charcoal on blue pastel paper. 24"x36"
thiebaud studies
it seems that the weather has finally realized that it is not, in fact, time for spring in providence. alas, we return, once again and always, to the cold.now, to balance out the icy nature of my first statement, i provide you with two lighthearted oil paintings in the style of our beloved wayne thiebaud (my closest approximation, at least).
oil, approx. 18x24, 5 hours
oil, in-class figure painting. approx. 18x24, 2-3 hours
some digital work
i've worked digitally the past two days, which feels really strange, but makes things quite a bit easier to share here! first is an illustrated quote, two versions:
next, the "heretofore neglected internationally-legible sign/symbol" for sin: (for illustration concept class.)
so, that's all for today! i'm hoping to get some photos of my latest two paintings, so maybe expect that for tomorrow.... maybe.
drawing homework
charcoal, approx. 24" x 24"
strings and sealing wax and other fancy stuff
honestly, there is no significance to the title of this post. i thought for a moment of what witty reference i could make to the events of today, then swiftly dumped clever and decided on that bit of lyric, for no apparent reason. although, i am partial to strings... getting down to business, here is a bit of a painting-- i'm not entirely satisfied with the look of the whole thing, so instead i'll share my favorite part.
portrait excerpt, oil on canvas
until we meet again...
small surprises
i woke up this morning a bit later than i hoped, knowing that i had a lot to get done and that many of my friends are out of town for the weekend, and all i wanted to do was go back to sleep... once i finally got going, though, i really enjoyed my work, and when i started getting discouraged at one point, i looked out the window and there were gorgeous gigantic snowflakes starting to powder the world!
then, on my way to get some food i saw one friend that i haven't seen in a month or two, and then ended up getting to sit down and eat with another that i hardly get to see anymore. and now i get to share one of the drawings i did today with you...!
charcoal study of a torso, 2.5 hours. approx. 21" x 26"
it's time for me to get back to work... i'm really excited to share the project i'm working on now, but i'd rather when it's finished, or at least closer to being finished. maybe later tonight... :)
coming soon…
here's a glimpse of my new book that i posted about the other day. it's a combination of woodcut, stamps, and brushwork, handprinted on hosho paper. the red is sewing thread, and i also used it to bind the book (see cover view).
i would post more, but i'm not happy with the scans i got today, so the rest is coming as soon as i get some photos or scans i'm happy with. i can't wait to share the rest with you!
busy day with not much to show
i finished all my work for the semester on tuesday, and i've definitely been taking advantage of it! this morning (and last night, and yesterday afternoon) i helped chris with his final for his design science class. we were working with PVC, cutting and bending and smashing-- it was quite the project. after a shower and a quick lunch of rice and beans (i miss my church in nicaragua so much!), i went to work at the computer lab, which translates to spending 6 hours straight goofing off on the internet. then a meeting, then battlestar galactica (my friends and i got hooked over these past 6 wks), and a third of bill and ted's excellent adventure. no art, no craft. weird. i picked up my final project for my printmaking class today, so pictures to come soon!! i'm really excited about it.
so, alas, all i have to share is some old work. i've decided to show off some pencil drawings i did two summers ago when i was 17. credit for the photos i used as reference goes to david dobson.
illustration with textiles
i am a huge fan of using unconventional materials in the illustration field (and fine art/design fields in general). so in my illustration concepts class, where we are generally let loose as far as materials go, i tend to go a little crazy. here's an illustration i did for the story "chicken little":
this is appliqué and embroidery with fabric scraps and tracing paper on linen.
in a similar vein, and with a cool mixed media approach, is caroline hwang. she does sweet combinations of fabric and stitching and paint and paper. below is my favorite:
metal eater
here's a project i did this september called "before the record" for my illustration class. the assignment was to illustrate a Guinness World Record holder in a moment of their early years that fortells their future accomplishment/obsession/extraordinary capacity for that later achievement. i chose michel lotito, record holder for the strangest diet, who can eat 2 lbs of metal a day.
this is acrylic paints on a sheet of metal with magnets of the characters and objects.
for the magnets, i painted on bristol and used a sheet of magnet with sticky backing.