Distorted Me

The process for this piece was taking a picture of me, distorting it using photoshop and then transferring the image to a piece of masonite. I then took soft pastels and shaded the face and came up with the background color. Other mediums used was charcoal and india ink to give more emphasis in the picture. I think that this is a good piece, but it is not one of my favorites. I feel that maybe a different medium could have helped this project out. This is also not my style and was a huge risk for me as an artist. I am proud for following through with this project, but i think i am going to have to let it grow on me.

Sticks & Mini Guitars

This piece was created by drawing with a stick that was sharpened and then dipped into india ink. The purpose of this piece was to show the sketchy look and draw as quickly as possible. I really liked this project and since this project I have drawn with sticks a couple of times. I think that this piece was successful and I like how the guitar is emphasized by the use of red and yellow. This was a really fun piece for me. :)

Dress up

This was my second summer assignment. This is a charcoal drawing of a shoe and pearls on a mixed paper background. It is hard to see the background but thats one of my favorite parts. I used alot of different textured, yellow paper and by doing this it made the drawing more interesting!

Coliseum

This was my first summer assignment. This summer I took a vacation to Europe and I actually got to see the Coliseum in Rome. This painting was based off of a photo I took when I was in Rome. I like how this piece turned out. One downfall to this piece is its size. This painting is very small. I like the monochromatic theme that is portrayed in this painting. Overall I am proud of this piece.

Blue Jars

This is a charcoal drawing on black paper. I used white charcoal instead of using common black charcoal to shade these jars. The blue was added to create harmony and emphasis in the piece. I like the way this turned out but I think something could be improved on in this piece. This was a unique piece because as a class we were experimenting with the erasure technique. We did this to try to show movement in the piece. For example, the lid opening on the bigger jar. I'm not a huge fan of this technique but i gave it a try.

Weight

This is one of my pieces from last year. I like this piece because of the monochromatic color scheme. I also like the fact that i took what seems to be a masculine object such as a weight and used a more feminine color to paint it with. I like this piece.