Getting Started

This is a piece I started last semester. I made a lot of changes to it since then. I liked things about this and didn't want to just give up on it. I think I worked out the things I didn't like before. I'm still working on the sketching elements but for the most part I think this is close to being finished.

New Semester

I am planning to continue with the same style I worked on last semester. I'm going to keep with the ideas of mental struggle and survival. I will continue to add sketches into each piece. To create the organic forms I plan to continue using manipulated photos and I would like to try scanned images and some different ways to create color and texture.

End of the semester

Overall this semester went well. I am happy with what I have done. I tried something new and pushed myself to experiment and I think I was successful. I am looking forward to next semester and building on what I have done so far.

Work in Progress

This is the latest one I have started. I am happy with the way the textures and colors are working together.

 At this point I think that these are my strongest. I like the way they are arranged and how the layers are working together. The first one especially has good textures and I am happy with the value structure.

At the moment I am thinking these are my weakest. I have struggled with them from the start. I think they are starting to come together. I like the movement that is happening in the first one. I have made changes to the hands in the second one and I think they are working much better now. I like the colors in the second one as well. It might be because I have not finished these yet but I just think they are missing something that the stronger two seem to have.

art and life

This week I have tried to take some time for myself. I have been stressed and I just needed to clear my head. I needed to do something that I would enjoy and not have to worry about classes and work. Spending some time with my friends and family helped and now I'm feeling better. Relaxing and stepping away from the stressed helped clear my mind and I think I can get back to working now. Sometimes all it takes is a little break.

work in progress

This is what I have added to this so far. I removed the text in the current version but I want to work with it more and maybe work it back in.