Sunset Silhouettes

I took these pictures of my nephew and brother-in-law while our family was on vacation in southern California. I love the colors of the sunset with bright pinks and purples. I used those colors as background to the silhouettes of the two figures. The beach was beautiful and the line from the sand and sky play off from on another. These were some of my favorite images.

Old ads....what were they thinking?

I was looking online and I found a website called weirdomatic.com and they had a section of creepy old advertisements. I thought I would post some of them. It is amazing to me how our thoughts of life have changed and evolved.

The Mona Lisa

The first and only time I saw the Mona Lisa in person was this summer. That was all I could think about when I got to Paris, "I have to see the Mona Lisa." Being an art major, going to the Louvre was gonna be an amazing experience and it was. The Mona Lisa, of course, was the first stop on the tour for me. I have read books, seen shows, watched movies that all pertained to the Mona Lisa. I knew that seeing it in person was going to top all that. This painting is one of the most famous pieces in the world so everyone wants to see it. I knew from everything that I have read that it was one of the smaller paintings so I wasn't expecting anything big like David's Oath of the Horatii. What I wasn't expecting was the huge crowd that gathered around it. The painting was roped off so no one was able to come close, but the crowd inched forward pressing upon the velvet red ropes. In order to get close, I had to weasel my way through and push people aside all the while holding my breath from the horrid smell of b.o. Once I was in visual range, I stood there in awe, but that did not last very long. Just as I pushed my way up to the front, others were doing the same and I found myself getting further and further away. Soon enough I was squeezed out of the crowd and once again on the outskirts. My time with the painting was short lived. I was in and out within five minutes. I came all this way and I was only able to see the Mona Lisa for five minutes. Upon leaving I told myself that I would return again someday and maybe I will be there longer than five minutes.

Cindy Sherman is a photographer whose photos tell a narrative. This photo is from her "Untitled Film Stills." Sherman was the subject matter in all of her images, however they were not self portraits. The placement of the figure in the photograph gives the feeling of something just outside the frame. Sherman leaves it up to the viewer to decide for themselves what the image is really saying or not saying. You decide.

Alphabet soup

Found one more letter that I liked "x"

Too Tired To Get Up

This is one of my favorite charcoal drawings I did in my figure drawing class. There was not enough time in class to finish it, but I think that is what give the drawing some interest. I love the dark background in contrast to the light color of his skin.

Alphabet Soup

"e"

"Q"

"F"

"W"

"M"

"T"

"i"

"V"