Lobo

DSC02017, originally uploaded by aunt.meeb.

This shot, I don't know. I think it exists perfectly as a photo, but I want to try and envision someone wanting an image like this preserved in paint. It truly captures the personality of a beloved family dog.

Animal Portraiture

DSC01729, originally uploaded by aunt.meeb.

I have loaded some shots into a set called "Fauna" - I hope to use some of these to practice the intricacies of capturing animals' personalities in paint. I love this one of Whitley, the cat of my sister and her family. He has looked the same for almost a decade. That cat never ages.

I'll post a few more good ones of beloved pets soon.

Spinning

DSC01736, originally uploaded by aunt.meeb.

I am becoming quite enamored on images of movement and spinning. I like how in this image, the foot is clear and everything else is blurry - it's like that singular connection between us and the earth is the only thing definite. Everything else needs some interpretation.

New Mexico

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Don't let the chili peppers fool you; New Mexico was so much colder than we expected. But what an amazing amount of inspiration within a two-mile radius of our downtown Santa Fe hotel! Such a different climate, culture, landscape and color palette than Kentucky.

Scenes from California

DSC00193, originally uploaded by aunt.meeb.

I love the above picture. It captures, abstractly, two people I love: my husband and my good friend Karisse. Eric stands like that, with hands on hips, quite often. Karisse is doing what good "El Lay-ers" do and showing us around Hollywood. Her painted toenails show the vibrant nature of her being.

The other shots in this set are mostly compositional in nature. I hope you enjoy the bold colors and striking features of California as much as I did.

Out the Window

DSC09628, originally uploaded by aunt.meeb.

So many of these shots are experiments in composition, and are portraiture only in that they attempt to capture the personality of an organic being...in this case, Earth. 

These were taken on our trip out West to California and through Arizona to New Mexico.

Portrait of Baby Beans

DSC08937, originally uploaded by aunt.meeb.

So not exactly considered portraiture, but these little guys will soon have a life and a personality of their own.

Family Wedding

DSC08388, originally uploaded by aunt.meeb. I love weddings because they always give you the opportunity to: 1) try and catch people's outlines as another camera's flash explodes, but while you keep yours off, and 2) fully explore the range of browns, golds and crimsons that accompany low-light, and 3) get neat movement shots. I love the blur, the glow, the fuzziness of these shots. It reminds me of my mental state during weddings, usually.

St. Agnes at Night

DSC07074, originally uploaded by aunt.meeb.

These are some shots I took while my husband was singing in the choir loft. I was playing around with shutter speed and all those things I don't understand. All I know is that I really like the ochres and golds and burnt siennas in these pictures.

Art!

From February 2009

I finally got to go to the Indianapolis Museum of Art this past weekend. I love it. I get lost in art museums. They're never quiet for me; the variety of works call out to me an pull me into so many different worlds. I'm grateful I got to enjoy it with Stessi, Kate and Sophie.

From February 2009