Pen & Ink Drawing: "Ceramics"

Title: "Ceramics"

Genre: Pen & Ink

Media: R-2 Inc. Rollerball 0.7mm Gel Ink Pen

Size: 8'' x 10"

Date: June 4, 2009

This is a gift for a friend, who was actually

my high school art teacher and mentor.

His birthday was May 2. Shhhhh... I have not yet given him the gift!

Note: I am still struggling with the shadow. In regards to the style, perhaps I should have left the shadow out altogether. I am wondering if the angle is accurate. I did study the shadow of a vase similar in shape, but my perspective or point of view may have been slightly different than the point of view of the drawing.

Just for Fun: Artistic Style Quiz

Take the quiz, here, that supposedly predicts your artistic style.

At first, it said I have a Surrealistic Style.

It said: "You certainly don't think inside the box - you might not even know where the box is. Surrealism stresses the weird, the fantastic and the dream world of the subconscious. Your art is wild, wacky and off the wall - just like you!"

Hhhhmmmmm?!

(I even said I color inside the lines!)

When I took the quiz again, reconsidering those questions that I could have answered a couple different ways, it said: "You're Neoclassical!

Neoclassical art was a revival in the 18th and 19th century art, which is characterized by order, symmetry, and simplicity of style. Your art is structured, orderly and neat - just like you!"

Can art versus math and music preferences make that much difference?

(Note: Keep in mind, I did not choose the photos or icons representing each question, particularly the disturbing music photo!)

My Paint Doodles are just to add some color and do not necessarily reflect the results other than the use of symmetry versus asymmetry.

Flower Festival Photography

Check out my travel blog,

Trips & Treks,

(http://gordontripsandtreks.blogspot.com,)

for photos from the Biltmore Estate Flower Festival.

Graphic Art

Title: "Like a Circuit"

Graphic Art with Paint

May 19, 2009

I drew this on Paint while I was on the phone....

It reminds me of art by Piet Mondrian. It could also represent a circuit or phone lines...

Engagement Photo Session

Hannah Melea Beane and James Terry Adams Jr

will wed

October 10, 2009!

Terry is my little brother.

He and Hannah are sending out "save-the-date" magnets and needed photos for the magnet. Friday, May 15, we dodged in and out of the rain around town to capture a few shots.

Two Drawings... the Dog Didn't Eat

One of my 4th grade students handed me two drawings on his way into class...

He drew a car for me.

(I told him he should build me one like it for Teacher Appreciation Week.)

The 2nd drawing was quite different. It lacked organization and definition.


It is literally just some scribbles...


Of course I suppose I cannot expect much from... HIS DOG!

(He gave his dog a pencil, and the dog "drew" the scribbles.)

I actually should inquire more as to how the dog held the pencil, etc.

Reflections: One Small Town and a Photographer

Title: "Reflecting on Reflections"

Media: Digital Photography

Date: March 2009

Location: Stoneville, NC

See my travel blog, Trips & Treks, for more information on Stoneville.

Student Spring Art Extravaganza

5th Grade Weaving ~ 4th Grade Abstract Tree

3rd Grade Batik & Stained Glass Window Study

Just a Few Scenes....

... at the Old Salem Visitors' Center.

Setting up an Art Show

It is that time of year for the Spring Art Extravaganza. I have not been making as much personal art recently but have been preparing my students' art for exhibition. For the last several days, I have kept supplies out in a certain area of my classroom so I could work in between classes, during planning, and other random times during the day.

So....

I was bending down to hang some art near the bottom of my exhibition screen. I had forgotten, didn't see, or just didn't pay attention that the stapler was just below me on the carpet. No big deal! However, it was opened wide since I was stapling things into wood rather than using it folded to staple paper.

My knee went down on the stapler and it stapled into my leg!

I thought paper staplers were fairly weak and didn't think much about this incident until I realized the staple was sticking into my leg... I pulled it out, saw a small dot of blood... Anyway, it was not a major accident, but I needed a bandaid.

...Thrills and Chills of being an Artist and/or Art Teacher...

(Stay tuned for images of the exhibit.)

Photo Compositions at the Beach

Title: "Beach Skies"

Title: "Seeing through the Window"

Title: "Stillness"

Title: "The March"

Title: "Natural Frame"

Title: "Hidden Eye"

Check out my travel blog, Trips & Treks, for more photos from my vacation.