Not So Precise Bricks

This project was supposed to be precisionism, but it really isn't... I took a photo of a corner of bricks on a planter in the space between two buildings here at school. I drew it in pencil then I painted it with acryllic paint. It's been said that it might be too dark and also that it is a boring subject matter :) but as suggested by Mr. Brandt, I added some blades of grass, and flowers to add interest.

It's ME!!!

This was definitely my favorite!!! This was an image transfer onto Bristol Board (Photo by Cynthia Graham) I painted a background onto my paper, then transferred the image, and painted over top of it. The washed-out flowers and designs were created by watering down the acryllic a little, and then letting it sit for a few minutes and dabbing it with a paper towel.

Peter Max Project

This is probably one of my favorites from this year, mostly because of the background. We started by having a student model on top of a table, then we'd have another, then another. We would do each figure individually, then when the next model was up, we would place them somewhere around the previous. We put patterns inside the figures, sortof mirroring what Peter Max does. After this, I uploaded mine and edited on Photoshop where I added everything in the background.

"Designer Dinnerware"

This is definitely my least favorite project of the year! However, it turned out better than I expected. We were asked to make a logo for a common kitchen appliance or tool. Each row of logos is more advanced and than the previous, narrowing down a style for the final project, showed at the bottom. I chose a spoon. I didn't like this because of how precise you have to be, I prefer to just "go with it" and have my mistakes make my piece better, but with this type of thing you can't do that. It was a good lesson though.

My Pirate

This was the first project I did in Art 3, as an entry in a contest to be chosen as an illustration for a childrens' book. The colored paper is just white paper painted with acryllic and given a textured look, and then it was glued down in a somewhat collage or a mosaic style. It didn't turn out as well as I'd hoped mostly because I ran out of time and paper (as you can see in both top corners).

The Earth and The Moon and Astroids...Oh my

This piece was done on a piece of wood, covered in textured paint (like for ceilings). Then I sketched out the general idea of what I was wanting to do (which evolved daily, with the help of Mr. Brandt). I used several layers of accryllic, and then added silver leaf to some places for a shimmering, night-sky effect. In the beginning I was really not liking this project but i think it turned out alright. Part of the process was to have 5 separate sections, separated by interesting lines. I didn't really get how it was all going to tie together and still look like one idea but I think it works.