The Big Picture; Lunar New Year

(http://www.boston.com/bigpicture/2013/02/lunar_new_year.html)
   
     The Boston's pictures displayed many amazing photos; it was hard enough for me to choose one. The picture I chose was Lunar New Year themed. I chose it because the color instantly popped out to me. It's full of the same traditional shades of red and yellow, and the man's less intense clothes stand against the background, and emphasizes his expression. An unnamed Chinese man is pictured, exiting a shop.
At first glance you might miss all the extra details on the decorations; you can spot many different Chinese symbols, price stickers, and patterns. It actually kind of freaks me out how many baby faces you notice when you start to look closely (I counted nine). To me, the picture is telling a story of an ordinary day; it's obviously a candid shot from the look on the man's face. It's weird, or maybe even a bit comforting, to know that there are people all around the world that have normal day-to-day lives and experiences. I'm glad the photographer caught a person in the photo. It's a trivial thing, but I've been wondering if the man happened to buy anything in the shop, and if he continued on in other places.

Wednesday School Pictures

Looking In

Color

Texture

Underneath

February 20th: Underneath

(I did a literal sense of underneath-- and the lighting in the room was so bad, I had to use the flash, which made her eyes red, and I guess red-eye correction doesn't work on cats.)

2012 and Resolutions

     In 2012, I learned a few things about myself. I've used these things to create resolutions for 2013 to make a better new year for myself. I've always like the month of January because it feels like a fresh start and a chance to be different this year. I was evaluating myself earlier in the week, and these are some of the things I've learned. First of all, 2012 was the year that I mostly started to practice drawing and art. I know I've improved a lot with a lot of help and progressed from my old drawings from last January, and it feels odd to look back at them. I feel like my personality has changed a lot too. In 2013, I want my personality to keep changing; my New Year's resolution is simply to become a better person. I resolve not to be so sad or depressed this year. Overall, this year was a lot of change for me especially in mindset and what I spend my time doing. I think I'm becoming a better person and I want to continue that.