Life...The Vivere

WOMEN and the BEACH 

July 25, 2015 

Welcome, fellow artists, family and friends! This is a short posting on some interesting challenges. I always like when a challenge involves some research as it did this time for one of the women coming up.

The first challenge came by way of the group from Flicker's DIGITALMANIA. We were tasked with presenting the face of one of the old Renaissance Masters' paintings in a modern day setting...I used the face of Botticelli's BIRTH OF VENUS. Do you recognize her? I put her on the runway for New York's FASHION WEEK!!

 Here's what she looked like originally...

I also used Renaissance Master Peter Paul Ruben's CHAPEAU de PAILLE for an all-American cowgirl...

and, here's how she looked originally...

SUNDAY POSTCARD ART's theme...strong women. Here's where my research came in. I wanted to feature Rosa Parks...both brave and strong! TIME MAGAZINE included December 1, 1955 in its list of days that changed the world...because of Rosa Parks. It seems that she was on her way to a meeting at her local NAACP about protesting segregation laws when it happened: "she found a seat in the first row of the "colored" section in the back of the bus. But after a few stops, the driver ordered her to get up so a white passenger could sit down. Parks refused, so the police were called to take her to jail." Her ordeal would soon inspire a citywide boycott and a ruling that such segregation was illegal! BRAVE and STRONG!! 

Finally, TAKE A WORD challenged artists to create a piece that was mostly black and white. I used an old photo... 

 

That's all, folks...enjoy your weekend!

Big Hugs,

abbyj