Day 3543: Bedlam.

 

  

"Bedlam": ink drawing, collage, digital.

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Intimate Animal Portraits Capture Unique  Personalities of Cats, Dogs, and Horses

  Photographer Robert Bahou has always wanted pierce through the cuteness and capture what's really going on in an animal's mind. “The idea for this project has been to capture close and telling portraits of the animals we are most familiar with, in an attempt to cast a fresh but honest gaze their way,” the photographer tells us in an email. “I've avoided all distraction by limiting the photographs to medium shots with a black background, and I have purposely avoided humor as a selling point. Despite all the cameras we point at cats and dogs (and sometimes horses), we rarely attempt to capture an intimate moment of character, or personality. We generally direct our attention towards actions, behavior, and so forth.”

 

 

 

 This fascination with animals on a deeper level was what led Bahou to create Animal Soul, a series devoted to capturing the many quirks and personalities of dogs, cats, and horses, visually.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

“I want people to look at animals in a way that they don't normally do. I want to show the animals they're so familiar with in a way they haven't seen them before,” states the photographer.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

  “By looking at my own photos, I often end up seeing them in a different way.” With his expressive models before him, Bahou knew he wanted to transform his love for animals into a coffee table book, and we're happy to say that he has just recently fully funded his dream.

 Robert Bahou: Website | Facebook | Instagram | Kickstarter

 

 

A very short story.

 

While walking I passed the chalk drawing below. 

It registered in my fuzzy brain, and I went home to get my phone. With no artist nearby to claim it, I could imagine tiny hands having fun exploring on a big willing canvas.

 

The extra effort put into fitting this heart into the corner. Genius. Then I got an e-mail with cousin Julia's work. 

 

I can picture her pretty face as she created this joyful guy. Art for art's sake. When it just has to come out. The purest of art, not for money, likes, clicks, or numbers. 

 

Bravo!

 

 

 

 

A cute 2+minute video, Roscoe Racoon, here.

 

Just because ...

 

  

Black-faced Spoonill

 

 

Smiles for Monday ...

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

      

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