"mood And Feeling"

I think perhaps this one.

WOW, JL!

Diana, those are very important elements. I find art that has that is what I am draw to, it's never about the subject it's always, always about the evocative nature of the work. Both these images in this thread so far do that.

Here is one that makes me sad, I envision a parent holding a loved child in this desperate moment, what a painful loss!

Diane,
I like the piece you posted, it captures that moment in the evening when city streets start to empty out and you look down the alleys as you walk by to make sure there's nobody down there that you don't want following you.



This one's the rural equivalent, night falling, in another few minutes you won't be able to see without a flashlight, and you'll be tripping over roots & brush in the dark. (Lost some color when I pasted this into the thread, check out the image on my profile to get the right colors)

So emotional Mario and Cheryl... love your posts!

One of my faves

My pictures capture many different moods and feelings. The picture displayed here makes me happy because it depicts happiness, peace and love, I think, and the mist isolates the boy and his bird, so their relationship is everything. I don't do many photographs of people, but what is more emotional than a relationship between living creatures?

So would it help sell the picture if I say in the description that this is my son when he was much younger getting to hold a falcon at a Renaissance Faire. Sometimes I think too much reality takes away from the imagination and fantasy.

Currently, I just say, "A young apprentice with a falcon in the mist."

Amazing thread!

I was out taking the last of the sunset when this little bird flew down in front of me, and I readjusted focus on him.

Yes mood is usually my main focus. Where the viewer is immediately moved. Hopefully.

How about this one...

Beautiful, everyone!

This unfortunately reminds me of a alcoholic punch bowl, but it is to me anyway beautiful.
The work moves into the abstract.

Diana, I love your photo! It has a great spooky atmosphere and mood.

Diana, what an awesome topic for a thread. This may become a compilation of feelings and/or moods - expressed in artistic form.

I love photographing nature because of the variety of emotions she can evoke. In this example, I love being involved with the ominous power of a storm. Will the crashing waves actually cause damage or will the image just pull me into the scene?




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Diana, I generally go for an ecstatic resonance with nature. This one carries the vibe of stillness and peace amidst beautyÉ

Does it matter, or should I say, do you have a preference as far as how mood or feelings are initiated. What kind of mood? Something that you can identify with? A memory? Good, bad, happy, sad, disturbing, or just as long as it stirs something inside you?



What if an image could be taken out of context? Would that matter, or should the viewer be left to make up their own mind what the image says to them?

Personally, I believe in subjectivity. I believe the same image can mean different things to different people for different reasons. I also believe nothing is cut and dry but the skilled artist should be able to direct and lead the viewer through a composition to allow a message to come across and yes, even then, allow enough leeway for different people to come away with different thoughts and opinions about that message. I think that is where the true value of an image lies... to mean something different to different viewers.

I have a philosophy about art. 'It doesn't have to be beautiful, but it better damn sight be interesting'. ~ Brian Wallace

I too try and capture / portray a mood and/or feeling when I photograph or draw. There are several pieces in my collection, but I feel the strongest ones are within my drawings. That is when I really pay attention and work my hardest to put mood and emotion within my works. A visitor liked how moody and personal my work is that he commissioned me to do one for him.
So far, one of the strongest mood and emotional pieces I have done for someone.

Even a non living object can portray human emotions.

I've always loved cemeteries as places to reflect, especially old cemeteries. The very small one near my house has this poignant memorial.



I hope to spend more time exploring the smaller cemeteries nearby and photographing the art they contain just as soon as it stops being too hot to spend a couple hours outdoors.

Great thread, Diana.

I have a gallery full of sunrise and sunset photos that are taken over the water so it's very easy to capture a feeling or mood since they're mostly taken at quiet times of the day ... early morning or evening. This particular recent upload tells a story, even without a narrative and definitely left me feeling a lot of different things .. wonderment, curiosity, happiness, a tinge of sadness. I love to view works that stir your insides and draw you in with a feeling .. whatever it is.

I search for angels in cemeteries, M.E.

Thank you for reminding me that I MUST explore the cemetery near where I love in Australia before I leave.

I have several pictures posted from the Key West cemetery. I plan to go back and improve a lot of them, change them from photographs to art, but here are a few:

I'll admit, I struggle with capturing mood or feeling, or maybe I just have a hard time seeing it much in my own work. I've been told several times that this one evokes loneliness or sadness;

@David - it has mood Yes ! Here's mine ..

This is my 1st time I painted by with my left hand since I start having memories. My brush was not controlled the way I wanted like my right hand would. The result of this painting looks so different than my right hand work for sure. I like the feeling/mood and movement I captured, and also it had taught me how to paint loosely...

One shot from my B&W album "Duty of memory" that I will upload soon...



When you don't need to put additional words...

An atmospheric image of boats, boathouse, marina, and reflections of the water of White's Cove in Pasadena, Maryland...

For some people, lots of negative events occurred in their past. Letting go is not an easy task, more so when the negative event is related to human loss. This watercolor inspired surreal artwork represents them.

IT's cold out there.

This is an older image, from a time when I was in a creative burst and the memory still holds fond feelings for me.

Thanks, Brian, but Johan Swanepoel's work is the real genius (and more optimistic :) ).

This one has a thick atmosphere, which could read as an ambiance:

A mood of still, quiet, calm.

Early morning fog on Lake Pee Wee:

A silhouette image of a tree branch wet with mist and water drops hanging with a foggy atmosphere...

What a beautiful thread!

Writer's Block:

image of Oak Point Harbor Marina during a misty overcast day. I added the crescent moon, flying geese, vignette, and cloud texture for artistic appeal...

Because it's grayscale.

Beauty and simplicity.

This is our latest creation to create a mood of serenity and peace with the misty fog and perfect reflections.
Enjoy and have a most happy Thanksgiving and blessed holidays in the coming weeks!


Celebrate life, Debra and Dave
www.CelebrateLifeGallery.com

Two takes on the same scene (slightly different perspective.) Watercolours - one cold, one warm colours. I think they show very different moods.

I love castles. The stories they could tell, especially in Saint Malo, France.

Loch Mary in 2013, with a thin coat of ice in spots:

An image of birds perched on logs in the middle of a pond at Fort Smallwood park in Pasadena, Maryland. The water reflects the autumn hues and the image was processed to have a watercolor painting effect...

Taken with an IR converted Canon 20D

This image was uploaded to FAA January 11, 2013, nearly 3 years now. It has 379 keywords, yet it has only been viewed 35 times. When I uploaded it, I checked boxes for all the appropriate groups I had at the time. I captured it during a very foggy, misty day. I wasn't trying to tell a story with it but thought the environment created a unique perspective, and moody atmosphere and almost semi-abstract composition. The resolution allowed for max dimensions of 40.000" x 26.750".

I realize it's shades of gray and not color. That was intentional for the moody atmosphere but is it too moody? Too gloomy, depressing? I think it would at least make a nice tote back design. lol. Something similar (posted above titled "The Foggiest Idea"), sold as a card as soon as another FAA member saw it and told me they were going to buy it. I'm searching for the reason for so little interest/views. I know it's not for everyone but... Is the image really that bad? Be truthful, but gentle. ;)

I really am looking for responses to my post above! :)

Sorry, I missed it earlier, Brian.

Some of my pieces have the same effect of not connecting with the viewer, but in my case it's because people are looking more for animal subjects. When I paint off topic, somehow it just doesn't connect. Would you have done the same here?

Or it's possible your piece fits into more of a still life without evidence of human beings. Then people want to see a story that still says "why" in some way.

Or maybe a modern viewer isn't satisfied with a gloomy day, so they want to see something like torrential wind, hail, lighting, or a sharknado or two… Maybe someone else will chime in here with better ideas.

Thanks for responding Venessa. Sounds like your speculations echo my own. I guess we'll never really know. This thread was all but dead before I persisted in reviving it. :/

Shot this late yesterday at 4:31pm when fog developed during the 4th straight day of rain.