Posted by Angela Ferreira on September 10th, 2007
Sitting and meditating lately about what is really life about that makes up get up in the morning and carry on as artists…
Is it how much money you got in the bank? The partner of our dreams? That new car you been saving up? The Exhibition you booked for?
Or is it the peace of mind, security and happiness that all this acquirements provide us?
What is really life about?
It’s very easy to confuse values with goals, but they are very different – goals are specific ways in which you might express your values…
Now, think for yourself, what you really value in your life? You might say “my job”, but then ask yourself “What is your job in the service of?” You might answer “Financial security”. Keep asking the same question “What is financial security in the service of?” Keep on asking the question until can’t find an answer and you have found your value.
Values are what life is about, and it it’s all about happiness. Know your values! Happiness is what makes my life worth for, ask yourself!
Everything else my dear collegues, it will before long turn to dust…
Posted by Steve Durbin on September 8th, 2007
We have been discussing the correction of distortions that can arise when photographing paintings, doorways and such. One solution is found in Photoshop where a mode in the cropping tool can be used to square up images taken from oblique angles.
This mode, meant primarily to rectify, can also be used to distort. That which is already head-on can be given an oblique perspective.
This is an example using one of Tree’s houses. Here we see the image as she posted it.
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Posted by Birgit Zipser on September 7th, 2007
Keystoning or the distortion of vertical lines was a concern last year when I photographed paintings. On dpreview.com, I learned that to avoid keystoning one should hold the camera on a parallel plane to a painting and then shoot at the longest zoom setting. more… »
Posted by Sunil Gangadharan on September 6th, 2007
I posted sometime back on living the art life and how it would be great to have one’s personality be in tune with art such that the art and person blossom to their fullest… I was thinking about the art life a lot after reading reports on art done by people of questionable backgrounds (some of whose victims are now demanding that the artworks be rescinded and not be considered works of art). more… »
Posted by Bob Martin on September 6th, 2007
This is the end product of a demo I posted on another site. The process I used was to do a series of acrylic washes until I thought I knew the person I was looking for in this painting. Then started to build in oil, leaving some of the acrylic visible. I kept from moving away from my original idea by avoiding the urge to make everything perfect. I thought about making the hand smaller or detailing the neck line of his T-Shirt, but it remained just a thought. I had the feeling that I was done and it was time to move on to something new.
Posted by Steve Durbin on September 5th, 2007
Predictability is fine in its place, but it can be overdone. This post is for the halibut. An open thread for anything that comes to mind. Your comments are all.
Posted by Steve Durbin on September 4th, 2007
Last week, on my way to somewhere else, I spent a little time wandering in a park and happened on the scene you see above. As you may guess, it is a reflection of trees in a slow-moving stream, which I inverted to present to you as a painterly dreamscape.
A moment later, from the same position, I made the following photograph of the same subject. If the first conjures a dreamy impression, the second may make you rather think nightmare. Why are they so different?
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