Brian storming, Ideas & Concepts 

Driving along listening to my inspired music by Billy Ocean - Caribbean Queen. I've just been the Walker Art Gallery in Liverpool to look at the Pre- Raphaelite work and discuss work on the 'The Stonebraker' By John Brett. While I was in the Walker gallery I was inspired by their wok and the attention to detail with so much narrative in one painting. 

I then went to have a look at the work of Rankin - ALIVE in the face of death. http://alivexrankin.co.uk/ Large wall mounted images of people who had near death experiences of thoughts of death after being diagnosed with cancer. I am so scared of death I send myself into a panic attack when I think of it and I have to take tablets for the anxiety attacks that I have. I looked at the images and then read the stories behind the image an the person in them.  I was unable to relate to their story as I have never been in any of those circumstances however I have been through a traumatic experience that I had no control over and this scares me! 

Rakin took the images of the people while they where covered in a mask of body/face paint in some of the images. Close up shots on their faces and upper bodies. The use of body paint in some of the images where in their hair, on their faces and their upper body. The images are portraits face on but large scale images. 

After looking at both the Pre - Raphaelite & Rakin I started Brain storming when I got home and also carried on working with my mood board.

Originally I had drawn a ballet dance - a lamp & a box as my 3 images. I had stuck these to a mood board and started to get ideas from looking at old mags and then cutting out images and colours for my mood board. I choose words too and place them on the boards.

The main colours where PINK - BLACK & WHITE. Females in the images. I have then done a mind map and came up with a idea from it for my 3 images. 

Image 1, Mood Board - Julie Morrison 

Image 2, Wings of an angel - To follow

Image 3, Pre Raphaelite - Elizabeth Eleanor Siddal (The original Supper Model) -

Image 4, Body paint & Glitter

Music to inspire creativity

 

 

 

For part of the unit we have been asked to find music that inspires us to be move creative and what also sets us in the mood to open up that creative side of us.  I have chosen two piecees of music the1st one is Billy Ocen Carraiben Queen from the 80's the reason I have chosen this is because it reminds me of my childhood. Stress free no worries just having fun and being free as a child should be. To think of my childhood would automatically take any othe thoughts aweayt from my every day life and let me be more creative taking me away from the everyday hustle & bustle.

 

 

 

 

I have also chosen this peice of pan pipe music. It's an Irish peice and its very relaxing! I have been listening to Pan pipe music since I was 18 when I was living in Japan and working away. I think it helped me relax then as Japan is very fast passed and never sleeps so I used to put this on to switch of and relax. I find it helps me be creative and relax and that in turn helps be be more creative.

 

I think i'm going to listen to some more pan pipe music to help inspire my work over this unit and be more creative with my work. I love taking pictures of nature and anything that makes me more relaxed in a comfertable enviroment.

 

 

 

 



Daily Self Portrait...... (Originally Posted the start of the term when requested but on another page)

Mmm interesting here I am to take a self portrait of myself over the next seven days! God help the viewer as even I don't like pictures of myself.....

Day 1,

Best hairdoo in the world - Creative I don't think so but it shows how I look in the morning when I've just woken up1

Day 2, Rollers in sat in my home my 10 year old daughter taking the picture. I love my home and feel comfortable being photographed here my place of calm & serenity!

Day 3, Sat in the car at the park while my two little ones are playing in the fresh air. Ive taken the image of just my eyes they are tired after a long day and a run I had done in the morning that killed me off!

Day 4,  Drunken picture, Not taken by me but I'm more relaxed not really thinking about my hideous pose but enjoying having my picture taken!

Day 5, On the train going to see a Friend taken by myself looking a bit more alive.

Day 6, Sunday afternoon in the pub with a friend before dinner! My Friend Belinda getting in on the picture!

All of these pictures have been taken where I'm at my best! At home, with my children or out with Friends. I love the park, travelling & having a catch up with the girls so its shows my personality in everyone.

Unit 3 - John's Class Task 2 Colour (Originally Posted on the 3rd May 2013 on another blog!)

In this task I have chosen the colour Brown to shoot.  I went over to Fomby Beach last night as I had decided that I would like to use this coulor and the weather was fantastic for shooting in and the shadows overcasting the statues was perfect for my shoot.

Here are the images I have taken and why I have taken each one. 

Taken by Julie Morrison. 1st May 2013 Formby Beach - 6.30pm

ISO 100 shooting in AV- There is a shadow from the left cast over the side of the face. 

The sun was facing the statue in this image and the coulor of the brown was strong when I stood in front of it to cast a shadow. 

No 87 this is the hand of one of the statue's and I wanted to get the brown of the sand and the statue's hand.

This image is of my daughters feet in the muddy wet sand.

In this image there has been a quad bike that has passed about 30 minutes before I had got there and the sand had started to shift.

There is park close to the beach and again picking up on the natural colour's in the area I chose to shoot the wooden swings while no one was on them.

This is a broken fence running along the bottom of the sand dunes.  The sun was really beaming from the right of the image and causing the brown on the fence to be more of a white.

These are some stepping stones in the park leading to the play area. These are again natural stones and I wanted to capture the natural brown in the image.

While I'm out and about over the weekend I will also be looking out from some creative ideas and will have my camera with me incase I see anything.