Free Photo Downloads: Urban Textures

Scroll Design on Iron Gate

Brown Wall with Ripped Papers

Cracked Pavement

Posted by Sherrie Thai of Shaire Productions.

Here are various urban surfaces that could be used as a background for both commercial and non-commercial/personal work. Simply click on the image above and go to “All Sizes” to download various sizes. This is part of my Creative Commons library of free backgrounds. Enjoy!

Artwork: Disappearing Waters

Disappearing Waters

Posted by Sherrie Thai of Shaire Productions.

Disappearing Waters is a mixed media piece (pencil and digital) inspired by two documentary films on the deterioration of the Amazonian environment and its denizens due to global enterprise: “Return to the Amazon” and “Crude”.

Jean-Michel Cousteau’s “Return to the Amazon” exhibits how “human enterprise and expansion not only compromise the health and ecology of the river and rainforest basin but also inflict consequences on a global scale” (Source: PBS Site).

Crude is a dramatic documentary of how oil has contaminated the land, water, and ultimately the communities in the jungles of Ecuador. Many have suffered from cancer, death of loved ones, and skin ailments, driving them to sue the oil companies in a long drawn-out battle.

5th Annual MVROP Multimedia Fest

Multimedia Fest Banner

Posted by Sherrie Thai of Shaire Productions.

Elba Rios invited me to be one of several judges for the 5th Annual MVROP Multimedia Fest. It’s inspiring to see the next generation of artists and photographers developing their craft. The work is from junior high and high school students from the Union City, Hayward, and Fremont area. Check out the entries and finalists here.