Fragments in Time Part 2

I delight in the tranquility of an object I am viewing.  Finding subtleties in it as opposed to dramatic. This type of image pulls me into it. Finding beauty and elegance in everyday objects.  It is finding oneself in the objects around you.

G.K. Chesterton, the author said it best –“the things we see everyday are the things we never see at all.”

In my still life photography I like to isolate my subject against a neutral background.  The aesthetics of simplicity is what I strive for, with a balanced asymmetry within harmonious relationships.  Simply put, my images are simplicity of form, line and detail.  I want the viewer to experience the lines and shape of the subject.  It is minimalism style of photography.

The Evil Eye

Dating back to Classical antiquity there has been a curse or legend that has been passed down to the present day called the curse of “the evil eye.”  It is a curse that is cast by a hostile glare, usually given to a person unaware.  It is said, if you have blue eyes you have the ability to give the “evil eye.”

In this post I photographically explore this legend through a series of images.  I approach this subject as a fun experiment creating my version of the “evil eye” curse.  While many may take this myth seriously I choose to use some creative license with this subject.

Mixing it Up

This post is comprised of some images created by combining one image with the scanned images of paint and watercolor brush strokes. I first scanned in the paint stroke sections of larger drawings, and set them in a separate file. I then chose different subjects that I wanted to combine with these paint strokes. Using the paint stroke image as a mask, I then literally painted in the bottom photo using the eraser tool to bring it up to the surface to create the painting like effect.  What I am attempting to present is the mixing of mediums digitally to create painting effects to a photographic image.  Some of the images I have simply used graphic shapes and lines to frame an object, but in others the subject is buried within the paintbrush storks.

Walt Disney once said “We keep moving forward, opening new doors, and doing new things, because we're curious and curiosity keeps leading us down new paths.” The art process is like doors - they must be opened and what lies beyond explored in the art mediums of your preference. My medium is photography and I am still exploring it -it is a door that I opened and I am unable to shut.