art of id

Morning Sunrise

2012-10-19T08:58:00.001-04:00

The sunrise this morning from my kithen. I took this shot quickly as I got my kids ready for school. You know how the light changes, I took 2 more shots but the lighting was already changing. This was my first shot, decided to go with it.

Cumberland Falls Rocks

2012-07-30T19:47:00.000-04:00

Photo by Cindy Holcomb

Rock formation at Cumberland Falls.

These rocks were formed over millions of years. They are made up of layers of shale, coal and sandstone.

The colors and textures form the most majestic structures

Cumberland Falls

2012-06-18T08:19:00.002-04:00

Panoramic photo of Cumberland Falls. This shot combines 4 photos.

Art Definition

2012-05-26T10:54:00.000-04:00

The definition of art - "the quality, production, expression, or realm, according to aesthetic principles, of what is beautiful, appealing, or of more than ordinary significance".

One does not have to understand art in order to apreciate it. Art is supposed to evoke an emotion, whether it be happiness, sadness or utter disgust, the fact that it moved you, it was successful. One of my true inspirations is "Picasso's Guernica". It's symbolism reflets the pain and anguish of war during the Spanish Civil war, it was understood by the heart before the mind registered it. His paintings were a work of art and not biological drawings with labels.

My attempt is to create and define, not renderings, not mere hues, tones and what seems aesthetically pleasing to the human eye, but to search and reach into the depths of my core to produce images that touches the deep recesses of our hearts and minds.

Aged Beauty

2012-05-16T17:10:00.002-04:00

Details of my Notre Dame painting

2012-05-10T15:53:00.004-04:00

The Moon

2012-03-07T21:06:00.002-05:00

Photos by Cindy Holcomb

This was the moon from my backyard tonight. It was very windy and cloudy.

Sunrise in Mayaro Trinidad, WI.

2012-03-01T12:21:00.001-05:00

Photos by Cindy Holcomb

Whilst on vacation in Trinidad last year hanging out with my dad I took these. I started about 5am, I don't remember the exact time these were taken, but I think I may have taken about 12 shots, and these turned out the best. There was a storm the night before, so it was still pretty cloudy. Mayaro is on the east coast of Trinidad.

The Louvre

2012-03-01T09:58:00.000-05:00

Photo by Cindy Holcomb

I took this photo in 2008 standing inside the Louvre and looking through a window. I thought it was an interesting prespective. This was taken with my Nikon D50, so outdated now, I am still pushing it but would really like to go FX soon!!

Cincinnati Sunset

2012-02-19T20:15:00.003-05:00

Photo by Cindy Holcomb

Carnival

2012-02-19T20:11:00.001-05:00

Photo by Cindy Holcomb

Young artist at work

2012-02-07T14:23:00.004-05:00

Photos by Cindy Holcomb

The Rape Of The Sabine Women

2012-02-07T12:46:00.002-05:00

Name this sculpture

Photo by Cindy Holcomb

Cincinnati Today

2012-01-21T14:06:00.002-05:00

Photos by Cindy Holcomb

Trey Ratcliff

2012-01-18T17:42:00.001-05:00

Check out Trey Ratcliff, very creative!

Trey Ratcliff originally shared this post:

I'm against SOPA / PIPA, and here is why.

I think that we, the architects of the internet, are able to create bottom-up solutions for current and future problems. A good example of this is Creative Commons, and here I am at Google talking about how it affects "piracy" in my world of digital photography. this video should jump ahead to 11:48

automatically

Photographers@Google: Trey Ratcliff

youtube.com – Trey Ratcliff visits Google's Mountain View headquarters for an Authors@Google talk.

Name the place

2012-01-17T16:19:00.000-05:00

GREEN PARK LONDON

Photo by Cindy Holcomb

The Holidays

2011-12-06T15:33:00.001-05:00

Photo by Cindy Holcomb

HDR

2011-11-26T17:59:00.000-05:00

Check out Trey Ratcliff's HDR photography....great work!
http://www.StuckInCustoms.com

Man on horse by Marino Marini

2011-10-13T08:58:00.002-04:00

Photo by Cindy Holcomb

Tuscon sculptor Marino Marini Man on Horse at the Peggy Guggenheim museum sits in the garden overlooking the Grand Canal in Venice, Italy. The piece certainly arouses one's curiosity.
http://www.reidsitaly.com/destinations/veneto/venice/sights/peggy_guggenheim.html

http://www.venice-sights.co.uk/peggy-guggenheim-museum.htm

What is Artistic Integrity?

2011-09-19T08:49:00.000-04:00

What is the meaning of artistic integrity and why is the word integrity so different in the arts? What's the incentive for becoming a true artist?

In Search

2011-09-15T14:04:00.000-04:00

Photo by Cindy Holcomb

Even in an almost dying state, subconsciously we yearn towards the warmth of comfort, an innate sense that lurks within every life form. The exterior, although seemingly harsh, only serves to embellish the facade that protects the delicate succulent interior. I lay dormant, I scream patience, I await...

Brushstrokes

2011-03-15T11:51:00.001-04:00

"I paint for myself. I don't
know how to do anything
else, anyway."
- Francis Bacon

Brushstrokes

2011-03-11T09:59:00.000-05:00

"Only when he no longer
knows what he is doing does
the painter do good things."
-Edgar Degas

Final "Of the Heart"

2011-03-01T12:21:00.000-05:00

First of all, photographing this was quite a challenge. I had to pick one thing or the other to highlight. In this case, I chose to highlight the EKG line since numerous photos of the background was already shown. There is no variation in color of any part, only the intensity of the hue. To further enhance the integrity of the line, I chose to achieve this in relief as I wanted to show a formation of the rhythm of life.

So to explain the meaning of this piece, it's no secret the background represents a broken heart, filled with bitterness, sadness and anger. The use of color and strokes sets this tone. What calms this persona is the dance of the cardiac rhythm that displays itself boldly atop this tangled fury. My use of the EKG was to show a sense of regulation of only which the kindness of the heart can offer by it's very nature. The quality and structure of the line shows strength and the ability to soothe and overcome chaos.

2011-02-25T10:28:00.000-05:00

This is the piece in its dried state. Product has arrived and will be working on finishing up. A picture does not do this justice, there is so much detail that's hidden. Back to work, time to dabble.