Extraordinary
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During our walking around with my friend in East Java we entered to the public zoo called “Taman Safari”. We then took a picture of a beautiful Java Leopard.
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It was a rare moment we took the action of a couple of Leopard doing intimation.
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We are waiting the right moment in “Taman Safari” East Java where some wild animals live in a protected big areas.
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The communication and Love both are very important in dealing relationship in our live. This photo shows that condition. Even the wild animal, they have got also strong communication and love.
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View All Art » 1 2 3 4 5 6 / / Emotionally Numb is a self-portrait taken from photographic artist Jaeda DeWalt’s Infusion of Color series and is a part of the DeWalt Gallery collection. About this image / Self-portrait created using a digital camera and self-timer. Make-up, wardrobe and styling also created by Jaeda DeWalt. / —-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-— / Available for sale as Laminated Prints, Mounted Prints, Canvas Prints, Framed Prints and Posters / / —-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-— / Emotionally Numb My feelings have been misplaced / I – adorned with a face / Void of expression Clad in a soul / Too weary to feel the pain / Attempting to surface once again Paralyzed – am I / Unable to think, speak or move / Emotionally . . . numb © Jaeda DeWalt listen to Jaeda recite Emotionally Numb / —-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-— / You might also like . . . / / —-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-— / View All Art » 1 2 3 4 5 6 browse Jaeda’s photographic art by category: / dreamscapes, artistic nudes, couples, glamour, erotica, conceptual, sensual, portrait, spiritual, survivor art / /
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Model: Tina Nassar Location: Commerce Twp., MI 2008 You will never guess and I will never tell but what beauty I see here…
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It has been said that the body is the cathedral of the soul. In this painting the fallen figure, be it me or you, or the Christ before resurrection, has been shown without flesh to accentuate the relationship between the rib cage of man and the ribs of the church behind. In this case the church is real. It is the Romanesque church of the Santa Maria Monestary in Alcobaca, Portugal. The architecture is Cistercian with the choir area dating from the early 1200’s AD. The city in the background (left) is Concord, New Hampshire, where I lived and worked for many years before moving to Windham, NH recently. “The Cathedral” has been featured in the group “Hand painted or drawn Buildings and architecture”. / Calendars for Friends Surreal Paintings Calendar / Surreal Watercolors Calendar Glacier National Park Calendar / Roses Calendar / Works Featured in Red Bubble Groups
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Autumn, / such a lovely Season! / I love how this pic turned…
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Cocoa
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It’s a wolf…that’s green…and he only has two legs. How odd. /
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This is a scan of a painting I finished last night; one of two scans I made, showing a small part of the whole. The other scan may be found here The original painting (and, while there is drawing on it, it is mostly painted) is on Lyons artist canvas, and is 16” x 20”. The paints were Copper paint for concrete (for the background), and watercolor tempura; some sharpies were also involved, as were gel pens. The name is ‘Ordinary Me’ as it also says somewhere within its design. The idea is.. how do I put this? It is two-fold. The first idea is in regards to how people pass down ordinary streets, in ordinary neighborhoods, past ordinary buildings, in their ordinary cars or on their ordinary feet or in that ordinary bus, and feel that nothing changes, nothing is outstanding, nothing matters. But, all around them, in the bus that they are on or which passes by, in front or behind them if not beside them on the sidewalk, in many of the apartments or department stores or offices that they go past, there are thousands of tales of love, lust, deceit, tragedy, honor, and heroism unfolding, closing, or continuing on their way. The second idea is that in most cases all the truly well remembered persons sprang from the ordinary. Sure, some were born to be the King of some country or other, or super rich, or super poor, or blind, or to be the Son of God. The majority, however, were just ordinary. There was a young boy, lightly covered in muck as young boys are, in a small and rather uninteresting bit of an island where it rained too much, for instance. That young boy grew up to be a national hero,who is remembered in some fashion, after centuries, not just by the people he sprang from or the people he sprang at, but by many peoples the world over. Mind you, before anyone bites my head off, I should point out that I do not find the island particularly uninteresting, or even the bit where he came from, but, many people do. When they think of exotic trips and places where heroes might spring from, very few people choose someplace relatively flat, where it’s drizzling lightly on the days when it’s decided not to pour down instead, preferably in a hut of in determinant quality. But, that is where he came from. Nothing grand, just another ordinary boy, living an ordinary life, who would have remained ordinary if it wasn’t continually insisted that he live otherwise. It is the province of ordinary persons to be extraordinary. That is the point of the word extra being at the beginning of the word extraordinary. Am I getting this right yet? I don’t know. Hmm .. artwork is a celebration of life, food is a celebration of life, heroes and champions of causes are protectors of life, and the lives they celebrate, that they champion, are the ordinary. As beautiful, strong, resourceful, interesting is to ordinary, so ordinary is to beautiful, strong, resourceful, and interesting. The ordinary desires apply: to be seen, to be loved, to be protected, to love, to see, to protect. So, they, by exhibiting these qualities, are not set apart, except in that they have done more than wish for potential, they have reached for it. This is also, more directly, about me. Why? Because, I am ordinary? Uhm, no, and yes. lol I have no grand illusion, allusions, or designs. I want my art to be loved for itself, not for me; I want to be loved for myself, not my art. To me the best life is the ordinary. You know, not too much, but not too little; enough that you can help others and be fairly comfortable yourself, can paint if you would like or do some fun things, but, even if I had the money for a fancy mansion or yacht or any of that, I wouldn’t be interested. Well, there are a few places where they have giant houses that I might be interested in, because they have a lot of land, and wild buffalo, and water, and enough room to house all my family at once if we cared to live that way. But, I think you see my point. If I had the money to shop at Nordstrom’s, I would shop well at Wal-Mart, Target, Cato’s, J.C.Penney’s, Ross’ Dress for Less, and many fine thrift stores- and i’d shop for more people. Some people think I put on airs, you see, try to be different. The truth is, that I strive for normalcy. ‘Ordinary Me’ is, then, also about desire, to converse on equal terms of understanding, to share in activities that others tend to take for granted, and to live the sort of life that falls into the category of “ordinary”. I don’t, I never have, and to me, when I think of it, it shines! PS: Yes, the original is for sale. Make me an offer, a very good offer, and understand that it buys you the canvas and the right to stare at it for as long sa you like, etc. but I can still sell prints and you cannot! Thank you! I have to say that, unfortunately, as some people have very strange ideas that when they buy a piece of art it means they own it in all its forms and it no longer belongs to the artist, at all. .................................................... / ................................................. More group weirdness. This and two other pieces were rejected by the All Orange Group for failing to meet their guidelines; their guidelines being that the pieces must be 80 percent orange or that orange must dominate the piece with one other color included. Right? Okay, so here was my email to them: Hello, I am writing this email to both of the co-hosts of the All Things Orange group, at once. I would like to know why it was decided that ‘Slice of Ordinary Me 12 06 2008’ and the ‘Slice of Ordinary Me 4 Tee’ were rejected. I can see your point with the other one, from the same painting, as, unfortunately, it does not show up as being nearly as orange on the computer as it does in real life. It is over 80 percent orange, though, because the entire background is orange and every single aspect of it shines through with an orange tint, or is a pure orange. However, I shall not ask you about that one. The other too are varying shades of orange, but are well over 80 percent orange. They are almost completely orange in fact, except for the black outlines and mild touches of green and blue. On top of that, one of them is a design on an orange t-shirt, which has only been submitted to exist on an orange t-shirt, for the purposes of being included in the All Things Orange group. These two are yellow-orange, red-orange, hot orange, bright orange, and super light almost white orange. So, why were they rejected, please, because they do fit the groups guidelines and so I do not accept that they do not as the answer for their rejection; and I am very tired of being rejected by groups and given excuses that do not fit the situation. Thank you very much for your time. Arletta PS ORANGE GROUP: This was accepted by the person who responded to my emails, back when the above was posted, which was some time ago now. I just hid it, along with many other works for a while, and am now resubmitting. PS “Featured” sort of groups: THIS HAS BEEN FEATURED
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A scan of a painting which I finished last night; this is one of two scans, actually. The other one can be found here, which is where you want to go for an explanation of what it all means. This is the lower, left-hand corner. The original painting was done in a mixture of concrete paint, watercolors, sharpies, and gel pens; and, is 16×20 on Lyons art canvas. These words, by the way, are a brilliant statement of ordinary people demanding a change which will take them out of their current uncomfortable habit and return them to their ordinary lives: When in the Course of human events it becomes necessary for one people to dissolve the political bands which have connected them with another and to assume among the powers of the earth, the separate and equal station to which the Laws of Nature and of Nature’s God entitle them, a decent respect to the opinions of mankind requires that they should declare the causes which impel them to the separation. We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal, that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable Rights, that among these are Life, Liberty and the pursuit of Happiness. That to secure these rights, Governments are instituted among Men, deriving their just powers from the consent of the governed, - That whenever any Form of Government becomes destructive of these ends, it is the Right of the People to alter or to abolish it, and to institute new Government, laying its foundation on such principles and organizing its powers in such form, as to them shall seem most likely to effect their Safety and Happiness. Prudence, indeed, will dictate that Governments long established should not be changed for light and transient causes; and accordingly all experience hath shewn that mankind are more disposed to suffer, while evils are sufferable than to right themselves by abolishing the forms to which they are accustomed. But when a long train of abuses and usurpations, pursuing invariably the same Object evinces a design to reduce them under absolute Despotism, it is their right, it is their duty, to throw off such Government, and to provide new Guards for their future security. - Such has been the patient sufferance of these Colonies; and such is now the necessity which constrains them to alter their former Systems of Government. The history of the present King of Great Britain is a history of repeated injuries and usurpations, all having in direct object the establishment of an absolute Tyranny over these States. To prove this, let Facts be submitted to a candid world. He has refused his Assent to Laws, the most wholesome and necessary for the public good. Ordinary is beautiful, and this is how I feel, how i felt when I created the piece and how I feel today: a grand desire to revel in the wonders of every day domesticity and motherhood and daughterhood and all things simple and good. PS: Yes, the original is for sale. Make me an offer, a very good offer, and understand that it buys you the canvas and the right to stare at it for as long sa you like, etc. but I can still sell prints and you cannot! Thank you! I have to say that, unfortunately, as some people have very strange ideas that when they buy a piece of art it means they own it in all its forms and it no longer belongs to the artist, at all.
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All in Editing Group: I submit this on the basis of it originally being a painting on actual canvas, which was then scanned, cropped, resized and added to a t-shirt .. so .. definitely edited, and for specific purpose. One day, if and when I return (yes, I really am going! lol), and by that I mean “If God is willing”, not that I am planning on not returning, I shall try to remember to put all the right sort of links up for this piece. Until then, enjoy! If you desire another color of t-shirt, let me know and I’ll be glad to help you out by temporarily adding that other color on. .................................................... / ................................................. More group weirdness. This and two other pieces were rejected by the All Orange Group for failing to meet their guidelines; their guidelines being that the pieces must be 80 percent orange or that orange must dominate the piece with one other color included. Right? Waiting to hear what they have to say for themselves, now, vis a vis this email to them: Hello, I am writing this email to both of the co-hosts of the All Things Orange group, at once. I would like to know why it was decided that ‘Slice of Ordinary Me 12 06 2008’ and the ‘Slice of Ordinary Me 4 Tee’ were rejected. I can see your point with the other one, from the same painting, as, unfortunately, it does not show up as being nearly as orange on the computer as it does in real life. It is over 80 percent orange, though, because the entire background is orange and every single aspect of it shines through with an orange tint, or is a pure orange. However, I shall not ask you about that one. The other too are varying shades of orange, but are well over 80 percent orange. They are almost completely orange in fact, except for the black outlines and mild touches of green and blue. On top of that, one of them is a design on an orange t-shirt, which has only been submitted to exist on an orange t-shirt, for the purposes of being included in the All Things Orange group. These two are yellow-orange, red-orange, hot orange, bright orange, and super light almost white orange. So, why were they rejected, please, because they do fit the groups guidelines and so I do not accept that they do not as the answer for their rejection; and I am very tired of being rejected by groups and given excuses that do not fit the situation. Thank you very much for your time. Arletta ??????????????? Featured Work “Slice of Ordinary Me 4 Tee” was featured in the group Unconventional Artistry about 1 hour ago (I read at 9:36 pm on 12/12/08 Arizona Time) Woo hoo! ................................................................................................. “Slice of Ordinary Me 4 Tee” was featured in Womanly about 1 month ago (as of June 12, 2009)
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“In the right light, at the right time, everything is extraordinary.” ~Aaron Rose
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Lithuania
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22” x 28” Mixed Media
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Worshippers on a Buddhist holiday night circle Thailand’s most revered temple. This photograph was taken on a tripod using a shutter cable, with an exposure of a few seconds. Nikon FM2, nikkor 28mm lense, using Kodachrome slide film.
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Please view this in the large format to appreciate the / imagery. Imagine you are the white icon at the back of this glass path. You have reached this part of your journey and only you know where you are on this platform. Since we began our healing journey a year ago, reflect upon how far you have progressed as an individual and as a member of a collective effort. We began with 35 members and now about 600 / redbubbler’s are members of our group. the healing / journey. I welcome diversity in art and using glass, I have another domain,to explore abstract and representational photography. / Using my imagination and growing visual acuity, I challenge myself to expand and stretch beyond preconceived boundaries to transform what appears ordinary into / something extraordinary. Using glass is a new / challenge and exciting process where the destination / is much less important than the journey. I look forward / to your perception of where you are on this platform. / I free associate to imagery and writing and the / Ipod in my head is playing the Indigo Girls, / “Wood Song.” “The thin horizon of a plan is almost clear / My friends and I have had a tough time / Bruising our brains hard up against change / All the old dogs and the magician / Now I see were in the boat in two by twos / Only the heart that we have for a tool we could use / And the very close quarters are hard to get used to / Love weighs the hull down with its weight / But the wood is tired and the wood is old / And well make it fine if the weather holds / But if the weather holds well have missed the point / Thats where I need to go No way construction of this tricky plan / Was built by other than a greater hand / With a love that passes all out understanding / Watching closely over the journey / Yeah but what it takes to cross the great divide / Seems more than all the courage I can muster up inside / Although we get to have some answers when we reach the other side / The prize is always worth the rocky ride / But the wood is tired and the wood is old / And well make it fine if the weather holds / But if the weather holds well have missed the point / Thats where I need to go Sometimes I ask to sneak a closer look / Skip to the final chapter of the book / And then maybe steer us clear from some of the pain it took / To get us where we are this far yeah / But the question drowns in its futility / And even I have got to laugh at me / No one gets to miss the storm of what will be / Just holding on for the ride / The wood is tired and the wood is old / Well make it fine if the weather holds / But if the weather holds well have missed the point / Thats where I need to go.” Indigo Girls / The Wood Song
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I hope you can appreciate the colors & light effects evident in this lovely flower enhancement of mine! It almost looks like a desert, doesn’t it? YUM YUM LOL I really appreciate your interest in my portfolio. Thanks so much for visiting! Smiles Leilani
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A photographic experiment with a home made object the use of which remains unknown to anybody but the author, that is: me. Like most of my work, the message lies in the subconscious. Enjoy.
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