My Legit Bro

So I have this brother.

He's pretty cool.

Pretty awkward too (the good kind though).

But he also has mad photog skills which I've told you all about!

He's doing this whole 365 picture thing this year and each day seems to be even better than the last!

Check him out here and/or here! He's got a funny description for this one on flickr that you'll have to read!

Moved

I came across Kelle Hampton's blog today at work and literally could not stop reading. She is a mother of two beautiful girls and she blogs about her family's daily life as well as include beautiful photos. I'm guilty of finding a blog, scanning through the pictures and moving on, not taking the time to read and grow attached to the blogger. But this time was different. Kelle and her husband are raising two girls, one of which has down syndrome. Not only does it tell of their struggles of raising a child with DS, but also the many many blessings that has come with it. Please, please go read this blog, or at least the birth story that's located on the top bar labeled "Start here if you're new". Trust me, you will come away completely moved by her story. Click HERE for the link.

Here are some pics of her and her girls

Kevin's Portrait

 Hey guys! Tomorrow is the day I start the life-sized portrait of Kevin! I'm really excited about it! Kevin and I went out this afternoon and took some pictures for the painting and here are my favorite shots...

  

J. Crew model in the making

I'm leaning towards painting the first one or the one on the left in the second row. What do y'all think?

Sick Day

I don't know what's wrong with my immune system, but it's been on vacation and leaving me sick the past few weeks. Maybe I deserve it? I always brag about how I'm never sick and then BOOM. Death of throat, nose, stomach, and neck. Yes... neck. So I'm here. Working at the boring/awesome hall monitor job. Just me and my pile of tissues. I probably should be working on my multitude of painting, ceramic, and art history projects, but no. Here I sit starring at the clock and sniffling. So now that I've bored y'all by thrown this pity party of a post (Nice alliteration, right?), I'll show you a picture of my friend, Larisa, that I plan to do for a watercolor portrait.

I plan on warming it up and adding a plainer background, but I've been saving this picture to use for something for a very long time. What do y'all think of having a light gray background?More pics to come!

Oops! I dropped a name.

My brother, Matthew Walton, is doing a Senior photo shoot today and I went to help him set up his portable studio. He does AMAZING work and I thought I'd give a little shout out to him and his awesomeness. (And no, I'm not biased! He even calls me his worst critic.) Here's a peek at some of his Senior pics as well as his new photos from Scotland and London. Enjoy!!!

If you want to check out more of his work, there's a link to his photography website on the blogs I follow, or you can follow his blog HERE.