Painting

So today my painting fell off the wall and I finally got to take it out of the frame that was hanging in the dining room.  The humidity is so bad here that the frame just fell!  Well anyways, this is a painting i did a few years back.  It was an assignment in studio art.  If you can recall, i had a flower photo i took.  It was my first artistic photograph.  When my instructor told the class we had to paint a picture we liked (from a magazine, or anything else), i chose my own.  

Here's the photograph: 

And here's the painting:

close up: 

 

The image i sketched on to the canvas was cropped/zoomed from the original photography, obviously. It's an 18x14' painting.  The base was done with a water base just to get the main color background.  Then after, I began painting in acrylic on top, which is what you see here.  I sketched the original photograph by dividing the photograph in fours.  I also divided the canvas into four sections and took each section at a time.  The hardest part i had with this painting was the shadow you see in the center of the flower that is cast by one of the petals.  Painting a shadow is hard!  Originally, I set out by using black for the shadow and i planned on toning it down with other color to gray.  No. But that wasn't right.  I have to say my instructor helped me out a little by direction.  She told me to go about painting the flower like it was and then use a watered down milky yellow on top.  There is probably 59 different layers under the shadow portion of the painting haha. 

I must say I enjoy painting and wish i had more time for it.  It's fun transferring my own photography into a painting form.  There are many altercations you can make and create from your own work and its fun to experiment.  

okies okies enjoy : )

Venice Beach, California... some old photos

I don't really like these so much... my good edited ones got deleted when i decided to restore my whole mac bc im stupid ! hahaha

These are from last year, last summer when i went out west with my family...unfortunately these were taken with my olympus camera.  Not the rebel.  : \ w/e most of my early stuff was shot with that camera.  Again, not my favouite photos but this grafitti park was amazing.  Such a great place.

So this summer so far has been alright, work sucks.  I might be getting another job.  This economy sucks right now and its impossible to do anything.  But ill tell you that the beach is good clean fun.   I dont no if it so much clean though.  Me and david walked to the end of robert moses field five to fire island.   On the way we walked past a nude beach.  COMPLETELY comfortable.  

Not at all.  It was probably the most awk we've ever felt.  And i know its safe to talk for david on this one.  hahaha especially with all naked old gay guys.  bahahahahah

But none the less we had fun and made the best of it... can you tell?

Show

Me and david went to the Trophy Scars welcome back show at school of rock in south hackensack nj.   I had a lotta fun! love love love shows.  I was kinda disappointed with trophy scars' new stuff though.  Its kinda jazzy ish and def not approapriate to play at shows bc they lost momentum in their set.  

Anyways.  two bands i liked.  Red Light Green Light and Lady Radiator.  Check them out becuase they put on a great show!

okeisokies short entry i know but yea.. heres some photos of Red Light Green Light

Favor To Ask..

So those photos i submitted have all been approved by newsday and they're on the website...and people have been voting who they think has the best photo.

Right now the best photo has 831 votes becuase it was added on may 27th or something but yea..im just asking if you could take the time and vote for one of my photos you like or vote for someone else i dont care.  I just want people to be aware i have photos up submitted in a contest.  The person who is vote best right now had people at their work/office vote so thats why they got so much.  Personally i think there are much better photos in the contest and im not talking about mine.

Click here and its like on the second page as of now.. but that could change.  My photos are under Leesa or la14heim.   Vote for one of my photos please! leave comments! I would like to hear feedback from you readersssss! alotta people are doing that on the photos from the contest.

Thank you for the support and time : ) PS you get one vote per day.  So if you check my blog daily or w/e, make sure you go and vote after you read.... or just vote everyday for the photo you like.  It would really help.  Keep the votes goinnn!  

byeyeyeyyee  and keep checking for photos in the next few days.  I took some photos at a show on friday with david 

Busyyy

So, just taking some time to update... I dont have any photos for you this entry.  But i do have to say that I just entered about 10 photos in a photography contest hosted by my newspaper.  They were looking for photos that capture how 21st century life is lived on long island.  "send us entries that show how we relax, celebrate, support and honor our families and our values, how we face challenges, how we cope or dont and even how we mourn."  

We'll see what happensssss! I dont no when they are supposed to get back to me.

okeisokies and here acutally is a photo that isnt on my website.  it was taken a while ago but when i came across it, it struck me. in a good way.

enjoy!

byeeeeeeeeeeeeeee