Black and White Contour Painting (stools)

This was the first project of the semester. We were to first draw a contour line drawing of the stools stacked on top of each other. The drawing was the divided into sections which cut the stools into halves and thirds. The sections were then colored in in an alternating pattern of black and white. Contour line was used to outline the stools and the pattern of contrasting black and white makes the piece look more interesting and abstract. There is a balance of positive and negative space.

Student Council Sweater Design

Original Front Design

Original Back Design

Final Product

I jumped at the opportunity to design the sweaters for Student Council this year. Since the the theme for the year is Disney, I tried to hold to that by designing Disney inspired sweaters. In order to avoid copyright infringement i had to distort the shape of Mickey's head and sorcerer's hat. I tried to create emphasis on mickey by keeping it as simple as possible. Emphasis is also achieve through the highly contrasting colors of white and black.

Expressive Portrait

Spray Paint, Acrylic, & Mixed Media
This was one of the most fun projects I have worked on this semester. It gave me a chance to incorporate my personal interests into my art. My favorite band McFly has a song called "Star Girl" and one of their verses in the song is "Galaxy Defenders stay forever". I used that verse as the inspiration for my piece. I first spray painted the back ground with black spray paint for space. I used a sponge brush to create the galaxy using shades of white, blue, red, and yellow. One of the lead singers, Tom Fletcher, has the symbol of a lion in their band, so I also tried to incorporate that into my portrait. I cut out a stencil of a lion and spray painted it on the black background using metallic gold spray paint. To incorporate the lyrics of the song into my piece I used polymer glue to transfer it onto the empty space where my portrait would be. I chose to only paint from my eyes up and left my hair out. I used color in different parts of the piece to make each section pop and give depth. The texture of the galaxy using the sea sponge gives it a flowing rhythm.

Watercolor Landscape

Watercolor
For my landscape I used a photo taken of Lake Louise in Banff, Canada. When I went to Canada and saw this lake and the absolutely gorgeous Chateau Lake Louise, I instantly fell in love. The area is filled with rich colors all around. The water and sky are an incredibly blue, it's almost as if it weren't real. The foliage are a deep brownish-green. I tried my best to capture all these outstanding colors and think I did a pretty good job. I used cool, soft colors to give the painting a relaxed and calm mood. I gave the tree texture by using a sea sponge to attach the leaves. The way the water is painted gives it a sense of movement.

High Contrast Portrait

Original Photograph

High Contrast Portrait

India ink
For this assignment we were supposed to get a picture of ourselves and convert it into this high contrast type of portrait. Contour lines were used to show movement and the outline of the face and clothing. Positive and negative space were used to create a balance of both light and dark values. The high contrast of the black against the white really makes the portrait pop.