Tiger

Cut paper drawings

I started out trying to "draw" and object using paper. I chose to look at one of those scrubby brushes that you might use in the kitchen.

Then I tried to make a glue stick, which was difficult with all the different colors and shapes on the glue stick.

Once I had the basics of cutting paper to make layers and textures, I made a bathroom scene. I was trying to incorporate some amount if three dimensional images, so I ended out layering paper and making the tissues stand up.

Linoleum Prints

Making prints from a linoleum block. I made an owl design with various patterns to distinguish between parts of the owl. I repeated the diamond design from the wing in the background to create some repetition and make it look like the scene is in the night. I experimented with different colors and kinds of ink as well as colored and textured papers.

My first attempt at a print

This was the first time I had ever tried a print, so I was just trying out different designs and patterns on styrofoam with a pencil. I had no end result in mind, so I was surprised by how it turned out. I think it looks like a village with the mountains in the back, a river running through it and fields of crops. I also see a group of people and a horse. What do you think it looks like? Do you see something else in it?

Pencil Shaving Randomness

Caravaggio piece

I started out by looking at different Caravaggio pieces and making a decision on which one to recreate. Then I started to plan how I would set up my composition by making small drawings in my sketch book. After I took the picture (using some very helpful and enthusiastic theatre students) I did some planning in my sketchbook again before starting my final piece. I'm using watercolor to do this piece. I'm not quite finished with it yet, but I will post again when I am.

Tack

I used charcoal, white paint, and pencil for this one. I looked at one of the pictures from an earlier post called white on white.