Self Portrait

fall 06, final painting for painting 1. done in acrylics. below the painting is the picture that provided the inspiration.

Wallpaper One

My teacher wasn't as impressed with this painting as the others I did over the semester - I love pattern, so I enjoyed it.

The Rock

The Rock
Medium: Acrylics
Fall 06

a day in the life

Our last project in Communication Design I: Representing our 'day in the life' through 7 panels. The hard copy folds into an accordian style book. Its inspired by marian bantjes (view her awesome work at www.bantjes.com).

bird world

a surrealism assignment for painting 1. done in acrylics.

first logos

The first actual course towards my degree that isn't just a painting or drawing or printmaking class - but a graphic design class. And here are my first logos for real companies here in austin made for this first class. They were required to be done by hand...so you'll have to excuse the imperfections.

Prints!

I am so excited about printmaking this semester. I just love the entire process...deciding on your composition, carving the linoleum, inking it, printing it. And its like a surprise everytime - a consistent surprise. Anyways, here is a proof on newsprint of the first project. I'll put up an official print in a week or so.

life drawings

I took life drawing for the first time this summer for school. We worked in charcoal, watercolor, conte, ink, and graphite. Here are a few of my favorites.

dollies

a collage i made last night...for some reason it reminds me of my mom and me.

photoshop fun

just playing around with filters...my original intent was to simplify a pic of shelby and to paint it out...i didn't make it that far.

old work...filling space

I figured I'd post two projects completed last semester in a color theory class. because, well, i like them - they are one of my first attempts at working with acrylic. someday, i'll master those oils... they're each about 15 by 20 inches. and yes, thats me.

a little bit of this

i like to try to recreate designs, ads, or just random art that i like and put my own twist on it. inspiration is always good and i've only come to realize this in the last few years. its ok to steal someone's idea if you make it your own. i'm not trying to pass someone else's work off for mine, don't get me wrong. i just like to see if i can create something with the same feel, but make it my own at the same time.

and here i am

Hopefully this is the beginning of a little spot where I can chronicle my travels through art school. Mostly, I'll post stuff that I think is post-worthy, and I'll also talk about what I'm interested in at the fleeting moment I happen to be writing. Eh, no one will read this, but I'll feel like I'm doing something productive and possibly constructive towards becoming the creative genius I hope to be someday. Its all about me, basically. Isn't that what blogs are all about?