Mmmmm.

Abstract Expressionism!

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I think these photos are really funny.  The cool colors in the background really make the pictures more intense, and the light on the water makes them look like halos.  A lot of the images look like religious icons, which is kind of funny, too.  I also love how the spray from the balloons is shot out all over the page.  The water droplets look like little faraway stars.  The images in this series have simple backgrounds that focus your attention right on the figure, even though they’re really bright and interesting themselves.  I especially like the photographs where the subject has a very relaxed face.  The casual facial expressions make the photos look really candid, which is funny because what’s happening in the photos is so offbeat and well thought out.

I like the use of a really bold figure in front of a plain background.  I’ve been thinking about doing a series of collages with some different complex but subtle backgrounds and a photograph of something very vivid, like a person maybe, pasted in the foreground.  I want to figure out how to incorporate that idea into pots or plates or something ceramic, too.  I’m excited to get going on some crafting with fabric.  Maybe more pillowcases for the meantime, but I’m excited to really master my beautiful new sewing machine.  

I copied this from an Albrecht Dürer drawing!