Shannon Hart Hudnell

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2011-08-21T19:48:00.000-04:00

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South Beach is a Winter Haven

2011-08-07T12:21:00.000-04:00

Besides the 109 degree heat index and rain we've been having, South Beach's Winter Haven hotel is a classic!

Angels Gazing Into a Crystal Ball

2011-08-01T22:53:00.000-04:00

Another capture on my class assignment. What are they looking for? The future? Hope? A new life?

The Sleeping Angel

2011-08-01T22:47:00.001-04:00

To record a derive for a class assignment, I used my camera to capture some things that caught my eye. This sleeping angel was one of them.

Ford F-Series Hooters Goodyear Race Truck

2011-07-01T06:38:00.000-04:00

Vintage McCormick Farmall Cub Tractor

2011-06-30T06:35:00.000-04:00

It's so cute! It reminds me of playing with the Fischer Price tractor when I was a kid.

Silver Cobra Race Car

2011-06-29T07:29:00.001-04:00

Check out the smoking cobra snake inside!

The Ultimate Bat Mobile

2011-06-28T06:25:00.000-04:00

It took a lot of patience to get these shots. People were surrounding this machine!

Curious George in a Red Thunderbird

2011-06-27T08:24:00.000-04:00

Curious George was one of my childhood favorites. (This is a Thunderbird, right?)

Get your motor runnin'.... '65 Mustang

2011-06-25T06:01:00.023-04:00

Looking for adventure? This one is sure to put a dent in your wallet, but the chrome will put a smile on your face.

Who said Pintos were dead? Here's one that's alive and kicking!

2011-06-24T07:58:00.012-04:00

Most people are amazed to see any Pinto still alive and well. This one is not only alive, but it's pretty bad ass!

There are Toy Corvettes... and then there are more toys...

2011-06-23T07:53:00.010-04:00

Men and their toys... ya gotta love 'em! Not only is this human-sized car his toy, but he added another smaller one to his collection.

The Pink Panther Pepto Bismol Car

2011-06-22T08:48:00.000-04:00

Although I love the color pink and the Pink Panther, I couldn't see myself driving around anything the color of Pepto-Bismol... but this is still a cool car! Even the inside is pink!

Car Shows - Smiling About Motors

2011-06-21T08:28:00.019-04:00

Motors aren't what attracts me to car shows. It's the shiny colors, the unique custom shapes, and the attitudes of the owners and their machinery.

The Art of Peter Saul – Criminal Medicine

2011-06-15T11:02:00.006-04:00

When I was a student at Florida State University, I had the wonderful opportunity of interviewing artist Peter Saul. At the time, he was 63 years old and an instructor at the University of Texas. After seeing his work at FSU's art museum, I was inspired! There was so much detail and elements of story that I knew I just had to write my art education term paper on this awesome artist. This is a portion of my paper and interview concerning his work Criminal Medicine.

http://www.liliangarcia-roig.com/pdfs/MaxCatalog.pdf

The art created by Peter Saul reflects the images of surrealism, pop art, and abstract expressionism. His use of distorted gesture and unrealistic figures imitate the style of surrealists; his bright fluorescent colors and cartoonish style represents the work of pop artists; and his abstract figures mirror the abstract expressionists. Saul’s subject matter usually includes social or psychological issues. Viet Nam became the subject of Saul’s work in the 60s. Some of the artist’s work came from a personal level, such as his “Self-Portrait”. Saul has exhibited his work all over the world, including France, Switzerland (Bibliography) and at Florida State University.

Criminal Medicine, one of Saul’s pieces located in the Florida State University’s permanent collection, was painted with oil on acrylic in 1966. Like his other works, Criminal Medicine is filled with symbols of its time – the 1960s – the flower power, Vietnam era. This piece’s symbolism involves an objection to the war that was so devastating – and so objected – to so many people. Criminal Medicine is about the power the United States’ soldiers had over the Viet Namese. There are chemistry tubes and vials labeled “race mixer” and “criminal medicine”, a U.S. Army sergeant, a female figure with a hat, a house, protruding eyes, musical notes, a cross with an army coat nailed to it, and the word “adultery” labeled nearby a female figure with an embryo in her womb. She sun is shown in different phases: smiling empty-eyed and not smiling. The subjects are overlapped, and the cartoonish colors include bright pink, orange, yellow, green, and silver, with bright and military shades of green and blues. Saul’s style in this artwork is tightly pieced together with black outlining the colors.

Criminal Medicine takes on a deconstructionist attitude, with its contradictions in the social setting. It represents what was behind the scenes of the destructive war – prejudice, pregnancy, and prayer. The racism between both countries was prevalent. The soldiers were impregnating women before they’d leave the country, and there were people praying for their lives to be saved probably more than ever.

In his interview, Saul says that there is a lot of psychology involved in Criminal Medicine. The sun is a curious item in the painting, with its spacey smile on one side and its melancholy look on the other. Perhaps the artist was trying to remind himself that it was still the age of LSD, despite what was happening across the world. Ironically, Saul claims to have never taken LSD or any drug (Interview), although his work appears to be “trippy”.

(Note: LSD was banned in ’66 when this painting was completed.) (“Political Paintings).

For more information about this piece at Florida State University's Museum of Fine Art, visit:
http://www.liliangarcia-roig.com/pdfs/MaxCatalog.pdf

Abstract Painting Slide Show by Shannon Hudnell

2011-05-16T18:27:00.001-04:00

Pelican on Guard - Artography by Shannon Hudnell

2011-04-21T10:42:00.001-04:00

Prints available!

Breakers - Artography by Shannon Hudnell

2011-02-24T08:57:00.000-05:00

Beach Access II - Artography by Shannon Hudnell

2011-02-23T00:56:00.000-05:00

Beach Access I - Artography by Shannon Hudnell

2011-02-22T00:56:00.000-05:00

Glowing Pigeon - Artography by Shannon Hudnell

2011-02-21T00:55:00.000-05:00

Refresh, Rewind, Rejuvenate - Strawberry Martini Glass - Artography by Shannon Hudnell

2011-02-20T09:49:00.000-05:00

Philosophy Buddah - Artography by Shannon Hudnell

2011-02-18T07:48:00.000-05:00

Awakened One - Buddha - Artography by Shannon Hudnell

2011-02-17T07:47:00.000-05:00

Pregnant Aura - Maternity Artography by Shannon Hudnell

2011-02-16T07:42:00.000-05:00

Getting Ready to Hatch - Maternity Artography by Shannon Hudnell

2011-02-15T07:41:00.000-05:00

Waiting for a Rose - Maternity Artography by Shannon Hudnell

2011-02-14T07:40:00.000-05:00

Electric Blue - Maternity/Pregnancy Artography by Shannon Hudnell

2011-02-13T07:39:00.000-05:00

Hatching - Maternity/Pregnancy Artography by Shannon Hudnell

2011-02-12T07:37:00.000-05:00

Angel of Curiosity - Artography by Shannon Hudnell

2011-02-11T09:32:00.000-05:00

Angel of Color/Rainbow Angel - Artography by Shannon Hudnell

2011-02-10T09:31:00.000-05:00

Angel of Learning - Artography by Shannon Hudnell

2011-02-09T09:31:00.000-05:00

Fire Angel/Angel of Warmth - Artography by Shannon Hudnell

2011-02-08T09:30:00.000-05:00

Angel of Free Spirits - Artography of Shannon Hudnell

2011-02-07T09:29:00.000-05:00

Angel of Sound - Artography by Shannon Hudnell

2011-02-06T09:28:00.000-05:00

Angel of Grace - Artography by Shannon Hudnell

2011-02-05T09:27:00.000-05:00

Angel of the Sun - Artography by Shannon Hudnell

2011-02-04T09:25:00.000-05:00

Angel of Literature - Artography by Shannon Hudnell

2011-02-03T09:24:00.000-05:00

Angel of the Blue Skies - Artography by Shannon Hudnell

2011-02-02T09:22:00.000-05:00

Angel of Earth/Earth Angel - Artography by Shannon Hudnell

2011-02-01T09:22:00.000-05:00

Prints available!

1800 Daguerreotype at the Basin - Artography by Shannon Hudnell

2011-01-31T11:17:00.000-05:00

Warming Up - Artography by Shannon Hudnell

2011-01-29T15:28:00.000-05:00

Inverted Dreams Artography by Shannon Hudnell

2011-01-28T15:27:00.000-05:00

Teal Daze Artography by Shannon Hudnell

2011-01-27T15:23:00.000-05:00

Psychotropic Dream Artography by Shannon Hudnell

2011-01-26T15:22:00.000-05:00

Open Blackberry at Waterloo - Artography by Shannon Hudnell

2011-01-25T15:29:00.000-05:00

Lurking Blackberry at Waterloo Artography by Shannon Hudnell

2011-01-25T15:22:00.000-05:00

Purple Haze Over Tomoka Artography by Shannon Hudnell

2011-01-24T15:21:00.000-05:00

Blue Morning River Artography by Shannon Hudnell

2011-01-23T15:21:00.000-05:00

Prints are available at my website!

Storm Rolling In - Artography by Shannon Hudnell

2011-01-15T12:25:00.000-05:00

Red Sky at Night - Artography by Shannon Hudnell

2011-01-14T12:24:00.000-05:00

Painting the Sky - Artography by Shannon Hudnell

2011-01-13T12:23:00.000-05:00

Midday Blue Sky - Artography by Shannon Hudnell

2011-01-12T12:21:00.000-05:00

Prints Available!

Sunset Behind the Red Sea - Artography by Shannon Hudnell

2011-01-11T12:21:00.000-05:00

Prints Available!

That 70's Dullness - Abstract Art by Shannon Hudnell

2011-01-08T01:21:00.000-05:00

I like these colors unmuted.

A Hairy Grapefruit? Abstract Artography by Shannon Hudnell

2011-01-07T01:20:00.000-05:00

This one makes me want grapefruit until I see the hair in it.

Is it a Bird? Is it a Plane? Abstract Artography by Shannon Hudnell

2011-01-06T01:17:00.000-05:00

People often ask me where I get my ideas. They come from within.

Common Household Objects & Abstract Photography by Shannon Hudnell

2011-01-05T01:08:00.000-05:00

Can you guess what this is?

Abstract Art - Artography by Shannon Hudnell

2011-01-05T01:02:00.000-05:00

Sometimes when I'm not satisfied with a photo I mess with it until I am. This was one of those times.

Abstract Art-ography with Common Patterns by Shannon Hudnell

2010-12-05T01:11:00.000-05:00

I see little things that many people do not. This was a pattern within an historical sidewalk fixed to appear from the bottom of the ocean.

Abstract Fire & Ice - Artography by Shannon Hudnell

2010-12-05T01:03:00.000-05:00

Artography in Macro Photography - by Shannon Hudnell

2010-11-05T01:05:00.000-04:00

Sometimes macro can be abstract. I love working in macro!

Abstract Art Textures & Patterns - by Shannon Hudnell

2010-10-28T10:37:00.000-04:00

I love taking photos of patterns and turning them into abstract art. Can you guess what this is?

Art Manipulated in Photoshop - Ghostly Woman - by Shannon Hudnell

2010-10-08T14:33:00.000-04:00

I took some old artwork in which the originals had been sold and manipulated the only photos I have of them in Photoshop. Here is one of my artography galleries.

Name That Work - Funky Artography by Shannon Hudnell

2010-10-05T01:09:00.000-04:00

I don't name all of my work because it sometimes doesn't occur to me until a later date.

Artography at the Ocean - A Photoshop Transformation - by Shannon Hudnell

2010-08-31T14:58:00.000-04:00

I love working with Photoshop and combining photography with art in order to create artography. I wanted this to look like a masterpiece in progress.

The video I made here doesn't quite relate what the actual photos look like, but you can go to the gallery to get a better view.

Artography of Angels by Shannon Hudnell

2010-06-01T15:26:00.000-04:00

I love taking photos of angels. I also love painting. But unfortunately, I don't have the patience to paint angels. Instead, I have used my photography and photoshop skills to make new artography of angels. Artist proofs available upon request.

Be Careful of Photo Contests

2010-01-21T15:02:00.000-05:00

A client in which I had photographed some pet photos wanted to enter some of the photos in a contest, but since I was the owner of the photos and reserve all rights, she was unable to do so. She asked me if I was interested in entering her pets in the contest, as she, like most pet owners, are proud of their furry family members. I told her I would look into it and get back to her.

Just as I had suspected, like most contests, the photographer basically gives up his/her rights and allows the contest holder and sometimes its affiliates to use the photo however, whenever, and for an undetermined amount of time as they please. The photo owner has no rights because by entering the contest, the fine print says so.

This doesn't bother most amateurs, as they are usually more than happy having their photos in publications. But for professionals who work hard and depend on our photographs to make a living, it doesn't fly too well.

Ironically, as I am writing this, I was just sent an email with a link from Photo Attorney's blog. Her blog goes into greater detail and is well worth the read if you are thinking of entering your photos in any contest.

http://www.photoattorney.com/?p=1034

Shannon Hudnell in Smithsonian Magazine Featuring Oak Hill, FL -

2009-12-17T02:39:00.000-05:00

Check out my article on the Smithsonian website for Oak Hill, Florida. If you click on the main photo, it will bring up various photos I submitted. At the bottom of the article is a link to my youtube video listed in my previous blog.

Oak Hill: Just Like the Old Florida

2009-12-08T21:11:00.000-05:00

Here is a short video I made about Oak Hill, Florida. It's a great place to reminisce about the way Florida used to be.

Witching Woman - a Photoshop Transformation by Shannon Hudnell

2009-11-03T13:48:00.000-05:00

I love Photoshop and what it can do! Last night I edited and threw together this short video of a few samples of what Photoshop can do to transform one single photo in many different ways. There is much more I can do and could have done with this, but I will save that for a later date.

Magificent Skies - A Collection of Photos

2009-08-15T09:55:00.000-04:00

Since I have taken thousands of photos of skies, I decided to choose about 70 of my favorites and put them to a video. Hope you enjoy!

How Do You Know If You're Infringing on Copyrights?

2009-06-29T17:50:00.000-04:00

Let's face it. We all know that intellectual property (copyright) infringement is running rampant in this digital age. Musicians are suing for illegal downloading of their music, photographers are complaining of their photos being stolen, and artists are afraid their work is being illegally printed.

One of the issues photographers and artists are currently facing is having someone download photos straight off of their websites and using them without permission. Just recently, there was an uproar over a New York Times reporter who admitted in an article to printing photos off of Flikr to decorate her house. She didn't believe that she was violating any copyright laws and even encouraged others to do so, with obvious disregard to other people's property.

In order to give a better idea of the concept of infringing on the work of artisans, I would like to use a few examples.

This is the original photo I took of the model.

Suppose the model didn't like the way she looked so she asked someone else to "fix" some things for her. Is this copyright infringement? Unless the photographer gives permission for someone else to alter their work, it is considered copyright infringement.

Now suppose you are someone who just happens to "collect" (for lack of a better word) photos of women. You find a model you like, decide to change the photo up a bit by cropping a portion and changing the toning, then post it on a website or a blog. Is this copyright infringement? You bet it is. Just because the photo is altered doesn't give you any rights to it. No amount of cropping and toning can make it yours.

Now suppose you see a picture of something you find on the internet and you would love to have a painting made of it. Maybe you want a few things changed up a bit like the colors. Maybe you're an artist yourself and would like to paint it or maybe you pay another artist to make it into a work of art. Now you have violated copyright laws. Any use of an intellectual property such as an image, artwork, writing, etc., without the express permission of that person is copyright infringement. Plain and simple.

Suppose you are a model and you would like to enter some of your modeling photos in a contest. Unless you have permission from the photographer to do so, you could be violating copyright laws by submitting something that isn't rightfully yours.

There are also a few grey areas that haven't been covered. For example:

Suppose you are a photographer and you want to mimic the master works of Ansel Adams. You find the exact location of where Ansel stood, waited for the moon to rise and the clouds to form in the exact place, and you take a series of photos until you get the right one. Is this copyright infringement? No. You did not arrange the moon and clouds, you simply imitated a master's work. Imitation is not infringement.

On the other hand, suppose you are a photographer and admire the work of someone else so you decide to copy the layout of the image. For example, the photo is very specific in the way certain items are arranged - perhaps there is a model with a very original pose with one leg around her neck, the other wearing a rubber boot, a rose on a table in a certain angle, lighting is set up just right, a particular book with its title shown is on the table under the rose, a fork is dangling from the model's mouth, and there is a dead fish on the floor next to the rubber boot. This is someone's original idea, it is very specific and nothing like anything that anyone else has done. You think it's cool and want to try it out and copy it too. Would this be an infringement of the original person's work? More than likely the photographer would win his case in a US Supreme Court because he could prove that his original idea had to be manipulated by human hands (as opposed to the Ansel Adams photo) in order to copy his work.

For photographers, I highly suggest displaying your name and/or website across everything you upload to the internet and only upload low resolution photos. This way if you find your work on someone else's website you can prove it's yours. As for those of you that think it's okay to use someone else's photos just because you see it on the internet, think again. It doesn't hurt to ask someone for permission to use their work for yourself. We might even say yes.

© 2009 Shannon Hudnell