Alabama, Arkansa...

So apparently this is a little hard to understand. Failure on my part...I apologize.

But basically it's about building something together...you know, in the spirit of belated v-day and all. So hopefully that helps. :)

And for some reason scanning this made the red look washed out. It's a little brighter than in this image.

But most of all, most of all

...it's built to last.

So I realize it's kind of lame that I put all this energy into these drawings that won't go anywhere, but what can I say? I enjoy making them, and it's the closest I'll ever get to sketch booking.

Anyway, I was actually working on this for valentines day, but I got caught up in other things, so I didn't get any ink on it till now. So, happy belated v-day!

The Sun and the Moon...Finished?

- "wasted time. I cannot say that I was ready for this..."

Here it is:

The Sun and the Moon

24X24

Mixed Media on Panel

This is what I turned in. It is kind of a weak painting as of now. I'm trying to figure out what I want to do with it still. Maybe I'll never finish it.

BUT! One super exciting thing about this painting that I forgot to mention before is that I made the panel myself. And when I say I made it, I mean I built the cradle...that you can't see in this photo. haha.

In three words I can sum up everything I've learned about life: it goes on

- Robert Frost

So this is my final painting, inspired by the quote above and a song called "The Sun and the Moon" by Mae. Which if you know the song...maybe it doesn't seem like they go together all that well. I guess I've been thinking a lot about how we linger on the little things...but then again, sometimes the little things do become big things.

I've actually finished the painting, but I don't have a decent picture of it yet, and currently its waiting to be graded. It's actually not that different from this...it just has blue paint behind it now...

Two More

black & white

Color! I had a limited selection of colors, but I think it may have worked in my favor.

the end.

On the Steps of a Mayan Temple

...They will Crown us King and Queen.

This is a side project that I'm currently working on. It is about ten times more exciting than actually working on my Final Projects. If you can name the song+artist it's referencing you'll get points.

Until next time. ;)

START THE MACHINE

This was a nice break from all the technical stuff i've been having to do these past three weeks.

ah, creative liberties. :)

Bored and Angsty. Woot.

So, I really like the song Breathe by Taylor Swift because to me it sounds like someone actually had the balls to write a song from the otherside of the fence, ya know? The break-up-er, rather than the break-up-ee. It's refreshing. And so... a tribute. Nothing special, it was designed to be part of my wall of craziness (my wall is covered with pictures, drawings, magazine clippings, whatever can be stuck on it with tape...)

I put all the lyrics of the song on it, that's what all those little lines are.

Haha, it got a little crooked at the end there, but oh well.