#11

I've had this idea for a while and I'm glad it turned out well. I loved to draw eyes and the reflection in the iris. The skyline of the city scape forms the exterior of the eye and the city scape in the pupil is 3-D. I used acrylic paint and water color. not sure about the background but I love the colors for the eye.

#10

I wanted to go out of my comfort zone and do some lose harry lines that gave strong contrast. I was inspired by M. C. Esher with the hands drawing the skull. I tried using graphite to get strong contrast and sharpie for the darkest shadows.

#9

I used this still life to break away from my usual fantasy landscapes. I tried to concentrate on shadows and lights. I had this still life just siting around so it seemed like a good way to draw perspective. The patterning was fun and I liked adding detail in the table cloth.

breath #8 : calculus punch!

I'm thinking of doing a series of these.....any way I've always wanted to do video game concept art and in this piece I chose to do an arcade style of fighting. I took photos of the room but not of Mrs Kimmer. I used prisma markers and watercolors. what teacher should i draw next?

breath#6

I tried using ink this time with a Chinese inspired flare to it. I studied Chinese water color for a week before i started this endeavor. I drew out the entire composition on water color paper with pen then i laid a piece of rice paper over the drawing and traced each fish that i had drawn on the previous paper with a paint brush dipped in jet black ink. The final step was giving each fish color which i did in regular water colors.

breath#5

I think this #5 or it could be 6. I tried Art Nouveau but i still have to go back into it and connect the lines or give it some kind of structure. Used prisma markers and sharpie

breath #4

I have 10 racks full of shoes and I only wear one pair. I used prisma marker and pen, but I drew it out in pencil first. The bag and the blue high heels were so much fun to draw. I feel like i have to work on the bottom half though or i could cut it off......either way its gotta go. A ruler was used to draw the bars and I play with perspective giving the illusion of looking from above, even though I was sitting underneath it.

breath#3

Done completely in pastel, this was finished in one afternoon. The contrast in this piece is nice, though I am not a fan of pink it still has its moments. There are blue highlights on each pedal and purple shading for the darkest areas. This drawing is set as the background on my phone.

breath#2

Charcoal has never been my first choice in art, but I'm happy with the result. I was inspired by Matt Manley when it came to the frames (google him if you must). The different perspectives on the skeletons remind me of Siamese twins. The bottom half of the drawing is a bit under developed and the hip bone is unshaded. I fully intend on fixing that.....later. I planed it out before I started working so that there would be a sense of composition and thought. I'm unsure of the contrast between objects weather it needs darkening or not.

breath #1

This self portrait was fun to experiment with. I used real glass pieces, starting at the head, and used silver sharpie for the rest. I tried multiple expressions, but this one fits the best. The "shocked" facial expression really fits in with the broken glass for some reason. This is definitely a mixed media piece that was a joy to work on because I had fun creating different memories to put in each glass piece while using a different medium for every memory.