Classes 10 and 11: Italy

When I signed up for my class at MassArt, I had already been scheduled to take some of my students on an expedition to bella Italia.  Unfortunately, I was forced to miss two painting classes.  I was able to draw a little, but not very much.  What was beneficial in terms of my current creative endeavor was that, as anyone who has traveled to Italy knows, upon entering the country a person's left brain functions succumb to the the right hemisphere.  Emotions and imagination dominate.  Whether one is observing the art, architecture, landscape, or the citizens of Italy, one is enveloped in beauty.  I photographed many scenes, but I still haven't had too much time figuring out how a digital camera works.  I read the beginning of a book recommended to me by my cousin to help me figure out some of the functions of my camera, but I didn't study it much or practice at all.  I cropped a few images, made a few black and white, and played with some photoshop actions, but I despise working on the computer.  I would rather be covered in paint.  I did have a little help with a few images in photoshop: the blue nuns, SPQR, the man playing the violin.  I did not need to alter the image for the few better photographs: mystical Venice. the oculus at the Pantheon, and the pink house in Torcello.

I wish I had taken my fathers 38 year old film camera instead.  I like the quality of film better than digital.

Click HERE for my photographs from Italy

I apologize for my obsession with cane and religious icons.