Cynthia Mosser

Tucked away in a quiet NE Vancouver, WA neighborhood is a CHRISTMAS SPECTACLE to rival all Christmas spectacles. Not only is every inch of the Assurety Senior Care Center's architectural and landscaping space chromatically illuminated, the carefully arranged light show flashes in sync with a medium-loud "We Wish you a Merry Christmas". I love driving by and being jarred by such a sight, but I definitely wouldn't want to be a neighbor! Image source: assurety.org

Nice intensity! Photo by Jakob Esben .

The photo manipulation, saturation, shapes, color and of this ad are rich!

Eva Speer's work at Charles A. Hartman Fine Art creates levity and grandeur using color, shape and deliciously poofy cloud formations. If one were to peer through a lens into the cosmos, this is an awesomely gorgeous representation of what one might see. See "Eden", 2009 (above) 18" x 18", oil on canvas Aside from the clouds and color, I love how she uses brightly colored elements like fireworks in "Stratagem". This directs us to the background using color as our guide. Compositionally, "Stratagem" is stronger than "Eden", but it is also much larger and uses gouache (a matte watercolor) instead of oil paint. Hartman did depart from the norm by showing a painter instead of a photographer in his gallery this month. The results, however, are well worth it! See "Stratagem", 2009 (below) 34" x 46", gouache on paper Eva Speer's work shows through March, 2009. 134 NW 8th Avenue, Portland, OR 97209 (DeSoto Buildi...

Another image from W Magazine (my favorite fashion/art magazine) - this time by Mario Sorrenti with a Burberry dress. The use of colored lighting show the shadow to be the complement to the light source. Additionally the composition is excellent. Photo credit: Mario Sorrenti