Upcoming Projects

I have a month to get top quality, portfolio pieces together for a highly competitive full ride scholarship through CCS. My odds are not the greatest, but that doesn't mean that I'm going to not give my all. I am hoping to accomplish several completely different projects in these last few weeks of advanced art:

Project 1
A series of 3 large self portraits. The first one with my hands pulling my hair and the back of my head. The second me lifting my hands up off my head and raising my head. The third one me looking tired but uncovered.

The theme of this series is the act of overcoming something. It may drain you dry, but you are better off in the end and weight free.

Project 2
This is my independent study project. I have two of the three windows painted. I still have to paint one window and do the plaster molds of my hands. Once I get going, It will only taking me a couple of days to complete.

Project 3
My mural! I am still in the planning stages, but the starting date is fast approaching. I am currently sketching ideas. The canvas should arrive within the next week or two. This project will continue into next try as an independent study.

Project 4
At the beginning of ceramics I bought a fifty pound box of clay. I am about halfway through that clay. With the remaining 25 pounds, I am going to make as many bowls, cups, and mugs as I can. I will be selling them on my Etsy (which is in complete atrophy) and at the Arts Festival.

 I'm sure a couple more projects will pop up throughout this month, but I will probably be very busy completing the above list.   

Figure, Value and Independent Consentration

      For the past couple weeks I have been working on a value study and a figure study. Both have helped my concentration, which has been lacking of late. 

      The figure study was challenging because of the emotions and themes I was attempting to portray. This piece is the equivalent of me sharing my views on matters of human rights and organized religion. Instead of approaching this subject in a way that was outright obtrusive, I went for a more subtle, ambiguous approach. 

      I had a lot of fun getting all of the small details in the watercolor value study. The hardest part about this painting for me was starting it. For some reason I put off doing it for a couple weeks until I had no choice but to do it. I'm happy how it turned out for the most part.

     I also started on my independent concentration this week. I will have post soon dedicated to explain what I am doing with the project as well as the themes behind it.

Art n' Stuff

I have been neglecting this blog for a while know, I apologize. 

Over the past month I have been working on a few different projects. ( I will post pictures with my next post) I did a self portrait in monochromatic oil paint. I struggled with it at first, but after I got the base layer down,  I found it much easier. This is probably the most personal painting I have ever done.

I also did a reflective still life using blue glass mason jars, water and a green glass wine bottle using watercolor. I had a lot of fun with this one; I find watercolor painting calming. Again, I will post pictures with my next post. =)

The Start of Advanced Art: Year Two

As a senior in High School, I am both excited and nervous about the next stage in my life. College. Picking a college is looking like it is going to be a much harder decision for me. Right know it is between the College for Creative Studies, Kendall, and Grand Valley. I have most of the hard stuff out of the way. I did my portfolio reviews with Kendall and CCS, and got accepted into both! I still have my portfolio review with Grand Valley to go, as well as the statement of purpose for Kendall.

The biggest factor for me is cost. I am paying for this college thing by myself. With money that I do not have. The biggest thing I want to do in Advanced Art this tri is push my work to a new level. Give my work more of an awe factor. Go beyond everything I have gotten to at this point. I feel like this is my best chance for scholarships. The only way that I am going to go to the college that I want to without drowning myself in an ocean of debt is with scholarships. I have been lucky enough to get scholarships from all of the schools I have applied too. These scholarships don't cover most of the tuition and fees, but they make significant dents in them.

So enough of me rambling on, here is my portfolio in no particular order!