RISD

Hi! So I've been at RISD for a week as of today and I thought I would upload pictures of the few things I've done so far. If possible, I am going to try keep posting all year long to let people see the kind of art I'm doing. I love it here, it's already starting to feel like home. RISD is amazing and I want to show everyone how beautiful it is, so I'll leave a few photos. Love and miss you all :)
dorm room
summer sketchbook display
nature lab

downtown providence

Paper Sphere #1

Assignment: make 3 spheres out of paper, tape, and string.

Sphere #1

Self Portrait Day 1

Assignment: a charcoal self-portrait of you and your identical twin who was captured by gypsies as a baby. weird. Gypsy me not shown.

This is the portrait before I added more contrast and shading. My senile drawing teacher took the finished piece, so I'm not tooo sure if I'll ever get it back..

Nude Drawing

voila, my first drawing of a nude model. but trust me, I did the woman some favors on the page. I thought it would just be nice to leave out the cellulite and deflating boobs. I'll try for a more realistic approach next time haha

Breadth #12

My final piece for the AP portfolio! It's been a long but satisfying experience to create these 24 pieces of art over the course of the year. Since my breadth section seemed to be missing a realistic portrait, I felt that this self portrait was a good piece to end on. This was created by adding and subtracting with graphite and an eraser. I wanted to have intense darks and lights, so I sat underneath a harsh light to give my face interesting light and shadow shapes. I think this self portrait is pretty successful.

Breadth #11

This is a piece from my sophomore year that I reworked to include in my breadth section. We were advised to have an interior space piece in our breadth, so I decided to fix this one up. Originally just acrylic paint, I went back into it with markers to sharpen edges, brighten colors, and add interest to the piece. This is obviously a painting of the inside of an old gym, so it can only be so exciting, haha. But I wanted to add personality to a seemingly lifeless corner of my old highschool gym.

Breadth #10

Somewhat inspired by Chagall's work, this piece was created by using additive and subtractive methods. The ground was created by painting bars of color, painting black over the entire ground, and then scratching into it to reveal the bright colors underneath. For the sky, I layered paint and sequins while scratching patterns as well. This piece was about exploration- exploring different medium, different techniques, and different styles. It's message is also about exploration - the exploration of the unknown universe.

Breadth #9

So this was my attempt to create a more abstract piece. I started with a sheet of black paper and used an x-acto knife to cut out an outline of a tree. Then I layered the cut paper on top of a canvas that I had poured paints on and gone back in with colored markers. Then I covered the entire thing with a layer of clear gel medium. Now that I'm rethinking the piece, I wish I had created the cut paper tree so that the paper created the negative space around the tree and the colored background filled in the positive space. Either way, I think the piece would have turned out pretty well.

Breadth #8

So this is my first oil painting, and I think it turned out pretty well. I love the qualities of the oil paint- it's creamier and smoother than acrylic. Plus, the colors are so vibrant and glossy, making oil a beautiful medium. This painting was really fun to create. I loved experimenting with the new medium (as evident in the Van Gogh-like tree canopies). Two other fellow AP art students (Daniel and Hanna) and I spent one whole day at a former art teacher's vineyard. Here, we had a wonderful lunch, toured the vineyard, talked about the meaning of art, and painted our surroundings. It was truly an awesome experience- the perfect weather for the perfect day. So this painting has a special place in my heart because of all the memories attached to it :)

Breadth #7

For this piece, I thought a somewhat gestural figure drawing would be a good addition to my breadth section of the portfolio. I couldn't find anyone to pose for me, so I ended up drawing my boyfriend, Rob, as he did his homework outside. I think it's a really successful piece! The lines are really energetic and I think it looks just like him - especially in the nose :). I also like the variety of media I used - colored pencil, charcoal, colored marker, white conte, and pen. The variety in the lines adds interest to the composition. I created the piece on a sheet of sample wallpaper, so the color and the slight pattern adds excitement as well.

Breadth #6

This is a piece that is really interesting because of the surface I used. I cut a denim skirt down one seam and then used the shape of the surface to influence the art I created on it. The seams of the skirt reminded me of a window, and I was led to the style of Marc Chagall. The images of the window, the town, the eiffel tower, and dream-like animals were all inspires by Chagall's work. It was strange working on the denim because I realized a little too late that I should have gessoed it before applying paint. It worked out fine, but the fabric absorbed a fair amount of the paint and I had to learn to work under those circumstances. I think the composition and the surface really make this piece.

Breadth #5

OK, I admit that this is one of the stranger projects I've done in a while. The only way I can explain it is to tell you that my goal this week was to create a piece that conveyed a message to the viewer. I citra-solved an image of an atomic bomb mushroom cloud in the distance and created a scene in which a small bird is looking off at the devastation. In his mind, it is doubtful that he senses much danger, for the cloud resembles the simple mushrooms beside him. But it's ironic because this seemingly innocent cloud will destroy habitats, creatures, and humans. So there is my little anti-neucleur weapon speech. Anyways, I created the foreground with bunched up paper towels which I watercolored and drew on with markers. I created the bird, mushrooms, and vegetation with cut paper which I drew on top of with markers. This piece still needs some work, but I think it is interesting.

Breadth #3

For this piece, I used multiple photos that I took and arranged them to make an interesting composition. Then I did a citra-solve transfer on watercolor paper and drew into the transfer with pastels. Also with the pastels, I drew in interesting elements to the piece and continued to add to the transferred image. I think the piece worked out well in the end :). The pastels created a very soft, delicate feel to the work and I feel like that perfectly matches the subject.

Breadth #2

This project doubles as both my second breadth project and part of my application to RISD, so I was happy about a little less work :). This piece was created with graphite and by viewing the hanging still life from three different perspectives. The repetition of shapes such as the frames, ribs, and trumpets create a rhythmic feel. I sent this drawing, my water-drop drawing, and a new bicycle drawing to RISD [and I recently found out that I got in :) ].

Breadth #1

This self portrait is the first piece to my breadth project. After creating the basic outlines on illustration board and filling it in with watercolor, I began to create small designs with colored markers. Some of the designs create a sense of shadows while others are meant primarily for decoration and excitement. This piece as a very earthy feel to it and I really enjoyed creating it. I recommend that you click on the image to view it larger so that you can more easily see my small details. This piece was inspired by Stormi Gignac's work and my own doodles.

Concentration #12

It's refreshing to post my final concentration piece :). I had fun with this one and I feel that it is a good piece to end my concentration with. The radiation structure is interesting because the center point is located in the top corner as opposed to the center of the composition and I love the colors and patterns that resulted. With this final piece I included doodles, ribbons, fabric, netting and even paper towel that I had cleaned my paint brushes with. The colors and composition create a very joyful and bright mood. Although I plan to continue my work on this piece, I am proud of how it turned out.

I recommend you to click on the image to view it larger because of the minute details. Thanks :)