In Which I Simplify

Sometimes my backgrounds are distracting.  That is one of my intents actually.  Some of my intended audience will be people in hospital and one of the strengths of my images is the ability to distract the viewer.  To take them out of their current state of mind for a moment or longer.  But strengths can also be weaknesses. Sometimes my images go too far and the viewer experiences forced exploration, which is much less effective. This is some of the feedback I have received in the webinars. 

So for this image I tried to cut back the background and simplify the image.  It was HARD but I tried to be very selective in its creation. I feel I succeeded and didn't succeed at the same time, as it definitely has less background elements but still has some. I also feel like it is still an escape into the unknown but there is something more mature about it.  It's a refining process that is not complete yet.

Fig. 1: Slade 2019. Pink. 

Figure 1. Slade, Bren. 2019. Pink. Available at www.BrenSlade.com.