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Very sad news to all of Marks friends. (Kram666)I visited Marks homepage and discovered this message left by his brother.
"This is Simon, Mark's brother, with the terribly sad news that Mark passed away last week.
This was a huge shock to us all.
I helped him set up his PC with all his drawing tools so knew how much he adored producing his bespoke digital artwork and how much the Deviant art community meant to him.
On his behalf I'd like to thank you all for the friendship and support you've shown and would ask you to pause for a minute at 14:20 on Monday 1st October. (British Summer Time)
With Kind Regards.
Simon."
As Mark often quoted.
        "I felt the call of the jungle, primal and clean.
         I felt my connections to the wild in every cell in my body;
         realized that I am among the trees,
         the plants, the grass, the sky. The trees know

In Memory of Mark (kram666)We are sure many of you in the fractal world, here at dA, know of the terrible loss of one of the most amazing fractal artists *kram666. Mark was not only a fantastic fractal artist, but also a great friend to many and always full of the nicest things to say. I know I was always dumbfounded why he would ever fave any of my fractals when they never even came close to the work he did, but he was always full of encouragement and never once let a thank you go by without saying, "You're welcome." I know James and I will also miss the wonderful photos of his dear foxes, as well as his gentle free spirit that made dA a nicer place for so many of us. He will truly be missed by us all.
Every time we fire one up, we will be thinking of you, Mark!
A Tribute to :iconkram666:

Some of his spectacular fractals:

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Tribute to a fallen comrade

"Turn on, tune in, drop out"

As most of you know by now, our community has lost a dear friend and wonderful artist
who always had kind words and support for everyone of us who knew him.
Rest in peace Mark, you will be sorely missed my friend!!

        "I felt the call of the jungle, primal and clean.
         I felt my connections to the wild in every cell in my body;
         realized that I am among the trees,

#120: Fractaling - In Loving MemoryGood morning! Welcome to this special edition of Fractaling!
Probably most of you already knows we lost one of our fellow artist last week, *kram666. As I'm not that good with words, I decided to use the Fractaling feature to gather all the nice thoughts people had for him.
I didn't know him very well, but I feel I should join the community with my condolences.

Goodbye Mark!

Kram666.....We Will Miss YouMany of you know that we have lost a precious and talented artist in :iconkram666:.....also known as Mark.
His cheerful comments and and fantastic fractals will be forever remembered by those who came to know him here in the Deviant Art community......and especially in the fractal art community.
Below is just small sampling of the many outstanding, colorful and unique works created by him, as well as photographs of Roxy and Ronny, and a sample of his outstanding work in macro photography..........

Ayahuasca ~
"I felt the call of the jungle, primal and clean. I felt my connections

The BEST of 2012 in FRACTAL ARTWelcome to the biggest journal (always) submitted only one a year for your personal pleasure, with amazing site finds considered in my humble opinion as the BEST of 2012 works from Fractal gallery !!!
The deviations are placed in no particular order (sometimes they do have a chronological significance, sometimes they don't) - all choices are mine & mine alone - grab a drink, grab a sandwich and prepare yourself for a visual feast - colors, patterns and textures !!!
F R A C T A L S

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A Community says GoodbyeI believe the number of journal entries about Mark's passing away are testaments to the fraternal love that we have for the members of our community. I found the reactions heartwarming. Mark was a very good friend here for me, as he was for many people here. He was always encouraging people and never had a bad word to say, We would comment back and forth every day. Uncanny how you can get close just by using the internet. It always amazes me. I will miss him greatly. Here's a send off my good friend from your friends here at Deviant Art.

Here are some of faves of Mark's, It was hard to pick.

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RIP kram666

RIP MarkMark (kram666)http://kram666.deviantart.com/ was a great friend to many and will be greatly missed.

"Think for yourself and question authority"

Goodbye Mark I will miss youI guess a lot of people know by now that Mark, aka, :iconkram666: passed away last week. Here is a copy of the message that Mark's brother Simon left on his profile. There have been a couple of journal entries about it but I had to say my last words for Mark.

Hello all,
This is Simon, Mark's brother, with the terribly sad news that Mark passed away
last week.
This was a huge shock to us all.
I helped him set up his PC with all his drawing tools so knew how much he adored
producing his bespoke digital artwork and how much the Deviant art community
meant to him.
On his behalf I'd like to thank you all for the friendship and support you've
shown and would ask you to pause for a minute at 14:20 on Monday 1st October.
With Kind Regards.
Simon.
Over the years Mark has become a very good friend here at DA, always willing to support me and always with a few words of encouragement. He is a good person and I will miss

Colors of the Sun

Summer is almost here!

This feature of some of my favorites that represents the colors in the sun.
Hope you enjoy.
Please visit the galleries of these fantastic artists.

Artist of the Day =skyzyk

Outstanding Fractals For MARCH 2013:iconlovewhiteplz: There are SO MANY fantastic fractals submitted in this month of March.....that choosing the best of the best was really difficult!:iconlovewhiteplz:
:iconlovewhiteplz: I hope that you will enjoy looking at these wonderful beauties as much as I did selecting them. Please do take the time to visit the pages of some of these fine examples and leave a comment......we ALL appreciate it when some one cares enough to write a word or two about our art.....so make someone's day, choose a favorite or leave a comment:iconlovewhiteplz:

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MARKI know there are many tribute/dedication/memorial pieces out there, and I'd be happy to feature them here, if you just let me know about them. In the Meantime, I found this GLORIOUS piece, just today, (Tues. 10/9/2012) that just BEGS to be shown...
Please give the artist some love for her awesome, breathtaking image...

and some others I have found

from Mark's brother, Simon

and a few from the Mark's Memorial folder in :iconfractalphiles:

Neil ArmstrongApollo 11 was the spaceflight which landed the first humans, Americans Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin, on the Moon on July 20, 1969, at 20:18 UTC. Armstrong became the first to step onto the lunar surface 6 hours later on July 21 at 02:56 UTC. A third member of the mission, Michael Collins, remained alone in lunar orbit until they returned from the surface about 15 hours later. All three astronauts returned to Earth safely after travelling in space for 8 days. and today on August 25,2012 we lost him so in his honor here are a couple of videos.
This one was done back in 2009 for the 40th anniversary of his walk on the moon.
This one is the actual walk on the moon.

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Mon Sep 24, 2012, 6:17 AM

Hello there fello friends, watchers and deviants...

One week ago was a sad day for the family of

and the deviant community.

He passed away at the age of only 48. Him who was so dedicated to digital art will never leave anyone of us a comment or reply to those given to him. He will never again fill our inboxes with his colorful fractals or cute photos of the foxes.

But even if his body has passed away - he will stay alive within us and within the art in his gallery.

I'm sure that he is somewhere where he can still appreciate our support of his art, so this is my hommage to a wonderful artist AND his family.

With heartfelt condolences,

Rike

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~CatGal15 Oct 16, 2012

Sorry to hear it....

=Leichenengel Oct 16, 2012 Hobbyist General Artist

yeah

=buddhakat9 Oct 10, 2012

oh Rike... this is SO beautiful... I'm SO glad I found this Fractophile group pholder of Mark tributes... we all really loved him a LOT!!! There is no one like him here and I wonder if he's pissed he's not going to be here for the big 12/21/12 dealy thingy!!
I still think about him daily...
his profile page is a tearful place, all the sweet comments directly to him...

sigh...
thanks for making this...
Beautiful tribute!!!

=Leichenengel Oct 11, 2012 Hobbyist General Artist

Forgive me my ignorance but is there something special on the 21st of december? As for the Tribute - I just think this is the only thing I can du to support his art beyond the borders of death...

=buddhakat9 Oct 11, 2012

110% true, Rike...

Dec 21, 2012 is in Mayan mythology a great day of major change and many current day nostrodamus's are getting a piece of the fiscal pie, while it lasts... I agree that there is significance in the way the Mayans perceived things, but I don't really think the world will end, or anything... but you never know...
Mark liked to talk about it and we shared emails about it...

Mark is forever in my heart...

=Leichenengel Oct 11, 2012 Hobbyist General Artist

Ah I see - Yeah foreign cultures have their interesting features but I'm not all too much into it. I also don't think that the world will end and if it does oh well - that just means we will go to meet Mark again

=buddhakat9 Oct 14, 2012

exactly!!!!
EGGZACTLY!!!!

=psion005 Oct 6, 2012 Hobbyist Digital Artist

a sad day for our comminity

=Leichenengel Oct 6, 2012 Hobbyist General Artist

Yes

*PaulineMoss Sep 25, 2012 Hobbyist General Artist

How sad I feel at this terrible loss but grateful for this wonderful tribute! It feels as though a star has died and the heavens are a little bit darker.

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