Sunday, September 11, 2016
Gandalf the Gray
Grafite on Paper
15 x 19"
I am a nerd. I love the Lord of the Rings, especially Gandalf. This drawing shows the transition from Gandalf the Gray to Gandalf the White. Unfortunately this piece was highly influenced by a no-origenal photograph so I will not be able to submit it to the AP board, but it is still one of my favorite pieces.
Friday, September 9, 2016
Figure Attempts
14 x 17"
Graphite on paper
I went to the North Boulder Figure Drawing class in order to practice my figure drawings. These were my first attempts with live figures. I focused more on shading the people instead of getting their proportions correct. I also did not like working in pencil since it was harder to mass the figures. I learned a lot from these drawings and have improved greatly, but I will not submit these to the AP test.
When Friendship was Born
Colored Pencil on Paper
9 x 12"
This is a drawing I did of me holding my father's Norwegian god son. I have always felt a deep connection to this boy and his family; I wanted to show the happiness I feel with them. Though I drew this freshman year I believe it still hold strong technique.
Lady Crane
14 x 17"
Marker and colored pencil on paper
For this assignment I had to draw myself as a comic character. Lady Crane has the power of flight and she goes through the world helping people's dreams come true. The crane has always been a special symbol to me. It is a symbol of wisdom and good luck in Japanese culture, and I wanted to portray that wisdom, power, and luck in my alter-ego. I am going to continue stories with the character Lady Crane.
The Lady and The Thinker
12 x 16"
Acrylic on canvas
I wanted to practice my figure drawing and I was having a hard time looking at live figures. For both of these paintings I copied them from the book The Dynamic Figure in order to understand how to render a figure properly. From this project I learned that painting the figure words best for me because it allows for the massing of the body.
Where the Sky Meets the Earth
Oil pastel and colored pencil
8 x 17"
This was made for the Boulder Farmers Market banner competition. The team was farming, therefore I focus on a garden, but placed the flatiron in the shovel to make it more "Boulder." This banner won "The Most Artistic" in the completion.
Taking Flight
14 X 17"
Graphite on paper
For this project I had to take an object and make it abstracted. I used a statue of a bird. I was extremely heavy so I played with the idea that as the details got lighter, the bird did as well, and it could fly. It also deals with the concept that as we let go of the pains that our holding us down, we too can fly.
Wednesday, September 7, 2016
Opening the Gates to Avalon
Graphite on paper.
12 x 13.5"
This is a illustration when the character Moraine opens the mist to avalon from the book The Mists of Avalon. This is a study of a painting I am going to do, in the painting I will add a background. This drawing is suppose to show great strength and magic.
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