BEAR Day!

So a couple weeks ago (maybe 2 weeks ago) Mercer had its first ever Bear Day! Classes were cancelled (well, CLA classes were) and there was an Art show and students presenting research and it was very very to see. Of course I was only able to go to 2 different presentations, my friend's and the art show. But here are a few images I photographed while there:

This is a painting done by a young artist and received 3rd place.
I loved the difference the reflection in the glass created as I shot this.

This woman seemed to be at the right place at the right time while I was photographing. The pottery below received 1st place in the mixed media category and the paper tree placed 2nd.















The pottery was definitely fun and very interesting. The woman in the background seemed to match the art on the wall as well. She made me laugh as I was walking around 'creeping' on the art..




















I liked how some of the photographs peered through the 'limbs' of the paper tree. It added an extra element to these images.

The overhead spot light was perfect on the little paper tree. It seemed to be a focal point on the floor and accentuated it in all the right ways.

Every time I tried to take this photo while looking into the glass gallery, this woman always stepped in my way. It was like she saw the camera and either thought I was being similar to a stalker or she just really loved the spot light. Luckily I was able to crop her out for this one.















This was the first place piece of art work for the photography category. It looked great and the frame made it look even better. The fact that it was black and white grabbed my attention above everything else. The photographer should be proud.













This young man won the painting section. Unfortunately, there was always someone in my way so I was unable to photograph his piece, but it looked great!















This is a friend of mine, Gary. He and I work together. His canvas won second! We were both pretty excited. It looked like the original box...only HUGE. Makes me hungry right now.

So that was the Bear Day art show. Hopefully next year there will be some more images. It should be exciting!