Ben in Brown

Ben in Brown

Oil on wood panel

My Brother a few years ago. This is what people get 

when they take pictures of themselves with my camera.

Sky High

Sky High

Gouache, ink

Circles

 Circles

Gouache, ink wash off

This was so much fun to do, but the paper buckled from the water. Came out alright in the end though.

Head Drawing - week 1 - 5

The oldest are on the top, the youngest are on the bottom.

The last one was done today.  

All were done on a Parson Pad with black charcoal.

 Left drawing - Asssinment:

Use plumblines to copy a drawing by the instructor

Right drawing - Head in class of a bust

In class model.

 Profile of a Class mate

Done in class to learn eyes, ears, nose, and mouth.

 Assignment: Use only shadows to turn the form

In class model

She does have a chin, but it is hiding in the shadows

Assignment:  Charcoal lift out/ copy the instructors drawing

Drawing II Final

Assignment: Do a scratchboard image

Eagle Nebula

Clay board

I like this medium very much

Assignment: Do two animals

Red pandas

Graphite on illustration board

The bottom one is the best

Color and Design II

The assignment was to do three pieces (could be different or the same) with a color pallet based off a painting or a photograph. The pictures at the bottom show how many people were involved in this assignment and how much space we took up.

The top were photographed to show off presentation, but the middle set is the digitals that I printed from.

 Assignment: 3 piece series using different color pallets 

from different art pieces or photography

Princess and her suitors baring dowry gifts

Digital done in Sai Paint Tool mounted on mat board

Problem:  A little busy in the blue and brown one

Photo time!

Keep in mind that the post to the right in the first photo

is the same and the one in the left on the second.

 
The showing for class critique were large enough

to extend to the opposite wall.

Color and Design II

Both of these are part of the same assignment and are mounted on black mat paper with a window.

 Assignment: Direct light (Warm light, cool shadows with exaggeration)

Snow pile behind my apartment

Acrylic on cold press illustration board

Problem: Sun struck snow is not warm enough

 Assignment: Indirect light

Snow pile behind my apartment

Acrylic on cold press illustration board

Problem: Trees do not brake up the building in back enough