Website

I have updated my website (www.annachipman.com) to have a few of my self portraits. I really wanted to add the other type of work that I have been creating and just chose a few of the project that I have been working on.

Gelato Clouds

My newest image Gelato Clouds is a calla lily.

I know I have mentioned before how interesting I find that calla lily but I am amazed how many twists and turns a flower can have. This image reminds me of a nice scoop of gelato. Amazing how a flower can make you hungry.

New Book

I have been searching for books that will help me on my journey towards becoming a professional artist. I am trying to understand how to go about finding the places to submit my art as well as how to send off the packets to different galleries with all of the proper information. I have found a great book that was recommended to me called "Taking the Leap: Building a Career as a Visual Artist" by Cay Lang. This book is amazing and she goes over all of the things that I mentioned above. This is an excellent book for any fine art artist trying to break into the market and do it in the correct way...as far as sending out the proper materials and such. I would highly recommend this book!

fstop mag

I have had three images selected for this months issue of F-Stop Magazine. http://www.fstopmagazine.com/groupexhibit.html

Whisper

Whisper is one of my newest images which is still in the works. This is an abstract image of a Stargazer Lily. Again trying to keep myself from using the same types of flower and the same colors. As long as I keep that in mind I seem to do ok but if I don't think about it while I am picking out flowers I will end up with 5 images in a row that are the same color. :)

The Eye of Horus

I currently have this image in a show at the Gallery 159 which I had an image in last month. This is an abstract image of a yellow lily.

Quasar

One of my newest pieces. Again as before I have gone back to seemingly my favorite flower at the moment a calla lily.

Oriel Gallery

There is a new gallery in Vallejo, CA at 405 Virginia St. The Oriel Gallery is a beautiful window gallery which is in the midst of the downtown area and other galleries. Currently I have five images in the gallery window, which are pictured above, and I am loving the way that it looks! Lights stay on throughout the night illuminating the work so that what ever time of day or night the images look beautiful and are easily seen.

I will post more information about the gallery shortly such as the email address and such so that others will also be able to take advantage of this beautiful location.

Fragility

I have an image in the "Fragility" show at the 159 Gallery.
My piece "Eclipse on Io" will be in this show showing the fragility of flowers.

Flowers are inherently fragile creatures. I believe that in each flower there lays a secret power hidden deep within their tiny forms. This power reflects the vastness of space, time and the energies which bind all things together. So, in sharing this world, I show some of the universe which exists in every flower for me.

The gallery opening is Sept.5 from 7-10 pm. If you happen to be in the area stop on by!

Photographer

Today I found a new photographer whose work is very similar to my own. His flowers aren't quite as abstract as my own but I love this work. The current image that it is opening to is Queen Anne's Lace, it may have changed by the time you few it, but it is amazing! Here is his website and I would check him out! Finding other photographers who photograph with the macro lens this way is awesome!

http://www.acloseupview.com/

My pain

So yesterday was a fun day...I had to go to the dentist because a filling fell out. I ended up having to get a root canal, which I must say wasn't all that much fun. I did have a nice green shield put on my face and couldn't resist taking some photos on my camera phone. Then once I got started I had to document all my pain and the painful tools that came with it. That and I looked ridiculous which I also couldn't pass up for a photo. They had me walk down a hallway with that green shield and I actually had a nurse giggle at me. See what I mean I looked ridiculous...someone who sees this everyday laughs at me. So here is an opportunity to laugh with me on how I looked.

365 days of self portraits

So I have switched it a bit and posted the photos on: http://picasaweb.google.com/froggys109/365DaysOfSelfPortraits instead which will make it easier to see it all at once.

Day Two

2 days down 363 left! : )

Sutro Baths

Continuing on with my transfers this is another one that I have created of my image from Sutro Baths. This is an eight minute exposure that I love and decided to try it out as a transfer and I would have to say that its pretty sweet! It makes me really sad that Polaroid is going out of the instant film business.

Day One

I'm starting today doing self-portraits...for 365 days. Making myself take a photo a day is going to be a challenge for sure. I think this will help me think about the photos that I take and how I take them. This will also help me to branch out from my normal abstraction of flowers. Many things to think about and consider and I hope to be back again tomorrow, as my commitment requires, to continue discovering where I will go with my new project.

Polaroid Transfers

Lately I have really missed working with transparencies especially on things where I can make them into Polaroid transfers. My current work with flowers is created using a digital camera. This allows me to make sure that I have captured the image that I am looking for within the flowers.

So a few months back I sent a few of my digital files to Gamma Tech which made those files into slides. Its so awesome to have those files in a different format than I am used to having. They have really good prices and their service was great. I would highly recommend them if you need to have your files converted.

These files have allowed me to try my work in a different medium than the digital prints and digital files I have come to be used to. This has given me more of a chance to explore my own work in a different way. I'm including a couple of the transfers that I have recently done.

Eye of the Chamelion

So I have a bunch of my photos up on jpgmag.com and this month one of the themes is Geometry. I have my "Eye of the Chamelion" entered in to this catagory. If you have a chance I would love it if you could send a vote my way!

http://www.jpgmag.com/photos/468402

Uber cute!

Games that are super cute!

http://www.ferryhalim.com/orisinal/

Color Theory

I was sorting photos and putting things in there proper places when I found this image that I had taken back in Color Theory. I love this image, as I tend to love a lot of my images :)
This is something I am going to work on over the summer is getting different work that I have created in the past posted up here, update my website and as I take photos over the summer take them of something other than just my thesis. I will get very burnt out on that if I just continue to work only on that.

Fuck this book 2

So I was just checking out my book "Fuck This Book" last night and saw that they have a website. When I looked at the website this morning I found that they are having a call for entries! How awesome would that be to have one of your images in there and make people laugh about how silly and funny that was.

The site has images that people have submitted for the new book....funny stuff!!

http://fuckthiswebsite.com/

WTD

What the Duck has provided me with great entertainment! I wanted share it...

http://web.mac.com/aaronandpatty/What_the_Duck/Comic_Strips/Comic_Strips.html

Calla Lilies

I have found that calla lilies are very inspiring flowers. I have created many different images from calla lilies since the start of this project. There is just something about the flower that inspires me and draws me in to look at it in many different ways.

Normally I try to not buy the same type of flower over and over because I often see the same type image within it. Calla lilies on the other hand are different...there are so many different colors and each has its own unique shape to its body.

Huntington Witherill

I found a photographer that I thought was rather interesting. Huntington Witherill has some flower photographs that aren't really like what I am photographing but I found inspirational. I have tried to photograph Iris a few times and seem to always come back with the same photo. His work of an Iris is different and makes me what to go and photograph one again.

Anywhooo check out his site.

http://www.huntingtonwitherill.com/

F-Stop Magazine

Just got seven of my photos in F-Stop Magazine and I'm sooooo excited! My images are half way down the page. Oh and look up by the title...thats me too! http://www.fstopmagazine.com/groupexhibit.html

Submission for Jpgmag.com

I have just submitted this image into Jpg Magazine in its category "Fresh". Here is a link for that if you care to vote....its down by the bottom of the flower. http://www.jpgmag.com/photos/496348

My thoughts....deep thoughts

I am creating this blog to show some of my more recent work. I will also post my very deep thoughts on the current work that I am creating. : )