For most men, the time you spend shaving, and for most women, the time you spend putting on makeup, is the only time of your day that you spend looking in the mirror. This is the time you have to face yourself. That was the idea behind these photos.
But actually all I see when I look at them is handsomeness! Did I mention we're dating?
This is my Dad and brother, I believe it was Father's Day 2009.
The journaling reads:
"I took this picture when we went out to dinner. Dan always does this thing where he takes his glasses off very dramatically and says "My God... I can't see a thing." It still makes me laugh. This is my favorite picture of Dad and Dan."
The background paper and gentleman are from Graphic 45's Le Romantique collection and the blue flourish is from a Pink Paislee paper called "Fascinating." The letters are painted chipboard and hand written with white gel pen.
I took these at JT's diner in Smithtown, where my boyfriend and I often go for breakfast. They came out way too dark but I decided to post them anyways because I always embrace my mistakes. Next time I'll remember to use a flash when using a Holga indoors!
My awesome Uncle gave me all his old camera equipment! I was just fooling around with it today but I'm going to experiment with all different lenses and filters soon and see if they work with my Rebel T1. :)
Friday I watched 9-year old Emily for the day because she stayed home sick from school. Watching the news, we discovered that it was National Blueberry Pancake Day so naturally we decided to celebrate!
We added cinnamon and these caramel sprinkles to the pancake mix for a touch of sweetness. They were the BEST pancakes ever!
Today is the one year anniversary since I started this art blog and defined my life as an artist! It has been a wonderful experience sharing all of my work and telling my story.
I am now starting a new adventure, the creation of my own freelance photography business called Cakewalk Photography that will operate out of Brooklyn, but also I am doing location shoots anywhere in New York City or Long Island. I am lucky enough to have the biggest dining room in Brooklyn and today I'm turning it into a portrait studio! I am so excited! Over the next few weeks I will be installing lights and building my portfolio andI am offering free digital images to anyone who will pose for me. Please contact me at shannonclyne@gmail.com if you are interested in doing a photo shoot!
The two gentlemen seen here are my very supportive roommates :)
xo shannon
I ride trains a lot.
As an exercise in creativity and a way to entertain myself while traveling, I will bring with me a couple of random art supplies and try to create something using only those. I made this collage on the train this past Tuesday, while dreaming about having a red convertible.
Mixed media on cardstock.
Paper boat made with Graphic 45 scrapbooking paper. <3
This work was inspired by characters in the children's book The Phantom Tollbooth by Norton Juster. It's a fun book to read and has a lot of linguistic puns- for example, there is an island called "Conclusions" and you can only get there by jumping to it. The main character is trying to rescue two princesses named Princess Rhyme and Princess Reason because their banishment has left all of the Kingdom of Wisdom in dischord and disharmony.
I liked this concept because in the story, the princesses would confer and solve problems that the people would bring them, they acted as peacemakers. What I like is that you needed both Rhyme and Reason, the poetic and the logical, for true understanding. I think that everyone needs a little of both.
This started out as a page in my art journal and ended up being a scrapbook layout of unusual size (s.l.o.u.s.). The background is a piece of vintage magazine paper glued over a piece of notebook paper. Then I attached the photo. Next I drew with Glossy Accents, I wrote the words and doodled the hearts so that they would resist the black paint. I then painted the border around the image. I used a wet paper towel to carefully wipe the paint off the places where I wrote with Glossy Accents. The effect was not as contrasted as I had hoped so I added white gel pen to help the words stand out.
The Vanderbilt is an old mansion on Long Island where my friends and I went to walk around, look at the de-lovely scenery and take a lot of silly pictures. It was Autumn and everything was beautiful.
