Whoa!

Thanks for all the feedback at Crit earlier everyone! I think your suggestions hae really helped out and got me back on track! Heres it is, updates included, I used saved extras from earlier versions of this image to work back in and make altercations addressed in class- Im very happy with where it is now, especially as compared to where it was but a few short days ago- :]

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Hpyer-foucs out of conrtol?

Heres the starting of my newest image, been working hardcore....but....I feel like I got into a state of hyperfocus and overdid the tail to this lovely peacock tenfold. Im posting this so I have a record of it, I've already started on the new tail with a new fade into space-

As Im going through this process, Im choosing my focal point, my animal silhouette based on how much identification one can draw from just a silhouette and a one or two details. Im seeing more and more through observation that we only need a few hints to tell us exactly what it is we are looking at.

There are only a few descriptive areas needed to define in our complex human minds;

Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Order: Galliformes
Family: Phasianidae
Genus: Pavo

All Im leaving out is the individual species.
Of which, only two major types exist for the peacock-

-Pavo cristatus
-Pavo muticus



One of the thoughts that really got me started on this was an old letter originally from Graham Rawlinson, a specialist in child development and educational psychology; in the letter he related an experience from his Ph.D. work at Nottingham University, a study which showed that randomizing letters in the middle of words had little or no effect on the ability of skilled readers to understand the text. Im sure you've all seen the email with offshoots of this as it has been passed around for years now, but in case you haven't heres an example:


"Aoccdrnig to a rscheearch at Cmabrigde Uinervtisy, it deosn't mttaer in waht oredr the ltteers in a wrod are, the olny iprmoatnt tihng is taht the frist and lsat ltteers be at the rghit pclae. The rset can be a toatl mses and you can sitll raed it wouthit porbelm. Tihs is bcuseae the huamn mnid deos not raed ervey lteter by istlef, but the wrod as a wlohe."


Chances are you also understand it. It purports that the order of the letters inside a given word doesn't matter, as long as the first and last letters of each word are in the right place.

His words were in part misrepresented through this forward, in response to its popularity he stated, "Clearly, the first and last letters are not the only thing that you use when reading text, If this were the case, how would you tell the difference between pairs of words like 'salt' and 'slat'."

Also, one permutation could result in many different words, and, while you can take into consideration the sentence's context, you would still be unable to be sure about the author's true intention of word choice. For example, the transposed letters of 'ponits' could spell out any of five different words – 'pitons', 'points', 'pintos', 'potins', and 'pinots.' In the forward, the sentences are simple and, given the unchanged words, one can deduce their meaning easily. There is some truth to the e-mail in that people can read sentences in which the letters are jumbled.

There is always a cost involved in reading such text in comparison to normal text, speed for example, but the interesting part is how easily it can be read....



Generalizing, with very few hints, like in the words of this partially conclusive word jumble study, is playing a lot into this new series.

Also notable! Two or three letters don't change at all, making them totally understandable.... Hence my use of three letter words from the mouths of the silhouettes thusfar. Not only that but I also am interested in how much meaning and content one word well-chosen can add to a piece-

I'm very happy with the series so far and have lots of good thought for pushing forward. I'm excited for continuing this trail :]

Interesting much! And thats where we are right now-
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Have a great afternoon!

And of cosure, remmeber to aviod excesisve drniking.

Hold my place please!

My life has consisted of three elements since crit, work in the sense of my long term job, sleep, which has been happening less and less as of late, and work for this class. Its a good weekend to get obsessedd though because Ive got all the fresh thoughts and ideas from crit in my mind! That means it made lots of sense and was super helpful! Thanks everyone who has commented and given me such good feedback thusfar!

Heres the new piece!
1.5 feet height X 2.5 feet length at the moment, Height will prolly remain static, but Im still toying with the idea of length. :]




Oh- and Im still unsure as to choices in text thusfar, Once I have all of this put together as a series Ill be chill with making some concrete decisions there ^_______^

This is a fun colour

Ive Quasi-Decided on this one, it could still change, but for sanities sake I had to choose one. :]

A beastly beast needs.

If you read this.... comment. even if its short. I want to get this figured out sooooon- Im excited :D

Needs a backdrop, lots of choices, or maybe just leave it white.

Diagnosed with slight colorblind tendencies when swimming in greens and blues... heh, Jessica commented on it back in color theory :]

Im thinking something faint in colour, not too vivid, I dont want it to distract, but rather, to accent. Heh, accent. I love this University ^,^

Color vs Colour. Who invented the language? Choices! Choices!

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References to mind-set, color combinations, and the unusual point of view not often remembered- that’s what I like to take in during a day. Eventually my crazy notepads full of these notes click with an emotional pull and a piece unfolds. There is always a deeper story woven into my work's essence if you take the time to look.

When seen, I'd like viewers to be able to see deeper than the image. I want the colors to feel, the characters to speak, and the background to recede into their softened senses. Rocks are, after all, much more than rocks- they are geological wonders that have taken years and years to form and unfold from the earth’s belly. I strive for this communication always, and above all else, I want my story to be complete.

I'm very interested in the interaction of styles and competing areas of interest. I like to see people figure things out. It’s a story that with, but a glance, I can start to relate to the viewer my notepad, my life observations. Psychology can be delicious if you're in the mood. The processes of scanning in textures, working with my photography, utilizing all tools before me, and mixing my medias fascinate me to no end.

I strive to make my artwork an escape for real feelings- free flowing emotion; layer-by-layer the elements should begin to transcend the layers of this all-too-familiar skull for which I slave. I need it for me- I need it for those who care to look- people should delve into this vibrant world that surrounds us instead of being passive observers in a constant game of cat and mouse. This thought relation is my Mister Methamphetamine; the truth shoved up your nose. If fewer smiled with fake smiles, less voices cried with forced empathy, and more molds were broken in this society, my crystal observation and method would be commonplace. That day seems further by the minute to me. Till then, the brush be my focus and the palette my pill- I hope people understand, but in the end, it’s all mental and my release exists.