The Art of Expression

I have been going through my gallery of favourite images, and have been very struck by how many ways in which expression is portrayed, both in people and in animals. Expression is to be found, not only in their faces, but often also in the body language, which can sometimes say even more than the face does! In fact sometimes its even contradictory.

For this week's bonanza then, I've picked out some of the most expressive images I have stored, and thought I would share them with you all.

Warning.. My interpretation of an expression, which is the way in which an image of a person or animal strikes me on first sight, may conflict sometimes with what the artist intended. I mean no offence by this, but simply to add interest to the way an individual (especially an odd-ball like myself) sometimes perceives things. I may well use more than one or several images created by a single artist too, but that simply goes to reveal such an artist's diversity!


HAUGHTINESS _{Speak to me if you dare!}




DARKLY PENSIVE _{Thinking dark thoughts}




BLATANTLY PUTTING IT ON! _{Like they do!}




CONTEMPLATIVE _{Scheming; working things out..}




WISTFULNESS _{Wishing things were different}




REMEMBERING _{Thoughts from the past brought into the present}




FEARFUL _{Can be a personality trait; maybe just afraid}




TREPIDATION _{How do I relate to you?}




SORROWFUL _{Sad, remorseful, unhappy}




DEVASTATED _{Shocked and horrified}




ETHEREAL/SPIRITUAL _{Other-worldly, surreal}




SHEER CUTENESS




YOU DID WHAT??




HILARITY




NONCHALANCE _{desirous of non-disclosure}




SECRETIVE _{Something to hide perhaps}




ADORATION/LONGING




JUST DREAMING




MAJESTIC




THE HUNTER & THE HUNTED _{Look at their body-language!}




TO THE RESCUE




OPENNESS/TRANSPARENCY




TAKEN BY SURPRISE