tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-83631726205168486572024-02-19T12:12:46.455-08:00nicole hengen artAll images Copyright Nicole Hengen.Nikkihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17520648909920597414noreply@blogger.comBlogger26125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8363172620516848657.post-56210972505959241712012-05-25T16:31:00.003-07:002012-05-25T16:31:50.058-07:00i love drawing...<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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I've been giving my 3 year-old cousin, Edyn, a hard time lately on my personal blog, but I love the kid to death. It's all her little quirks that make her not only tease-able, but one of the most colorful characters in my life. So here's a black and white study of her. Wait... what?<br />
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<br />Nikkihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17520648909920597414noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8363172620516848657.post-48140575537532077382012-04-25T21:36:00.002-07:002012-04-25T21:36:39.287-07:00Eets for fun.<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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I did a sketch of this guy and thought it would be fun to color... so I colored it.</div>
<br />Nikkihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17520648909920597414noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8363172620516848657.post-24051051988783321632012-03-09T14:25:00.007-08:002012-03-09T14:34:34.456-08:00See? I can draw.Here are some sustained poses from the stash I mentioned last post. They're in no particular order, except that this first one earned second place in the figure drawing show my last year at school. Cool.<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjkZDHJ9v1U3yJeceZau8qYUhpL9lUn6QsTueMNU10UhF-2a7sBmqg2I6ef0j2BIcHlapsf50k8QNtGlD8Sh3akqh7Vp9ECRC-LcND0djr4d2WzSxkXlKYuk6XlBXAOYnaEsv_N8xPwXPs/s1600/IMG_1280.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 242px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjkZDHJ9v1U3yJeceZau8qYUhpL9lUn6QsTueMNU10UhF-2a7sBmqg2I6ef0j2BIcHlapsf50k8QNtGlD8Sh3akqh7Vp9ECRC-LcND0djr4d2WzSxkXlKYuk6XlBXAOYnaEsv_N8xPwXPs/s320/IMG_1280.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5718028008443064594" border="0" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj6g34ijesgEJBC_2IoXusVv_EHsL56J0HRswepzhIW9dF7JpTlL65Ip3tbY1IuXiiZIRvOyw46eR80KAgfGu8rdNBXn8CG1JPj48zvOjJpciaqTR5Sdch9I5u0KuXmgzj0Kxd48l5ZTKY/s1600/IMG_1400.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 254px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj6g34ijesgEJBC_2IoXusVv_EHsL56J0HRswepzhIW9dF7JpTlL65Ip3tbY1IuXiiZIRvOyw46eR80KAgfGu8rdNBXn8CG1JPj48zvOjJpciaqTR5Sdch9I5u0KuXmgzj0Kxd48l5ZTKY/s320/IMG_1400.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5718027681951226386" border="0" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiikRf3rd__wAmBQn3YlZrO-EtMMrwUfiU-LTvlgkzxoTGF52qKH3VCs8P5QlOyxn1E1FfEwL4uSBzwLz1sEYdrgndrN7FR01Rkm5-YicSQvLEqhDVy6Qm-EO95so2jLM4SyIODq4zVwhI/s1600/IMG_1398.jpg"><img style="display:block; 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Just stored under my bed since I graduated last April. But finally, after months and months of nagging myself to do it, I went through all my old figure drawings (there were, like, at least 13 pads' worth). I might post some more gestures or short drawings in the future, but for now here are a couple gestures and few 20 minute-ers. Sustained drawings get their own post.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgEvCZPobBn5iyEOcXOYqGoz9WZmGCk06mDsQKXAdel0rsMOgqS8d-1mHzOaFHSaYKNhqa3ylkL2YLWShUc36TtNUhRbL2p6o0Ro-dxlfrTYeNMkPdoYlSESRPCKcu7WomFdgVB4VXdbqY/s1600/gest1.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 175px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgEvCZPobBn5iyEOcXOYqGoz9WZmGCk06mDsQKXAdel0rsMOgqS8d-1mHzOaFHSaYKNhqa3ylkL2YLWShUc36TtNUhRbL2p6o0Ro-dxlfrTYeNMkPdoYlSESRPCKcu7WomFdgVB4VXdbqY/s320/gest1.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5718026026571930114" border="0" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgZx_TLsR0APG41aBviqkxXkXecGmgizFBS6iP6ql_jZxWbNTfXfapA7pQtT5E6Irth05vntfvm2vzbAGcej4TRcBFkPSK-czlqnnpOKN6BZpmjqGyPhlragARG3gB6mpCNLdxSywbhYmY/s1600/gest2.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 306px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgZx_TLsR0APG41aBviqkxXkXecGmgizFBS6iP6ql_jZxWbNTfXfapA7pQtT5E6Irth05vntfvm2vzbAGcej4TRcBFkPSK-czlqnnpOKN6BZpmjqGyPhlragARG3gB6mpCNLdxSywbhYmY/s320/gest2.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5718026025246559698" border="0" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi7vA5s5bOGpniSQRegVSex5uFoKDOUx1fc9_BYKgbmiE-taB_WxQEN7tYRVsjk8kWOQi-kIIuymzBmQTtruHN3-QPwkMsOG7EFYAJC9UeziN7jKmaeSqtFxoyXHonLREK0ka3P3RhTA8Q/s1600/IMG_1285.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 261px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi7vA5s5bOGpniSQRegVSex5uFoKDOUx1fc9_BYKgbmiE-taB_WxQEN7tYRVsjk8kWOQi-kIIuymzBmQTtruHN3-QPwkMsOG7EFYAJC9UeziN7jKmaeSqtFxoyXHonLREK0ka3P3RhTA8Q/s320/IMG_1285.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5718026981453428930" border="0" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiDHh9noPTuj9bmjxELdlY4bjQebW9GFG096sZ_dKhFQ19XOqVpCoeilUxlpJ3WIunmPSYTmuHsRx8OZbXf9D1fE_-_jKYi4ipr4MciADDdOE9HmbuKhxVhtoFdillzF1DwuXkOYGRxAmY/s1600/IMG_1376.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 310px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiDHh9noPTuj9bmjxELdlY4bjQebW9GFG096sZ_dKhFQ19XOqVpCoeilUxlpJ3WIunmPSYTmuHsRx8OZbXf9D1fE_-_jKYi4ipr4MciADDdOE9HmbuKhxVhtoFdillzF1DwuXkOYGRxAmY/s320/IMG_1376.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5718026033951733762" border="0" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi3l2IUCMhYPQ35zEgp98oUhBDDTIU35PJADWHCcrGxHukxo7NA-D84vfI2ImQ4tFN1vuvMftamUq4jrDDiBMxvThSxA_i8b68GrflVWv8OkU0TaSTn4FlYNnZl5OeuAADlEcSCbr2VfRA/s1600/IMG_1357.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 248px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi3l2IUCMhYPQ35zEgp98oUhBDDTIU35PJADWHCcrGxHukxo7NA-D84vfI2ImQ4tFN1vuvMftamUq4jrDDiBMxvThSxA_i8b68GrflVWv8OkU0TaSTn4FlYNnZl5OeuAADlEcSCbr2VfRA/s320/IMG_1357.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5718026978544330370" border="0" /></a>Nikkihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17520648909920597414noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8363172620516848657.post-60167460416692530572012-02-25T16:46:00.000-08:002012-02-25T17:25:05.610-08:00PPPListen. If ever you're told to dress up as a princess and you just don't want to... you can always sport a pig hat with a pink shirt. Throw in a bad attitude and you've yourself a Pissy Piggy Princess. Ta-da!<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZkUywbhFAC94Tt7IkJUw7A-fWibu_jlv4r-S1nSEmpWYlgEqEQrS_MrUOf067kDDZjQDpZUJyyYFBfj8Lgey02iRIBZ-8BgKqMm3WJAGHCQkYOAqopIY01pLAVb4ZgFBqph4M4nLO0hU/s1600/PissyPiggyPrincess.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZkUywbhFAC94Tt7IkJUw7A-fWibu_jlv4r-S1nSEmpWYlgEqEQrS_MrUOf067kDDZjQDpZUJyyYFBfj8Lgey02iRIBZ-8BgKqMm3WJAGHCQkYOAqopIY01pLAVb4ZgFBqph4M4nLO0hU/s320/PissyPiggyPrincess.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5713249200812219922" border="0" /></a>Nikkihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17520648909920597414noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8363172620516848657.post-38853064775195684822011-10-26T17:27:00.000-07:002011-10-26T17:36:04.608-07:00Oh whale!A professor/teacher/friend from Provo recently recommended to me the name of a woman in New York who specializes in licensing for illustrators, graphic designers, photographers, etc. She'll meet with you via Skype to give her professional opinion on your work and whether/where it will fit into the market. I will meet with her, I swear. I'm just not ready yet. Buuut... I'm getting ready. Part of that is to get excited about the possibilities, right?? I was at a store a month or so ago and saw these blank canvas bags... and I decided to buy a couple so I could paint on them. See how a painting of mine would look on a 3D object, you know? Well... I like it a lot. I normally carry a backpack or nothing, but these days I tote this bag around everywhere. The pictures don't do it justice. But pay me $300 and I'll make you your own. The theme for this one is "Oh whale!" (a campaign I've decided it is my moral obligation to share with the world).<br />Front:<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEireuXLkOS_qJ5tRfRZXsdgMAvmbcfdq3VfmQ3XiYMH_4IW8MNSZetY-YCjhiW9N7vlMZmetnKVJkeDSpKYf0JbXJjOBsZ9g148jRyjnDR3ZdaUIhW5bM_vI7UCt55Idl0vpQU642uWV4M/s1600/bag+front.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEireuXLkOS_qJ5tRfRZXsdgMAvmbcfdq3VfmQ3XiYMH_4IW8MNSZetY-YCjhiW9N7vlMZmetnKVJkeDSpKYf0JbXJjOBsZ9g148jRyjnDR3ZdaUIhW5bM_vI7UCt55Idl0vpQU642uWV4M/s320/bag+front.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5667964002203055234" border="0" /></a><br />Back:<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgVW2fLkMQq8tMluCD6TpVDVMs1Ee8LfYlzh5YryjdxnncNXFI4vnT7EpsdjF8LEtwMVFkFy3LmqF4RHD9Qc73VBX7coPcmZaVJVNq925MYiqK4VW2CbxSx1khPxVPPSKrx_6eAYjUPsnM/s1600/bag+back.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgVW2fLkMQq8tMluCD6TpVDVMs1Ee8LfYlzh5YryjdxnncNXFI4vnT7EpsdjF8LEtwMVFkFy3LmqF4RHD9Qc73VBX7coPcmZaVJVNq925MYiqK4VW2CbxSx1khPxVPPSKrx_6eAYjUPsnM/s320/bag+back.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5667963996564440914" border="0" /></a>Nikkihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17520648909920597414noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8363172620516848657.post-5197566570643995262011-09-12T19:56:00.000-07:002011-09-12T20:14:46.845-07:00Dr. SeussMy good friend wanted to throw a Dr. Seuss birthday party for her little boy, and she came to me for help on a few of the images (the rest of the decorations she took care of by herself, and I must say that they turned out amazingly!).<br />First there was the invite:<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEim3trKQcoDyhuvCN-IlAt7Fc6lwjD4YLOFQHNwF-NuXjtapmjxm4psfKy-_Uwzj5cThU2aVOi0YjKUxuiOIOuxrMWIHtuA763yFqa5WsMctElivu4sh0djq3dWFomMVPJTXs9Ld0luMEg/s1600/invite.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 227px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEim3trKQcoDyhuvCN-IlAt7Fc6lwjD4YLOFQHNwF-NuXjtapmjxm4psfKy-_Uwzj5cThU2aVOi0YjKUxuiOIOuxrMWIHtuA763yFqa5WsMctElivu4sh0djq3dWFomMVPJTXs9Ld0luMEg/s320/invite.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5651677051194977026" border="0" /></a>Then an image for a guessing game and one for a book meant to write little messages in.<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh43rdWYvre4VIxqjF422Keuz9qH78TDjZQfxJgzdXGW62oMW53d_RmOutGUDxQ052LssaKeXxNXLMoxUSHiBzwhxuPMpSsOo9IgIxLpE1PMW_iikb9kFDnHW25eTA0TacJc2nSrtcQFI8/s1600/seuss+elephant.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 244px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh43rdWYvre4VIxqjF422Keuz9qH78TDjZQfxJgzdXGW62oMW53d_RmOutGUDxQ052LssaKeXxNXLMoxUSHiBzwhxuPMpSsOo9IgIxLpE1PMW_iikb9kFDnHW25eTA0TacJc2nSrtcQFI8/s320/seuss+elephant.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5651674025762028354" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgWY-ApDhutTSniCAXLK_OR6GNJgZv818TKwPFDNXTswhtekxzZrXFJZkkGdDn5fTwFIqE3spmNKeyCfFC-EGP2K0EP_bcFKhsobq0BLddqm47mg-yU9BiKzHadmjLA5wWAx-Mh6idkCY4/s1600/book2.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 247px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgWY-ApDhutTSniCAXLK_OR6GNJgZv818TKwPFDNXTswhtekxzZrXFJZkkGdDn5fTwFIqE3spmNKeyCfFC-EGP2K0EP_bcFKhsobq0BLddqm47mg-yU9BiKzHadmjLA5wWAx-Mh6idkCY4/s320/book2.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5651672965131447410" border="0" /></a>Then there was the party favor tag. She attached them to little bags of colored Goldfish snacks.<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjowPToCUSYJQSlLeEOcC5jEK9gk1pWOv8uInLVigABWKJ6XsrEcoHkLjsr4pJ00UX2xrXvNe0AkfhuyQbZScCnoKH50ePWcM5Lsn1K_OfKxD2iRIE7YKCxDva0m3wCjsh_UbncmGEe178/s1600/thank+you+fish+3.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjowPToCUSYJQSlLeEOcC5jEK9gk1pWOv8uInLVigABWKJ6XsrEcoHkLjsr4pJ00UX2xrXvNe0AkfhuyQbZScCnoKH50ePWcM5Lsn1K_OfKxD2iRIE7YKCxDva0m3wCjsh_UbncmGEe178/s320/thank+you+fish+3.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5651672972045377074" border="0" /></a>It was a fun project to work on, and it was a huge relief to be doing some sort of art. Especially for people I care so much about!Nikkihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17520648909920597414noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8363172620516848657.post-21223630629432238722011-09-12T19:46:00.000-07:002011-09-12T19:56:37.468-07:00Keeping the art upis way harder than I thought it would be. I imagined my post-graduation self as someone with endless time on my hands to draw, paint and otherwise experiment in my chosen field. Real life is so much different. In fact, I've found little to no free time to do art. However, I recently remembered that if it's something I <span style="font-style: italic;">really</span> want to be doing, I'll make the time. I thought about it, and it IS what I want to do. So, I've began changing my circumstances in order to accommodate that ever-present dream of having free time to do art. I'm still in the transition phase, so I haven't actually done anything yet. These two paintings are very quick digital studies that I did because I felt a dire need to paint <span style="font-style: italic;">something</span>. <span style="font-style: italic;">Anything</span>. It kind of felt like I was getting a drug fix or something... at least I imagine this is what a fix would feel like. <a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjPGIRucZIw8svobi51nX5coHrDqhQgF4ru95N2S3EnFFRdEB4-CfhmX1QWHTzpQPT6gQqprYgYt4ZDAUfkN2w4-hjom6Lz2nlKvyTcN-_M_P7ozO3BNDKi3-9ef_ZUNJa-hg5SZ1vII2k/s1600/man+head+study+small.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 281px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjPGIRucZIw8svobi51nX5coHrDqhQgF4ru95N2S3EnFFRdEB4-CfhmX1QWHTzpQPT6gQqprYgYt4ZDAUfkN2w4-hjom6Lz2nlKvyTcN-_M_P7ozO3BNDKi3-9ef_ZUNJa-hg5SZ1vII2k/s320/man+head+study+small.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5651670730512947058" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjCxelQyKjQtbATl4UvKVeZhYJHuqe3K97EdAkYSxlZGX4I0w7mlzcsrUbejVspkDhzozl5xJoVF8k6XwWSTQU-1ZTq4qSNDcs9PzwhP0dj-KJksQu1lZSLh7aDDe6qm6QX6oEh5B066s0/s1600/sad+walking.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 210px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjCxelQyKjQtbATl4UvKVeZhYJHuqe3K97EdAkYSxlZGX4I0w7mlzcsrUbejVspkDhzozl5xJoVF8k6XwWSTQU-1ZTq4qSNDcs9PzwhP0dj-KJksQu1lZSLh7aDDe6qm6QX6oEh5B066s0/s320/sad+walking.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5651670732367899538" border="0" /></a>Nikkihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17520648909920597414noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8363172620516848657.post-83928103019616756512011-05-30T21:56:00.000-07:002011-05-30T22:16:03.527-07:00something about applesI told you someday I'd post the paintings from my BFA show, and here they are! They're posted mostly in the order they were painted.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiWUm74fmaez1a3qgecRhiOEUSDrRRACZqgRA41VE7tyjOfLYzwkhwiS8R_wsVmA7DQMWH1NdKBWbFP76eqAsRb8TufgW33_EfbGOj8EulC1Kcxf401VoLsMG8mIs8NkikiiOXrdVxbp7U/s1600/appleburger.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiWUm74fmaez1a3qgecRhiOEUSDrRRACZqgRA41VE7tyjOfLYzwkhwiS8R_wsVmA7DQMWH1NdKBWbFP76eqAsRb8TufgW33_EfbGOj8EulC1Kcxf401VoLsMG8mIs8NkikiiOXrdVxbp7U/s320/appleburger.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5612743235176269922" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh7vdvB7k_PuqK_gxwqsZflAyrPS4GbkFmi6KTIk5NvcNwDwkpFOhWLgzRKFbaMLiLugriualKf7Z5Mv9xnhiWz8jxoCAIm7mIftSCvwvp-DQl_mDHjnrYBWctSH9oIH3go0ZsGzbN6790/s1600/platter.jpg"><img style="display: block; 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margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiY0nLyhLTUD_tNgf9FTsujd64x-BEdax5OpYtdlNKzf3MaxCLbyxEu_HJluBdJvu7rxnQpgsk_KOIvYRgkyHbJ5ciAt1Q4lrAPC-YKOrvfD1xMUGw1ApnVidDHAgRziT86M1g5_5eTqck/s320/core.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5612743243543136306" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi7zstIeAISUobc2eq24AOagpc4wIx7GYbKhKBgq-Ar-_ABBnBGDid1Kz1Jq2bR2XCxWSumW2SSOsL_yHhq7-aHY8MkSAvZlJVRhTz9pSbeL3cMNH5H6hZmIpSgEn7jQDTceqLfvVMl13Q/s1600/alcohol.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi7zstIeAISUobc2eq24AOagpc4wIx7GYbKhKBgq-Ar-_ABBnBGDid1Kz1Jq2bR2XCxWSumW2SSOsL_yHhq7-aHY8MkSAvZlJVRhTz9pSbeL3cMNH5H6hZmIpSgEn7jQDTceqLfvVMl13Q/s320/alcohol.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5612743234266854066" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhFk6eb-hF-n3YrJ5x1cYA4k1QLXg8pdTZZLCqaXLMo7Yw-li4BYFeL5x146OoX_QbvenCwcX4Scq1SBY93G4kn9jBkXh6SGQgNJipukxuV1lahS6x3ksNA_5XbP3baC5AbzC9hph7BJlM/s1600/bikini.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhFk6eb-hF-n3YrJ5x1cYA4k1QLXg8pdTZZLCqaXLMo7Yw-li4BYFeL5x146OoX_QbvenCwcX4Scq1SBY93G4kn9jBkXh6SGQgNJipukxuV1lahS6x3ksNA_5XbP3baC5AbzC9hph7BJlM/s320/bikini.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5612743238636964370" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiaID-mQx25BEwod3umrxyP66Kt_ltjQzypd_WvIiy3575ab_akhuOiUW0wF4i2jMx76cbwnkOHBlbLH6JdhZ59VbinZuPDFwSsP5P2vENfLtRW9zvdguNMiP989Tep3qCB9pxVoYwC3ak/s1600/shadow.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiaID-mQx25BEwod3umrxyP66Kt_ltjQzypd_WvIiy3575ab_akhuOiUW0wF4i2jMx76cbwnkOHBlbLH6JdhZ59VbinZuPDFwSsP5P2vENfLtRW9zvdguNMiP989Tep3qCB9pxVoYwC3ak/s320/shadow.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5612743390331441506" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjVBg8E8jFz37X91zOCea1mHEc0btmhniynCn_FQt2oPhq7BQUfD5VcpPHcPmGb4BLkDVeBbrRDpv-V-QJ9A_9A9G_9Ur6v8Z1KHn59O66UdRrbh0xJVmD1W4yh3HsPTecl4YtmCyfPPx4/s1600/cactus.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjVBg8E8jFz37X91zOCea1mHEc0btmhniynCn_FQt2oPhq7BQUfD5VcpPHcPmGb4BLkDVeBbrRDpv-V-QJ9A_9A9G_9Ur6v8Z1KHn59O66UdRrbh0xJVmD1W4yh3HsPTecl4YtmCyfPPx4/s320/cactus.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5612743240367978034" border="0" /></a>Pretty great, eh? They look way cooler in real life, when you can get up close and see the texture and all the colors in each of them. But hey, if you commission me to do a piece you can have your very own real-life painting to look at all day long.Nikkihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17520648909920597414noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8363172620516848657.post-11211137703289319912011-04-14T15:57:00.000-07:002011-04-14T16:08:39.241-07:00graduationI thought it would be fun to do something a little different for my graduation announcements... I sent out postcards! Sending out postcards/mailers is a pretty common thing to do in the illustration world, especially when you're starting out, so I thought it was a brilliant idea. And this way I could show a sample of work that I've done to all those people who wonder what illustration is in the first place.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjH86vPAGmfMy4wTcFwjTEwb7IqCqeHID_onYkyie1a0hF1ul2XiQU3dqhHrpaNdVJ_6rauEP_jugOsHMbfG5POR8dApafdHzeT-Dt-HErXHusRQt5EQoqyTYVMJjz1vt1Z-TlB5uJw1kQ/s1600/graduation.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 226px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjH86vPAGmfMy4wTcFwjTEwb7IqCqeHID_onYkyie1a0hF1ul2XiQU3dqhHrpaNdVJ_6rauEP_jugOsHMbfG5POR8dApafdHzeT-Dt-HErXHusRQt5EQoqyTYVMJjz1vt1Z-TlB5uJw1kQ/s320/graduation.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5595578460620485330" border="0" /></a>Nikkihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17520648909920597414noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8363172620516848657.post-42345140093220879892011-04-14T10:58:00.001-07:002011-04-14T11:02:54.983-07:00it happened...What happened? A lot of things. My BFA show went up. Classes ended. Pretty soon I'll be graduated and moving on to the rest of my life...<br /><br />I'll put my BFA pieces up on here as soon as the show is taken down, since I want to encourage seeing the pieces while they're up. If you'd like to see them in person, you can go to Gallery 303 in the Harris Fine Arts Center at BYU anytime between now and April 21st. The gallery's hours are different from the rest of the building... it's only open between 9am and 5pm. I'm showing with nine other seniors as part of the annual "Senior Show," and we're having our closing reception on the 21st at 7:30pm. You are more than welcome to attend. There will be lots of food. Yum.Nikkihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17520648909920597414noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8363172620516848657.post-80511265531288265762011-04-14T10:47:00.000-07:002011-04-14T11:02:28.294-07:00stressed out paperboysThe following are a couple of the acrylic pieces I did for my Illustration 5 class. They're done in the same style as my BFA show is, except that there's more detail in these ones. I hardly touched brushes at all for my BFA pieces (they were done with palette knives, mostly). These pieces have a lot more brush work in them, especially the paperboy one.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg3HIeZCnAyJrPqP_AVRPWtRxPIFgfVmxuXklFk5Gj9yhq5Vme6yQk_fT-jLfEFGLcYcAhAkxONG0WuGEhHXUiBrtaXfawSUvWTh9tD0GeYje5InE8VtEs06JBzJLe818XJTyXM_P1JAOs/s1600/stressed.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg3HIeZCnAyJrPqP_AVRPWtRxPIFgfVmxuXklFk5Gj9yhq5Vme6yQk_fT-jLfEFGLcYcAhAkxONG0WuGEhHXUiBrtaXfawSUvWTh9tD0GeYje5InE8VtEs06JBzJLe818XJTyXM_P1JAOs/s320/stressed.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5595498116788143538" border="0" /></a>I call this painting "stressed out." It was inspired by an article in our school's newspaper about managing stress. They listed at least eight million things you need to be doing to make sure you're managing your stress. That's not stressful at all...<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj_QEyHqSCzPkRDWfduaxCjdVE7lbh6jWmW2baJwAoYhPu_GSZ5ruPzQ29qnArNU6PXPU06pyd3RxD8UQqS_XEotjXZIF1XnL5XHCBDAFVDGelRsrcLYQaTjAVS1Txx0tJwtCiWM7SAjqE/s1600/paperboy.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj_QEyHqSCzPkRDWfduaxCjdVE7lbh6jWmW2baJwAoYhPu_GSZ5ruPzQ29qnArNU6PXPU06pyd3RxD8UQqS_XEotjXZIF1XnL5XHCBDAFVDGelRsrcLYQaTjAVS1Txx0tJwtCiWM7SAjqE/s320/paperboy.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5595498123095257602" border="0" /></a>This one is called "paperboy catches thieves." It was inspired by an article about a paperboy... who caught thieves. Can you guess how?Nikkihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17520648909920597414noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8363172620516848657.post-75540270424093685692011-04-02T12:14:00.001-07:002011-04-02T12:52:25.352-07:00more in-class digitals<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi2tIRw5QCpACeA0yS8xE7ohvH-bYcAdGZlJiMwSmrqsP-77nWBGTsZd18WQRXU3LC9f5K4ckP_Dsz9oTga6AQZDqM2lcbTdG6NxoVsd-GwHHSz3vGQH2PzG_qkKwlu8sRaUE011YD4oX8/s1600/alex+full.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 299px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi2tIRw5QCpACeA0yS8xE7ohvH-bYcAdGZlJiMwSmrqsP-77nWBGTsZd18WQRXU3LC9f5K4ckP_Dsz9oTga6AQZDqM2lcbTdG6NxoVsd-GwHHSz3vGQH2PzG_qkKwlu8sRaUE011YD4oX8/s320/alex+full.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5591073660286696770" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhbtv1OnbI3syFboLbDSPDPJ0p96GS7nh4CWiomkwoilaaSixmq_Gj54hw5Vt9wycE3o62FXUII-Pu8kEHM9lY1os9lKkSktT97hm-jT21Gc76zS3PHlEz1wVwLCIpWiXgRAoNHn40DqUc/s1600/alex+portrait.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 251px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhbtv1OnbI3syFboLbDSPDPJ0p96GS7nh4CWiomkwoilaaSixmq_Gj54hw5Vt9wycE3o62FXUII-Pu8kEHM9lY1os9lKkSktT97hm-jT21Gc76zS3PHlEz1wVwLCIpWiXgRAoNHn40DqUc/s320/alex+portrait.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5591073661272686754" border="0" /></a>Unfortunately I missed quite a bit of class time on this pose. I knew I probably wouldn't be able to finish a full figure in the time I had, so I tried a portrait instead. I used a really textured brush, which was as liberating as it was frustrating.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhww064zA615hyYbCXEG2XGnGMpcD70x2CqhRlqJIRH4_uzHygU_9ARdR3Nwxbxpi3gb4QoCT8d9eQeOtLPtOMW63Fa8k4f3Bj1xPvCA7muK62K1t0vA8B7ioy7HE2mT6zCsJIzekEXmOM/s1600/graphic+carley.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 278px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhww064zA615hyYbCXEG2XGnGMpcD70x2CqhRlqJIRH4_uzHygU_9ARdR3Nwxbxpi3gb4QoCT8d9eQeOtLPtOMW63Fa8k4f3Bj1xPvCA7muK62K1t0vA8B7ioy7HE2mT6zCsJIzekEXmOM/s320/graphic+carley.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5591073658288161538" border="0" /></a>After the week I spent in New York coming back to drawing was a beast. I tried a few different things with the new pose, abandoning each painting rather quickly. I just kept wishing that I could get a better likeness...<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgUOO84q9oGISfkX36DXHbESYanh_p1mVU7_ea0zRFo8N26YDDFYf9GzfZI_SVj0-EPMwazxz8aSkXQEhoeWSX1Hep63FqPYSGFHqVZckTfIyo8I8-dOZvqW3WCGcqXGlobtDvFVHMfROI/s1600/dwg+carley.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 237px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgUOO84q9oGISfkX36DXHbESYanh_p1mVU7_ea0zRFo8N26YDDFYf9GzfZI_SVj0-EPMwazxz8aSkXQEhoeWSX1Hep63FqPYSGFHqVZckTfIyo8I8-dOZvqW3WCGcqXGlobtDvFVHMfROI/s320/dwg+carley.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5591073652714721138" border="0" /></a>So I tried starting with a more detailed drawing. It's pretty cool how much you can make digital look like charcoal... without really meaning to, even.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiXrmMSMVOByLYJM0QMtRiemue_VaI1ydR6Ir9nLAQxiLPW6dO_GnSwkc0JsC0PdpXkqDYOFWShIIbBqtHouqTU6Ix9AdtaATx4Htk2dUPEAGFpqhwKkkvGRP5rx2cpRGkhTFJMA5AGIyc/s1600/color+carley.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 242px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiXrmMSMVOByLYJM0QMtRiemue_VaI1ydR6Ir9nLAQxiLPW6dO_GnSwkc0JsC0PdpXkqDYOFWShIIbBqtHouqTU6Ix9AdtaATx4Htk2dUPEAGFpqhwKkkvGRP5rx2cpRGkhTFJMA5AGIyc/s320/color+carley.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5591073655257503890" border="0" /></a>The next class period I painted over my drawing. I think it turned out pretty cool... mostly I'm just much more pleased with the likeness.Nikkihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17520648909920597414noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8363172620516848657.post-716709317688822052011-04-02T12:06:00.000-07:002011-04-02T12:13:09.296-07:00song<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh6T5KRKyENrQ1QOIExAXpKMGVjc2rogSP9CYWlvWj4ZzOo_gzT0yCmFMKojv-EvhE9LYsxNcCkMVkkz0NWdxqTafqh36Z9AYKvVoIR-deI25-DPIv0O0OO0ht75Aq3V1vkURkpLQsl2Es/s1600/song.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh6T5KRKyENrQ1QOIExAXpKMGVjc2rogSP9CYWlvWj4ZzOo_gzT0yCmFMKojv-EvhE9LYsxNcCkMVkkz0NWdxqTafqh36Z9AYKvVoIR-deI25-DPIv0O0OO0ht75Aq3V1vkURkpLQsl2Es/s320/song.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5591064855438584786" border="0" /></a>Another assignment for Senior Studio 2: choose a song and create an illustration that embodies its mood/feel/content. My roommate Kara is very passionate about music and loves posing for cameras. I thought it would be fun to collaborate with her on a project. I was right.Nikkihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17520648909920597414noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8363172620516848657.post-74490629326821353492011-02-15T22:11:00.000-08:002012-06-19T00:43:50.180-07:00work, work, workSo I put my two-weeks' notice in... two weeks ago. I loved working as a graphic artist for BYU Independent Study. It was the best job I've ever had. It's my last semester at BYU, though, and my BFA show goes up in only a few short weeks. I need as much time as I can get to finish(/start) my show. I used to work on Wednesdays, which would normally mean I'd need to be in bed right about now. Since I can stay up a little later now, I thought I'd pay a small tribute to my old job.<br />
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select images from Project 1: Earth 55 splash package<br />
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<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgozrcasuKQhiSvTENhIRUEdm5jeiIYss3L-4WnV7WkrBzZ6YXg0jYwDSTQ0EYApHlda05b8ZaMfaUIgLA-Dcd3Fn_pX_ZvmYFbWgUgKSAHQuS74RKEZutT_qqFvHNHv0Jt3nUWZo46HS4/s1600/work3.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5574167122398011202" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgozrcasuKQhiSvTENhIRUEdm5jeiIYss3L-4WnV7WkrBzZ6YXg0jYwDSTQ0EYApHlda05b8ZaMfaUIgLA-Dcd3Fn_pX_ZvmYFbWgUgKSAHQuS74RKEZutT_qqFvHNHv0Jt3nUWZo46HS4/s320/work3.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; display: block; height: 74px; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; width: 320px;" /></a><br />
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg0cSCsUNpqPH-_aMch9uHFkjoUCxMbUslYOU_pvQeNLYz6vV2UrXsF7AyyDs3hdYL3jKuR208wPqdpe1ybeuAckKpeOQM9jmKLQdixe0e-sIt96qKW3eC9Nke6yxnqTW2o_FQGrw8XXhs/s1600/work2.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5574167113217379522" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg0cSCsUNpqPH-_aMch9uHFkjoUCxMbUslYOU_pvQeNLYz6vV2UrXsF7AyyDs3hdYL3jKuR208wPqdpe1ybeuAckKpeOQM9jmKLQdixe0e-sIt96qKW3eC9Nke6yxnqTW2o_FQGrw8XXhs/s320/work2.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; display: block; height: 74px; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; width: 320px;" /></a><br />
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEisb-p-p2obFaEEs_2hH7k8ZdRg0V6SkfKwCbaMoGVcicxTN97gAnoXh0aXLNdoSzkopo7TARLF5sxhnZ0EGNXK9Y_4WFoGSTxfjYSfASfrUOsaYf_HeTMXZQrRmlxVRC7-2LFZTvx8Mxg/s1600/work1.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5574167110805070386" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEisb-p-p2obFaEEs_2hH7k8ZdRg0V6SkfKwCbaMoGVcicxTN97gAnoXh0aXLNdoSzkopo7TARLF5sxhnZ0EGNXK9Y_4WFoGSTxfjYSfASfrUOsaYf_HeTMXZQrRmlxVRC7-2LFZTvx8Mxg/s320/work1.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; display: block; height: 113px; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; width: 320px;" /></a>images from other splashes, in no particular order:<br />
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEilVYjpT2K-AWwUEBXJrIpMDRleqo9xmKzkoK8hnAKql_dEsX7hdiPH8MKCAAkNzvUg5DSgw0wPvsA_67GuFz55nKpjYPbM_VNvk2eXolJgNYVMkKnWN6adBzLwdTeOSGVv-f3f3FhMHU8/s1600/work6.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5574172354993667058" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEilVYjpT2K-AWwUEBXJrIpMDRleqo9xmKzkoK8hnAKql_dEsX7hdiPH8MKCAAkNzvUg5DSgw0wPvsA_67GuFz55nKpjYPbM_VNvk2eXolJgNYVMkKnWN6adBzLwdTeOSGVv-f3f3FhMHU8/s320/work6.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; display: block; height: 231px; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; width: 320px;" /></a>Business Marketing 41: A coworker had started this splash, but for whatever reason it was handed down to me. I used the sketches she had made for the characters. I chose to color and render it much differently than she had started to (I saw the only image she had colored AFTER I had finished the course). Amazing how things like color and rendering can make images feel so completely different, even if the drawing underneath is the same.<br />
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh5R_o6AJ8mJStZRoKe2nL-T-6bNf4UByxiYSl2IoEe79-t-zpewNm9q7BW2kbj5cXAt6RDSmRwPJt3HBZRRVDg073VWNV4luciTJRfq2S5NmGawnt_eGTq0b7fMplVM4xf3WMzHvAIcp8/s1600/work7.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5574172357841391762" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh5R_o6AJ8mJStZRoKe2nL-T-6bNf4UByxiYSl2IoEe79-t-zpewNm9q7BW2kbj5cXAt6RDSmRwPJt3HBZRRVDg073VWNV4luciTJRfq2S5NmGawnt_eGTq0b7fMplVM4xf3WMzHvAIcp8/s320/work7.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; display: block; height: 304px; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; width: 320px;" /></a>English 115 (This one was extra fun, since I got to work on it with Simini. I drew and she colored. It was quite the interesting challenge... I created more than 30 images that featured pieces of paper. I made them run, jump, fight, take pictures, read, bend, cower, intimidate and give psychological counseling, among other things. I have a new faith in my ability to give inanimate objects-- without faces, even-- personality and character.<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgV56kQVoePes7y8bp6Hz0FN3oyTNe9LSaRAtgz5AxCcoYitrnQXVag-OnuXkS2etAI7d9MS8IR4BU_K9xCFmwXm8fhCftfVn0g072AvqozhzEzFSDTKkEXYmUVIQUGM18SaZ2FQjQ3atg/s1600/work8.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5574172094897993106" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgV56kQVoePes7y8bp6Hz0FN3oyTNe9LSaRAtgz5AxCcoYitrnQXVag-OnuXkS2etAI7d9MS8IR4BU_K9xCFmwXm8fhCftfVn0g072AvqozhzEzFSDTKkEXYmUVIQUGM18SaZ2FQjQ3atg/s320/work8.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; display: block; height: 113px; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; width: 320px;" /></a>Earth 41: I chose to do a "painterly" style for this course. This was the first image I did, and trying to keep the images after as simple and painterly as this one was challenging. It was a nice break from the style I had been doing previously (Earth 55, I think), and it was a nice break when I finished with this style.<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg-LiZ-7cLAr-Q62jyk7aR4mzPNHk-tpGeiP8YCxRCM2iLCM0aXkQsL6iLCAxNo1shHwBVqTDALY_0_ra1O6saFL2AIWK6QlX7Ooob7n8R9vfw87JiDmCXMvl8RLaU6EP8PH5acNcPrUk8/s1600/work9.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5574172087999489122" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg-LiZ-7cLAr-Q62jyk7aR4mzPNHk-tpGeiP8YCxRCM2iLCM0aXkQsL6iLCAxNo1shHwBVqTDALY_0_ra1O6saFL2AIWK6QlX7Ooob7n8R9vfw87JiDmCXMvl8RLaU6EP8PH5acNcPrUk8/s320/work9.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; display: block; height: 320px; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; width: 247px;" /></a> Writing 43: The style for this course was inspired by a combination of an image in last year's Communication Arts Illustration Annual and one of my friends from work, <a href="http://kellyweed.wordpress.com/drawing/">Kelly Stanley</a> (formerly, Kelly Weed). She very much likes simple images, especially with flat shapes of color and thin, delicate lines.<br />
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<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiYGY09MPfy5TvAZjRgl-IkWdQ5221RZIDh7oJXHhTVi0pHEkjUoUrA1wGOVBZFDZr-kJdElS3hgzSZxinVtbxVdMZ-PGRP5qdgzc9zucS2FPoh1S4k026AAExXv0prY9XipB109iM7CW0/s1600/work11.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5574172086735069858" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiYGY09MPfy5TvAZjRgl-IkWdQ5221RZIDh7oJXHhTVi0pHEkjUoUrA1wGOVBZFDZr-kJdElS3hgzSZxinVtbxVdMZ-PGRP5qdgzc9zucS2FPoh1S4k026AAExXv0prY9XipB109iM7CW0/s320/work11.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; display: block; height: 320px; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; width: 278px;" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEggAvXLdE2rI-ulCaOlQn71ySFd9pFF6qEnVDic7wCaXslpeojG6oev-XdxPQNDy7HWjDKlz42UvibdJIhKk_Q82_BfqnlAwsnV_bNlDtnhe6Ep0ki3CJWRq04kFr8Zi1yzuY7poGfa8rM/s1600/work10.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5574172089675499794" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEggAvXLdE2rI-ulCaOlQn71ySFd9pFF6qEnVDic7wCaXslpeojG6oev-XdxPQNDy7HWjDKlz42UvibdJIhKk_Q82_BfqnlAwsnV_bNlDtnhe6Ep0ki3CJWRq04kFr8Zi1yzuY7poGfa8rM/s320/work10.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; display: block; height: 113px; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; width: 320px;" /></a>Psychology 330: This one was sort of based off of The Office... the characters above are my version of Dwight and Jim. I had never really watched that show... and now that I have I really wish I hadn't. Grossly overrated once you get past season 1.<br />
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<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhLrMxfdc0vQx2reV3qeaS3sQQ0VxI2huc8n-1_v2bdCgV1njwfEUfEFmengGNe0Ei7R1FlwBptKKDOOzjQwTxf_cHZrNcxH0ECGxJgCmgsg1jnWgSjBmyAA8esYEn4GM3qu5jwj5J2JyM/s1600/work13.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5574171824580716450" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhLrMxfdc0vQx2reV3qeaS3sQQ0VxI2huc8n-1_v2bdCgV1njwfEUfEFmengGNe0Ei7R1FlwBptKKDOOzjQwTxf_cHZrNcxH0ECGxJgCmgsg1jnWgSjBmyAA8esYEn4GM3qu5jwj5J2JyM/s320/work13.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; display: block; height: 320px; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; width: 247px;" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhgT7EWbBMyji64zjSP6bPUrRCiJ0igIi4bw1wUP7aspw98SvtIbno3nxSWvjlY1aL-KlcDsRhmp7w94v9UrYooeUI3DyFeZ8ZPU2MGyQZhjh_20YmS6buXBal8w6Lj0JTfas3TVOlkSu8/s1600/work12.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5574172083411230258" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhgT7EWbBMyji64zjSP6bPUrRCiJ0igIi4bw1wUP7aspw98SvtIbno3nxSWvjlY1aL-KlcDsRhmp7w94v9UrYooeUI3DyFeZ8ZPU2MGyQZhjh_20YmS6buXBal8w6Lj0JTfas3TVOlkSu8/s320/work12.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; display: block; height: 113px; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; width: 320px;" /></a>Physics 220: For this splash, the images I made were for a print-on-demand book. So I've sort of been published... cool! I also made the standard images we made for print and web. It was one of my first attempts at painting realistically on the computer.<br />
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<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj9-9mReasEaOg9eWAup93n2BudM_Mb4NBo5g2lBr-LEd8ErF39pruKvPNiDzpyqB0CGYp6KmISCE6IPJ8jbUHKQN_FYMKZq69m5MODHepRXgY_ndYWw6IjISbLx1rRrjDh29PmmURZKN8/s1600/work15.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5574171815527870770" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj9-9mReasEaOg9eWAup93n2BudM_Mb4NBo5g2lBr-LEd8ErF39pruKvPNiDzpyqB0CGYp6KmISCE6IPJ8jbUHKQN_FYMKZq69m5MODHepRXgY_ndYWw6IjISbLx1rRrjDh29PmmURZKN8/s320/work15.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; display: block; height: 302px; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; width: 320px;" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhhNrIiZTxp9GfoagD9_jmWAPJ54UlmRyzKLDctgrUG4x8mhiSqTeI8smhFEJP4ssyhoqJdIlerZBjl_ZYc_BDaUH2u6CGfQavrrRvpJUn8lhpk__9wGf_od5MgshY5r-2QFSrfcerRO0M/s1600/work14.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5574171820106955634" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhhNrIiZTxp9GfoagD9_jmWAPJ54UlmRyzKLDctgrUG4x8mhiSqTeI8smhFEJP4ssyhoqJdIlerZBjl_ZYc_BDaUH2u6CGfQavrrRvpJUn8lhpk__9wGf_od5MgshY5r-2QFSrfcerRO0M/s320/work14.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; display: block; height: 113px; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; width: 320px;" /></a>Organization B 221: I drew a LOT of mazes for this splash package. Oh, and the main course image is a legit maze. Try it if you can get it to open big enough to see.)<br />
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<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjhAZa40L4kHshjdwHCJDTxJdqrntbB2ecyciGpinP9BJ1RpCG7xwvluymRqVB7QSdqKIqp3HZSTknocMdRzdsWmv91EAnEnSVizZ74YRSH5KssiFjQQDlcTAWIdZZHIF8cW-gmCk0S5ww/s1600/work17.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5574171808171553410" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjhAZa40L4kHshjdwHCJDTxJdqrntbB2ecyciGpinP9BJ1RpCG7xwvluymRqVB7QSdqKIqp3HZSTknocMdRzdsWmv91EAnEnSVizZ74YRSH5KssiFjQQDlcTAWIdZZHIF8cW-gmCk0S5ww/s320/work17.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; display: block; height: 113px; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; width: 320px;" /></a><br />
English 251: This course was, obviously, really graphic. It was ok at first... pretty fast and easy once I found good reference. It got boring pretty fast, though, and it's one of my least favorites.<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgQzjpchyphenhyphentYNvV6MKJq59yyuWOu87_OLq941ZjCB9dza5qQgRgEUyFPbvGExBI-EAuV3CXKrj7bv5MvJp_yU0KMdaFpqrboTRzG9vv7p6UQVe466v8I2CqIEbTa9VVADq63ch-CyKhIoGw/s1600/work16.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5574171807566216738" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgQzjpchyphenhyphentYNvV6MKJq59yyuWOu87_OLq941ZjCB9dza5qQgRgEUyFPbvGExBI-EAuV3CXKrj7bv5MvJp_yU0KMdaFpqrboTRzG9vv7p6UQVe466v8I2CqIEbTa9VVADq63ch-CyKhIoGw/s320/work16.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; display: block; height: 295px; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; width: 320px;" /></a><br />
Health 444: Driver's Ed. Good times, good times. This was a pretty fun splash, and kind of a combination of styles and ideas from other splashes. I was pleased with how clean-feeling the whole thing turned out.<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhUQzCBpE782_rA7uZRNlzX9NMwBs8g0KLFs_-qvLVhIlObIFOlZGyXYkW6bvOAOYOMx4-knQeE6fW5Du6CPZaXdc7yOgGCo6HTxXs6fbjxqBbGLEQjjYDOXycW2nABtNnuF4z_slAv4L4/s1600/work5.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5574172362854714226" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhUQzCBpE782_rA7uZRNlzX9NMwBs8g0KLFs_-qvLVhIlObIFOlZGyXYkW6bvOAOYOMx4-knQeE6fW5Du6CPZaXdc7yOgGCo6HTxXs6fbjxqBbGLEQjjYDOXycW2nABtNnuF4z_slAv4L4/s320/work5.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; display: block; height: 320px; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; width: 314px;" /></a>AP Psychology 59: This, like Earth 55, was a high school course. I had just finished listening to the Harry Potter series on CD when I was assigned this splash package. The new book I was listening to was <span style="font-style: italic;">Ender's Game</span>. I guess because the book primarily takes place in outer space, and the audiobook featured a lot of 80's outer-spacey sounds, I was thinking about aliens...Nikkihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17520648909920597414noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8363172620516848657.post-15894474891296785342011-02-15T21:01:00.000-08:002011-02-15T21:56:02.880-08:00in-class studiesLast year I took two digital painting classes from <a href="http://davemcclellan.blogspot.com/">Dave McClellan</a>. I learned more in those two classes than I did in all my previous classes combined... it was amazing. Anyway. My favorite assignment was an in-class one the second semester. We picked a buddy and were each given thirty minutes to do a head study of each other. For me, this was the first head painting I had ever done. I'm glad it was from life. I'm surprised at how much I learned in such a short amount of time. Here was the result: a painting of my then-acquaintance, now-roommate <a href="http://siminib.blogspot.com/">Simini</a>.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiExKP0NN4fVvwxn0ZEEHlsDobu184xgNMOjgqa6EnZacztnJ9hdih2r-Pj_poVtIqhqGJ9yQ23KjXvMAYJAQFQ1jZNbavVBB2K7scVKJQMJbNGGHTU6HIUrn2g-Q0PjwzxQEOVhEo3Dyg/s1600/simini.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 274px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiExKP0NN4fVvwxn0ZEEHlsDobu184xgNMOjgqa6EnZacztnJ9hdih2r-Pj_poVtIqhqGJ9yQ23KjXvMAYJAQFQ1jZNbavVBB2K7scVKJQMJbNGGHTU6HIUrn2g-Q0PjwzxQEOVhEo3Dyg/s320/simini.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5574150193392736194" border="0" /></a>Ever since those head studies I've wanted to use the computer to paint from life again. I got the chance last week in my Senior Studio 2 class. In class we paint from models. Usually we paint in oils, but I got brave and asked Professor Barrett if I could paint on my computer. He had had only one other student try painting on the computer in-class and he thought it sounded like an ok idea. This was the result:<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi3tg1Sj1bns-tZtCadA93GQqd7S1b1I1vFKyb7TRAU9z59N67ll2M90uwkXanW1g5XlBiLmgQtEiTBd3uUct0Mij5V7S6OgYDF8M_-ZG9OTToOnpycRx4C7eH0R0E37GXbVjAMnvp78pI/s1600/in-class-5.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi3tg1Sj1bns-tZtCadA93GQqd7S1b1I1vFKyb7TRAU9z59N67ll2M90uwkXanW1g5XlBiLmgQtEiTBd3uUct0Mij5V7S6OgYDF8M_-ZG9OTToOnpycRx4C7eH0R0E37GXbVjAMnvp78pI/s320/in-class-5.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5574150194841174674" border="0" /></a>For me, painting on the computer is much faster and easier than painting traditionally. It's so much easier to correct drawing errors, experiment and pick colors. I feel like when I'm painting traditionally I spend 60% of my time looking at my palette, trying to match the color I need and another 39% just applying it. In class, painting digitally meant I have more time to look at the model and see what's going on. I know learning to paint traditionally is wise and has a lot of value, but I feel like there are things to learn from painting digitally, too. Today was our last session with this model, and I didn't feel like working on the above piece anymore, so I decided to try my hand at another head study. I talked with Barrett after, and he made some excellent suggestions that I will employ once I find some more time and motivation... haha. It was fun though! And I hope he'll let me paint digitally for the next model, too.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgXLY4bYziPeIDQniD3DTcp5aAPjv5MpEpldOE1F9m8tY2kn7hsezsh-wyaAK6_sLBpPkp3uQt8EWz5boEtxKBmpg6ow5Eev7Ud2kpsIRCU7Hk9EwpucS1xLOtslnXizN46l6bH5CGt8ZA/s1600/in-class-head-study.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 270px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgXLY4bYziPeIDQniD3DTcp5aAPjv5MpEpldOE1F9m8tY2kn7hsezsh-wyaAK6_sLBpPkp3uQt8EWz5boEtxKBmpg6ow5Eev7Ud2kpsIRCU7Hk9EwpucS1xLOtslnXizN46l6bH5CGt8ZA/s320/in-class-head-study.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5574150188294655154" border="0" /></a>Nikkihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17520648909920597414noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8363172620516848657.post-77766599095354649952011-02-15T17:37:00.000-08:002011-02-15T21:53:07.509-08:00circus, sin, presidentI haven't posted in a while, so I thought I'd put up pieces from the semester so far. Unfortunately I haven't scanned the acrylic pieces from my class with Richard Hull yet... so it will be a little while before that actually happens. My first out of class assignment for Bob Barrett's class was digital, as I believe all my pieces for his class will be, so I figured I could at least put that up.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi-ToFJtJ3XU8iTSmdyMA0PMle-2AbTdkUQx8BcVjbDFMGwDjdKt9ZMepJY-CU2527Qq5rLNbIP4mtcPUoPB__gbV725ulGVnFzuv_8uMEwzAfLmfL_mqPryk-9ip2c13rPmy5ZDT6xSBs/s1600/line-drawing2.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 256px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi-ToFJtJ3XU8iTSmdyMA0PMle-2AbTdkUQx8BcVjbDFMGwDjdKt9ZMepJY-CU2527Qq5rLNbIP4mtcPUoPB__gbV725ulGVnFzuv_8uMEwzAfLmfL_mqPryk-9ip2c13rPmy5ZDT6xSBs/s320/line-drawing2.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5574157541116285282" border="0" /></a>As is typical of me, I procrastinated, and therefore didn't put as much time into it as I would have liked. The texture layers (the hay and the wood of the barrel) will eventually be painted instead, and a couple of drawing errors will be fixed to improve readability. The printout I took to the critique was extremely saturated and kind of blown out in areas (that's what happens when you go cheap on the printing... hah). It actually looked pretty cool, though, and people only had good things to say about the color in the critique.Nikkihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17520648909920597414noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8363172620516848657.post-68298235828851482342010-12-09T18:37:00.000-08:002010-12-09T18:41:45.960-08:00reworked beanstalkIt's kind of hard to draw things that don't exist... especially from a really dramatic perspective. Perspective is rough. Fun, but rough. It makes things so much more interesting...<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh2Z3xvMRkupfEkmN8FOJyGLe9LYHonWZx2xgp2e67hn9njJWpKIBwI5k7gn13Cohz1zjPnFQjgHZgAxEDXul5D1zCCrM5KIUMaeyLWwuZLwqSdjDkIZ9FgDpAffdU6fcnUhUg09fw4MKU/s1600/beanstalk.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 182px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh2Z3xvMRkupfEkmN8FOJyGLe9LYHonWZx2xgp2e67hn9njJWpKIBwI5k7gn13Cohz1zjPnFQjgHZgAxEDXul5D1zCCrM5KIUMaeyLWwuZLwqSdjDkIZ9FgDpAffdU6fcnUhUg09fw4MKU/s320/beanstalk.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5548877366865401458" border="0" /></a>Nikkihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17520648909920597414noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8363172620516848657.post-90017586964172082822010-12-04T18:40:00.000-08:002010-12-04T18:46:06.738-08:00the frog and the dragonfly<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgM-KVnuKCU_FEiX9oN11kl272lyVK4NylKPDzqNOJk8j-Ct0VIJXhJ-f6s1TADLlB76L5mWVmWlaTQquNuDjeoYQ5j_KHQebotpldH8R3h-wF1hS9cv3x7ldLA47Jcc5_mzP3n6Yynys8/s1600/dragonfly2.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgM-KVnuKCU_FEiX9oN11kl272lyVK4NylKPDzqNOJk8j-Ct0VIJXhJ-f6s1TADLlB76L5mWVmWlaTQquNuDjeoYQ5j_KHQebotpldH8R3h-wF1hS9cv3x7ldLA47Jcc5_mzP3n6Yynys8/s320/dragonfly2.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5547022879106804514" border="0" /></a>I thought I'd show what happens when you put a little more time into a piece-- it doesn't suck quite as much. :)Nikkihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17520648909920597414noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8363172620516848657.post-79553095586956216152010-11-29T19:18:00.000-08:002010-11-29T19:26:38.907-08:00latelySome stuff I've been working on lately....<br />Jack and the Beanstalk concept work: these are a couple incomplete versions of environments for my take on the story. Hopefully the set will turn out well enough I can post it. It's been hard... but a lot of fun.<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiHUmHlvOkAyDiHbbwncgUlSUBLMBVLTK3QqzdmnCSJELNY0JKDMFH8GYkRPPSq9wHsA0yJezxkpzK08cSt6E0ZyDKC0IrRkHdsGaerVQ47bYPFGj4LWd_hSbWtR1u8r7qBlDh_Bt9WnRI/s1600/classroom.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 246px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiHUmHlvOkAyDiHbbwncgUlSUBLMBVLTK3QqzdmnCSJELNY0JKDMFH8GYkRPPSq9wHsA0yJezxkpzK08cSt6E0ZyDKC0IrRkHdsGaerVQ47bYPFGj4LWd_hSbWtR1u8r7qBlDh_Bt9WnRI/s400/classroom.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5545177515384002994" border="0" /></a>evil biology teacher's classroom<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiYdKB96GU96GxD2StH4rgbMonU0X6q2DlMjMIy7xhuD9CaELgIcTZjJu9LrRKKzcPXickGJ-K8KgCxoB9YGcuR2T62IDLKmhsG_6WG1Ecr9CWq26m3zPwoJ5-78j2oHSoUsyF9LjYsvyA/s1600/beanstalk.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 228px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiYdKB96GU96GxD2StH4rgbMonU0X6q2DlMjMIy7xhuD9CaELgIcTZjJu9LrRKKzcPXickGJ-K8KgCxoB9YGcuR2T62IDLKmhsG_6WG1Ecr9CWq26m3zPwoJ5-78j2oHSoUsyF9LjYsvyA/s400/beanstalk.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5545177508496112770" border="0" /></a>the beanstalk<br /><br />Illustrations using things I've learned from plein air painting: this one's focus was on replicating water.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEij5iVtT_2mYRUcGPx9zIivKvKA3DpXmKZppxxL61MEfZZuCSJ_gZFXLZMkiNwZi0XrKLyQkXvTorSV-ObrPO4eNGY-SmNDRC18EJEh87tzP3vhurWftaqY1m56ZbG6cq14hYSThtdv-YE/s1600/frog.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEij5iVtT_2mYRUcGPx9zIivKvKA3DpXmKZppxxL61MEfZZuCSJ_gZFXLZMkiNwZi0XrKLyQkXvTorSV-ObrPO4eNGY-SmNDRC18EJEh87tzP3vhurWftaqY1m56ZbG6cq14hYSThtdv-YE/s400/frog.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5545177521018686242" border="0" /></a>Well. Hopefully I can beautify these and my other works in progress in the two short weeks remaining in the semester...Nikkihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17520648909920597414noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8363172620516848657.post-79871555589550167612010-11-29T19:06:00.000-08:002010-11-29T19:15:44.921-08:00photoshopPhotoshop is amazing. It is also difficult to learn to paint well in, especially when your traditional skills are still being developed. It's a lot of fun, though, and there are so many possibilities!<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi5zW2Pr_162KvYtVE5jjaPvR-7Ho08uG1X1AZ8452YgyE9oTTRQZN8-YURjRNO_pOli-fDbzGJhKASERni7W5wF2kKpqCLbrDBbwKMapnnvK4JzrV8GiTLPJZNolnBDs7dl9wSoygbdK8/s1600/door.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 388px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi5zW2Pr_162KvYtVE5jjaPvR-7Ho08uG1X1AZ8452YgyE9oTTRQZN8-YURjRNO_pOli-fDbzGJhKASERni7W5wF2kKpqCLbrDBbwKMapnnvK4JzrV8GiTLPJZNolnBDs7dl9wSoygbdK8/s400/door.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5545174287613566402" border="0" /></a>book cover for Stay Out of the Basement (one of the old Goosebumps books)<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEizQ3tD_ZlmjHJ-NYCcf4ZUk1WWHWbCHXUXlMYy5rq4NF87_YEl3AsXYxdtBJsHQE_g_DCGGRMuDkclxzcX6p38IJjGXkyE1fh-LBTdzs6MPQmCNsCBdmcIGTpzSHSLV_BFZBqXZae5TbU/s1600/alice.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 200px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEizQ3tD_ZlmjHJ-NYCcf4ZUk1WWHWbCHXUXlMYy5rq4NF87_YEl3AsXYxdtBJsHQE_g_DCGGRMuDkclxzcX6p38IJjGXkyE1fh-LBTdzs6MPQmCNsCBdmcIGTpzSHSLV_BFZBqXZae5TbU/s400/alice.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5545174261860338690" border="0" /></a>the finished painting representing the style my dummy of Alice in Wonderland would be carried out in (were it ever to be turned into a real book)<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgGWOJqhLC-4QfkKepYYGxJAjE2XRy4ycGK-QuOlpxIyZj6FGSq2SXxYhxD90SJtkp7K67Qxyzr4HczwT4cPTUCkGOnFjxGAs74KKBYJeh6f8Oy3weFpUFtQN3QIq1RM9_fh3pOsmzDioM/s1600/tiffani.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 358px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgGWOJqhLC-4QfkKepYYGxJAjE2XRy4ycGK-QuOlpxIyZj6FGSq2SXxYhxD90SJtkp7K67Qxyzr4HczwT4cPTUCkGOnFjxGAs74KKBYJeh6f8Oy3weFpUFtQN3QIq1RM9_fh3pOsmzDioM/s400/tiffani.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5545174275660546914" border="0" /></a>a portrait of my sister, <a href="http://hamamatsuhakken.blogspot.com/">Tiffani</a><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEientJv1h11QAjJZyIw5YHK8_Os_obM4eVzIm-o5aqAoDAODgyRFUwW3hMjsfXDvi0UPkyHKDv7T33qm3MyfwFOsxXlvNRp44hZth5axwcHHYt_Y6Hlt9GA24-rIRqlAuvqAj0pFEUrGfY/s1600/amy.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 305px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEientJv1h11QAjJZyIw5YHK8_Os_obM4eVzIm-o5aqAoDAODgyRFUwW3hMjsfXDvi0UPkyHKDv7T33qm3MyfwFOsxXlvNRp44hZth5axwcHHYt_Y6Hlt9GA24-rIRqlAuvqAj0pFEUrGfY/s400/amy.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5545174279003498386" border="0" /></a>a portrait of my friend Amy (a composite of oil and digital)<br /><br />I've got quite a bit of other digital work. I might upload some someday.Nikkihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17520648909920597414noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8363172620516848657.post-27500865932762557422010-11-29T18:48:00.000-08:002010-11-29T19:18:50.123-08:00acrylics... a new obsessionAfter the fiasco that was oil painting I was delighted to find that I very much enjoy working with acrylics. Particularly heavy body, and especially with palette knives. I love the textured effect I get when I work only with straight paint (applied with palette knives) and washes. My teacher, Richard Hull, was very encouraging. So much so that my BFA show, which goes up in April, will feature this style of painting.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgBxaharxUm1LngC6nM9CM59WM9qZ-pilrenHvGyX7M10s8D_TD1Cm7E98z6lF84S4bkgGR4D_A89KA_GrNg3RZ0K0vl-ZJHOijcfZQgnv_Y7uSdwa0z4EUiPtAhMDuQWDwwO5Lw-FCqu0/s1600/truck.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 398px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgBxaharxUm1LngC6nM9CM59WM9qZ-pilrenHvGyX7M10s8D_TD1Cm7E98z6lF84S4bkgGR4D_A89KA_GrNg3RZ0K0vl-ZJHOijcfZQgnv_Y7uSdwa0z4EUiPtAhMDuQWDwwO5Lw-FCqu0/s400/truck.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5545172067231184178" border="0" /></a>first attempt at acrylics (applauded for its<span style="font-size:100%;"> "naïve</span>" feel... oops?)<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj0eiFVtNm1n7KxmrqclXnvDkrMj-aXyzfRF8Nzvso8uwPS7ZRoFx3gNgrlH38XHyOThp_iA9NDwJxV9susD6t5BsXO7_q-ejmblrgeCL8gLOLB5SuKCklMTXY1-v4aChI0jjJix8_TRvU/s1600/clown.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 399px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj0eiFVtNm1n7KxmrqclXnvDkrMj-aXyzfRF8Nzvso8uwPS7ZRoFx3gNgrlH38XHyOThp_iA9NDwJxV9susD6t5BsXO7_q-ejmblrgeCL8gLOLB5SuKCklMTXY1-v4aChI0jjJix8_TRvU/s400/clown.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5545172063872556786" border="0" /></a>second attempt<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiUEuWpwTVIvH3uSm6-7xMRGMdQ1l5H_e_gfaH-Rbo3JNDreXUw1lSH4-IOA4R6DKhzA3-Y4XwcpnD9tj6tzhb1rmmnyqUqdkc8CSmDwm2g7HDjyQv27HtMCAonGcIGxtI8R_0Gr0lK40g/s1600/tazer.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 391px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiUEuWpwTVIvH3uSm6-7xMRGMdQ1l5H_e_gfaH-Rbo3JNDreXUw1lSH4-IOA4R6DKhzA3-Y4XwcpnD9tj6tzhb1rmmnyqUqdkc8CSmDwm2g7HDjyQv27HtMCAonGcIGxtI8R_0Gr0lK40g/s400/tazer.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5545176656581637650" border="0" /></a>another attempt... this time with a taser<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEinIME_a7f-5xwbfAB8qxlWZrVzd1b7pMLTM2jpX5gn6SXlLCi6UBTGG8K_EyVfFN4obxG-i011HKUEIAsiF3b-k-ljZaCRm7kmz1ZOX0yPP-iDddT86uFfpfc2rreuM6QNuxhyLrX4WDk/s1600/papersack_SCAN.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEinIME_a7f-5xwbfAB8qxlWZrVzd1b7pMLTM2jpX5gn6SXlLCi6UBTGG8K_EyVfFN4obxG-i011HKUEIAsiF3b-k-ljZaCRm7kmz1ZOX0yPP-iDddT86uFfpfc2rreuM6QNuxhyLrX4WDk/s400/papersack_SCAN.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5545172049371909682" border="0" /><span style="display: block;" id="formatbar_Buttons"><span class="" style="display: block;" id="formatbar_CreateLink" title="Link" onmouseover="ButtonHoverOn(this);" onmouseout="ButtonHoverOff(this);" onmouseup="" onmousedown="CheckFormatting(event);FormatbarButton('richeditorframe', this, 8);ButtonMouseDown(this);"><img src="http://www.blogger.com/img/blank.gif" alt="Link" class="gl_link" border="0" /></span></span></a>a piece I did this semester (revisiting the technique after six months of neglect)<br /><br />They look even more awesome in person. I have others that I'll probably put up once they've been scanned.Nikkihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17520648909920597414noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8363172620516848657.post-17190586241565758922010-11-29T18:41:00.000-08:002010-11-29T19:16:26.108-08:00drawingI miss drawing. That was the one thing I actually did in junior high and high school... besides photo-editing in Photoshop. I mostly drew portraits-- I even got paid for several of them. Impressive for a seventeen year old. These days I draw, of course, but mostly only for underpaintings. Sketches, thumbnails, drawings that get painted over. Maybe if I ever find some spare time I'll do a finished pencil drawing. If I still have the patience for it...<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhmOx7M8pO4VxAgJjJDBcq5mk3Tk8zT3UmPimDTpKXP6gzEdmfFvdd3vFXC__KbeTrRJXvo8nYqIQ8hjLeQ4qmyu8sfB0M1UoXNdBQV-fXpUj0avqXsf-SDhh5setvFPbJO1wAoTzv2ROs/s1600/drawingmindy.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 286px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhmOx7M8pO4VxAgJjJDBcq5mk3Tk8zT3UmPimDTpKXP6gzEdmfFvdd3vFXC__KbeTrRJXvo8nYqIQ8hjLeQ4qmyu8sfB0M1UoXNdBQV-fXpUj0avqXsf-SDhh5setvFPbJO1wAoTzv2ROs/s400/drawingmindy.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5545168495430277842" border="0" /></a>portrait from high school<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhc4iCeUg3oHo7AmtAAeMzzxEvj9XMpW93hrkJ7_sdvOMJhsNf3XbBdG_a66G0JgDlwe_6zSFaTSg_dNsICXAYdhc7UkG4DLH3PsBCSn0aUzENIMdTwtKrDWWv4oxSIL_DUo3g8056YFgU/s1600/hands.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 286px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhc4iCeUg3oHo7AmtAAeMzzxEvj9XMpW93hrkJ7_sdvOMJhsNf3XbBdG_a66G0JgDlwe_6zSFaTSg_dNsICXAYdhc7UkG4DLH3PsBCSn0aUzENIMdTwtKrDWWv4oxSIL_DUo3g8056YFgU/s400/hands.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5545168483318511378" border="0" /></a>drawing from my sophomore year of college... done for my portfolio to get into the art program<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhuZGD4S-9oTUJHzMuE0czOZ31a1idwfI-JOG17DLPahG7i_Qu40RV_NgiqQ9vx3Yxpu5wxGS71UNmeBVki2ArOp_y8Mc2qtbPbGeiebpDjjru6AGJuRN0bwwk2zX0q6gaWTB96AyAaRTI/s1600/drawingEggs.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 200px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhuZGD4S-9oTUJHzMuE0czOZ31a1idwfI-JOG17DLPahG7i_Qu40RV_NgiqQ9vx3Yxpu5wxGS71UNmeBVki2ArOp_y8Mc2qtbPbGeiebpDjjru6AGJuRN0bwwk2zX0q6gaWTB96AyAaRTI/s400/drawingEggs.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5545168566441941362" border="0" /></a>award-winning eggs drawn my first semester in the programNikkihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17520648909920597414noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8363172620516848657.post-72142403732578906892010-11-29T18:17:00.000-08:002010-11-29T19:16:44.841-08:00oils... and the absurd obsession??"Oils are so easy to work with and change" they said. "They have such a better quality to them." "I love working with oils!" Lies from the mouths of fools. At least, that's what I thought in last year's oil painting class. A class that I, in kind terms, hated. I couldn't for the life of me understand why people spoke so highly of oils. As far as I was concerned they were hard to lay down and when they did finally get put down they had a hard time staying put. Bristle brushes were my worst nightmare and turpenoid destroyed everything it touched. It also smelled bad. Still does. Hm.<br />This semester I'm in a plein air class being taught by <a href="http://davemcclellan.blogspot.com/">Dave McClellan.</a> He converted me to the oil side. Working in oils was the only part of the class I had been dreading, but to my delight, it turns out oils are everything they're hyped up to be... and so much more. Maybe I'll put some of my plein airs up eventually. For now, here are some strugglesome pieces from that oil painting class of death.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjiKQIusoJuBttNePvwIhrEyQDqm9H9SxnhwWN8pfg9_ZaXJ6iAAk4ikmE42sRe_ziJ0U2ffFukdOzw1fy7q2sN_k3HSCxogHkDH0MMgIBjYK_vqtrKoFtXXXfE3EipwFBBCTsexI6tZ_8/s1600/toothbrush.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 321px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjiKQIusoJuBttNePvwIhrEyQDqm9H9SxnhwWN8pfg9_ZaXJ6iAAk4ikmE42sRe_ziJ0U2ffFukdOzw1fy7q2sN_k3HSCxogHkDH0MMgIBjYK_vqtrKoFtXXXfE3EipwFBBCTsexI6tZ_8/s400/toothbrush.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5545162217939408770" border="0" /></a>still-life portrait (inspired by one of my roommates at the time)<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhM-nHaqR3WFv7KS8pijomQVvJ4GCfLGJIb5XkoC6kqHQchCryMPzO38SxLMMJcCjYfKtuE25i7H970ENnLmR49X9k5QkyxFtar-MapZmswOMSOYPTL2u-3VSad-a9KjfUOP4E4hpga84g/s1600/zune.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhM-nHaqR3WFv7KS8pijomQVvJ4GCfLGJIb5XkoC6kqHQchCryMPzO38SxLMMJcCjYfKtuE25i7H970ENnLmR49X9k5QkyxFtar-MapZmswOMSOYPTL2u-3VSad-a9KjfUOP4E4hpga84g/s400/zune.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5545162211186700626" border="0" /></a>reflection (I have a relationship with my Zune that borders on unhealthy)<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhZEpGYMh32bdPb7xOMyyRYxSUkt4ERmX-CwDzahk0l1xxeamp8PZ3gXGW4BdrdCLXsZ24vCd9Xnk-mG0bGC1INTVskHWWTv7VszDFg61a8VxWzTX_XQtFqkJG_VqkOFHf0f2CM_FR9V-o/s1600/army.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 242px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhZEpGYMh32bdPb7xOMyyRYxSUkt4ERmX-CwDzahk0l1xxeamp8PZ3gXGW4BdrdCLXsZ24vCd9Xnk-mG0bGC1INTVskHWWTv7VszDFg61a8VxWzTX_XQtFqkJG_VqkOFHf0f2CM_FR9V-o/s400/army.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5545162204561022450" border="0" /></a>texture (This isn't a particularly pretty painting, but creating the texture for the canvas was a lot of fun. Let's just say it involved gesso, paper towels, wood shavings and... cake mix?? After an entire year the painting still has a sweet smell to it.)Nikkihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17520648909920597414noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8363172620516848657.post-56909052199654901652010-11-29T18:07:00.001-08:002010-11-29T19:15:17.845-08:00my first-ever paintingsI thought I'd start at the beginning... with gouache. Who's even heard of gouache?? I certainly hadn't. It was the first type of paint I was exposed to at school. I have to admit-- it was frustrating, but I kind of liked it.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj9K_uk5-gG-63BfSJgcSkMyOhfZDQzqvEosKshmfU8NnG2tz0PwOdMl1cAH0lH4n4P3NJxFCZ5ODAKhUt107T1LwH9JJ0beRejsSct_tmJnBWYDCnaiE-_EdCV5MTHtEzE5tn6Z-gis8I/s1600/bear.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 327px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj9K_uk5-gG-63BfSJgcSkMyOhfZDQzqvEosKshmfU8NnG2tz0PwOdMl1cAH0lH4n4P3NJxFCZ5ODAKhUt107T1LwH9JJ0beRejsSct_tmJnBWYDCnaiE-_EdCV5MTHtEzE5tn6Z-gis8I/s400/bear.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5545160180280021730" border="0" /></a>child abuse<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhx3UCivm9ei7IhO82P9i98UA0gqNSQ-CRQuAXO_bCX43g9skGIC4KgsX21p3OMS2JjJhvJ8p-X8s1aI52cAxwdxUo6xywKEClQvQoQHRtgBHC7fDVYxZePt_gHcM_4-kqA6z4B08-tqks/s1600/paintinghull2.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 322px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhx3UCivm9ei7IhO82P9i98UA0gqNSQ-CRQuAXO_bCX43g9skGIC4KgsX21p3OMS2JjJhvJ8p-X8s1aI52cAxwdxUo6xywKEClQvQoQHRtgBHC7fDVYxZePt_gHcM_4-kqA6z4B08-tqks/s400/paintinghull2.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5545160231313211282" border="0" /></a>jack-be-nimble<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjIcxdyLfHpJ21_LLsO4sqRA8GkLBtutXZ67aQp288S_bY_KqXf7MeKh62_FvteuTkhhuwgobJ9Sud2e2RWarDEZzrfjhqE3AXbhqlrCrwTMMp7cUs4VfQzskhsNw83WQC9OZVyv0P_pJA/s1600/iceberg.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 299px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjIcxdyLfHpJ21_LLsO4sqRA8GkLBtutXZ67aQp288S_bY_KqXf7MeKh62_FvteuTkhhuwgobJ9Sud2e2RWarDEZzrfjhqE3AXbhqlrCrwTMMp7cUs4VfQzskhsNw83WQC9OZVyv0P_pJA/s400/iceberg.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5545160223586759762" border="0" /></a>unhealthy diet<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjUYw5QutCq2hOPsCCGyV2S0v0Jh-Mxo6Zwe28Z4E2-D1SWKhiWUBKOW_y5W14YxeyrlCgH1DnpPC3YhpXUJRoRcsdNPdn6c3DB06a_pM55SEqolmfWWnchyacqB3_zt9UuEgo5ykp0ZRI/s1600/paintinghull4.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 236px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjUYw5QutCq2hOPsCCGyV2S0v0Jh-Mxo6Zwe28Z4E2-D1SWKhiWUBKOW_y5W14YxeyrlCgH1DnpPC3YhpXUJRoRcsdNPdn6c3DB06a_pM55SEqolmfWWnchyacqB3_zt9UuEgo5ykp0ZRI/s400/paintinghull4.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5545160229647553106" border="0" /></a>getting men to attend church<br /><br />I haven't touched gouache since.Nikkihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17520648909920597414noreply@blogger.com0