Recent schoolwork..

This was made for my Digital Imagining class at Emily Carr, and the assignment itself was quite cheesy. We had to create a "self-portrait with a minimum of two quotes" and it had to be created entirely in Illustrator without the trace tool. Damn, after this project I am actually staying away from Illustrator while I experience Bezier curve withdrawal for a bit first. I realized just how time-consuming digital inking is! The final outcome looks really clean, and I am pleased with how it turned out. Final time spent: I dont really want to know, too many hours.


Final

Mock-up

Final Design Project

This was my final design project and the assignment was to design a functional or dysfunctional piece. I wanted to do a piece that was both, and I created this usable but highly impractical and ridiculously heavy log lunch kit. It is simply a log cut in half, with the the compartments routered in one side and the utensils carved in on the other. The utensils sit perfectly inside and even include a pair of silver chopsticks. The insides are coated with a non-toxic walnut oil that is used for salad bowls, which means that this food could actually be eaten out of the log! Fun stuff, I have yet to try that out.



**I just got booooooom'd! Thanks, Jeff! That was quite exciting.

Self-directed painting project.

This was my painting proposal:

" My final painting project consists of six 20” x 20” paintings. The images were originally from photos from World War II and from the 1970s around the civil rights movement. I had cropped the images in order to abstract and take the images out of context. I crop the images so that the action is highlighted and the faces are cropped to avoid recognition. My method of choosing the colors is by randomly picking colors on a pantone color swatch book. Judging the value of the color chosen, I then pick where the color will be applied according to the values in the picture. My rule is that I have to use the chosen color, even if they do not work together. Once the base color is chosen, I can alter the tones to define forms. By working on all six paintings at the same time, I will maintain my gestural and energetic brushwork throughout the whole series.

I am trying to explore new ways of painting and working with randomness, because I am intrigued by the unpredictable outcome. By using this method, I am addressing the role of intuition and subconsciousness in art. The randomness of the colors forces my brain to actively think about how different colors work together and the dynamics they create. It is interesting for me to see how these potentially clashing colors work together to form a coherent painting. The paintings will be displayed together so that they will form a mass of color. Through this method I hope viewers will see the paintings first for its colors, and then recognize and be intrigued about the subject matter."

I will upload the process shots to these paintings soon.

Old drawings from here and there..

Library drawing/painting that was done in half an hour. I really enjoyed the spontaneous process and the little Fido Dido lookin man.
Gesture drawings from first semester. I don't really know if I am improving or not!

Portrait of Shaun Mccord for my self-directed drawing project from first semester.

School Artwork - Drawing Class

These are the drawings from my drawing class, which contain drawings of still life and models. I have selected the better drawings, some not so good ones, and some just alright.

Some 2-5 min poses..



..And then some 30 min poses