jules muck

The symmetry and colors on this past weeks posts were inspirational. Art is what  drives me in the business of photography. Creating original imagery that the viewer relates too is what I do. I was trained as a painter and I compose with color , light and/or texture and add bit of emotion to my lifestyle imagery. So when I saw Jeremy’s and David’s posts this week I realized I wanted to pay homage to painting. I love street art and finding this artist in Venice just finishing up a mural at sunset was  one of the highlights of a recent west coast trip. Back story: I was on a photo retreat in March with lots of young energized photographers and although the atmosphere was idyllic (Glamping in a Canyon in Santa Barbara), I just wasn’t inspired to create much during the week. Everyone had a camera and it seemed like everyone was taking the same picture + it is a bit intimidating asking a colleague to be in front on the lens when you are not willing to reciprocate:) So when I got back to LA before my trip back home I just walked around looking for inspiration but again I just saw the pix that everyone takes and I only had a few hours so I couldn’t produce a shoot that quick…. to make a long post a bit shorter …I had two hours before my flight home and came across this artist finishing up a mural right next door to The Love Shack in Venice. She had a gangly looking entourage hanging with her and I was a bit frightened to ask if I could take some shots but I introduced myself and complimented her on the painting and she actually asked me to take a photo.  It turned out this street artist was a well known in the world of art and graffiti and was a judge on the Oxygen Channel show “Street Art Throwdown. Check out Jules Muck‘s  work … and read a recent interview Jules on the Oxygen Channel