These first two drawings were done in my Drawing 1 class. This was my first art class so I was really excited to see results! The first one is called "Ego" and was done with Charcoal. The second drawing is titled "Divinity" and was done with ink.

This painting was done just for fun, I was messing around with shiny paint in a low-lit room.

This embroidery piece was done for my colors class that I took last semester. My grandma taught me a few stitches one day, and I decided to incorporate it into my project.

This is an acrylic painting I did a year ago. I needed something to
decorate my walls, so I used Alphonse Mucha pieces as inspiration
for my art nouveau styled living room.

This is a charcoal drawing I did for my Drawing 1 final last year

I've recently started experiencing with mixing medias,
specifically fabric and paints. This is my first attempt
at sewing something decent. It actually fits!

These prints were from my B&W final. I stylized the series
of prints off the story of Alice in Wonderland. The rabbit
on the right was rescued from a bunny shelter in Mesa.
His name is Milo!

This is acrylic, some sand and glitter. For a redo of a previous project for Color class.



Deadmau5 stencil. For the concert that was on September 1st, 2011.


First time using oil paint. But I feel like I need to go and work back on the neck down to add more color like the top half of the piece.

I know it looks simple but there was a long process to this acrylic color wheel. And it's Godzilla eating Hitler.

From Junior year in High School using graphite.

My first piece of art is a self-portrait done with charcoal. I did it in my senior year of high school. I put it in my school's art show and actually won first place for it. There is a funny story behind it. For this particular project, it was all about our expression. Well, I was having a difficult time finding a good expression to draw, so my art teacher told me to imagine a naked person running across the street, and that was the expression she captured with her camera. I titled this piece, "Naked Laughter."

My next piece is another work I did in high schol. This one was done with pencil. It's basically a moth made completely out of plants, mostly flowers.

The third piece of work is a mixed media one. I basically cut out different shapes that resembled a rectangle when put together. I drew parts of a rose on each piece and used a different medium for each one. When I was done, I glued them all together to form a rose.

The next piece is more recent. It is a still-life I did for my drawing II class. It was done with charcoal. This took me several hours to complete since it was pretty big. The concept behind this work was basically playing with shapes compositionally. If you look closely, you can see that circles dominate this composition.

The last piece holds a special place in my heart. It is a portrait of my boyfriend. He left a few months ago for Marine's boot camp, and his family and I took his absence quite hard. That is why I decided to make a portrait of him. I wanted to dull the pain I felt when he left, as well as give something to his parents as a sort of balm to their own spirits. It's made with chalk pastels and took me about 9 hours to complete.

WELCOME!

Here is our class blog for the semester!

Don't forget that your first post is due on September 9th and you will be posting a minimum of 2 images, a maximum of 5 images of your past work. During class on Monday, September 12th, we will take some time so you can all tell the class about your work!

Don't forget that you have to post comments to the class presentation to at least two of your classmates' images by September 16th.

From then on you will be posting your reviews of outside exhibitions by each date listed on your assignment sheet.

Have fun!!