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 :)

Concentration #11

I had a lot of fun creating his piece :). This week I was actually inspired by my own doodles which I create in the margins of my math homework instead of working on the problems. The swirling pattern which creates the cloud effect in this piece was one that I experimented with in a number of doodles. My recent trip to the Blue Ridge Parkway also had a major part in the development of my artwork. So with the combination inspiration of my own doodles, the mountains, and Van Gogh's "Starry Night", this piece was created with acrylic paint, newspaper, colored markers, and metallic paint pens. At this point of view, the viewer stands upon a rock cliff and looks off at the starry sky and the distant mountains. The mixture of reality and fantasy gives this image a surreal, dream-like feel.

I feel as if my concentration has evolved even further and is becoming much more personal. My current work depicts my surroundings, my thinking, my feelings. By abstracting the natural world with any medium I desire, I am able to create pieces which truly reflect my personality.

Concentration #10

My concentration continues to change along with my sources of inspiration. This week, I felt inspired to create a piece in the nature of Stormi Gignac's work. Like Stormi, I focused on minute detail and intricate design patterns to abstract a form. By breaking down this tree into many different parts and creating a design pattern within each part, I have created a piece that successfully shows abstraction.
To create this piece, I used only colored markers. I first drew the outlines of my objects, broke them down and simplified them, and then used my markers so create interesting internal designs. This attention to detail emphasizes the complexity found in nature.
This piece clearly shows the transition my concentration has gone through to become more focused on abstraction. Because I was able to have fun with this piece, I wanted to spend more time than usual working on it and it resulted in a highly developed piece. The busy lines, dots, swirls, and squiggles create an almost dizzying effect, but at the same time make it that more intriguing. I'm happy with this final product and plan to complete my remaining concentration pieces in a similar manner of abstraction.

Concentration #7

With this piece, I feel like it is clear that my concentration has evolved. I have moved away from the human element that I previously incorporated in my art and am now focusing on the elements of design. For this piece, I used a combination of acrylic paint and markers to create a radiation design structure. The trunks of the trees create the centrifugal radiation as well as giving the piece a sense of space and depth. I like the hectic and detailed marks in the bark and in the canopy of leaves- the brushtrokes and lines give the piece an energetic feel.