iPhone-ography: 10pm Alaska Sunset

10pm Alaska Sunset

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iPhone-ography: Exit Glacier

Exit Glacier

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7am hike to Exit Glacier.  Unfortunately it was unsafe to get close enough to the glacier to touch it :(

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iPhone-ography: Tranquility

Tranquility

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The Cook Inlet.  Taken while biking the Tony Knowles Coastal Trail

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iPhone-ography: Glen Alps Valley

Glen Alps Valley

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From the top of Flattop Mountain. Long, hard, cold, windy hike but totally worth it when we got to the top. 

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iPhone-ography: Lake Castaic

Lake Castaic

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Taken from the air while flying to Alaska.

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iPhone-ography: Succulent

 Succulent

iPhone & Instagram 

iPhone-ography: Sunrise

 Sunrise

iPhone & Instagram 

iPhone-ography: Cotton

 Cotton

iPhone & Instagram 

iPhone-ography: Lake Sunset

 Lake Sunset

iPhone & Instagram 

iPhone-ography: Clouds

 Clouds

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iPhone-ography: Eclipse

 Eclipse

iPhone & Instagram 

Graduation

 

 I did it!  

I stuck it out, I saw it through, I finished college and graduated with a BFA in Fine Art! 

I was a long morning but a fun one.  Having done my degree 100% online I felt a little lonely at times, but the energy in the room was so exciting it was easy for me to find people to talk to.  

The ceremony lasted about 2 hours.  I was so nervous and excited I was shaking! I made it across the stage and down the stairs without tripping thankfully. 

Sitting in the crowd.  Can you find me?  Hint: I have a decorated cap on :)

Outside the arena, after the ceremony

My family and me

So what now?

 That is the question, isnt it?  

The question every college graduate dreads.  

You spent x amount of years on your degree so what are you going to do now?  

My short term goals: 

I plan to work on commissions, 

build my business, 

and grow my portfolio. 

I want to be represented by at least one gallery in the next year. 

There is also a local co-op gallery I want to join and start volunteering at.

I am excited for my future and the good things that it holds :) 

Graduation Cap

9 x 9

acrylic on 100% polyester 

Painted for my graduation.  I figured 1) I am graduating from art school so why wouldnt I paint my hat and 2) I wanted to stand out in the crowd from the other 1,000 graduates who would all be in black caps and gowns.  My family said it was very helpful when they were trying to find me :)

Travel

The travel bug has bit again.  I absolutely love to travel.  I would not have know how much I love it if I had never done it.  There are so many places to see in this world and I want to see them all! I saw this pin on pinterest recently and thought that is what I want to do.  

 And then I realized I have done this! I like Lists so here is a list of my travels and when:

2002 Mexico -1st time out of the USA

2003 Arizona

2004 Caribbean

2005 Mexico, Cross Country to Georgia

2006 Catalina

2007 Lake Mead, Azores, Portugal

2008 Luxemburg, Germany, Mainland Portugal

2009 Spain, Italy, England, Greece

2010 Channel Islands

2011 Lake Tahoe, Catalina, Scotland

2012 Alaska? 

2013 Germany?

I am thankful for all of the travel I have done and I am super excited for all of the travel that awaits me.  I would love to go back to Europe, Egypt, go on an African Safari, New Zealand, Australia, Japan, etc etc etc.  Some day!

In other news I am on Spring Break right now, thus the lack for art posts.  I have some projects I need to work on but I have just really been enjoying my time off.  I have 5 weeks left until I am done with school forever! In May I will graduate with my BFA!!! This is been a long long process but I am really proud that I have stuck with it until the end.  

Leaf Scans, Resin, CitraSolv

 

Leaf Scans

5 x 5

paper

For Book Arts.  Create a book inspired by found objects.  It has been windy here lately so when I went on my found object walk I found a lot of leaves.  Originally my idea was to create a gradated color book (green to yellow to red to brown).  When I scanned the leaves the color didnt come through the way I had hoped.  Instead I got these really cool images with a lot of depth. The leaves were very detailed where they touched the scanner and blurry as they moved away from the scanner.  I decided to make an accordion book with these images.

California Golden Poppy 

12 x 9

wood, watercolor, venetian plaster, image transfer, gold leaf, antique solution, gold metal paint, matte medium & resin

For Mixed Media.  I took my Golden Poppy piece from last week and decided to pour resin on it.  It makes the piece feel more important.  I was surprised at how easy the resin was to use.  I think I am going to have to use it more often.

CitraSolv
These pages were created by spraying a National Geographic Magazine with CitraSolv cleaning solution. I used editions from both the 70's and 2008.  The pages on the left are from the 70s and the pages on the right are from 2008.  I like the results better from the 2008 ones as I feel the inks are more vibrant and gave cooler patterns.  I plan on using these pages (and making more) to create a large scale flower piece. Stay tuned for updates :) 

Image Transfers

Image Transfers 

12 x 9

wood, image transfer, watercolor, charcoal, ink pen, gouache 

For Mixed Media.  Experiment with image transfer techniques. 

Sketchbook Project 2012, Pacific Paradise

A sneak preview of my Sketchbook Project 2012 

I have also created 2 videos one of me just going through the pages and one with me reading the text on the pages.  Im not sure what I want to do with either of these videos but I have to send my sketchbook in today so I thought I would create something while I still had my book. 

I am going to have it digitized and will post here when that is done. 

In other news,  yesterday was my very last first day of school.  When I am done with my last three classes (Book Arts, Mixed Media 2, and Senior Portfolio) I will graduate!  I never thought that day would come.  It has been a long journey and I am almost to the finish line.  

Starting school again means you will be seeing lots me update from me.  I hope you like what you see :)

 Pacific Paradise
iPhone/ instagram
Beautiful sunset a few nights ago.

iPhone- Climb Every Mountain, Currents

I am really loving my iphone 4S and instagram so I am going to be uploading more iphone/instagram photos.

I want to embrace all aspects of my creativity, not just painting.

 

Climb Every Mountain

From a hike my husband and I went on. Beautiful expanses. 

Currents

Beautiful ocean currents. I love the colors and the play of lights, reflections, and shadows.

 Message in a Bottle
Found on Topanga Beach.  The message reads "I want to see The sun At Midnight and feel it to be magical, fulfiling and life changing."

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