18"x18" portrait, graphite with white and blue pastel
what a lazy weekend. i was hoping to get so much accomplished, to get ahead, but i was so absolutely drained that i just crashed. so, here is the fruit of my meager labor.
my life as a student
i was thinking the other day how interesting it would be to assemble a list of all the artists i've studied under throughout my life. i'm hoping to collect more images in the future to update this post. we'll see.kindergarten-junior high
junior high-high school
- mary marley
rhode island school of design (risd) freshman year
- brice hobbs
- gerry immonen
- deborah coolidge
- todd moore:
- alba corrado:
- luis alonzo
risd sophomore year
- lenny long
- nicholas palermo
- stella ebner:
- david porter
- fritz drury
i heart charcoal
figure study in charcoal, 24"x36"
big foot
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... :)
special find
a trip to the salvation army for work pants yielded not pants, but a book! i found this little treasure and couldn't resist:
"how to write letters" by mary owens crowther, copyright 1922
my favorite page!
some beautiful script.
i bought it with the intention of using it for collage, but i'm not positive i'll be able to take an x-acto to it!
i think tomorrow i'll do some actual fun crafty things. finally! this may be my last chance for a while... my semester starts on monday. hmm.