Why Am I Happy?

You might have wondered where I have been since I last left you... Well, I had a three week summer class, started swimming lessons, started school, and now ballet classes. As you can expect, I have been quite busy so I will need to make sure to keep my camera by my side so I can continue to update the site. This is a picture I made at school entitled, "Happy Maddie." I am happy because I love school so much. So, more coming soon!

Botanical Garden

We have gone to the San Antonio Botanical Gardens a million times but we have never gone all the way back to this far corner where there was a castle hiding. This will be on our list of things to see from now on, of this I am sure. I love castles and princesses and flowers!

Watch Out Little Boy!

We went to the zoo and I wanted to get a picture of the zebra. As I looked back at my photos I realized that somehow this little boy got an up close look during feeding time. Where are the zookeepers?

Riverwalk Extension

We went to the Farmers Market and also went down to the new Riverwalk Extension. I found a nice place for some frogs to rest but there were no frogs to be found. So, if you know of any frogs that are looking for a new home you can share this picture with them.

May Flowers

My mom bought some new plants for the garden and we worked together at planting some in pots that we then put around the garden. I got a picture of my mom's really messy hands after she was done. Below, are some plants that I potted with the help of my brother.

Art Preservation

It is a lot of fun playing with my blocks but I can become very sad at how quickly my art can be destroyed (by my brother)! So, after I had completed this masterpiece I decided to memorialize it with a few pictures so I could remember it before it was too late. I think that this is why I enjoy my camera a little more these days than my blocks.

Magical Kingdom

My grandma and grandpa took us to Disney Land last week. I got to meet princesses and found a really beautiful castle that belongs to Cinderella. I got my dad to pose while waiting in line to talk to the Little Mermaid. She loved my sparkle shoes. I loved her tail. We were both impressed with ourselves.

Macro Economics

My dad has an obsession with coffee. He orders his beans from Illinois, puts them in a coffee bean preserver, grinds them fresh daily with his conical grinder, and then uses his imported coffee maker from Denmark (that doesn't even allow fro presetting or automatic shut off) every day. I have pictured his excess above. Don't even get me started with his wine obsession.

It is this type of investment that prevents me from obtaining a wonderful macro lens to catch nature's wonders! So, I bring to you a picture, as best as I can with my limited resources, and will allow you to imagine what could have been in this fleeting moment with better technology. My humble apolgies.

Found Art Vs. Art Created

Sometimes you are sitting at lunch with your family at Rosario's and you put the camera on the table and notice the beautiful art of the table setting and the colors chosen by the restaurant. This is the epitome of found art.
Sometimes you take puzzle pieces and put them in your Plex Drivin' Friends vehicle and you have created art where it did not exist previously.
These pictures illustrate both concepts and allow the viewer to draw their own assumptions of art.

Artistic Differences

Well, it has been a good ride so far on this new
adventure between artist and agent but due
to some serious artistic differences we must end
this relationship and thus this blog. To the many
followers that I have accumulated over this brief
period, I give you my deepest apologies. I am
hoping to begin anew with a different artistic
outlet with someone who shares my goals and
beliefs. With that, I leave you with a bit of
nature in the backyard. Thanks again for your
continued support. Rest assured, this has
nothing to do with these difficult economic times.
Remember, it is in these moments when we must
embrace the arts and allow them to to tell us...
Aprils Fools.

Silly Daddy

Well, here is my dad posing in the garden (reluctantly). This picture was important so I could make this post about him. He somehow went live with a green (GREEN!) background for my blog. The issue is now resolved and we are sporting a much more suitable pink background. Apologies for anyone that suffered from the previous layout.

Composition

I enjoy texture and lines in some of my photos.

Camera Phones

This is my brother playing with my mom's camera phone. They are so inferior to my vtech camera!

Tutu

This is my Tutu (Grandma in Hawaiian). She is the one that got me this great camera so this is my thanks.

Mommy

This is my mommy. When we are in the car this is my view. When we are not in the car, it is a little easier to get a good portrait.

Art of Art

Who says chalk art has a limited shelf life?

Abstract Self Portrait

Tea kettle as canvas for my latest self portrait.

At the Zoo

I went to the zoo with my family and really liked the patterns on the zebra.

First Composition

I was playing in the backyard with my mommy and told her that I wanted to take a picture of the hose. This is the series from that effort. I am working on composition and am intrigued by lines, shapes, and giving common objects a new look.

Sparkle Shoes

Maddie got a new camera and has been practicing taking pictures. What better picture to start with them a self portrait?