June 7, 2010 – 9:31 am | 2 Comments

A long time ago, in a world that only used film, a lens was developed to see the whole sky. Cloud studies for meteorological use prompted the invention of the fisheye lens. It wasn’t long …

Read the full story »
Books

Software

Photography

Digital Lifestyles

Sequential Art

Home » Archive by Author

Articles by by Ralph Petty

digitalapplejuice.com | Ralph Petty

From a Colorado ranch to Alaska to the Painting program at the University of California at Davis, Ralph is a well-traveled Renaissance man. An accomplished musician, saxophonist, singer, figurative and landscape painter, he made his way to Paris in 1976 where he worked for Sir Stanley W. Hayter in the Atelier 17 etching studio. He currently lives and works in Montreuil, teaching drawing and painting at The American University of Paris where he is also the Curator of the AUP Combes Gallery and founder of the permanent collection. Last year he cofounded "Flesh and Flora," a textile design company specializing in bed linen.

Visit the author's website

The Computer, Slow Food and Stone
September 15, 2008 – 8:35 am | No Comment
The Computer, Slow Food and Stone

When Goethe suggests that the artist is a universal character, writer, painter, musician, philosopher and general good citizen, it’s a pity he didn’t have a Mac to organize his production.  Garage Band keeps my music …

The Computer, The Painter, The Image and His Brushes
May 12, 2008 – 3:09 pm | One Comment
The Computer, The Painter, The Image and His Brushes

When Dr. Michael Roach asked me if I might consider writing an article for DigitalAppleJuice, I was taken aback. I am a painter, and, one could say, a primitive, when it comes to the making …