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    Tuesday
    Jul272010

    Our Wedding and Our Amazing Photographers

    I'm so excited to share a handful of the beautiful photos from our wedding taken by our awesome photographers Heather and Grayson of Jagger Photography. You can see more photos of our Yosemite wedding at their blog, http://www.jaggerphotographyblog.com/ben-lara-yosemite/.

    I first saw Heather and Grayson's work on Once Wed in May 2009 and fell in love with their romantic and personal photographs.  They were recently married themselves and after seeing photos from their wedding I knew that both their style and personality were exactly what we were looking for.

    My beautiful friends

    Getting ready in the AhwahneeAlthough our wedding was in Yosemite, we wanted the photos to be about us, our family and our friends.  Yes, the setting was extraordinarily important and meaningful to us but what made the wedding was the people.

    Our "first look"

    My parents and I

    Sunday
    Jun132010

    Another Brief Update

    Just wanted to share another update of my painting of Kim.

    Lara Hoke, Kim

    Thursday
    Jun102010

    Work in Progress Update - Kim

    Just wanted to share the latest update to my painting of Kim.  I decided to change the time of day from night to dusk and use the window to give a greater sense of depth.  I have more work to do on her hands, the outdoors, and the plants on the windowsill but otherwise I feel confident that the end is in sight!

    Lara Hoke, Kim

    Tuesday
    Jun082010

    Video From East Bay Open Studios 2010

    Here's a clip from this past weekend's Open Studios taken by Stan Goldberg, self pro-claimed Senior Dad.  I come in around the 2:50 mark.  The other artist included in the interview is Laura Malone.

    You can also watch the video by following this link http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t3R7Kiuh5aE

    Saturday
    Jun052010

    Reference Photos to Formal Studies

    Below are three photographs juxtaposed with painting studies. My primary interest in comparing the two images was correcting spatial and color discrepancies.  However, viewing them as a set, what I find most fascinating and valuable is the difference between perception and reality.

    Lara Hoke, Oakland, Walking Towards Painting StudyLara Hoke, Oakland, Walking Towards Painting Study

     

     

    Lara Hoke, Oakland, Bodega, Painting StudyLara Hoke, Oakland, Bodega, Painting Study

     

    Lara Hoke, Oakland, Walking Away, Painting StudyLara Hoke, Oakland, Walking Away, Painting Study