My Actual Art

I felt like I should upload some photos of the art that I have done.  These pieces were created in undergraduate art classes.  With many of them, I had found a way to create what i wanted to create, outside of the subject matter that is usually encouraged that we do (i.e. still life, figures, still life, still life, still life).  My artistic interests are cars, kulture lifestyle, 1950s, stuff like that.  I have had a lot of car show experience, had a try at pin-up modeling and didn't do well with that, so I have experience with the kulture associated with the 1950s lifestyle in current times.  I try my best to keep my interests in my art as often as I can, however it can be difficult, because I am an undergraduate so I am still forced to complete still life paintings and drawings in order to meet the syllabus needs.

"Mixed"
Unfortunately this is the only photo of this piece that I have.  This was actually thrown out into the garbage from my studio while I was away.
Materials: oil paint, charcoal, gesso, acrylic paint.

"BlueSuedeShoes"
Ceramic piece made in my school's ceramic studio.  This was my first time doing ceramics and working with glaze, so it was a little rough.

"Colossal"
This is a mixed media piece that started my love for mixed media.
Materials: Pine, wood scraps courtesy of the woodshop, stonehenge paper, head pins dipped in glitter, Yes! Paste, acrylic paint, sharpie (black and silver), sead beads.

"Apple"
This is one of my favorites.  It is a colored pencil drawing of a time lapse of an apple's life during consumption.
Materials: Stonehenge paper, colored pencils.

My mixed media pieces actually are directly influenced by my favorite Fine Arts professor, Merlene Schain.  Merlene has taught me for 3 years.  She is an incredible professor, if you ever have a change at DAAP to take a class with her, do it.  She does assign ridiculous amounts of work, but she will make you try new techniques, styles, and actually give you a wide range of work to look at and work from.  She helped me get to where I am today.  Thanks, Merlene!