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Since John doesn't like to cooperate and be awake when anyone is on Skype, here is a video from last night. The background music is less than ideal. No we aren't turning into Ricky Martin fans, we were catching up on our Dancing with the Stars.
The cat formerly known as Sleeping Cat, now awake and ticked off that somebody disturbed his beauty sleep.
Shade is not too happy to be awakened from her nap. She is also quite poofy from the dry air in the house this time of year.
Beauty shots as part of the series "Awake"
I shot this using a beauty dish very close to models face.
The past week or two have *definitely* seen an increase in wakefulness -- William is spending more and more time awake and observing his world, which makes sense given that he can see further and further every day!
Surviving cancer and using art as a tool for healing, reflection and understanding has infused my art with a sense of energy and optimism that has a universal appeal. The process of making the art as well as the meaning of it, are both an integral part of the end result and for me there is always a battle to harmonize between the two – to evoke the emotion of the piece and to empower the viewer.
I love combining traditional and new media painting techniques where one feeds off the energy of the other. The visual collaboration of both medias often celebrates a bold expressionism and optimistic edge regardless of subject matter.
My work has evolved from a mashing of referenced pop art and iconic imagery into elaborate multilayered portraits and scenes that depict a more personal interpretation of my life experience, battles and passions. My goal is to lead the observer to dramatic action, putting them on the edge between what we know and what is unknowable. I’ve learned that something new will always come about when you push hard enough and the result is the revelation of a “new identity”.
The motivation for me to keep going is to gain an understanding of how this “new identity or rebirth or truth” actually reflects my life as well as the world we live in – or not.
Birdie and I decided to sleep on the couches in her living room and when we woke up this morning, the most beautiful light was flooding in through the windows. I ran upstairs and grabbed my camera to take a picture while Birdie grumbled about her bad morning looks. :)