Nevermore

Nevermore 

27 x 24

butcher paper, charcoal, watercolor, ink, wood, metal tape, iron metal paint, patina solution

For Mixed Media.  Project 2.  Inspired by Edgar Allen Poe's The Raven.  The background is the entire poem. I began with a charcoal drawing on butcher paper.  I then added the poem, blue watercolor, and white pastel.  I didn't like the way that looked or how flimsy the butcher paper was so I decided to attach it to something solid.  I used metal tape to attach 6 wood boards together and then attached the paper using the metal tape. I then went over the raven with iron metal paint, added paint to the edges, and added drips.  Lastly I added patina solution to age the metal paint.  

Below are some WIP images. 

Here is an image transfer study I did for Nevermore. 

Encaustic, A Dreamless Sleep

Encaustics

12 x 9

wax, wood, image transfer, watercolor, yarn, acrylic, pastel  

For Mixed Media.  Experiment with encaustics. Very fun to do if you never have.  Playing with different ways to use encaustics.  

A Dreamless Sleep 

8.5 x 4.5 

decorative paper, davy board, PVA, waxed linen thread, blank & lined paper

For Book Arts.  Midterm. A compilation of letters written to my grandfather in the week after his unexpected death. The letters bring the reader through the stages of grief. 

Image Transfers

Image Transfers 

12 x 9

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

For Mixed Media.  Experiment with image transfer techniques. 

Plaster, The Pauper & The Knight

 

9x12 

mixed media joint compound on wood

For Mixed Media 2  In one I embedded a piece of yarn and in the other I dripped in watercolor while the joint compound was wet.  

The quote reads "The Quesion of life is 'Why?' The answer, "Why not?" I used  watercolor, tea, ink, sanguine, and white charcoal.

The flower is watercolor, and colored pencils.  

 This is what they looked like after the plaster was dry and before I worked into them:

 

 The Pauper and The Kinght

8.5 x 5.5

 handmade book

For Book Arts. We had to create a book based on 5 random words. To find my 5 words I opened my dictionary, closed my eyes, and went with where my finger landed.  

My 5 words are

- purloin

- head

- coat of arms

- ultimatum

- partway

These words inspired me to write a story and illustrate it.  Fine art is my specialty so illustrating the book was a bit difficult. 

The story is about a pauper who wants to be a knight and decides to steal a coat of arms. 

 Below are some models I made to practice different binding techniques. 

3 little books

 Receipts, Quotes, & The Story of a Line

3.5 x 4.57 & 6.5 x2.5  

Japanese Rice Paper and Text weight paper

 My 3 little books. I used an 8 panel folding technique.  The pages are made from a single piece of folded paper.  Each book has its own concept-

-Receipts 1.28-2.4 2012- My receipts from buying supplies for this semester :)

-Quotes- Inspired by a list of art quotes I collected. They are

"There are no rules. That is how art is born, how breakthroughs happen."~Helen Frankenthaler 

"I am always doing that which I cannot do, in order that I may learn how to do it."~Pablo Picasso

"Art is making something out of nothing and selling it."~Frank Zappa

"I do not take drugs. I am drugs."~Salvador Dali

"Art is an experience, not an object."~Robert Motherwell

"Creativity is allowing yourself to make mistakes. Art is knowing which ones to keep."~Scott Adams

-The Story of a Line- This is an idea I would like to explore more.  It was supposed to be longer but I got 2 of my books mixed up so Quotes got longer and The Story of a Line got shorter. 

I was going to try and use card stock for the cover but 1) it was too difficult to fold well and 2) it was too heavy of a paper for my light weight rice paper. 

 

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.

December Rose, Negative Space Quick Studies

December Rose

10 x 10

watercolor onpaper

For Still Life 2. A square composition. I like what I have done with this but I feel there is much more I can do.  I hope to go back into it and refine it a bit more. 

12 x 9

acrylic on board

For Quick Studies. 25 minutes.  Exploring negative space.  

Scotland Landscape Quick Studies

 12 x 9

watercolor on paper

For Quick Studies.  30 minute studies.  In Scotland and crazy inspired.  The architecture is beautiful.

 12 x 9

acrylic on board

45 minute studies.

More Female Nude Quick Studies

 9 x 12

acrylic on board 

For Quick Studies.  Just like last week- Female Nudes working on exaggerated color. Top 3 are 25 minute and bottom 2 are approx 60 minute. More fun with a palette knife. This week I did not use pure white.  Week after week my instructor has commented on my use of too much white.  I decided to use a mixture of white and cadmium yellow light as my lightest light.  Overall I like the result.  I think it gives my pieces more life.

Dancing Skeleton WIP

  Dancing Skeleton WIP

   48 x 36

  acrylic on wood

For my my "day job".  We have a Halloween Event every year with candy and prizes and fun.  This is for the trick or treat area for the little kids.  I think he looks fun.  I still want to add a spider web, haunted house, bats, and a full moon.  I bought some glow in the dark paint that I am excited to use on the skeleton, the windows on the house, the spider web and the moon.  

Orchid, Negative Space Figure Studies, Datsun at Willow WIP

Orchid

  12 x 9

  watercolor on illustration board

  For Still Life 2.  Point of View.  Seeing it on my computer I feel like there is soo much more I could do to this.  I will probably go back into it and do more. I feel like it is missing something and I just cant figure out what.  I think overall it is too red and not purple enough.  

 

  Negative Space Figure Studies

  12 x 9

  acrylic on board

  For Quick Studies.  Using the negative space around the figure to create the form.  The 1st 3 are 25 minute studies and the last two are 40 minute.  I find myself overworking the 40 minute studies.  I prefer the fresh feeling of my 25 minute studies.

Datsun at Willow WIP

  16 x 20

  acrylic on canvas

  For Quick Studies.  Creating a larger finished painting. Basic block in done from my sketch.

Quick Studies- Seal, Datsun, Summer Breeze, Jess

   Quick Studies-

 Seal, Datsun,

  Summer Breeze, Jess

   9 x 12

  acrylic on board

For Quick Studies.  All done in under an hour.   I added the rest of this weeks paintings.  Im more proud of some then others but I think they all turned out well.  I am enjoying doing these in acrylic.  I feel more graphic and bold with my strokes.  There is no time to blend. 

The other two quick studies for this week.