THE BLACK AND WHITE OF LIFE...AND ART

DRAMA in Black and White
September 24, 2011   

"Pain will destroy; Hope will heal!"

Thanks to DIGITAL WHISPER for their inspiration in the field of black and white! It offered me (and other artists) the opportunity...the challenge... to explore the drama of converting a color photo to black and white... and IT IS DRAMATIC!! As in life, though, there are no real black-and-white situations... there's always at least a bit of gray. It's all part of life...highs, lows and middles! 

Some black and white for your viewing pleasure...

 I fell so in love with black and white (again) that I  even responded to two challenges in kind... 

INSPIRATION AVENUE asked to see art using the theme, KEYS..

and THINK MONDAY-THINK ATC  requested art with the theme of buildings...that I ALSO did in black and white!!

 "Shades of grey wherever I go

The more I find out, the less I know:

Black and white is how it shouldbe,

But shades of grey are the colors I see." 

Billy Joel (American pianist, singer, songwriter)

Thanks so much for stopping to say hello...hope you enjoyed my journey into black and white...I think it's dramatic and very captivating.

Hope to see you again... 

xox,

abbyj 

TIME PASSAGES

The Subject is TIME... 
September 18, 2011 

 "TIME RACES

WE GLIMPSE ITS PASSING" 

We visited with my 94 year old Aunt Barbara this weekend...she's still sharp of mind and tongue and still fun to be with! She lost the love of her life several months ago...the ravages of time passing. This is my Aunt and her beloved some years ago.

Now, on to some blog art challenges...

TAKE A WORD: Music

Music is such a universal pleasure, crossing over all lines that divide us as human beings. It's certainly food for my soul...my life is better because music is so much a part of my life.! 

COLLAGE OBSESSION: Peace

Two interpretations for PEACE...Peace as the absence of  fear of terrorism and war- the motto for the 60's was "make love, not war." It was a time when people believed in tolerance and all the freedoms! Then, there's personal peace... peace in your heart- something we wish and pray for! Perhaps in the lifetime of our grandchildren we'll see both...

INSPIRATION  AVE./ THREE MUSES: FALL/AUTUMN

I LOVE fall (or autumn) for it's extraordinary palette of colors; for the sounds of crunching leaves beneath my feet and of laughter of children bursting forth from the school yards; for the smells of pumpkin pie, roasted turkey and burning leaves...and I love fall because it leads right into my second favorite season...WINTER!

Thanks so much for stopping by THE VIVERE for  a snapshot of my life... hope you'll visit with me again...

xox,
abbyj