More Chalk Art.... NOCHI!

Late night... got back from work close to 9:00. As I sat at my computer I tried in vain to force my brain into homework mode. My brain's retaliation was... draw Nochi! My brain won out and I began a pastel drawing from a photo. There's still quite a bit to be done, but here 'is the progress that has been made on it since that night.
I plan on bringing the square pattern across the entire width of the paper in gradation, like one of the effects from Perfume's Computer City music video. (The image is from 2:11)

Chalk Art!!

I drew this plane for my boss's son's room with chalk pastels. (Thank you Alex for the blue!)

Baggage

So, I've been thinking about baggage a lot and started a couple of chalk drawings with it as a motif. I think it's an interesting thing because metaphorically it's something that is so relateable and meaningful to anyone. 

We all have our own bad experiences in life and that "baggage" can be dealt with in so, so, so many ways. We can lug it around, leave it, toss it, sit on it or even dump it on someone else!

Another funny thing about it, is that when you are actually traveling your baggage is vital! I remember almost losing my baggage at the airport when I first went to Japan and feeling so mortified! Then, when I came back, holding all my bags close, trying so, SO hard not to fall asleep, for fear that someone would take them. I mean, everything I needed was there: my momentous, clothing, personal care products, etc. etc.. 

So then, I wonder how baggage got such a negative connotation? 

I suppose it pertains to those who over-pack....

 Here's an in progress picture of one of the drawings I'm working on. there's not a lot of detail, but I hopefully the concept shows through pretty good.

Well, school starts tomorrow, so hopefully I am able to keep posting and don't just drop off the face of the earth again, ha ha. I hope everyone is having a wonderful summer!
Peace!

I SURVIVED!

 Sorry for dropping off the face of the world for a bit...
Everything has calmed down and my summer semester is just about over.
Here are the prints that I have made for my class.
This first set are variations on a wood block cut. I call the peice "Revalation"

Next are a a linoleum print.

These are each copper plate tests for different techniques.

 This is a sharpie marker etching technique.

This is a hard ground etching technique.

 

This is an aquatint etching technique.

This is a soft ground etching technique. (didn't really do anything here. it's just laying down textured items and pressing them into the plate)













This is a collagraph.... I hate these.

Hope to post more soon! I'm going to try and work like crazy during the break. Peace out!

Crunch!

I've got 2 posters to finish for my sister's wedding, I'm going to help her with table decorations tomorrow as well as working on my woodcut project and getting ahead on the rest of my classes. I've got some stuff to post, but it'll have to wait a while! Please look forward to it! I feel that if I make a promise here, that I'm more likely to follow through. ^^

Printmaking and Pro-activity.

After my first class in printmaking, I'm excited to say that I've officially started my first matrix!... I think that's what it's called anyway. I'm using the character image from a few posts down that I uploaded; the one from my comic book. I'm so excited to see how it turns out, but carving the linoleum is a lot more tiring than I thought. So, here I am posting. Haha.
Nothing like having something you HAVE to do to put you in the mode for something totally opposite the project. Ya'll are my way of refocusing and directing my energy towards being pro-active (hence the title). Thank you for your help!

I hope everyone has had a nice memorial day. God knows we all could use a little break around this time. I especially pray that is was a good day for the families of those who've lost loved ones in service.

Yeah!

(Here's the updated pic that I will be carving for the class.)

New art.

As promised, here is one of the pieces I completed during break. I wanted to draw a human with dragon characteristics. So I did this. The medium is chalk pastels on black paper.

This one I finished post break. It was originally just a pencil drawing, but I decided to try throwing some pastel on it as well. I don't have it anymore, but I can share the photo at least.