CONSUMPTION

Now that it's the middle of the summer my multitasking skills are being perfected.  At first juggling two jobs and creating work seemed impossible, but I have found a way!  The answer is dunt dunt dunnnnn.....No Sleep!  I have come to follow the saying of "I'll sleep when I'm dead."  Despite working like a mule, I am determined to have fun and create artwork.  While vacationing for the weekend at the Cape I sketched this piece.  It is my entry for Lincoln Arts project call for entry.  The gallery is  hosting an exhibit called "Taste" and were accepting entries for anything that had to do with consumption.  Sailing in the Cape definately influenced this nautical piece and the word Consume made me think of how it is such a dog eat dog world.  How we don't just consume food but each other for what we want.  How we need to hustle and strive for the things that mean something to us in this world.

Close-up of doves

Decorative framessss

My best friend's sister got married about a month ago.  Sooo trying not to hurt my already terminally ill budget I decided to make a gift from the heart.  I took one of their wedding photos and fixed the color on photoshop and then made a frame out of artist's paper.  The orchids and the roses were made after the flowers she had at her wedding and the E and D (for Emily and Dan) are the same type face that the newlyweds had on their invitations.  I really enjoyed making this, probably because it was personal and I had a connection with the piece.  I definately will do more of these.  I think that the next one will have even less of a separation between photo and frame. 

close-up of Ellard

So I decided to put a little bit of color to ellard's face to make him look a little more pale and sickly.  I think I'll do the same with the other characters I am in the process of making.

Ellard character finished

Sooo I have been insanely busy this summer working two jobs, one of which is with kids and leaves me in a comatose state when I get back to my house.  Without saying, that is not the best state for being productive with my artwork, butttt I have managed to be working on a few pieces and finally finished Ellard.  For the time being I decided to not do the deconstructed background and keep it simple, I think he looks more lonely this way.

Ellard Simms Deconstructed

I have been bringing some of my characters in my notebook to life.  This is actually a character influenced by the play, "The Foreigner."  In the play, Ellard is suppose to be this timid character, whose personality is so off beat that many think him to be mentally handicapped, but in the end he redeems himself, somewhat.  I interpreted the character to just be misunderstood, a twenty-something year old in the 1940's that really has no purpose in life or any great achievements.  As a result, he drinks and drinks alot. Although not pieced together yet, I kind of like him this way.  It shows how disjointed he is inside.  I am going to play with his name so it seems like it is falling apart.  Finished piece to come soon!

Art Institute of Boston Graduation

Sooo I finally graduated last Saturday.  And will finally have time to actually use this blog.  Feels like nothing has changed, just another summer, I bet it will  hit me come the fall when I am not going to school and therefore I have no excuse for being unemployed (hehehe) Oh well here it goes...