ABSTRACT VALUE STUDY
THE ART OF NOT SEEING Below you will find two images of my friend Theresa O'Neill who is one of my regular models. When looking at the colored version of the photograph, it may be seen as rather intimidating for a beginner to reproduce it as a work of art. Even when the image lacks the distraction of color, the details of the photograph are incredibly threatening to capture. We identify images with their given names that we use on an everyday basis. We are trained to see in the language that we communicate in when speaking and writing. We see may only see the complexion of a face, her eyes, nose, mouth, arms, the window, perhaps her earnings and the incredible detail in her scarf. We see, and we don't observe the simplicity, becoming distracted by all the color and complex detail, failing to notice the basic foundation of the form. Often, a newly practicing artist concentrates on the little details instead of the larger abstract forms, quickly becoming discouraged or rea