I Love Photos

I wish I could say I have a better camera, but I don't. A good camera is an investment and it's one I can't afford to make right now. I know what I would get...or at least I knew what I would get 2 years ago, but technology with gadgets like digital cameras, cell phones and computers changes so rapidly you can't keep up.
Anyway, a facebook friend recently posted some fun (might I even dare say "quirky") abstract like pictures of objects and it got me to thinking about photos I have previously taken and how I would like to take more. Unlike some people who dream up ideas about making photography their career, I do it for me. I'm just an all around creative person in general whose most creative passion lies in acting. I'll give you an example of why I say I like photography for me. Being creative, I also like to paint. Mind you, I'm not painting faces and stunning masterpieces, but fun colors in abstract pieces of work. I painted one such painting a few years ago in autumn colors of browns and oranges. That autumn I went out taking snap shots of the fall foliage. I'm a huge autumn fan!! Two of the photos I hung up on opposite side of my painting coming down my staircase in my townhome at the time. So when people were over and commented on the art in my home I could take great pride and say, "Thanks! I painted that myself and took those photos and had them framed."
My art work is MINE. Why have only others art work in your home. It is after all your home. And it can be whatever you feel comfortable with like metal art, wood carvings, sketches, poetry neatly printed on parchment paper and framed in the hall, etc.
Well, I'm going to share previous photos I have taken and then I hope to soon set out on a little Jenn adventure like I used to do with much more frequency and take some new snap shots to add to my portfolio.

Speaking of art work, I took a couple pictures of some of my favorite pieces at our local art gallery a few years back:

The latter photo, Lion, was constructed of pentelic marble in 325 B.C. in Greece. He guarded a cemetery in the countryside of Athens over 2,000 years ago. The Lion weighs in at 3,000 pounds! and it is approximated that he was carved in six months to a year. What I find truly fascinating is the incredible detail in the muscular structure of the statue. There are protruding vein lines and strong curved edges throughout his body. It's truly a magnificent piece. 

The previous photo is another favorite piece of mine that has an unknown name, but I tend to call it the fallen angels. The museum refers to this piece as Fall of the Rebel Angels, constructed sometime in the early 18th century. It is made of ivory. Again here, the detail is even more astonishing then that of the Lion. So intricate on such a small scale. I can't imagine the patience on the artist of this work. I also love that it tells a story, one every Christian is familiar with. It suggests a sense of "loosing ones faith", falling into damnation and struggling with temptation. 

These two pieces at my local museum are two extremely powerful creations. They both have been at the museum for quite a while and I always look forward to seeing them and studying them and learning more. 

I don't feel I need to justify my photos, but I will say I like the sense of both 

movement and being stationary in this photo taken during our local 

Oktoberfest celebration. 

I never paid close attention to what was actually happening in this statue

until I took this photo.

"Fading Time"

"White Switch"

"First Signs of Autumn"

"Small Town American Pride"

"Rear View"

Entertainment Update!

Ok, so I've mentioned a few times here that I am an actress and model. I love all things creative. I haven't done it in a while since I'm in a small apartment now, but I used to paint from time to time. Pretty abstract, I'm not good like that to paint faces and such, but it's fun and in the end I have something to show for it just for me.

Anyway, I know I mentioned my shows at the end of last year that all overlapped in some way. I was in hell week then performance of A Flea in Her Ear at a dinner theatre, while beginning blocking and being fitted for my costume for A Woman in Black that showed the weekend after 'Flea' closed and I also was starting read throughs and blocking of Farndales version of A Christmas Carol. Whew! What a crazy three months that was on top of working two jobs, walking in 3 runway shows, having numerous photo shoots, family events, breaking up with my boyfriend of 7 years!!! and moving days before Christmas!
And even then I only took a week and half break having auditioned for Premiere! prior to the holiday and being cast with blocking to begin right after New Years. Following Premiere's performances in February, I auditioned for and was cast in Dixie Swim Club as Jeri Neal, the nun turned mother, turned cougar.
I had a couple weeks rest with one of those weeks being spent on Lido Island off the coast of Sarasota, FL then I came back to one night a week rehearsals for just three short weeks prior to this Saturdays One Act performance over the course of the day during a towns Art Festival.
Also in the middle of this I spent a day filming the easiest parts of the short film, My Own Words, in a small town nearly 2 hours away. The rest of the film will be shot over a weekend in late June.
I had a shoot this past Sunday and the only other one I have scheduled so far is in mid-July so after stage acting this weekend and filming later this month, I don't have much else on my plate aside from work and family.
In a way it's bittersweet. I know I need a break. I haven't had a real break for a year and a half and I'll admit I've been slacking. I need to recharge and go back to acting with all the passion I do really have for the craft. Unfortunately for me, acting is a side gig, hobby, strict passion as I'm not currently making a living off of it. So it's easy to get burned out in general when you also have a full time job and other commitments. I've neglected seeing my family as much and so now is the time to visit with them.

In the fall there will be plenty of acting opportunities in local theatres and I'd like to be jazzed up for those.
I'll never quit acting altogether. It's my breath, it's my life, my soul and I'll always seek out opportunities to get on stage. I do wish it could be my living, but even if it's not I'll keep on performing. We do it because we love it!