More Painting Room Fun
Had a lot of fun attempting to capture the beautiful light in the painting room.
Playing with Shutter Speed in the Painting Room
The painting room is one of my favorite spaces in Hammond Hall. I've had several drawing and painting classes in it, it has a ton of character, and the lighting is often really cool.
Beyond the Sea
Beyond the Sea was inspired by a song titled The Iron Sea by Keane. I wanted the words to have a handwritten look so I wrote it out and scanned it into the computer. I duplicated and layered the text onto a photograph I took of the ocean in St. Augustine, Florida, and set the blending mode to screen so my original black text would appear white.
Scanner Art
One of the projects in my Digital Imaging class introduced us to using scanners as a means of creating art, aka scanography and scanner photography. The extremely shallow depth of field and flat plane create a really interesting look. These three images didn't make the cut for my portfolio but I thought they were fun. Check out Scanography for more scanner art samples. Snake with Flowers, 2009 The Killer Rabbit of Caerbannog, 2009 Falling Baby, 2009
Hammond Hall Painting Studio
JSU has two art buildings, Hammond Hall and Carlisle Fine Arts Facility. Hammond Hall is the older of the two buildings and the central hub of most of the art department activity. It's currently home to art history, printmaking, painting, and graphic design. I work as a lab assistant so I spend a lot of time in Hammond Hall. I enjoy walking around looking at the art students are making and at how the rooms are constantly changing to adjust for various classes or assignments. The painting room is always interesting to look at since the still lifes frequently change. I [...]
Traveling Through
A stitched panoramic shot of tornado damage near Mount Cheaha in Alabama. 2009 Class: Photo II Instructor: Doug Clark Assignment: Photomerge