Title: "Art"
Media: Pen & Ink, Cut Paper
Date: October 2011
Title: "Around and Around"
Media: Mixed Media
Date: November 2011
Friday, December 9, 2011
Saturday, December 3, 2011
Drawings with Names
Title: "Claire"
Media: Marker
Date: January 2011
Title: "Ella"
Media: Marker
Date: January 2011
I made these drawings as gifts for a cousin's daughters after visiting them around the holidays last year. Ella, especially, saw some of the black and white, non-objective drawings I like to create and started calling them "quilts," which was apparently her connection and what she thought of when looking at the drawings. So, I decided to create a drawing for her and her sister but draw in color to match of their rooms.
Sunday, October 16, 2011
One Local Fair
I entered two pieces in a local fair in September and won 2nd place on both pieces.
Title: "Musical Texture"
Media: Pen & Ink, Acrylic Paint, Sharpie Marker
Date: September 2011
Title: "Smooth Vibrations"
Media: Acrylic Paint, Sharpie Marker
Date: September 2011
Graphic Design: Sweet
Title: "Sweet"
Media: Digital Photography,
Photo Studio 5.5, Picasa 3
Date: September 2011
Friday, October 7, 2011
Some Updates
My blog, (and I,) just celebrated a birthday on October 3. My blog turned 3 years old since I started it in 2008.
I have been working on a few projects, and I was able to enter them into 2 local fairs. I will try to post pictures and results in the next few weeks.
I have been back in school, after summer break, teaching art now for about a month and a half.
Most of my time for working on projects has been spent helping a couple friends with pictures, creating a blog, and creating a picture calendar.
Thursday, August 11, 2011
Title: "Smalls"
Media: Pen & Ink
Date: August 2011
Title: "Landscaping"
Media: Pen & Ink
Date: August 2011
These drawings were gifts for some new friends, and I tried to create patterns, designs and images reflective of them. He works in landscaping, and she has a great sense of Interior Design and Decoration. The letter S represents the initial of their name.
Thursday, August 4, 2011
A Unique Project: Tee-Shirts
Title: "Artist Tee-Shirt"
Media: (Original Design:) Pen & Ink
Date: July 2011
Title: "Music Tee-Shirt"
Media: (Original Design:) Pen & Ink, Photo Studio
Date: June 2011
I decided to create pen and ink drawings that would be suitable in size, shape and orientation, to be printed on tee-shirts. One is for me and the other was a gift for a friend.
Tuesday, July 26, 2011
I Called It a Collage
Title: "Marks"
Media: Pen & Ink, Acrylic Paint
Date: July 2011
This piece is approximately 11"x14" and was a housewarming gift for a friend. I incorporated some colors that are visible in the home with some variation in their shades. When I was thinking through the idea of this piece, I first thought I would use more of a collage technique with some 'hodge podge' techniques on the background by using gel medium and speciality papers. However, when I finally began the art-making process, I started 'printing.' I used found objects to apply paint in specific places and in particular shapes to create the grid. Each time I printed a block, I used a slightly different amount of paint and different amounts of force, which helped to create the texture and negative spaces. I used open and closed shapes to create implied texture seen as shapes, dots and lines that touch and overlap. Finally, I added some details in the negative space, (words and drawn textures,) which reflect interests of my friend as well as thoughts and concepts associated with faith and a peaceful home. While you may see a 'collage' of shapes and colors, this piece is actually not a collage at all, in the strictest sense, but a non-objective composition created with printing techniques.
Monday, July 25, 2011
Initial Pen & Ink
Title: "L"
Media: Pen & Ink
Date: May 2011
Title: "C"
Media: Pen & Ink
Date: July 2011
I am continuing to enjoy drawing non-objective compositions with pen and ink, and one of the easiest ways for me to personalize a composition for a gift is to incorporate a monogram or initial. These two drawings were gifts for some old friends and former co-workers who I have known for more than 12 years.
Friday, July 8, 2011
Digital Photography Compositions
@ Niagara Falls in Ontario, Canada
Title: "Double Promise"
Media: Digital Photography
Date: June 2011
Title:"Bright Celebrations"
Media: Digital Photography
Date: June 2011
Title: "Naturally Composed"
Media: Digital Photography
Date: June 2011
Saturday, July 2, 2011
Self-Portrait: Digital Photography Composition
Title: "Self-Portrait"
Media: Digital Photography
Date: May 2011
Location: Historic Kenmore, Home of George Washington's Sister in Fredericksburg, VA
Sunday, June 12, 2011
Summertime & Art: Postcard Designs
Title: Art
Media: Pen, Marker
Date: May 2011
Title: Summertime
Media: Pen, Marker
Date: May 2011
Wednesday, June 1, 2011
Postcard Designs: "Here Fishy, Fishy"
The shape, color and texture of fish inspire me. So, for a couple of my latest postcard designs, I incorporated images of fish.
Media: Digital Photography, Marker
Media: Colored Pencils, Marker, Pen & Ink
I also altered my usual abstract pen and ink style and used the process to create a border around my original photograph and then to create texture and stylized scales in my drawing of a fish. Both designs incorporate overlapping of images, shapes and colors and give the impression of depth.
Friday, May 13, 2011
Clay Bowls
My students and I recently created these clay bowls for an Empty Bowls Project, sponsored by the Second Harvest Food Bank. Second Harvest Food Bank holds a luncheon, and donors buy a ticket to the lunch to help raise money for the food bank. People attending the luncheon choose an empty bowl to take home with them as a reminder of the problem with hunger many people face today as they 'figuratively' look into empty bowls day after day.
Mixed Media Postcards
Title: "Over the Sun"
Media: Pen & Ink, Marker, Acrylic Paint
Date: May 2011
Title: "Falling to a Pattern"
Media: Pen & Ink, Marker, Yarn
Date: May 2011
These are two of my latest postcard designs. I incorporated images that reflect my journey as a student, teacher, and artist. I also incorporated several of my favorite media and art-making processes: drawing abstract designs with pen, weaving, and creating texture with mixed media processes.
Monday, May 9, 2011
Friday, May 6, 2011
Mini-Canvas
Title: "Art Teacher"
Media: Sharpie Markers
Date: May 2011
As part of a basket of tools and supplies for her classroom, I designed the art on this mini-canvas for my student teacher who finished student teaching in my classroom this week.
Sunday, April 3, 2011
Mixed Media Postcards
Title: "Seek Out"
Media: Digital Photography, Sharpie Pen, Gel Medium
Date: February 2011
Title: "Again"
Media: Digital Photography, Sharpie Pen, Gel Medium
Date: February 2011
These are recent postcard designs.
Friday, March 11, 2011
Photography Contest
My photograph, "Reflective Atmosphere," which I blogged about here, won 1st Place and $75 in the Northwest Regional Library Annual Photo Contest. My photo will be on display for a year and travel to all libraries in the Northwest Region along with the other photographs in the 2011 Traveling Exhibit.
Monday, February 28, 2011
Wednesday, February 23, 2011
Photography Contest Entry
Title: "Reflective Atmosphere"
Media: Digital Photography with a Canon EOS Digital Rebel XT
Date: February 2011
I recently entered this photograph in an annual contest.
Sunday, January 2, 2011
Recent Postcard Designs
Media: Sharpie Drawing Markers, Black Gel Pen,
Highlighter, Colored Pencil, CitraSolv Print
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