Entries from Studio Mathewes tagged with 'self-portrait'
slide work from a week in Maine
I was so out of my element. I wasn't used to striking up conversations with random strangers of all ages and backgrounds. I had never experienced a real artistic community outside of my friends at college. It was so refreshing to see such a broad spectrum of people excited about the same things I was.
Self-Portrait: Tinhead
It's harder than it looks!
Self-Portrait: Yellow Silkie
When I was little, when drawing a self-portrait, I always had yellow hair. Even in a box of 64 Crayola crayons, I would seek out the yellow that specifically said "YELLOW"... no other yellow would suffice. Since then, of...
Self-Portrait: Meh
Today's portrait is a quick-and-dirty, reflecting the unexpected flow of my day--an emergency trip to the pediatrician. All is well now, thankfully. I like to think of this picture not only as a self-portrait, but as a snapshot of...
This Week: Everyday Self-Portraits
Every now and then I like to give myself a little project when things slow down around here. This week I've promised myself that I'll shoot self-portraits every day. I think the most challenging thing for me will be to...
The Colors Series
A useful thing for any working creative is to look back on your work and evaluate it. This is especially fun when a particular project is long-term or complicated. My self-portraits in colors have been a long-term project that I...
BLACK, a self-portrait
And now, I present my final self-portrait in my colors series, BLACK. Black swallows you whole. It conceals and also accentuates edges. Black is essential and dutiful. It is both utilitarian and beautiful. I feel similarly about BLACK as I...
RAINBOW, a self-portrait
I've been working on my color self-portrait series all year long, and as 2008 comes to a close, I'm happy to present one of the last two portraits in the series: RAINBOW. My reasoning for including a "rainbow" in the...
BROWN, a self-portrait
On the same day that I shot yellow, I noticed the afternoon light hitting my neighborhood just right, and ran outside to shoot brown. I have walked by this spot many times, and always loved the way the sun moves...
YELLOW, a self-portrait
I had some spare time to continue my self-portrait series this month! This shot sprung fully-formed from my brain. I had a sheet on which I had written my favorite words back in college, and I knew I had to...
ORANGE, a self-portrait
So I had some excellent luck at the thrift store the other day, and picked up a huge bolt of incredibly bright orange velveteen fabric. A trip to the grocery store for an orange and some crackers, plus a lovely...
Flash in the Mirror
One of the things I usually try to avoid when using flash is mirrors. Not so this time! And what's more, it's all fogged up and smeared from a recent shower. This shot was taken with my brand new...
Unfocused Self-Portrait in Star Shirt
This portrait was a lucky accident. While attempting to take an in-focus shot, my autofocus settings decided to take over during the time my camera was counting down, leading to this deliciously strange version of, well, me. I'm not...
One A Day
I've made a resolution. Throughout the month of August (a quiet month for me, photographically speaking), I'm making it my goal to post one photograph a day and talk about it. These photographs will be brand new, taken within...
PURPLE, a self-portrait
Ladies and gentlemen, my choices for PURPLE: In this set, I decided to take my feelings of dance and movement literally. I struck a few poses that I remembered from my 10 years of ballet as a child. The shadows...
GREEN, a self-portrait
In keeping with my ongoing self-portrait series (see RED and BLUE and WHITE), and in light of the glorious coming of summer, I shot GREEN at a local field near UMBC, near our apartment complex. What I wanted for GREEN...
WHITE, a self-portrait
In continuation with my old film work, I decided to pick up with the self-portraits again, and use them as a way to get me thinking symbolically about gesture and figure. I picked out remaining colors to examine: white, green,...
Old Film Work
The other day, while running through my stacks of old prints and negatives, I found these self-portraits I took during the heat of the Baltimore summer. The idea I was working with was that I would take self-portraits in clothing...
Years Ago
This portrait was taken four years ago. Four years ago I was newly married. Four years ago I worked mainly in film, and loved the grain from 1600 speed film so much I'd buy it by the case so...
Motherhood is Bliss
On December 7th, 2007, I became a mother! This is an exciting new role for me, and as many mothers do, I have fallen completely in love with my daughter, Ruth. She's such a joy to be with and behold,...
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