'Situation & Environment' - Week 5

oil on canvas

Today was the final week for working on our in-class painting to be completed in color, pictured above.  I am excited to be working on something new next week!

'Situation & Environment' - Assignment #1 in Progress

I have been working on my painting of Quinn cooking and will be bringing it into class tomorrow from a second 'in progress' evaluation.  Now that I have the monochromatic underpainting (mostly) resolved, the color/glazes will be added to complete for next week.

oil on canvas

'Narrative Illustration' - Editorial Assignment Completion

The images below are the completed pieces for the sketches that were posted last Sunday (2/19) along with details of the assignment and story they illustrate.

watercolor and collage

marker and opaque watercolor on vellum with collage

I decided not to go the literal route so please comment if you'd like some explanation.

Portrait of a Squash

This quick study was done last semester of a grocery store squash using color pencil and turpenoid.  I've been using color pencils for years but never knew it was possible to dissolve them in a drawing with turpenoid for blending and different effects.  The purpose of this drawing was to experiment with this technique.

color pencil and acrylic background on mi-teintes canson paper

Bridal Shower Invitation

The following invitation was designed and created for my friend Valicia's bridal shower just about a year ago.

** UNDER CONSTRUCTION **

'Head Drawing' - Assignment #1

charcoal on paper

I completed the portrait above for the first assignment in 'Head Drawing.  This subject is my classmate Lisa who kindly donated the reference photo.

Nude Figure Workshop - Week 2

oil on canvas

This painting was completed in ~2 - 2.5 hours last Friday and is about 11" x 14" in size.  The photo is not the best, as it was taken with my cell phone.