a pretty pickle

art and illustration blog

aprettypickle — Sat, 19 Nov 2011 20:19:10 +0000

I’ve been putting most of my creative energy into painting and illustration recently. Please check out my new site: http://carrieneumayer.com:

new orleans- november ’10

aprettypickle — Wed, 26 Jan 2011 16:14:32 +0000

louisville cartoonist society halloween party!

aprettypickle — Tue, 19 Oct 2010 19:54:51 +0000

Friday October 29th 8:00 PM
@ The Rudyard Kipling
422 w. Oak st.
Louisville, KY

Come celebrate Halloween with the Louisville Cartoonist Society at our costume party at the Rudyard Kipling! There will be a creepy costume contest (with prizes!), tricks, treats, a vile video show, horrific improv theater by THE BALLROOM BRAWLERS, and eerie musical performances by SOFTCHEQUE and MONTAG!

$5 entry WITH COSTUME — $7 entry WITHOUT COSTUME

We are celebrating the release of our new horror anthology: the COMICNOMICON, over 90 pages of local comic lunacy in deluxe squarebound book format for only $10!

Featuring stories by:

Bruce Thomas
Samal McNealy
Zach Allen
Steve Bowman
Ted Nathanson
Ron King
Daniel Frazier
Cary Baker
Brooke Hernando
Carrie Neumayer
Kristie Semmel
Phil Back
Stephen Johnson
Rene Blansette
Matt Edmondson
Jenevieve Broomall
Tobin Fields
Jason Noble
Steph Clark
Marissa Gentry
Jonathan Hawpe
Kelven Goodner
Troy Eskridge
Chris Haberman
Ryan Burns

photos from turkey

aprettypickle — Sat, 24 Jul 2010 18:24:00 +0000

Here are a handful of the photos I took in Turkey.. I also took several rolls of black and white and am slowly working my way through all the contact sheets. I’ve been spending lots of hours shooting film and working in the darkroom since returning home. Haven’t had an opportunity to do as much digital stuff, but will try to scan some of the prints I’ve made sometime soon.

the bowl of eden

aprettypickle — Sat, 24 Jul 2010 18:09:53 +0000

on vacation

aprettypickle — Thu, 17 Jun 2010 16:55:35 +0000

My boyfriend and I are heading out on a big adventure today to Turkey. I’m bringing 5 rolls of black and white film as well as a digital camera. Should have some very cool pictures when we get back. Check back in July!

mary ellen mark

aprettypickle — Sat, 12 Jun 2010 05:13:16 +0000

Was recently introduced to the photography of Mary Ellen Mark. Really enjoyed reading about her approach to photography and the importance of developing relationships with the people she takes photos of. Some particularly interesting images:

every hundredth of a second

aprettypickle — Fri, 11 Jun 2010 20:16:30 +0000

“Taking pictures is savoring life intensely, every hundredth of a second.” -Marc Riboud

object & its shadow; high contrast- photographic eye

aprettypickle — Mon, 07 Jun 2010 23:06:05 +0000

circles- the photographic eye

aprettypickle — Mon, 07 Jun 2010 22:44:32 +0000

The assignment was to shoot a full roll of film with the subject being circles with a wide range of value and strong morning shadows, but I’m a little short on time, so I shot several pics in both digital & film. Special thanks to Neil Norman for helping me pick out my new camera and lens today!!! Also, I got into my new classroom today and found a wealth of information. My reading (and viewing) list is now enormous.