W. Neil Jones
October 2019 - Chalk Artist
About the Image(s)
Chrystal Bridges Museum in Bentonville Arkansas hoisted a Chalk Festival in 2019. About a dozen chalk artist drew works of art on sidewalks of the grounds over the duration a the event. I followed this artist of the course of the weekend and tried to capture her concentration as she worked with the chalk on the floor of a covered parking area. Her colorful tattoos added interest, but I felt the overall image worked best in black and white.
1/160 sec., f/2.8, ISO 2000, 60 mm lens
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5 comments posted
Nice image. I've done quite a number of images here when they have the Sidewalk Painting in Lake Worth and found them to be very interesting and photographic. Posted: 10/04/2019 15:05:45
I really like this image and agree it looks great in black and white. Posted: 10/04/2019 16:49:41
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Neil, the first thing I notice is the triangle shape formed by the artist's arms and body position. I find this to be a very strong compositional element - looking at master works of art I see this shape used a lot. She appears to be very intent on her work. Her body art is very attractive. I wish I could see more of what is in her left hand...is it a box of chalk? The light appears to be coming from a side window on the right and it has brought out the detail in her tattoos and in her hand. You monochome conversion is well-done in my opinion. Posted: 10/06/2019 12:09:39
Sharon, Thank you for your comments. The left hand is holding reference drawing of the orginal art work. I did not include it because I wanted to crop closer on the subject and felt constrained by the maximum size of the image. Posted: 10/06/2019 19:26:23
I love the composition and was drawn by the lines created by her body and arms. I also love the black and white and just enjoyed the whole image and did not spend much time analyzing it. Posted: 10/07/2019 08:39:15