com© 2010 William Phelps Montgomery • Abstract Fine Art.com

11/23/2011

About the Application

Paintbook has changed the way I work. I enlarge these works and exhibit in galleries and large art fairs in Miami and elsewhere. The vector architecture makes this a very powerful tool. Coupled with the Data service on the iPad I can work almost anywhere. I find myself working often while waiting for events. The Doctor, a train, plane or while my wife shops and reads every label in the store.

Statement

My work revolves around chance operations as in Surrealism and the I Ching.

For me, the idea that life is something which one can not foresee, the same rings true with my art. I prefer to work with no preconception, plan or design most of the time. Sometimes a series based on previous iterations develops. I find a compilation of nature and the cosmos in my work. For me, this is an adventure which leaves me amazed with wonder often. Where did it come from, how did I arrive here. To direct a chance encounter into something more calculated and polished is a process I enjoy.

Views on His Work

It was very clear to me as a young child that I liked to paint and make things with my hands. I became serious about making Fine Art, during high school and have continued to the present. Since 1970 I have been painting and sculpting, with presentations, in one man, two person and group exhibitions. I began my involvement with the computer, exploring Auto Cad in 1991. I immediately realized that although it was a very powerful tool, it lacked the freedom and expansive ability to work with not only photographs, 3D digital objects but also, to simply paint in the virtual realm, which was my main calling since finger painting as a child.

I am currently working with the application Adobe Photoshop as my anchor program, coupled with ArtMatic Pro and ArtRage Studio Pro. I find it an overwhelming challenge to comprehend and keep up with our software, hardware and worldwide communication upgrades. It is wonderful and yet amazing how we are constantly chal-lenged to import and store more data into our minds. If I can keep up with one tenth of one percent of all these developments, I feel fortunate and this is probably a very generous estimate.

I am often asked whether I am still working in my studio with the oils, acrylics or watercolors and I must say that the computer has changed my life in a very profound and positive way. The paints readily available and I could start in five minutes, although the new challenges offered through the use of this tool are simply different. The new tools are also, far more sophisticated than anything I have ever worked with and allow me to produce a far superior and varied array of Art work. I do plan to set-up a new painting studio in the future. There is some-thing important about that process as well. The paint is actually wet, tactile and the product has physical prop-erties unlike anything possible with the computer. So for me, it all boils down to the fact that it all matters and makes a difference. The most important thing, is to make it, regardless of what it looks like. The act in itself is the part that counts. It makes life worthwhile.

Additional Information

Please feel free to visit my web site for more information about the differnent types of printing which is utilized curently for these pieces.

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