Artist 3: Paul Schiller Nature Photographer

http://www.actsofnature.com/

This photograph by Paul is called Unending Beauty. This is one of my favorite photographs of his. I love the detail he was able to capture with his camera. I feel like I can reach out and touch this rose like it is right in front of me not in a photograph. I love this swirl in the middle of the rose, I think that's what makes this photograph so amazing. It gives it so much dimension and depth. You can see the texture so well in the photograph too and just by looking at it you can see that it is very soft and smooth. I love that this photo has such a simple feel to it but it is such an elegant photograph.

Paul has always been interested in photography. He started his career as a photo journalist and spent most of his career in advertising. Now Paul and his wife work together creating interior landscapes. Paul's photography interesting vary but he favors macro nature photography because of its vivid colors, intricate designs and the play of light and texture.

New ideas and inspiration

Well today I went to a motocross race with my fiance and while I was there I started to think about a possible topic for my batik senior seminar project. Sitting on the ground eating lunch I was observing nature in its truest form. I began to look around at the different creatures on the ground. I also noticed the vines and tree limbs intertwined in the deep woods. I thinking that I may like to do something involving nature as a topic for my senior seminar work next semester. So maybe I will research artists who focus there work on nature.

Artist #2 Marcia Baldwin

http://marciabaldwin.artspan.com/large-view/BATIKS/61806---1611/Painting.html

This is another artist that I found that works really well with batiks. This batik is called "Tree of life Batik". I love all the colors that she used in this batik and the shadow/reflection colors also. I love that the details in this batik consist mainly of lines and swirls and even with those kinds of details you can still clearly tell that it is a tree. I also love the contrasting colors of the light and dark in the sky and on the ground or water. The gradations in the different colors in the tree is amazing, it makes the batik look like a painting.
Marcia is a Louisiana artist that works with mainly oils. She likes to use color theory and design in her work. She also uses nature as the subject and inspiration for all of her artwork, whether she is creating realistic works or abstract works.

First Artist: Robin Paris

http://www.robinparis.co.uk/index.htm

I really like her work and the details that she can create just using wax. I like that she incorporates so many different textures into her work. I know from experience how difficult and time consuming adding details with wax can be. One little drop out of place can ruin your entire piece of work. I also like that she uses images from her travels as her inspiration for her art. Furthermore, another thing that I like about her work is that if focuses on nature and the environment.

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To be completely honest I still have no idea what I want my concept to be. I know that I would like to focus on doing Batik work for my concentration during this course. I got to explore it a little while taking crafts class and I found it something that I really enjoyed and I would like to take it deeper and explore. I know that I want to take my own photos and blow them up and create my batiks that way but other than that I am at a loss. So, if you guys have any suggestions that you would like to share with me to give me inspiration they would be greatly appreciated!