#davidjdills photo-collages

The Halloween season and fall themes have resonated with me since childhood. In 1992, I began creating collaged illustrations using public domain magazine images for personal amusement. While the themes have varied over time, #halloweenart has continued to be a fun way to express my thoughts. Here are a few illustrations from my #davidjdills catalogue to celebrate Autumn time and Halloween:

#christmas2023 #xmasart #cutandpaste #davidjdills Happy New Year 2024! Here's hoping that we bring in the #newyear2024 with hope, health, and happiness along the way. Cheers, David This #cutandpaste #collage was a fun project and like the challenge of setting a mood with colours. Since first hearing it, I loved Nat King Cole's hit, The Christmas Song (Chestnuts Roasting On An Open Fire) and did a couple of collages dedicated to the great #natkingcole. The collage and clipping is related only by the fact that I am old enough to remember what a good television show he had and sad that he was cancelled for racial reasons. He was a perfect host and his songs touched people through his voice and delivery. In Scotland, bagpipes are part of the Christmas holiday season and have lifted my mood listening to Winter songs with an ensemble of musicians. The retro #carolers express a part of my childhood since it was fun walking through neighborhoods singing popular songs of the time....

CATS! My first cat collage was created in 1993 just months after I started collaging for personal enjoyment and relaxation. The cats on trash cans reminded me of living near San Francisco where it was often overcast. My father didn't seem to like cats since alley cats hung out on our back fence and make a racket, fighting with others. I found something endearing about them although only growing up with a fish tank and small turtles. Most of those I've met were very welcoming and shared a connection. Although I've done several collages featuring a variety of various creatures besides humans, cats often appear in my Halloween illustrations, being that I am fond of cats besides loving Halloween celebrations. Here is a selection of cat themed collages. There were a couple other of early cat collages that were featured in my Halloween exhibit in San Francisco, but unfortunately were chewed up by mice in a storage unit... no accounting for taste (LOL)

Halloween collages by #davidjdills: In modern times October/November continue to be a time to celebrate the mysteries of death besides mystical aspect of the natural world and supernatural happenings beyond explanation. It is also a time to celebrate the changing seasons of fall when nights grow longer in the northern hemsphere. Although the roots of Halloween dates back to Scandenavian and Roman tradition, it is celebrated in various parts of western Europe, Great Britain, Mexico, the United States,Canada and around the world. Depending where you are in the world, Halloween is known as All halloween, All Hallows' Eve, or All Saints' Eve. "Halloween traditions have spread worldwide and have become increasingly popular in Europe. Each country still remains unique and has its own way of celebrating life and death." In Ireland and Scotland, Samhain, The ancient Celtic festival of Samhain is the original Halloween. "So, for one night, the souls of the dead, spirit...