Cool/Warm Project

Live and Dream (Cool on Warm)

"Dream as if you'll live forever. Live as if you'll die today."  This quote by James Dean is one of my favorites.  You hope to live a long life, but you never really know how much time you have in this world until it's too late.  This was a harsh reality for my friend who suffered from a ruptured brain aneurysm just two years ago.  She is extremely happy to still be alive.  One in 15 people in the United States will develop a brain aneurysm during their lifetime.  Many do not know they have a brain aneurysm until it ruptures.  A ruptured brain aneurysm can lead to a hemorrhagic stroke, brain damage and death.  My friend has considered herself lucky.

Dream and Live (Warm on Cool)

These images depict my friend's struggles, realities, and new-found look on life.  I wanted to give a dream-like surreal quality in Dream and Live.  She ponders about life and thinks of what she is happy to still have, including her son.  Live and Dream depicts more of the harsh-realities of her situation.  Although she is lucky to be alive, she did still suffer some damage.  She has trouble with short-term memory and reading.  She also has more brain aneurysms that are closely monitored in-case of more ruptures.  These realities have become a part of life for her and she can only live a healthy lifestyle and hope for the best.

For more information on brain aneurysms go to www.brainaneurysm.com or www.bafound.org.

Maggie Taylor

I'm using Maggie Taylor's work as inspiration for my next digital photography project depicting cool and warm colors.  I love the surrealism of her digital collages and hope to capture some of that in my images.

Pear Still Life

These pears in my kitchen always remind me of a painting still life.  I decided to take numerous pictures - these are my two favorite.

  

Non-Local Color Version 2

After critique this morning, I've decided to revise my image.  The background color seemed to be confusing people, so I have decided to take it out.  I think this further makes my dog stand out.  I also want to reaffirm my use of blue as a color of compassion.  Some of my classmates did not like the yellow color of the eyes, but I'd like to keep it.  Yellow can stand for caution and fear.  I think this furthers what I like about this picture - she looks on compassionately but cautiously.  (I may try to retake the picture and further zoom on her face, since that is the important part.)