I found an artist by the name of Lune Bleu on www.deviantart.com. I like to browse deviantart occasionally to see what artists are creating whether they are amatuers or professionals. This particular artist really caught my eye because she uses multiple medias. She uses live models and photographs them later adding them into a background that is digitally (photoshop) created. Her art is very expressive and conceptual. A lot of her colors are saturated which allow for a close emotional relation to the pieces. She does an excellent job of capturing a mood in her work and also makes sure that the background interacts with the model and it's not just negative space. I have a hard time using the entire page and this artist inspires me to think outside the box. She also is a make up artist. I think a lot of people don't consider hair stylist and make up artist to be.. artists. Many women get up every morning to put on make up and don't realize that they are painting and shading. Skin is almost a canvas in this sense.. just a thought.

This is probably one of my favorites of hers:
http://lunebleu.deviantart.com/art/Ashes-of-yesterday-82753097
It has really good movement and I like the saturation of everything excluding the dress which really catches my eye... so I wonder back and forth in the ruffles of her dress. The models facial expression fits the atmosphere well too.. -Adrean