First Sketches of the Year

Spending two weeks of a three week vacation doing nothing didn't seem to be that good of an idea... However, I think it was a nice respite, and after spending all my day painting a final yesterday, I got back into the flow and whipped out some sketches today.




People! I like were all these sketches are going, especially the one on green paper and in blue ink... Thinking of taking that idea to final. Click on thumbnails to see images on my flickr account.

Happy new year everyone! :)

Recollective

Before I post the first art of the new year, I figured a look at how far I've come would be appropriate.

In a week, I will be starting my last semester of undergraduate Illustration, and then entering the world of professionalism. But this journey had to start somewhere!

Took the opportunity to take some photos of my old art while i am at my parent's for the holidays. The portfolio they keep my art in was shoved in a dark corner and covered in dust and vacant spider webs, no lol.

2001/2002?(age 13/14)
Continuous Line Portrait
Color Pencil Horse

2005-2006 (age 17-18)
Moose Still Life
Self Portrait in Green I
Self Portrait in Green II
Cubism, Pointillism, Realism, Expressionism
Geisha Still Life
Oedipus
Hands
Acrylic Face
Pear Still Life
Sword Still Life
Senorita in Pink


You can see the art I was producing in high school is on a different spectrum than what I am doing now. The artists I was mostly exposed to at the time were either realistic, or expressive. For example, that moose still life is directly inspired by Max Beckmann.

Since high school, I've been very diligent about economizing my lines, getting slicker and more elegant (if possible... I keep hoping so). Basically, a total 180 from where I started from!



Please ignore all the coca-cola endorsement going on in these photos, thanks! :)

extra i spy game: there is a blue paper clip stuck to one of the paintings!