My new camera

I picked up a new camera and I'm now familiarizing myself with what it can do. I'm slowly advancing into what the digital world of photography can offer. The hardest thing is figuring out a gimmick. It's not like 35mm so basically I'll just charge for my time. I can put images on disc or directly to someone's laptop and they can decide if they want to print them, etc. I can also create DVD's but that is time consuming so the client has to be sure of what they want or give me total creative control. Each time I create a video it gets better and better because that is what I am striving for.

I was going to upload some pics, but I can't seem to get it to work from this laptop. I'll try again.
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Holiday Art

One of my ceramic angels when I was looking for Christmas items that resembled me. Since I couldn't find them I created them myself. You gotta do what you gotta do.
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I’m always thinking of new ways to create art. The holidays are always a good time to create different things to keep or give away as gifts. I had been saving some wine bottles to create stylish vases. One bottle I was going to create an angel, it was from a bottle of Italian wine, and its shape is that hour glass figure like a woman. Add wings during the holidays and if they aren’t very Christmassy you can leave the bottle out all year round. Of course art doesn’t have to be seasonal. I have a hand carved black Santa that is visible all year long as are my angel ornaments that hang over the fire place. I have other ornaments that I place in a large vase and they can be seen all year round.

So back to the wine bottle. I removed the label and since the bottle is clear, I decorated it with several red and silver snow flakes. Since the bottle has a screw cap I filled It with M & M’s and it makes for a very colorful and cheerful display. It could also make a great gift for someone that likes M & M’s.

The Art of Cooking

I've been experimenting in the kitchen as I do from time to time. Every now and then a person gets tired of the same dishes over and over. I like the routine because if I ever get sick I know exactly what I ate on which day. Of course the artist in me wants a little change and I get creative. Earlier in the week I bought some mushrooms and I put them in the fridge since I already had food prepared and as I mentioned I have a routine of things that I eat on certain days. Anyway, I didn't want the mushrooms to go bad so I decided to cook them all at one time. I made a pizza with mushrooms,tomatoes,pepperoni,olives,and three types of packaged cheese.
I put this on a 10" tortilla and it comes out great everytime.

With the remaining mushrooms I sauteed them in a large pan with onions, green pepers and jalepeno peppers. Then I tossed in the diced tomatoes and chopped some green olives. After it cooled down, I put it in the fridge to have another day. I decided to put the mixture over rice and topped with a piece of Talapia.

Today I'll put it over pasta with some sort of meat. The options are endless. Its a great idea for people who really don't like to cook, but don't have a problem with leftovers. You just have to decide what works best for you. If you have a big family then there may not be any leftovers.

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The art of cooking

There is an art to almost everything. When we think of art we think of paintings or photographs. We think of those ceramic vases or plates some of you might hang on your wall. Rarely do we think of art as a formula, but that’s exactly the way Da
Vinci saw it and Michelangelo. When you think things through and see it from all angles then you can create something beautiful. You can figure out the solutions to all of life’s problems. I was thinking about making an apple pie, but I didn’t feel like rolling out dough and I didn’t want to go to the store to get one of those store bought pie crusts. I also didn’t have any cookies to create a quick crust. What I decided to do was take a tortilla and line the pie plate. I then took a second tortilla and cut it in strips to create a lattice top. I scooped in the apple filling and placed my strips on top and then put it in the oven for 35 minutes. It smelled great and when I pulled it out it looked great. Today I will do a taste test.

Another dish that I prepared since it was so hot I decided to do something that would cool off the body. I boiled a dozen shrimp, made some rotini pasta and steamed some veggies. I let everything cool and placed it in the fridge until I was ready to eat. I placed the shrimp I a circle in the bottom of the plate. I then put in the veggies followed by the rotini. Then I poured ranch dressing on top. Just enough to coat it and then mixed it in. You can actually use any of your favorite salad dressings. It’s a great summer dish and it doesn’t take a lot of time.

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Let's Talk Art

Art in itself is totally misunderstood. Its one of those things where you look at it, but for some it means nothing. For others it makes us smile, laugh, cry and think. We are amazed at some ancient art and wonder how time consuming and the genius that went behind such incredible works. The fact that pieces are still around that we can even have a look at the past is remarkable.
Recently I watched a program where a neurologist tried to figure out what makes someone create art the way that they do. It got me to thinking, but I just do stuff. I doodle and sometimes I see something in that doodle that later becomes and larger drawing. It then has a different life with broader detail. The doctor was studying more on body proportions and why certain areas are embellished than others. It’s all quite interesting when you think about it, but the bottom line is that we draw and create from what we know. We all see things differently and that’s what makes art so unique. When a group of people from the same community work on similar art they tend to look the same, but painters and sculptures work in different mediums and the results are different even if the painter paints the sculpture.

We all have different thought patterns and sometimes we are conditioned to like certain things, but every once in a while someone breaks that conditioning with no explanation and they create something that no one understands.

For me if it doesn’t raise a question, if it doesn’t make you feel something, if you don’t react then maybe it isn’t art, but then again, to quote myself, “Not everyone gets it.”



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Addicted 2 Art, what's your addiction?

There is an art to arranging furniture. One has to look at the room and the furniture and see if it really works and how one can make it come together to make the best use of the space. I had my dinning table near the patio door because I also use the table as a desk and drawing table at times and I wanted the light to come through so I wouldn’t have to use any electricity. Of course you wonder should you place the sofa in front of the window, fire place or patio doors. If you place the sofa in front of the fire place you will have to move it during the winter where you use the fire place or not. It just seems proper to face the fire place during the winter. It also depends on whether you have a base at the bottom of the fire place or if its down to the floor. You also have to consider whether or not the window has a sill and if you use it for plants or little objects that you would want to be visible For me the perfect location was in front of the sliding patio doors and I could finally place the sofa table which I made behind the sofa. I can still look over the sofa and see into the back yard and its cozier than before.

I recently made some modifications to a coffee table that someone through out many months ago. I saw the potential in the table. I brought it inside and bleached it down. Then I tightened all of the screws and I went to Ikea and found some gray black and silver casters that look great on the black carpet. The baskets that hold magazines fits under the table and they match the table color. It just makes things easier to maneuver. I wish I could find some casters for the table in which my television sits. That would open up the room even more and I could wheel it out when needed. I’ll keep looking for the right table or get some help to see if there might be holes in the legs where I can install casters.

Once you move furniture around it changes your perspective and your mood when you enter the room. Organization is one key to creating a great living space and home.

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What is art?

The creation of art… The artist is usually a misunderstood person. People are intrigued by their talent, but don’t always understand it. Some visual pieces are pretty to look at and some are more complex. Not only does it tell a story on the canvas, but there is also a story of how and why it was created. Secrets lie in the works of all artists in all forms.
The fantasy unfolds for a person who doesn’t dare experience what they create or they’ve dabbled on the thought and let it manifest itself into something more. Fiction allows an artist to say what they hold deep in the bowels of their inner core. All of their fears get to be presented through images and words. Pain and suffering surface through poems and lyrics. The mood swings and torture from music. Life like art, is filled with beauty, surrealism, truth, honesty, pleasure, betrayal, misfortune and pain.

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