Alyssa+K.

=** Linda McCartney **= The name of my artist is Linda Louise Eastman McCartney. She was born in New York, New York, on September 24th, 1941. On April 17th, 1998, she died of breast cancer in Tucson, Arizona. Linda McCartney is from New York City. The time period that she is from is 1940’s. The predominant art period she is from is: op art & pop art. Her primary type of artwork is photography. Her materials she used were: people (props) and a camera. Linda liked to take pictures of people, usually famous musicians/ famous people. Her pictures were usually black and white colored. Things that influenced her were her company, and her husband. The events that helped her career were she took pictures for the swinging sixties assignment in the UK, and she was taking pictures of famous artists. She was a receptionist for Town & Country magazine, and she was the only unofficial photographer aboard the S.S. Sea Panther yacht that was allowed to photograph the Rolling Stones. Some things she is best known for are: she took black and white photos of famous musicians. Some interesting things about her are she was the second oldest of four children, she was born to Jewish-American parents, and she was married to 2 people: First: John Malvin C Jr. and they divorced, and then she married Paul McCartney . http://www.allposters.com/-sp/Portrait-of-an-Era-Posters_i2844794_.htm  The title of my artwork is: The Jump. The reason that I named my artwork this is because in the pictures, the girl is jumping and doing tumbling, in most of them. The materials that I used are: a camera, photo shop, and a computer. My inspiration for my project was my artist, Linda McCartney. She took picture of famous people, singing, and people who meant a lot to her, so I took a picture of someone that meant a lot to me, my best friend, Kelly Flemm. In the picture, she was doing my favorite thing: tumbling. I was trying to send a message that was: the eye can only see what it chooses to see, in other words, if you don’t choose to expose yourself to new things, everything gets old. The message I was sending was Happiness/ Joy. I really enjoyed working on this project, because it was super fun, and it was a fun way to make each student be able to create their own type of artwork, however they chose to do. One thing that I would have done differently is I would have maybe taken pictures of other people, doing more things. So, by the end of this project, I would like to say that it was super fun to do, and it was a great overall experience, and I am really happy we got to do this project. It taught us art skills, patience, and that you have to actually try, and make an effort, for something to be able to turn out successful. Always remember: The eyes can only see what they choose to see, so open your eyes to the world around you.