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Showing posts with label beauty. Show all posts
Showing posts with label beauty. Show all posts
Tuesday, September 24, 2013
Wednesday, March 28, 2012
Brow Beautiful
I really love that natural brows made a comeback. As I work on a mix for my 30th birthday (more on that later), I give you some browspiration (yep, I went there). xo
Arizona Muse is inspiring me to grow out my hair into this fabulous 30s bob. She's killing it with those eyebrows. Just gorgeous.
I'm kind of in love with Lily Collin's brows right now. The fact that she is Phil Collin's daughter makes it so much better. Oh, Phil.
of course
Going down the Brooke Shield's rabbit hole. ! ! ! source
Eyebrows are beautiful.
your friend,
ava
ps: feel free to send me more images of your favorite bold brow goddesses!
Saturday, January 28, 2012
More Vivian Maier
This past Wednesday I decided to check out the Vivian Maier exhibit at MK Gallery.
The gallery closes at 6pm and I was cutting it close that day. For anyone who hasn't been to the gallery (it was my first time), beware of that traffic on La Brea. Also, it was hard to find. I made a few u-turns until I finally saw an image in the window. I curse mapquest directions!
I parked behind some pretty, Hollywood apartments and preceded to make my way to the gallery. I was lucky enough to catch the tail end of the golden hour earlier and snapped a few photos. I make it a point now to keep my camera in the car, just in case.
I had 15 minutes to spare and I already felt inspired, so it was a really good 15 minutes.
My favorites. All these images plus more on her website.
I had mixed feelings about the show. I really loved her self portraits and thought they were fascinating.
I thought that she had a great eye for detail, and I could see that she liked to experiment. I particularly love the one where you see her smiling. She's clearly been caught in the act of voyeurism and enjoys it. I get nervous when taking portraits, so I was really fond of that and maybe felt like I knew a little more about this woman.
She never got to see this success in her life. She died and then her work was discovered, and she could have shown her collection to someone, but chose not to. So I wonder if this lady was still alive, would we have seen any of these? That's where the mixed feelings set in. I don't know if its exploitation, but you have to wonder if part of the allure is because this artist is no longer with us? I mean, these images were going for 2,000 dollars (minimum) and maybe I'm just jaded because I've seen the Robert Frank, and the Walker Evans stills (his subway portraits are some of the best ever) and admired Arbus and Eggleston. I wanted to be like them, except I don't have a drinking problem and I'm not entirely depressed. I don't know. All I do know is that I love to look at things.
It was nice to look at some art again.
Curious about your thoughts. Let's have a discussion.
your friend,
ava
The gallery closes at 6pm and I was cutting it close that day. For anyone who hasn't been to the gallery (it was my first time), beware of that traffic on La Brea. Also, it was hard to find. I made a few u-turns until I finally saw an image in the window. I curse mapquest directions!
I parked behind some pretty, Hollywood apartments and preceded to make my way to the gallery. I was lucky enough to catch the tail end of the golden hour earlier and snapped a few photos. I make it a point now to keep my camera in the car, just in case.
I had 15 minutes to spare and I already felt inspired, so it was a really good 15 minutes.
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| Reminds me of this Robert Frank image. |
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| Has anyone seen The Orphanage?! Creepy/cute for sure. |
My favorites. All these images plus more on her website.
I had mixed feelings about the show. I really loved her self portraits and thought they were fascinating.
I thought that she had a great eye for detail, and I could see that she liked to experiment. I particularly love the one where you see her smiling. She's clearly been caught in the act of voyeurism and enjoys it. I get nervous when taking portraits, so I was really fond of that and maybe felt like I knew a little more about this woman.
She never got to see this success in her life. She died and then her work was discovered, and she could have shown her collection to someone, but chose not to. So I wonder if this lady was still alive, would we have seen any of these? That's where the mixed feelings set in. I don't know if its exploitation, but you have to wonder if part of the allure is because this artist is no longer with us? I mean, these images were going for 2,000 dollars (minimum) and maybe I'm just jaded because I've seen the Robert Frank, and the Walker Evans stills (his subway portraits are some of the best ever) and admired Arbus and Eggleston. I wanted to be like them, except I don't have a drinking problem and I'm not entirely depressed. I don't know. All I do know is that I love to look at things.
It was nice to look at some art again.
Curious about your thoughts. Let's have a discussion.
your friend,
ava
Friday, September 9, 2011
Recovering
Working late has gotten the best of me and again it is time for some R&R. I initially took this Friday off so I could go see my friend, Clark, play drums at The Roxy. It would have been a good night on the Sunset Strip. Unfortunately, I am still recovering from bronchitis and need to take things easy. Stay tuned for wedding images: Beautiful dresses, loved ones, champagne and much much more!
Till next time, here is a lovely article I found linked on Refinery29. It's about what it means to feel beautiful in your own skin. This woman is my new hero.
Till next time, here is a lovely article I found linked on Refinery29. It's about what it means to feel beautiful in your own skin. This woman is my new hero.
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| Copyright 2011 Carolita Johnson |
Have a lovely weekend everyone! xo
your friend,
ava
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