This is My Art

The time has arrived where I've taken a year of my life in cell phone madness (one photo every day of me), and it is time to evaluate. I had a small form contest at around the 1/3 mark of the year, but I want to know what you guys think. I believe art is determined twofold. Half of what makes art what it should be is the artist. Art is an expression of what the artist believes to be true in their heart; it shows a piece of their world and how they view things. The other half of art is the masses. This is the more difficult side of art, because the masses are fickle. While it may be difficult to please one's self, it is far more difficult to please everyone else. However no artist is trying to do that, they simply want to share their art with the world (Okay there are some who are naive and/or corporate shills). There can become a dialogue between the audience and the artist.
Now I've been told I'm a fairly artistic person and that is probably true. I play guitar, love singing and listening to music, enjoy drama, making movies, improv comedy, writing satirical works and drawing randomly interesting pictures of penguins. That's quite a few things. But as well as that I take cell phone pictures of myself. Yes I realize I explained much of this on my other blog a while back, but I bet most people reading this have not. Why do I do it? I don't know. I guess when I ended up with a cell phone I wanted a background (and why not a picture of me?) Well then I wanted to change it a few days later and then I did it again, and again and what began fairly simple just kept going, and going.
As the months went on there were numerous times when I began to think, "How on Earth do I keep taking fresh pictures after so long?" Well I still think that. It's the same thing with any kind of art. It's all been done. Everything. However there's always new combinations of ideas to do together that haven't been done. Thus I strive one.
I don't think this collection is a masterpiece in time, it's just me. That's I suppose how you have to judge it...

...or you could judge it based on personal tastes. Yes, since art involves you the audience I would like to figure out favorites from the year. I have some of my own, but I cannot let you know that. What I will do is post groups of pictures in tens (ten of those, 100 of my favorites). From there I want you to pick out five of your favorites from each group and tell me (by commenting). Order those from 1 (best) to five (fifth best). Remember that each group is broken up into two sections (one and two), simply because I can't post all the pictures in one post. Those are part of ONE group of ten. After all of it is done, I'll have the final round. Thanks for your time

GROUP K

Vote for five

SMILES ALL AROUND (November 22, 2005) Location- My House


CHRISTMAS ON A ROOF (December 25, 2005) Location- My Roof


THE VDAY SUIT (February 14, 2006) Location- My House


A HAPPY SHINYNESS (March 3, 2006) Location- My House


SUBJECT OF MY ATTENTION (March 20, 2006) Location- Melissa's House

GROUP K (Part 2)

DUCK RIDES MAKE TREVOR HAPPY (April 12, 2006) Location- Prince's Island Park


BURN BURN BURN (April 21, 2006) Location- My House


THE WEDDING MVPS AND ME (May 20, 2006) Location- Grace Baptist Church


SUCKING STRAW (July 27, 2006) Location- McDonald's 32nd Ave. NE


PARTY LIKE IT'S IMAGE 1999 (August 26, 2006) Location- Outside My House

GROUP J

Vote for 5

LOOKING IN THE DARK (November 21, 2005) Location- My House


SCHEMING YOUR DEMISE (December 29, 2005) Location- My House


MARIO SUNSHINE (January 22, 2006) Location- Outside ACF (In Buick)


TITLES ARE IRRELEVANT (March 6, 2006) Location- My House


SKYLIGHT DAYLIGHT SMILELIGHT CLOUDLIGHT (April 7, 2006) Location- Outside Duane & Krista's

GROUP J (Part 2)

SMILEY BACON FACE MEETS HIS DOOM (May 24, 2006) Location- My House


IN THE BACK OF THE VAN (July 8, 2006) Location- Louisville (Back of Van)


ROCK IN COLORFUL REFRACTED LIGHT (July 20, 2006) Location- My House


THE TIME I WENT TO NORWAY (September 21, 2006) Location- My House


GREAT MINDS LOOK ALIKE (October 15, 2006) Location- Melissa's House

GROUP H

Vote for five

O CHRISTMAS TREE (December 6, 2005) Location- My House


HERE I COME TO SAVE THE DAY (December 20, 2005) Location- My House


TURNED TOWARDS THE DARK CLOUDS (February 8, 2006) Location- McKnight Ave. (Truck)


SEEING RED (April 5, 2006) Location- My House


TALES FROM THE KNIFE (May 3, 2006) Location- My House

GROUP H (Part 2)

PRECISION PUTT (June 1, 2006) Location- RCGA Mini Golf


ABSTRACT IS THE BEST MEDICINE (June 8, 2006) Location- Nathan and Lauren's House


SURVIVAL (August 6, 2006) Location- Pine Lake, AB


REPEATING, REPEATING (September 2, 2006) Location- Mount Royal College


THE GREATEST PUZZLER (September 20, 2006) Location- My House

GROUP G

Vote for five

WHO'S THAT HANDSOME BEARDED FELLOW? (December 2, 2005) Location- My House


ORNAMENTAL (December 30, 2005) Location- The Old Horch Residence


WORLD OF GLASS (February 13, 2006) Location- My House


CANDLELIGHT DINNER DATE (April 26, 2006) Location- My House


NATHAN GO ROUND (April 29, 2006) Location- Galaxy Land, Edmonton

GROUP G (Part 2)

MOVIE STAR AND REGULAR JOE (May 15, 2006) Location- My House


RIDE OF MY LIFE (July 1, 2006) Location- Six Flags, Louisville, KY


INTENSE TABLE ACTION (August 21, 2006) Location- Abbeydale Christian Fellowship


MONOCHROME IS BLISS (September 25, 2006) Location- Tunnel on Brisebrois Road


HAPPY CUPCAKE TO ME (October 12, 2006) Location- My House

GROUP F

Vote for five

YE OLDE YVR (November 1, 2005) Location- My House


CRAZY FOR CHRISTMAS (December 15, 2005) Location- My House


CLEANING MAN (January 28, 2006) Location- My House


ME AND OSHWHEAT'S ALIEN ADVENTURES (February 5, 2006) Location- My House


IT'S PRONOUNCED NU-CU-LAR (April 1, 2006) Location- My House

GROUP F (Part 2)

FACIAL SCAN TECHNOLOGY (May 10, 2006) Location- My House

COOL BEFORE THE STORM (June 16, 2006) Location- Just Outside ACF


BLUE SEA OR BUSTLING AIRPORT (August 14, 2006) Location- Calgary Airport


THE SPRAYING! (September 30, 2006) Location- A Car Wash


BEING RUNNED OVER (October 6, 2006) Location- Around Whitehorn