1st Quarter at SCAD - DONE !

So i survived my first quarter back at school , and in the MFA program ! wooohooooo !!! As a reflection to how it went : over all , it was fun & I enjoyed it very much . It's so exciting to me that I'm in school and all I get to do is learn about art & illustration and work on tuns of projects.
Since graduating with my BFA I've been mainly working on my paintings and setting my own deadlines. So the transition to thinking and working as an illustrator was a little tough . I'm still experimenting with medias and what stuff workout best for me . Never the less, it's been fun,  i learned a lot . & I can't wait to see what next quarter will carry out for me.

My plan for the break :  I don't go back to school till Jan 4th ( yay ) - I'm going to work on a portrait , finish my Smoking Hear, and rework some projects from the quarter.

 This is one of the projects that I'm going to try to edit ( or most likely redo ).  It's a cover for a children's book ( Jelly Beans for Breakfast ) .
Some aspects about it i really love others not so much .There are some drawing issues that I'm not too satisfied with . Also , I want to try a different media & style that might look better with it. The other project I'm going to rework , I still don't have a pic of. But I'll be sure to keep myself busy this break !!! let's see if I can actually make it happen .

Urban Legend

This was done earlier this quarter , for an Urban Legend show that SCAD Illustration held. This lady  never combed or washed her hair.  When she died spiders crawled and sprang out of her hair. She is still seen wandering Savannah in the late nights.
I scanned the painting , but I don't think that really worked. The colors are off , and the values not true to the painting.  I'll take a pic of it , maybe that would turn out better.

Sad Heart

 I wanted to take shot on Medical illustration, but also make it fun and different. It was fascinating to learn all about the heart again and looking at different references to get it to look right.  I decided to make it on the side effects of smoking on the heart . Smoking  creates buildup and heart clots - what a sad saaad  heart =( . Here is the final drawing and a color comp. I'm going to be sure to take it to a final during the winter break . So stay tuned .

Courage

 I forgot to upload this one, it is  one of the first projects  I worked on this quarter. It was done using Ink on clay board. A really neat process that I hadn't worked on before.

RFA poster

Here is the finished poster, I added the colors on photoshop. Unlike everything else I've worked on , I wanted to keep this one flat ,  simple, and preserving the lino cut look .

Figure drawing Friday

I love the Friday Figure drawing session. I'm going to try to attend them every Fri till the end of the quarter& post them .
We had a pretty pregnant model today . It was really exciting , since she was my first pregnant model.

Savannah Ghost Tour Poster

Oil paint - 18 X 24
When you walk at night in Savannah, you'll find Ghost Tour hearse, busses , and walking tours. All there to listen to the legends of this haunted city, and the secrets under those cobble stones.   Therefore, I found it necessary to illustrate a Ghost tour poster and include some of Savannah's beautiful architecture.
The painting is fairly wet, so it was hard to get a good picture without the glare. I'll try again later when it dries a bit.

LOVE

This is poster illustration for Ethanol corn as a renewable energy. Also going with the idea that using corn products is safer for the environment. my first linoleum cut print, it was lots of fun to make. I'm still going to add some texture and color on photoshop. Will post the finished piece later next week 

it's been a while since I blogged, I haven't had internet. But I am going to start blogging at least once a week from now on ;-) .

I went to a quick figure drawing session , about an hour long only .  Here it is 

A day at the beach

Here is my newest oil painting . I worked on this one from a photo , which really gave me the chance to study her figure up close , and examine the anatomy. Unfortunately,  It'll be a while till I can get a better quality of this taken , since I left it to dry in Cali.

Sketchbook Project 2011

      

http://www.arthousecoop.com/projects/sketchbookproject

 

YAY !! it's here =) ... I  signed up for the Sketch Book Project Tour 2011 - hosted by Art-house Co-op & I just got the sketchbook. I'm really excited and nervous about it . I haven't been sketching enough lately , so this is something that will get me going . My theme is : Nightmare. I'll start soon , and will be posting my pages up , So excited =D

Life Drawing in Graphite

Fun with life drawing . This was nice , because I had a lot of time to work on it and really get into the details. Unfortunately , its another bad quality phone pic, I'll replace it really soon .

I finally got my paintings photographed . These look much better and a lot closer to the original paintings.

Portrait drawing from life

Puck

Here is a piece I've finished a while now. It started off as a simple still life study. The photo is terrible , i still can't seem to take a good photo of my paintings by myself . but it'll have to due till I get the better ones.

I have been lazy about posting. I'll upload everything I have been working on really soon .
Here is the finished portrait , still waiting to get better pictures taken .

A Road Less Traveled by

oil painting portrait in progress