Concentration #12

Obsessive compulsive disorder (OCD). With this piece I drew the entire portrait to start and then, with very small blade, I cut the entire board into little squares. The back ground was a piece of cake in comparison, one sheet of water color paper soaked with water so that the water colors applied would look free form. I'm still working out where to add the hands in this piece. Essentially the hands will be trying to fix the squares which are of different sizes, and attempt to put them back in place.

Here's a repost of number 6 I've been busy with my SCAD portfolio and didn't have time to fix this piece. When we begin breath I think I'll start over and try using oil paint instead.

Concentration #11

Hallucinations are extremely common in many peoples lives. You may hear a phone ring or see a shadow move in the corner of your eye, but these hallucinations can be due to stress. On the hand sometimes people report vivid perceptions of voices, sights, sounds, and smells that only they can perceive. I used extremely watered down acrylic paint and let it free form on the matt board. After it dried I used some special pens to create the face and then combined multiple structures to transition the face into the hallucination.

concentration #10

This is multiple personality disorder, in which there can be up to 15 different personalities! Each personality takes on a different tone, posture, and attitude which defines them. The position of each portrait was inspired by the repetition of congruent mirrors. By putting the camera on a timer I was able to capture five different view points of the face, but used only four in order to maintain balance. Each self portrait is painted with a primary color and its' compliment. I'm still undecided about the background, but I've been entertaining the idea of broken glass. The main principle of art used is unity/variety and the medium is acrylic paint with prisma marker shadows.

Concentration #9

Extreme Narcissism: where the subject craves constant attention and self glorification. The main focus for this piece had to be on emphasizing certain aspects of the face that people find appealing. To really drive the point home I added a mirror that encompasses the face like a frame. The next step will be capturing that mental insanity stirring in her cranium, which will be achieved through broken glass that will act as a structure with in the mirror.

Concentration #8

Alzheimer's is an organic mental disorder that affects the elderly. I prepared my background on watercolor paper with nail polish and watercolor paint. I then drew over the face with water color pencil and prisma marker. The right portion of the background is a matt board covered with puzzle pieces and photographs that my parents took over the years. The matt board looked old and antiquated, but to make it more so, I tore away portions of the paper to give a sense of fading away. The brown paint is supposed to be mold or some such bacteria that degrades matter. I feel as if the distance between the deteriorating side and the portrait are to far away from each other and there is too much empty space at the bottom of picture. Overall I like how the composition turned out.

Concentration #7

I love experimenting with nail polish :). I love the gloss effect it leaves behind coupled with the density of the substance. This is anxiety disorder where stress and worry are dominate. I wanted to use psychology further in my concentration so I used a rorschach design
and have it morph with the face. I want to push the feelings of stress and chaos through the structure. The balance is achieved through symmetry....kind of since I spray painted the faces on the paper.