Artist's Journal Workshop: Creating Your Life in Words and Pictures by Cathy Johnson Sat in front of a local church on a sunny Saturday, then picked some flowers to examine. I only had a pencil so I added the watercolor later. Armed with few supplies, I went to one of my favorite spots and doodled. Lines added in Photoshop before posting...timid me. Please note: I recommend this book for any artist at any stage...my reference to 12-13 year olds in this review, is remarked due to the value of journaling. It's actually a very sophisticated book on many levels. In a brief shuffle through the pages of Artist's Journal Workshop , I found myself conflicted. The book contains numerous examples of a style of art making that toggles between the hugely personal and a publishable 'look'. So, with that...the book set up on my shelf for nearly a year. Now, after an honest read, I still feel a bit conflicted...but in a way that offers some inspir...
This is my favourite image of the series of photographs of nature in the urban environment so far.
ReplyDeleteIn my view, the most striking thing about this image is the use of focus. This is a close up shot, and consequently, there is an artistic use of blurring that is going on.
Most noticeably, the blurring occurs across the site of the flower, with those two buds at ‘its ear’. The flower looks away from us. She is bashful, it is hard to see her. The bough she looks at seems to be disappearing in a blur as well.
Underneath the bough, if one reads, is written PEEP, right at the bottom of the photograph…
Hidden looks, fences everywhere, borders, the flower is both sensuous, feminine and secretive…