WORDS & IMAGES
Digital art. Short stories.
While exploring my artistic side, I experimented with digital art. Starting with a simple image and manipulation on my iPhone. Then I added a few words of explanation, which crept into a story as I did more of them
This started to distract from the simple Art images that had no story, so I’ve split out the digital art into this site.
There is no great logic to this, the stories are for the most part stand alone.
The Art is on dbart.quotion.co
I’m not on social media.
0264 - 2025.12 Coincidence
Do you believe in coincidences? I do. My name is Manatie. I go by my surname only these days, my parents thought it amusing to name me Hugh. Old family name they said, but I got tired of the joke. Ho
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0264 - 2025.12 Coincidence
Do you believe in coincidences? I do. My name is Manatie. I go by my surname only these days, my parents thought it amusing to name me Hugh. Old family name they said, but I got tired of the joke. Ho
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David Bentley
digital
0216 - 2025.07 Like a silence grows
The title is a juxtaposed line from Paul Simon’s classic “the sound of silence”. It seemed appropriate for this image. Technique: #digital Theme: #abstract Highlight colour: #black #pink Series:
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David Bentley
digital
0212 - 2025.06 Astigmatism four ways
The ginkgo is an ancient tree species with unusual leaves. Come Autumn they go yellow, and fall off, lying pretty on the ground. If you have astigmatism, or squint a little, the patterns and colours
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David Bentley
digital
0197 - 2025.06 The puzzle of the column
“In the dark the column stands out, white against the yellow black of the chamber. Why is it so? Where is the light coming from? Above, or below, left or right, inside or out? It’s a puzzle.” #digita
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David Bentley
digital
0195 - 2026.06 The Pharoah’s Plan
“While the pharaohs may not have been into town planning, they had a pretty good idea of where their pyramids were going to go. With a 30 year lead time this was no project to procrastinate over! Fi
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David Bentley
digital
0192 - 2025.06 Sunrise on Venus
“The camera lens has been abraded during landing, captures a brief moment of colour before the Sun bathes everything in violent white light.” #digital #landscape #pink #space
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David Bentley
photo
0193 - 2025.06 Shadows and Light
The light shimmers and reflects, is that rain or mist, sky or water? Or something else? #photo #abstract #white #horizon
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David Bentley
digital
0191 - 2025.06 Autumn colours
The Crepe Myrtles are at their autumnal best, an explosion of colour catching the morning sun. #digital #abstract #red
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