.:Painting:.

Here is the start of my over painting of my cousin Grace. It still needs some more shadows and lines but here is the rough idea.

.:The Final:.

I think that I'd like to do something with landscapes. I thought about doing different sunsets or maybe layering them into a collage, but I want to mainly deal with fields or open landscapes.

.:Master Study:.

Artemesia Gentileschi Self Portrait as a Martyr

.:Many Moods of Me:.

.: I'd Rather Be :.

In Maui

.:Partner Projec:.

Stain Glass Ladies

.:Surrealism:.

Artist’s Name _____Man Ray_________________________

Title of Artwork ______Glass Tears____ Date of Work ____1932______

Description: you see a close up of a womans eyes, she has dark eyeliner. It appears she has been crying but instead of tears there are small glass spheres on her face.

Analysis:The Design There's a bit of implied line the way her eyes gaze off. Perhaps some contrast against the shine of the glass tears, her pail skin, and dark eyes.

Interpretation:I dont think there is a deep meaning behind this work but perhaps its trying to find the beauty in crying. Usually when a woman cries her make up runs and she's a mess but in this photo her tears are symbolized by beautiful glass beads.

Judgment: I feel that the photo is really successful. I enjoy how simply surrealistic it is. Just the tears are unrealistic, also the close up creates more drama which is really nice.

Artist’s Name __Josiem____________________________

Title of Artwork ___Walking on Water_ Date of Work _____unknown_______

Description: You see a girl appearing to walk on water at night. You can see a line caused by the light reflecting on the water. The black and White create a very high contrast.

Analysis:The Design There is definitely some asymmetrical balance but I think that really adds to the photo.

Interpretation: I dont think there is really any hidden meaning behind this photo. It is just a really clever and beautiful piece of art.

Judgment: I feel this photo is very successful. It isn't as cluttered as some surrealistic pieces can be. It simple nature, high contrast, and whimsical theme are a hit for me.

.: To See Walking on Water click the text under Title of ArtWork it is a Direct Link:.

Man Ray

Man Ray was born August 27 1890 in Philadelphia PA. His parents were poor jewish immigrants. He received scholarships for architecture but decided to take up the arts instead. He was first most a painter but was later known for his fashion photographs. He was also a leader in the Dada and Surrealism movements. He lived in Paris where he produced a few short films until he was uprooted by the second world war and moved to California. It was here that he met his second wife Juliet Browner who became a model in much of his art. He returned to Paris where he died November 1976.

Josiem

Josiem is a very current Surrealist Photographer I found on RedBubble.com. She is 18 years old and lives in the Bellingen Australia. She has future plans of getting a bachelors of photography from UNI. I'm afraid I don't know much more than that but for 18 she has a lot of great pieces.

Compare and Contrast

I feel like these photos have a lot in common. They are both in black and white, involve high contrast and female figure. They both have a very feminine and Emotional touch. I feel like Josiem is almost a more technological advanced copy with these photos. Man Ray is not photo manipulated but the subject was altered before the photo to create surrealism while Josiem's was altered after the photo was taken.

.:Scooter Sequence:.

.:Flooded Field:.

This is a flooded pasture behind my parents house. It was shot with an Aperture of 10 and a Shutter Speed of 1/150 with a Wide Depth of Field. I used the Hue/Saturation window to brighten up the blues to give better color to the water and I lowered the greens and yellow to take emphasis off of the plant life.

.:Pepsi Trotting:.

This is a photo of my cat Pepsi in my parents backyard. I caught him trotting about one afternoon.  He is shot at an Aperture of 2.8 and a Shutter Speed of 1/60 with Stop Action. I cropped a lot of extra space out of the photo and went in with the sponge to saturate his eyes and white spots. I also desaturated the grass around him.

.:Car Passing:.

This photo was taken while I was driving down 6th on my way home from pottery. It was shot with an Aperture of 2.8 and a Shutter Speed of 1/5 with Blurred Action. I removed some weird dust spots with the patch tool and cropped the photo so the emphasis was more on the blurred action.  I used the smudge tool to elongate the blur and put more emphasis on the blurred lines.

.:Pick Up:.

This is an old truck that is sitting in my parents backyard collecting rust. It was shot with an Aperture of 5.6 and a Shutter Speed of 1/400 at a Shallow Depth of Field. I did quite a bit of retouching using the heal, spot heal, and patch tool to remove the majority of the rust spots. I also used the sponge tool to add a little more saturation to the colors. I though it would be neat to show you how this truck looked before editing. The original is the smaller photo above the big one.

.: World Outside :.

"World Outside" was taken of me looking outside my bedroom window. It was shot using an aperture of 2.8 and a shutter speed of 1/160. My gaze is supposed to create Implied leading lines. I used levels to create a bit more contrast and used the burn tool to brighten some things outside the window. I also removed a small scar on my nose by using the patch tool. 

.: Backyard Sunset :.

"Backyard Sunset" is a photo through a pine tree where you can see the sun setting on a field and the building in the background are of the ethanol plant. The tree branches create Actual Leading lines. It was shot at an aperture 5.2 and a shutter speed of 1/60. I used to the burn tool to saturate the sunset and to de-saturate the pine and branches. I also sharpened the photo to make it more crisp.

.: Pumpkin Harvest :.

"Pumpkin Harvest" was shot on my back porch of a group of small pumpkins from my uncles farm. The angle creates a worms eye view of the pumpkins it could also be a close up. It was shot with an aperture of 2.8 and a shutter speed of 1/4. I brightened the colors of the two pumpkins and used the healing tool to remove a small scar from the orange pumpkin. I also made the background black and white to really make them pop.

.: Old Man Willow :.

"Old Man Willow" is a photo of a tree in my parents backyard. I took this pictures crouched on the ground which creates a worms eye view. He was shot with an aperture of 2.8 and a shutter speed of 1/60. I lightened the photo a bit and used the burn tool to create more saturation where the sunset is poking in through his branches.

.: Artist Inspiration:.

The following are some artists that I really enjoy and draw inspiration from. Despite the numbers they are in no particular order, its just to hard to pick favorites.

1. Andy Warhol

I'm a complete sell out for liking Andy Warhol. But his bright colors, odd subject matters, and high contrast is just lovable. I dont know his paintings always seem to evoke happiness which I'm always cool with.

2. Annie Leibovitz

"White Stripes" 2003

Annie Leibovitz is a portrait photographer for Vanity Fair and the Rolling stones. I really enjoy how she connects and tells stories unique to her subect. She was also the last person to photograph John Lennon alive.

3. David Muench

"Cypress Swamp"

David Muench takes some of the most beautiful landscape photo's I have ever seen. He's pretty darn good at keeping them all copy write protected so this google image doesn't give him justice. Breathe taking color and beauty in unpredictable landscapes. He makes me want to travel!

4. Sister Corita Kent

"In Touch" 1969

Corita is possibly the coolest nun to ever live. In the 60's and 70's She created these amazing pop art pieces but each one has a special lesson dealing with christianity or equality. I really think how she took something so fresh and incorporated religion into it.

5. Jim Dine

"Study for this Sovereign Life" 1985

Jim Dine's oil paintings and charcoal drawings have a this very heavy and sketchy feel to them. He draws a lot of hearts and his art often reminds me of doodling in a notebook that he's gone over and over again and again make really dark heavy marks. I think his art inspires me that simplicity and contrast can go a really long way and that realism sometimes is overrated.

.: My Life :.

My name: Angie Aman

Childhood ambition: to be an archeologist

Fondest Memory: just running around my grandparents farm with my cousins. Always going places we shouldn't go.

Proudest moment: Learning to drive a 5 speed

Biggest challenge: Trying to juggle School, Work, Bills, and stuff around the house without loosing time to just be fun

Alarm clock: My cell phone. It sings me a really nice good morning song.

Perfect Day: one where I have nothing to do and nowhere to go unless I want to.

Indulgence: dessert, music, and retail therapy

Favorite movie: mmm probably anything comic book related

Soundtrack: Probably a mix of fly leaf, paramore, cobra starship, and white stripes

Inspirations: My dad

My life is: a comedy gone wrong

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