Monster

Melt story

I wanted to go in a different direction and decided to do the piece through first person perspective. They are in the hot sun, sweating and essentially melting. 

Melt-Final product

Illustration Friday-Melt-Almost done

Full Body Self portrait

Model drawing 5/21

Model drawing 5/20

Ghost Pull

Print and Original Sketch

Mono-print

Art Show

1. My favorite piece of artwork was the Unionism project because we had to research and come up with a message that our art was supposed to send .

2. I learned a lot about Andrew Carnegie and about the importance of planning things out. I also learned the importance of being able to solve a problem if your original idea doesn't work. 

3. I would like to do a lot more artwork with mixed media because there are so many possibilities.

4. Before summer break I would like to paint landscapes.  

Final Watercolor Portrait

Watercolor Portrait In progress

In progress

Watercolor portrait In progress

Final Cubist Portrait

Almost there.....

Cubist influence.

Artist: Shambhabi Raha

I would like to incorporate how the artist uses texture in the shapes and is able to make the portrait unique and interesting in an unconventional way. I also admire their color choice.

 

Artist : Tim Biskup 

I like how he uses small shapes and color to  create form in a simplistic way and would like to incorporate that into my painting.

Cubism in progress. Trying to go in new direction.

Cubism portrait in progress.

Cubism Portrait in progress.

Expressive Portrait Final

Exspressive Portrait In progress

Triad plus secondary in progress

Tetrad plus white

Tetrad Study

Triad plus secondary painting

Triad study

Final illustration Friday

Illustration Friday in progress

Outside Illustration Friday in progress

Unionism Final Piece

Union essay

Vaudrey Carrillo

Fabric of Unionism

The struggle for equality and fair treatment in the workplace has been a long fight over the years. These people had the courage and bravery to stand up for themselves in the face of manufacturing giants. The Carnegie Steel Homestead Strike is a great example of this courage and sacrifice.The steelworkers of Homestead had the courage to go into a fight that they would most likely lose. They were not only up against the Pinkerton Officers but the of the whole company. By going through with this battle,  they would make a statement that would not be forgotten or ignored.

In my piece I used the train to represent the power and enormity of the Carnegie Steel Company that the steelworkers were up against. It also stands for all the powerful companies that so many laborers stood up to. I also included a drawing of a blindfolded Andrew Carnegie to show how he refused to acknowledge the situation. He often spoke of how he supported unions and labor rights yet he turned away from the Homestead Strike which resulted in a brutal calamity. Carnegie's lack of action showed his hypocrisy and ended with the loss of lives.

Overall, my piece portrays the hardship and courage of the laborers and the corruption and callousness of manufacturers who were out to make a profit. The labor movement was about overcoming fear and standing up for the rights of workers, even if the possibilities of immediate success were very slim.

Pieces and planning of Union Contest

Workbook inspiration

http://www.workbook.com/view/illustration/brady/gallery/editorial/image/328941?search=21a4a037d05db205825794f12b614dbf

This piece by Shannon Brady inspire me because of all the different uses of objects and lines that gave a poster a more complex look, and everything she had in the poster followed a theme. I would like to incorporate the same strength of a theme in my project.

http://www.workbook.com/view/illustration/margaret_riegel/gallery/conceptualnarrative/image/450733?search=21a4a037d05db205825794f12b614dbf

I really liked this piece by Margaret Riegel because she used typography and other graphics that overlapped one another in order to create a strong image that had a strong impact. I would like to incorporate the strong sense of unity in my project. 

http://www.workbook.com/view/illustration/spork?search=6ee1e8ba2f471da55cc1aceb5b93c606

This piece had a strange and busy composition that worked really well and used typography to emphasize its idea. I would like to incorporate some of that same organized chaos.

Sphere

Eagle Drawing

Eagle Nest in progress

Eagle sketches

Eagle Sketches

Eagle study sketches

Labor Movement

For the labor movement project I was going to use the Homestead Strike as a reference and influence.

I planned on taking the elements of unity and strength but I did not want to carry on the theme of violence and bloodshed. I am going to focus on the bravery and courage and the thought that I have is to show one person that is standing in front of an oncoming train with a crowd of others behind him. They would have pickets and be wearing their work uniforms. This would represent the unity and bravery of the workers when they go up against big, strong companies. I am still thinking about the oncoming train aspect and might go with something else but I still want it to represent the companies and their power. Main thought: the workers went up against a strong power and there was always the chance they might not be successful, but they still had the courage to try and ended up winning in the long run. 

If I could...... See the world without bias

A lot of times as people we see things the way we want to see them and I want to know what the world would look like without bias.

Self Portrait Painting

My idea for the painting came from how I would put my hand over my face when I laugh or smile. The meaning has to do with how many people try to hide their emotions in our society because it is considered proper. Every one has been told once that they shouldn't cry in public or they shouldn't laugh too loud in public. We are supposed to be contained and collected, anything else might be considered rude or inappropriate. We are supposed to  always "behave" and seem put together when others are around us. But everyone's upbringing is different. Some come from families where emotion is encouraged while others it is something to be contained and trained. Those with an open idea of emotion will be more expressive and can be looked at as rude when they laugh too loud or cry in public. Then, those with a contained sense of emotion will be subdued and can be looked at as conceded or up tight. Just because someone is laughing loudly and having a good time doesn't make them rude. And just because someone might not be as expressive doesn't make them stuck up.  Our emotions and how we express them, as well as how others perceive them can be quite an interesting story. 

Self Portrait

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