Breath #3

In a cross breed of David Hockney and coffee I have created a photo montage. Looking at this with all the layers glued together I feel a need for(yes more caffeine) more photos of the different times of day.Right now it feels like all the photos are the same shade in the center.

breath #2

With pastel and a little solvent I created illusionary space. Not sure if I'm a fan of the little orbs of color, but I'm happy with the color scheme and over all composition. I kind of drew from a previous piece and got the idea of buildings morphing into a circle.

Breath #1

Inspired by art nova I wanted this self portrait to have movement and a strong design. I have a strong feeling that the neck will be fixed in Photoshop since its become resilient to my markers. Looking at it now there are details I'll need to fix, but for now I like the gesture and shading.

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.