Shadows

These shoots are based of shadows; the different kinds and what makes these shadows.

With these two shots, I noticed how depending on the angle of the sun I was either able to get a shadow or the actual color of the leaves and branches on the trees

I liked this shot because not only could I get the weird form of the shadow but it is also brought to my attention that the shadow itself could be an zentangle design and a interesting one at that depending on how it is used.

From these two pictures, I learned that a shadow can have a different form depending on the angle you are looking at it from. The top picture shows the shadow of the railing from the top of the steps and the bottom picture shows the shadow of the railing from below the steps.

These two pictures more reinforces what I said before about the form of the shadow and the angle at how you look at it. I also like these pictures because it shows that the shadow moves based on where the sun is in the sky.

I decided on not only getting shadows of different nature but also one of how my very own shadow would look compared to that of these small plants.

This photo was taken inside, and it stands out to me because of the different types of shadows that are there in one because of the different lights and where they are located inside the building.

This picture was also taken inside. This shows the sun shining light through the sunroof. This one caught my eye because of  how the shadow kind of glistens and it shows how the light it is distorted because of what it is shinning through.

Zentangles

Road to Zen

Beginning Zentangle was quite the adventure for me. The first reason being, because I did not believe I have the capability to create wonderful art and really nice designs. It is not in the image above but in my first one or two when I started, I made a few mistakes but I remember my professor telling me to keep going even if I do and that is what I did and it came out a lot better than I expected and so as I did more and more my confidence grew and I started to branch out and I started doing more and more new things. In the first row at the top in the image i started doing different designs that my professor did not tell me to do, then he moved me unto water painting with zen which is where you have the leaves with the color. I then took that to another level by showing distance by lightening the water paint. In the second row I started to stray away from 3 designs in one box and actually start to try and make things and use the whole space. Not only did I want to make space but I wanted to make things that I felt like doing and that appealed to me, whether it was how I was feeling or just what looked good. In the third row I wanted to try abstract designs, things that was weird looking but still needed a focus and that is what I came up with.

Journey After the Discovery of Zen

At the end of discovering what zen really is, I was giving this assignment by my professor. "Draw your hand and do various different zentangle designs in it." At first I thought it would be the easiest thing until I sat down to actually do it. I got faced with obstacles like what design should I use and where should I put it but at the end of it all, this is what I came up with. I did this based off most of the designs that I started to do throughout the semester. The left hand represents the amount of things that were pilled on me and what I had to take on. The right hand shows the continuation process and how things became less as I went along and this is also why I left the palm of the hand open. There will be more to do and more to take on but what I do take on and fill my hands with once again will be up to me.

University of Rhode Island (URI) Track Meet Views

Overview of the track from above

Views from the bleachers

Views from the track

AIC Track and Field Team

Coaching Staff 

Nicole Dumpson on the left, Leo Mayo on the right

Team in the bleachers waiting to warm up for their events

Jeremy on the left, Zack on the right

Tiyanna Jenkins on the bottom, Naquan Smith up top

Iyanna Jenkins just waking up from her nap

Aaniyah Robinson engaged for the photo shot

Dahsia Middlebrooks 

URI Track Meet Events

Olivia Magni doing the polevault

Alexis Johnson hurdling (white and black Jersey)

Iyanna Jenkins hurdling (white and black Jersey)

Kurt Lungrin doing men's high hurdles (yellow and black Jersey)

Justin Cohen in the long jump

Tried to capture Justin in mid air, attempting to make a big jump

Henley in the 400m dash (yellow and black Jersey)

Iyanna in the 60m dash (black and white Jersey)

Isaac Sampson 60m dash (black and yellow Jersey)

Aaniyah Robinson 200m (black and white Jersey)

Isaac Sampson 200m (black and yellow Jersey)