Neglect II

Secondly, Paula Auld and I managed to get the "girls" bathroom in the 301 building painted with tattoo designs. I not only enjoyed this but am rather proud of what we painted on the walls, especially that damned ship. Not bad for my first time painting walls.. well.. in an artsy, illustrative way. Again, sorry for the camera phone and the fact that I wasn't done when this pictures were taken. I'll be headed back in there with my digicam ASAP and will repost them again.

Neglect I

Sadly, I've managed to forget my password repeatedly, find it in one of my sketchbooks again, and then get caught up in running around with maintenance in order to make some money. Until recently! So, now that I'm logged in and have time, why not do a little dance with what I've managed to do over the summer. Enjoy!

First thing, Charma is pretty much done. I left him at home back in my state of origin (Maryland). My apologies for the fuzzy pictures, camera phone quality is always a bad thing.. especially when your digicam refuses to work mysteriously.

Color Issues? Yes'm!

I have various kinds myself. Here are some highlights from Rose's class. I'll be sure to take pictures of the bigger ones and post 'em soon.

First up, mini collage!




Next, morning and afternoon light at the Watch.





Then, look at Georgia O'Keeffe's Music - Pink and Blue II to create a palette and made experimented.




Finally, just something to do for amusement.

Artist's Notebook: Ideal Studio

The "Ideal Studio"

My senior studio at 301 Cabot helped me understand what I would want in my own studio later on in life. I had always fancied a warehouse/apartment in the city where taking a walk down town would supply me not only with imagination but easy access to life's essentials; reference, art materials, coffee, smokes, and a break from work. Not only would the building serve as my studio but also my home so, I needed to be able to seperate the two in order to make the tax men happy but also be productive by limiting my procrastinating habits and distractions. I wanted a place where I could divide studio space between my 2D and 3D work, office, library, and 'research' area. Windows would be important to me for light and ventilation, and a 'porch' is a wonderful spot for smoking or taking in the night air. Many other factors were taken in account for what I wanted but I'll keep it short.

Senior Seminar: Art Direct-tator

For Illustration Senior Seminar we had to act as both an illustrator and art director with one another. The lovely Miss Belisle snagged me and, in turn, I clung to her screaming "Mine!" So, she asked me to create three line drawings of a clockwork animal, with the possibility of it being made three-dimensional later. This little guy would be accompanying a young lady in her own adventures (in a book) and to remind her of her father (since he's away at sea and made her the little companion to keep her company.. and things). With the seafaring terms in mind, and not sure if people would understand the awesomeness of an albatross or want one trying to land on the poor kid's shoulder all the time, why not make a ship rat! I've been on a little rat high this past year anyway. I got shinies from Victoria and a mock check from Elissa. Woot!

First is a top half rendered/half mechanical-like drawing, then repose and finally a combo of two seperate drawings; one of the inside gears and the other of the outside, plus key.

Thesis: Sculpture Update #4

Chama now has eyes and skin detail! Plus his two extra arms and fingers/toes. More work to be done. A detail image of the skin will be uploaded shortly. Sorry for the bad phone pictures, the digicam likes to eat the batteries.

Artist's Notebook: Stress

A project in which we had to gather information, record and present it in a graph-like manner. I decided, after a couple downfalls, that stress would work considering my past.. and present.. and possible future. I found a map of my hometown and plotted out where different levels of stress occurred, keeping the higher the stress level the more saturated the color of the dot. (In the chart below, due to technological difficulties, the colored dots appear as black for the time being.) I then decided to enclose, in sealed envelopes, a written description of the events that related to the dots on the map. Finally, I took note of where these events occured and made a bar graph displaying the relationship of the events in regards to the setting I experienced them.