new work & site
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- allysin
I've just put up a small site to showcase some new work I've recently started. I haven't made any new work for the past few years and would appreciate your comments.
- Mishga0
nice fotos...
- redant0
I like your work. The only one I wasn't so sure of was Sauvie Island 3: collage on paper - 9x12". Otherwise excellent feel in my opinion.
- fyoucher10
u made a site to showcase some new work...but you haven't made any new work for the past few years....hmmm
- allysin0
thanks for the feedback. I've spent the past few years raising my son and am just now getting back into making art.
- neue75_bold0
children are the greatest work of art that any one of us could possibly conceive...
- You're on a spiritual roll today, neue.pylon
- *tearMishga
- hahapylon
- Scott Christie?neue75_bold
- neue is a family manjanne76
- killthefish0
Love the photos of windows.
- allysin0
Thanks redant. I really appreciate you taking the time to look through my stuff. I think you are right in that the last Sauvie Island piece is the weakest. I was a little unsure about it myself.
And thanks Mishga and killthefish for the photo comments.
- janne760
I LOVE "Columbia Gorge" !!!
- allysin0
Thanks so much, janne76. Most people seemed to be responding to the photographs so it is interesting to hear that you like the above piece as well. Really appreciate your feedback. Do you all feel the collages are as strong?
- janne760
they lack depth ofcourse... but i appreciate the colours and some of the compositions, some do lack a bit of tension though.
i haven't looked at those really well, i'll do so now..
- defstro0
Sauvie Island? So many Portlanders on here.
Nice work.
- janne760
Joshua Tree, I like the first one most, the center tree drags you in, almost hypnotizes you, while the surrounding trees try to drag you in further... it's got this dream effect. more than the others in that series.
but that is only my opinion.
- janne760
sauvie island:
1. the cut off trees, foreground tend to annoy me... also too much overlap while there aren't many at the same time, ..confusing visually
2. i think i like most, but lacks depth
3. nice depth, but the colours make my eyes bleed a little :O
- moamoa0
Columbia Gorg is very nice...
but I don't know what to do with the collages.
- allysin0
Thanks defstro (love Portland!) and janne76. The support is appreciated as I get back into things.
Re: Sauvie Island:
1. interesting to hear that the cut off trees aren't working for you. It is funny because having them cut off was a way for me to create depth. You mentioned lack of depth earlier, so maybe that is something I need to think about more. I do like the play between the flatness of the colors and the perspective of the shapes. So, I am not really trying to create realistic depth, but I am aiming to have some contrast between the flatness of the medium and the illusion of the image. Whoa - that is a mouthful.2. I guess this like the flatness in this one and again am not aiming for realistic depth. Is this what you mean?
3. Aah... sorry to your eyeballs! :)
- typing too fast... meant "I like the flatness in the 2nd Sauvie Island collage."
allysin
- typing too fast... meant "I like the flatness in the 2nd Sauvie Island collage."
- janne760
no i don't mean realistic depth, but a trigger to drag you in the image or at least invites your eyes to move across and explore. and to me, that one (2) almost seems to lack either. so, seems rather 1 dimensional. ;]
but please, do continue. i love the windows (paint) series, the joshua tree, and the gorge is my absolute favorite. the windows photos aren't really moving me much, except for the first one..
- allysin0
Got ya! All really helpful feedback. Thank you so much for taking the time. It is great to be able to get someone else's eyes on your work. Will definitely keep your words in mind. Appreciate it!
- kodap0
I like your works, specially the landscapes.
I was about to say your site lacks quantity of works until I read you were raising your son and I completely saw myself in the same situation. It did happen to me having to raise my lil' kid and losing the track and spare time to do what i like to do most: painting and drawing. Keep up your interest on art!clean and minimal = nice site