About The Artist.... Simone Hester

Simone Hester was born in Chicago, Illinois and raised on the far south side of the city. She found an interest in art at an early age. At the recommendation of her teachers, she began private art lessons at a small art studio in the suburbs of Chicago. She was tutored, mentored and exposed to a variety of art mediums from calligraphy, etching, Chinese watercolors, acryllics, and oil painting. There she developed a love for drawing and painting. She broadened her art education by taking a variety of elective art classes in high school and college. Upon college graduation, her first professional position allowed her to work in graphic designs and further her knowledge of computers. Once given a digital camera, she combined her love of computers, painting, and photographs to develop her very own technique in creative digital photography. The computer has become her paintbrush and allows her to stretch the natural boundaries that a typical photograph is held to. She recently left the traditional workforce to work on her art full time and contribute to her website (http://www.simonehester.com/) and write her blog on photography, art, and everything else she finds creative.

Friday, April 6, 2012

The Golden Rules....

When you study Fine Art of any kind, there are several rules that most teachers pass on to their willing students.  The golden standard.  These rules pretty much apply to any medium and since I paint and photograph, they interchange regularly.  The piece at the bottom reflects two of these "golden rules."  The first rule is the rule of thirds or the bulls eye effect.  Any piece that you create, you should immediately imagine two lines going horizontally and two lines going vertically on your piece, dividing the piece into three columns and three rows. And what you must remember is not to have anything in the middle square, row or column if it is the solitary focal point in your work.  If it is the middle square, it becomes the bulls eye; or if it is the horizon for example, if it is in middle row, it divides the piece in half.


The second rule, is that if you have multiple objects in your work, then it should be an odd number.  This rule, I am not too certain why it has such importance, but it has been mentioned to me by three different art instructors.  I don't follow this one to the letter as often, but in the image below, these two rules are respected.  There are three stones in the image (in the original, there are four) and I made certain that the rocks lay at the bottom of the image, so it is in the bottom row.  I think it is a successful reflection of the two aforementioned rules.  What rules do any of you follow?


"Rocky" (c) 2012
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