{"id":30,"date":"2017-03-07T21:15:03","date_gmt":"2017-03-07T21:15:03","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blog.valdosta.edu\/seniorcat\/?page_id=30"},"modified":"2017-04-11T00:31:54","modified_gmt":"2017-04-11T00:31:54","slug":"lamar-benefield","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/blog.valdosta.edu\/seniorcat\/lamar-benefield\/","title":{"rendered":"Lamar Benefield"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"Lamar<\/p>\n

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Anxiety always has been my incentive to press forward.\u00a0 In my artwork I make the choice to not let it rule me and instead lead me.<\/p>\n

Frankly, I used to abhor painting and color theory.\u00a0 At the time I felt that I had a stronger affinity towards black and white dry media, but that was only because they were my only tools of trade at the time.\u00a0 As I began to tackle painting as a medium, I became fascinated with dynamic lighting and values.\u00a0 I enjoyed how loose the paint was and how I could go over an undesirable moment when it became \u201ca happy little accident.\u201d I became infatuated with the blending and juxtaposition of color that it revived an older hobby\u2014comics.<\/p>\n

The subject matter I chose for my series is based on concept art for a web comic I intend on publishing in the near future. When choosing a color palette each color palette, my goal is to incorporate vibrant colors while experimenting with light and value. With this experimentation of the visual elements, I feel that I am able to fully immerse the viewer into my fantasy world.\u00a0\u00a0 I am interested in how each viewer will interpret the visual narrative I have provided for them with minimum context.\u00a0 There\u2019s always a special delight in witnessing a person\u2019s raw reaction.<\/p>\n

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