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.

Sunday, January 13, 2013

Ouch...

"Ouch" (c) 2012 Simone Hester


Switching up the format just a little.  In my previous blog, I had mentioned getting back to my focus and doing what is most important to me.  My love for my art and my photography is that thing.  So very important.  So each time I blog, I will discuss a piece that I have created.  Yes you have seen my work on my blog before, but I discussed a lot of the process showing before and after photos.  What I want to convey now, is how I feel.  I want to discuss the mood behind the image that you see and what made me decide to create what I create.  So yes, you will see a little of the old, but hopefully you'll see something new too.

 With "Ouch," I was drawn to a section of cacti in a garden store (I was there taking numerous photographs for potential work for some of my watercolor projects), there I captured a few snapshots of the spiky grouping.  I loved this shot because you are looking down inside the center of a particular plant.  When I edited the image, I really wanted the needles to have some emphasis, so that it was something that you'd noticed immediately.  Looking at this image, you know if you touch it the next thing you'd say is "Ouch." I want you to really feel how unpleasant it would be if you came across this cactus in a garden.  I want the image to give you a scratchy, itchy feeling.  I think it came across pretty good, what do you think?
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