Online Exhibition - MCAD Web 2.0 Class

Final Exhibition - "Passing Moments"
To see the complete exhibition see my Flicker site.

In this series of works I started with a focus of “Passages” for a series of visual pieces for a summer class with the Minneapolis College of Art & Design – (Art Education in the Web 2.0 World
After my initial “gatherings” of images for my focus on passages I found my self-becoming aware of paths and passing moments. Most of my gatherings were my summer "walks with dog" (Copper), so she became a focal point an inspiration for working with colored lines overlaid on the image to emphasize a concept of passages and provide a new view point on an otherwise “commonplace” moment in time.  I am striving to look at the different “layers” of reality that we construct. I want those who look at my images to “see” beyond this ordinary moment and see how much more there is ~ When you take the time to really stop, look around and observe the amazing world around us.

reflection and revision

After some feedback from Emily, I took a previous work with the colored lines and a person on a path - Passing "Away" and revised it with colored lines that tapered and receded to a point in the background.
I think the new effect is more dynamic and give more depth to the work. I found a cool technique using the pen tool in Photoshop. I used the free form pen tool to create the lines and then made them into tapered brush stokes using an option on the path palette. It is an interesting technique and I think I will apply it to a river way color overlay I have been thinking about..