Hey… if you have a moment please check out this video on youtube.
it is a montage of my earlier work, and is set to the song “cope” by a good friend who is a recording artist in Texas (it ain’t country though)...
if you like this song, you can check out more of ben’s work here
hope you enjoy :0)
ray
tkrosevear
wow, Ray what an amazing video – would love to see this inMIA
Ray Schloss in reply to tkrosevear’s comment
thanks, tk! thought i did post it to MIA. glad you enjoyed it! :0)
mimi yoon
wow~ that was a treat… i so~ enjoyed your colorscapes transform into thoughtscapes and emotionscapes…. beautiful ray!!!
Ray Schloss in reply to mimi yoon’s comment
appreciated as always, my friend… your comments are encouraging. :0)
joanw
Fantastic music and artwork!
Ray Schloss in reply to joanw’s comment
thanks, joan! i do love that song. :0)
butchart
wow ray…. that was really GOOD… excellent in fact….. i loved all the seemless movement …great song choice….... what program did you use for the movie..the edits were wonderful…....b
Ray Schloss in reply to butchart’s comment
wow, thanks b… one of my 13 year old’s friend’s dad did it in adobe cs4. he is actually working on an even better one, but i was itchin’ to go ahead and share it. will drop you a note when he’s done with the new one. i created an FTP site and loaded a bunch of my art images and my friend’s song. vijay took all of that and did the rest!
Romo
Wow….this is fantastic…the images, the song choice….I really enjoyed this excellent video:)
Ray Schloss in reply to Romo’s comment
thanks, romo. my friend ben is a very talented song writer and singer. glad you liked the vid. :0)
butchart
you lucked out finding him… it’s exceptional… i’ll look forward to the next one….......b
Evie3
Hi Ray, you’ve created something really beautiful here :) I always listen to music while I’m painting, so it’s a natural marriage for me. Your use of colour is striking and the sympathetic coupling with the lyrics really made it work. LOVE that song btw, thanks for the ‘it’s not country’ warning!!
Ray Schloss in reply to Evie3’s comment
hi, evie. glad you enjoyed it! thanks for checking it out… :0)
Suzanne German
great music….!
Ray Schloss in reply to Suzanne German’s comment
thanks, suzanne. ben is a very talented guy. more here
Marie Monroe
that was fun. my favorite part is the spinning circle wanting to be held. also, as an x txan, i saw many tx landscapes for a while in there. great song, too. thanks
Ray Schloss in reply to Marie Monroe’s comment
cool! thanks, marie. it’s funny, the spinning circle is a detail from what i consider to be probably the lamest thins i’ve ever painted. but, i like the circle part as well, so glad that you do too! :0)
amarica
Congratulations Ray on being featured in the in the All Things Poetic, Artistic, Philosophical group!!!
Ray Schloss in reply to amarica’s comment
very kind of you, amarica… thanks! :0)
LindaR
this is wonderful ~ such great way to showcase all that talent ~ well done!! xx
Ray Schloss in reply to LindaR’s comment
thanks, linda… gratly appreciated.
ps – i love your “water colors” image! :0)
Rosy Kueng
on being featured in the in the All Things Poetic, Artistic, Philosophical group!!!
Ray Schloss in reply to Rosy Kueng’s comment
wow! that is great, rosy! thanks so much… :0)
RosaCobos
Received your calling…
Contemplated your work..
heard the festive song..
All great…
i wonder how can you do the “turning around” of the image .. it is a beautiful effect… giving the impression of a working “mandala”... You have a curious and exact using of colours cold and warm… in harmony… in yuxtaposition and in blending and chromatic chording…
It is really agreable to contemplate it.. and the colour is really good, the definition .. I would have loved to the a larger view of each work, though they are meant this way in order to make them “blend”....I will have to look into your stream for tha.
Congratulations
Rosa
Ray Schloss in reply to RosaCobos’s comment
very kind comments, rosa. thanks!
a friend of mine did the video editing using Adobe’s C4 suite. the video editing portion of that application allows you to rotate images, pan left and right, etc.
if you are using a PC, try MSFT Movie Maker, which is included on both XP and Vista. same idea as C4, but fewer features (but hey!, it’s free!)
best to you… :0)
RosaCobos
Thanks a lot. I am looking for doing something likely with photos. I have C3… shortly I will have C4… but I-movie can do it.. not rotating the image I bet. Iwork on a Mac. .. I will try with I-movie even I do not think it can rotate…I’ll announce it….
Rosa
AmandaGWright
The video is incredible, the images combined with the music is very powerful and emotive…a meditation on color and sound. I am currently listening to more of Ben’s work (Thanks For The Link) and I am absofreakinlutely in love with the song “It’s Personal”. Thank you for sharing this.
Ray Schloss in reply to AmandaGWright’s comment
wow… that’s interesting, because of all of ben’s songs the other one we really thought about using was “it’s personal” but opted for “how do i cope” instead. he (and his wife) are very talented… glad that you enjoyed it! :0)