Place, object I own, object I found

That's the assignment! I found this bench on the front balcony of Bowe St. (studio) and drew it there with the sneakers I was wearing that day. My favorite part of this piece is the wood grain. I'm finding I prefer drawing organic, non-linear objects.

Paper Bag

I think this charcoal drawing is a good one to compare to my first drawing of a paper bag (this time also with a ceramic bowl and tin can). I think I have made some improvements since the beginning of the semester.

Embark

This is my most recent Space Research project! A lot of late hours at Bowe St. (the studio) were put into it. Copied and pasted is my artists statement, explaining the project a little further.
                                 

“Embark”

When first given the original assignment, I jumped straight into cutting wood and piecing it together. I didn't have a concrete idea of how I wanted my final product to appear. Somewhere along the line of creating the abstract, seemingly random piece, I began to see resemblances to a boat. I expanded on the navigational theme in the second part of the project by paper macheing the base supporting the boat with the pages of a used atlas. The atlas pages served as my "found object" in the project. Other objects I considered including proved distracting. I think the base of the sculpture is the strongest section of the piece; not only are the ribs of the sphere not physically as sturdy, they are compositionally not as innovative.

I have titled my work "Embark" because of the navigational theme. However, I also relate my personal experience of recently beginning college as the embarkation of my adult life. I plan to explore and travel as widely as I can on my journey. I want to learn about other cultures and commit to lifelong learning.

Since my receiving my critique yesterday, I have removed the ribs of the sphere part of my project and am left with just the atlas-covered base. I want to rework my project, taking the strongest elements and expanding upon them. I have been brainstorming how I could continue the paper macheing process; I am intrigued by art that piles layer on top of layer. Similar to a collage, the layers of paper mache create an interesting texture and in my opinion, give strength to a work.

Dummy

Yet another charcoal still life (I do really enjoy them though)! This time of a dummy woman, two paper airplanes, and a high-heeled shoe. The face and nose of the dummy were the hardest part about this..makes me want to try drawing live models!

For Alisha

For those of you who know Alisha Gard, you know she's the best. For those of you who know her a little more, you know she loves jellyfish! I was just thinking about her and I had some free time so I decided to try out my new oil pastels and Sharpies--and this is what came out of it! I can't decide whether or not it looks like something your preschooler draws in school and you put on the fridge. Either way, it was fun and I love Alisha! So there!

P.S.- Finally, some color on my blog!!

Graphite bow

This was my greatest success so far working with graphite. The big bow was a big challenge for me. I think I worked on this one for about six hours, which I realize isn't a huge amount of time for a piece but it definitely took longer than I anticipated. I have learned my lesson: graphite takes time! Unfortunately the composition of this piece is really lacking. Can I can blame my inability to create a compelling composition in this one on the fact that I was finishing it up around 3:00 AM? Lame, but I'm going with it. I am at least happy with the dimension of the big bow.

Cloth

I just found this drawing I did in class at some point that I forgot to document. It is a couple pieces of cloth with geometric designs draped over some cloth-covered boxes. This is not one of my favorite pieces; I don't think I captured the quality of the cloth accurately. At some point I want to attempt cloth again to see if I can depict it better.