Flashback - Some of my stranger pieces

I am not a big fan of modern art. I can respect a modern artist if I know that they had artistic skills, but I have a hard time with certain types of art work because to me, anyone could do it. They just had the idea first, and got to make tons of money off of it. But, I suppose everyone is entitled to their opinion, and I know there are people who disagree with me on this.
That being said, I did like to try things that were atypical. I really liked Salvador Dali (until I found out what a creepy man he is). He did the paintings of the clocks that look like they are melting over corners and stuff like that.  I like the idea of taking something usual and doing something unusual with it. So, I came up with this idea. I still think it is a fun painting, though the quality is somewhat lacking. (It is cracked and lumpy in places and the cloth isn't very accurate).  But, the idea is kind of fun. I was just thinking of the transition from night to day and day to night. Really, it could go either way on this - it all depends on how you see it.  Though, I was (am) a huge fan of sunsets, so this is probably more of that than a sunrise. Really, it is up to you.

 

 Also, the more I got into art, the more I realized that I saw things differently. Ordinary things became a potential drawing. I saw light and shadows that I hadn't noticed before.  I have found this happening again recently, more so than usual, because of the drawings I have been doing. I see color and shading and shapes that I hadn't really paid attention to before. So, I decided I wanted to do a piece that showed the world from an artist's perspective. I took an ordinary picture - it was actually a photo from an outdoor mall in San Diego, and I portioned it off into sections that represent how different artists might see the world as they look at it. 

I had a photoshop file that labeled all of the parts, but the file was too big and I would have had to redo it, so I will just explain the probably obvious sections.  The top left, done in abnormal colors and abnormal shapes, including the abnormal people on the balcony, is a Picasso-esque view.  The top right is supposed to be the "just as it is, realistic" view.  Just below that, still on the right, is how it would be viewed broken down into simple shapes.  The black and white  middle is supposed to be how  either a photographer would see it (who likes black and white) or how one might see it with lights and darks and shadows, not paying attention to color so much. To the left of that is how someone might sketch it.  The bottom left is also supposed to be realistic, and then the bottom right is more cartoon-like. I titled it "Artist's World"

These were both done while I was in high school. Unfortunately, I do not have accurate dates - I just remember doing this at my home in my bedroom.  I am pretty sure the bottom one was done in 1989 or 1990 because I know when the picture was taken (that I drew from).