"Zombie Cyndi"

This piece was inspired by a conversation I had with Cynthia about a very strange scary movie we saw a few years ago so, since it was Halloween, it seemed appropriate.
Done on black paper, i sketched the figure using a white charcoal pencil. I used soft chalk pastels for the color- black and white charcoal for the values. I blended the chalk mostly using a rubber eraser- the jacket was blended with my finger, though. For the areas that I used charcoal, I used a blending stump.
Originally this piece was much better, but the matte fixative reacted in such a way that caused me to have to go over the majority of the piece again, taking away some of it's awesomeness. The hand on the left side of the portrait remains to be the best part of it, though. :D

Stick Drawing

This is the 2nd project of Art 4 Hrs. India ink and watercolor. Not really my favorite. Drawing with a sharpened stick held 6 inches from the point isn't easy but I think it turned out okay.

Constraint

This is the 1st project of Art 4 Hrs and so far my favorite! :) This is the erasure lesson, my take on that was just having the leg move a little. I used black and white charcoal, black and white acryllic paint, and blue conti-crayon on paper. The black figure is showed as being suspended by wires like a puppet, and the white figure is sortof omniscently and mournfully overseeing this, unbeknownst to the smaller figure. :)

Shadows

ART 3!!
This is one of my favorites!!
I cut out papers of various colors and some different textures, then glued them down and spray painted a thin layer over top of it.
I drew this small still life I set up, in black and white charcoal, and small amounts of watered-down white acryllic paint.
I mostly just dipped the brush in water to blend the charcoal.

Kandinsky-themed project in Art...1? This is watercolor on paper, outlined in black sharpie. Probably one of my favorites! :)

This is another project from Art 2....it was a lino block print making project. I drew a vase with the word "peace" on it. It has cracks on the sides with water (i guess) spilling out, and small people climbing up the sides of the vase, at the bottom it says "world"

This is a chicken head pourer i made out of clay in Art 2. This is my favorite 3-D piece i've made so far. I molded each part of it by hand, and painted it with acryllic paints. The eyes, top beak, handle, and comb were attached by scratching and applying slip to the affected areas.