Abstract Lucidity

Architecture: Churches

Shannon Hart Hudnell — Tue, 31 Jan 2012 15:58:58 +0000

Churches are great subjects to photograph. Some of the older churches have the most exquisite and dramatic architecture.

St. Augustine, Florida

Mission San Xavier, Arizona

Tagged: Architecture, Arizona, churches, Florida

Abstract Landscape Painting: Meditation Mountain

Shannon Hart Hudnell — Tue, 31 Jan 2012 01:13:17 +0000

This is a work in progress. I’m almost finished, but for now I wanted to post what I have so far. I call this piece “Meditation Mountain”, aptly named for the visualization I have while meditating. (I wrote about this on my writing blog.) I painted this very similar to the shape of the landscape I saw during these meditations except that I added more vivid colors.

Today I opened up a book by Ted Andrews called “Nature Speak” to page 194. Its subtitle was “Beaches and Dunes.” On the page is a photo of the same mountain/beach that I have seen in my meditation. Is this an incredible coincidence or an insignificant miracle? I’m going to say the latter, because I believe that coincidences happen for a reason.

"Meditation Mountain" - work in progress by Shannon Hart Hudnell

At this point I realized that I wanted to add a moon, so the red had to go. I also wanted some of the red to show through the blue.

"Meditation Mountain" - work in progress by Shannon Hart Hudnell

I wasn’t happy with the way the mountains look. Believe it or not, mountains are difficult to paint because of their terrain. So I did what I do best and added more color.

"Meditation Mountain" - work in progress by Shannon Hart Hudnell

The moon was a huge task alone. Drawing a circle is easy with the right tools, but painting a circle can be very tricky. One slip-up and you have to start over. Since the moon is not bright white, adding the right amount of grey was a challenge. In fact, I am still working on the moon, which is why I haven’t finished this piece yet.

"Meditation Mountain" - work in progress by Shannon Hart Hudnell

In my mind, the moon didn’t look the way it did on canvas. I decided that in order to balance this piece out, it needed a little bit of cloud coverage. Colorful ones, of course!

"Meditation Mountain" work in progress by Shannon Hart Hudnell

This is Salem. He likes to be an assistant to everything I do, even though he’s not exactly helpful leaving blue paint paw prints on my chair.

"Meditation Mountain" work in progress by Shannon Hart Hudnell

Tagged: abstract, landscape, moon, mountains

Fire Gazing: Bullrider, Crab, Rubber Ducky, Peeking Tom, Hand Model

Shannon Hart Hudnell — Tue, 17 Jan 2012 00:55:45 +0000

I am surprised at the great response these photos have received, especially since some of these require a real stretch of the imagination. Thanks to everyone that appreciates my work!

Do you see the cowboy on the bull?

Bullrider

I see a man’s face peeking around the right side in the very center.

Peeking Tom

I call this one The Falcon and the Rubber Ducky.

The Crab

The Hand Model

Tagged: fire

Fire Gazing: Panther, Unicorn, Woman, ALF, Flamenco Dancer

Shannon Hart Hudnell — Thu, 12 Jan 2012 19:01:43 +0000

Most people that know me well say that I have a pretty active imagination. As an artist, I would hope so! Some people have told me that I often point out things to people that they wouldn’t have seen otherwise. I suppose that can also relate to the matrixing in the dancing flames. What I see may not be what you see, however.

Here, I see a woman in a hat carrying shopping bags.

Woman in hat

In this one I see several different things: a horse’s head (or a dragon’s head), a sled, and the TV alien ALF.

ALF is back!

The first thing I saw here was a black panther hiding and looking at a goat’s leg sticking out of the ground.

Fire Gazing by Shannon Hart Hudnell

This is a unicorn looking at its reflection in a pond.

Unicorn admiring its reflection

I call this one “The Flamenco Dancer & The Rose”.

Flamenco & the Rose

Tagged: fire

Fire Gazing: An Amazing Element and Examples

Shannon Hart Hudnell — Mon, 09 Jan 2012 03:33:10 +0000

Gazing into fires is both magical and hypnotizing. When I started fire gazing and taking photos, I swear that at times I’d capture faces or souls trying to reach out to tell me they are still a part of this earth. Here are a few examples of what I’ve seen (which is considered “matrixing“).

Look closely. Do you see the backbone and ribs? A portion of a skull?

What do you see?

Three dancing witches?

Dancing Witches Rising

ET phone home.

Can you see ET?

The dragon is beginning to rise…

Rising Dragon I

The Pelican and the Dancer…

The Pelican and the Dancer

A baby dragon is born…

Baby Dragon

Tagged: fire, matrixing

Paranormal Project: Ghostly Encounters with Director Ron Howard

Shannon Hart Hudnell — Wed, 04 Jan 2012 12:12:50 +0000

While I was working on my Paranormal Project, I came across movie director Ron Howard’s contest on Youtube called Project Imagin8tion. Unfortunately, I was too late for the first part of the contest that involved setting, mood, and character which was intended to inspire a short film. However, I still had an opportunity for the second part of the contest (sponsored by Canon) which involved using script inserts from the movie and interpreting them with photography. You can imagine how excited I was when I saw that the movie not only had a paranormal theme, but also used words and all of the other creative and imaginative things right up my alley!

I had less than a week to create up to 8 photos for each script insert if I wanted to enter the contest. This was right before Christmas, so I was traveling, making my gifts, and working, but somehow I managed to come up with 6 out of 8 that I was happy with.

Script insert: “Lisle moves closer, pushing branches as she goes. And that’s when she sees it.”

Deep Impressions

Script insert: “Suddenly, the creature transforms into the figure of a woman.”

Out of the Darkness

Script insert: “She slowly and gingerly steps back from the edge.”

: Choices

Script insert: “She is Joanne, his wife, a beautiful ghost.”

: What Was

Script insert: “A hollow wind echoes all around.”

Abandoned

Script insert: “Suddenly, I was in this place I’d never seen… And everything was white.”

Distant Memories

Tagged: Paranormal Project

Paranormal Project: Ghost Town

Shannon Hart Hudnell — Wed, 04 Jan 2012 03:13:40 +0000

For several months I’ve been working on what I call the Paranormal Project. It’s another of my artography projects, but the reason it’s taken several months to even begin is because I needed the right material to do so. I have a ton of photos, but if I don’t have what I need to make what I see in my mind, then I have to find it.

This is the first of a series. I call it “Ghost Town”.

Ghost Town

Tagged: Paranormal Project

Paranormal Project: History Repeats

Shannon Hart Hudnell — Wed, 04 Jan 2012 03:07:23 +0000

History repeats itself, whether it be in world history or those of the relationship type. When I started creating this work, I didn’t have this in mind – at least not consciously.

But history, does in fact repeat itself unless we do something to change it.

History Repeats

Tagged: Paranormal Project

Florida Everglades: Rain Clouds

Shannon Hart Hudnell — Tue, 03 Jan 2012 17:57:49 +0000

Rain clouds can be a blessing, especially when the sun is shining and the blue sky is still peeking through.

Rain Clouds Hovering in Florida Everglades

Tagged: Everglades, Florida, landscape, nature

Florida Everglades: Gator Country – Photography by Shannon Hart Hudnell

Shannon Hart Hudnell — Fri, 30 Dec 2011 11:28:56 +0000

Gators, gators everywhere! They are intimidating creatures, but they won’t harm you unless you mess with them. Feeding is prohibited!

Florida Gator

This guy had just caught himself a fish. Notice the smile on his face?

Florida Gator

This was a “baby”… about 5 or 6 feet long. Isn’t he adorable?

Baby Gator

Look closely. How many gators do you see?

Florida Alligators

Tagged: alligators, Everglades, Florida, nature