🌊 Swell Network Weekly Recap 🌊 I took some time off to travel and celebrate my birthday the past couple weeks. We're back this week with a big recap - there is a lot to cover (as always!) in the world of @swellnetworkio. 🐋 Let's dive in 🤿

Arizona Twilight, 2024 This is only the second photograph I have minted this year. Currently being shown at the Gentse Festival Art Exhibition in Gent, Belgium from July 26-28, 2024. Read more here: https://threadreaderapp.com/thread/1816569920592969984.html

Day 183 #DailyMuse (The End?) Six months of making art every day. This has been an incredibly rewarding experiment. Today's piece looks deceptively simple, but is actually comprised of at least three overlays, plus multiple edits. I also made an alternate version.

Day 182 #DailyMuse This is a combination of a photograph overlaid with an AI generated image based on the same photograph. The coloring comes from using an algorithm to highlight the differences between the two photos.

Day 181 #DailyMuse I couldn't decide if I prefer the grayscale or color version: two very different aesthetics. Which one is your favorite?

Day 180 #DailyMuse

Day 179 #DailyMuse Today's piece is the original photo I used as reference for my largest fully on-chain piece (to date), "entropy." It's interesting to see the two pieces side-by-side, as they each have their own unique feel, while still expressing the same basic concept.

Day 178 #DailyMuse Playing with a little false color today.

Day 177 #DailyMuse No grass in sight.

Throwback: #DailyMuse Day 4 January 18, 2024 I love the sense of scale in this piece: an airplane is in the upper left quadrant, while a person stands in the lower right.

Day 176 #DailyMuse Don't forget to have fun creating art. Today's piece was inspired by the recent meme coin frenzy, along with the absurdity of American politics. "Donald Pepe Obama" Created using multiple programs to generate, upscale, and edit the constituent images.

Day 175 #DailyMuse

Day 174 #DailyMuse I had some fun with today's piece. Using multiple programs and algorithms, I combined a stylized version of yesterday's piece with a version of the UFO from my Solana edition, "Dark Tidings."

Throwback: #DailyMuse Day 3 January 17, 2024

Day 173 #DailyMuse I made two pieces for today. The first piece is a photograph I took at sunset last night. The second piece is based on a collage I made of the same photo combined with some old fireworks photos, which I then ran through a couple of AI algorithms.

Throwback: #DailyMuse Day 2 January 16, 2024 512 × 682 pixels, PNG, 67 KB

Day 172 #DailyMuse

Throwback to #DailyMuse Day 1 (Jan 15, 2024). I can't believe it's been almost six months! Here's the original post: bmeadows.xyz/day1

Day 171 #DailyMuse An AI image I created from a photo I took in Northern Arizona earlier this week.

Day 170 #DailyMuse Collage created from a photo I took yesterday, along with multiple AI outputs (using two different AI tools) from the same photo. View the first 169 days here: bmeadows.xyz/dailymuse

GN Day 5 #TENDERED From my collection: Stargazer #70 by @ykxotkx Edition of 100 | Published Dec 6, 2022 tender.art/project/star...

GN Day 4 #TENDERED From my collection: Holy Mountain #67 by @PlayManNFT Edition of 174 | Published Sep 2, 2022 tender.art/project/holy...

GM Day 22 #DailyMuse

GN Day 3 #TENDERED From my collection: ASCII-SMOLSKULL #146 by @mknol Edition of 500 | Published Nov 17, 2021 tender.art/project/asci... This is the oldest minted generative piece in my Tezos collection.

GM Day 21 #DailyMuse

GN Day 2 #TENDERED From my collection: Emotions #79 by @cybersea.bsky.social Edition of 128 | Minted Feb 19, 2023 https://tender.art/project/emotions-2/79 View the first post (Day 1) on X/Twitter here: https://fxtwitter.com/TheBenMeadows/status/1753656609061097706

GM Day 20 #DailyMuse 3 versions: 1. The original edited photo 2. An algorithmically abstracted version 3. A pulsing, looping, 4-second GIF version View the previous 19 days, plus the animated GIF on X/Twitter here: https://fxtwitter.com/TheBenMeadows/status/1753818563063042379

GM! Here are some photos I took last week.

The auction for "Looking" is now live at ABC World on Foundation. Reserve set at 0.069 ETH 1/10 of my recent sale of "North of Eden" for 0.69 ETH Photo taken on an iPhone 14 Pro Max in 2023. Resolution 8064 × 6048. There is a bidders edition (more info below). ⬇️ https://foundation.app/world/abc

What a weekend! ABC World's sixth curated 1/1 drop is by none other than @twick.bsky.social! 🔤 He dropped four pieces today! There are currently two live auctions (with a bidders edition) plus a timed edition drop. 🔥 https://foundation.app/world/abc

The first ABC World auction with an on-chain bidders edition is live! 🔤🔥 I lowered the reserve on "Eye in the Sky" to 0.1 ETH and minted an on-chain bidders edition: "future imperfect." 30 bidders editions available (total). https://foundation.app/world/abc

ABC World's fifth curated 1/1 drop is by Lansky and already has eight bids with over 16 hours remaining on the auction! 🔥 Also, the bidders edition is wild! 🎳🔮 https://foundation.app/world/abc

Looking, 2023

ABC World's fourth curated 1/1 drop is by @mrcarte.bsky.social. 🔤 The auction for "Metamorphosis" is already live with over eight bids received and 18 hours left to go. 🔥 The bidders edition is also incredible. 💀🎹 foundation.app/world/abc

Photo taken and edited in 2008 in the PNW on the original iPhone by yours truly.

Good evening from the desert. 🌵

I heard it’s Portfolio Day.

Taken on an iPhone 3GS outside of Matsuya Ginza, Tokyo, in 2009. As we discuss new tools and technologies for making art, it's always helpful to remember that it's the artist and their ability to execute their creative vision that is of preeminent importance, not the tools.

One more photo from yesterday. The colors in this one were too good not to share!

One more photo from yesterday. The colors in this one were too good not to share!

I had to get on a couple of roofs yesterday afternoon in 110-degree heat. 🔥 At least I had fun taking some photos while up there. 📷

ABC World is listed on Foundation's trending Worlds page! 🔤 "Lithium" (our first edition drop by @botd.bsky.social + @twick.bsky.social) is the #2 edition on Foundation right now! 60 minted with 4 hours to go! 🔥 https://foundation.app/world/abc

I registered my domain as my username here. So, my username is now @thebenmeadows.com Very cool. 😎

One more ABC World surprise to end the work week. Our first edition drop is a collab piece from @twick.bsky.social + @botd.bsky.social. This is the bidders edition from their recent 1/1 (auction still live). Available as a timed edition right now! https://foundation.app/collection/l1th

It's only been a few days since ABC World launched on Foundation, but our third curated drop is already live! The auction for Lansky's Alley of Dreams still has 18 hours to go and is already up to 0.25 ETH! There is also a shockingly good bidders edition. https://foundation.app/@lansky/lnsky/2

Happy Friday, all! I got out of Phoenix and enjoyed some cooler weather yesterday.

I saw this today. It's a long story... "Looong Bed"

July 4th Sunset over Phoenix 🏜️

Work in progress…

Eye in the Sky, 2023 Photograph 1/1 0.25 ETH (reserve) My only piece currently available on Ethereum. https://foundation.app/@thebenmeadows/tbmph/2