A More Painterly Piece

So, my last school assignment is to paint a figure doing something realistic and I decided I wanted to focus on the face and leave the rest a little obscure...

Crossing the Finish Line

Ok, ok, ok ... I admit that I've not been as up to date with this as I should be. In my defense, this is it, the last semester of school (oh, yeah... the home stretch). I have been getting steadily farther behind in my BFA show work and so the end of the semester is a welcome relief. I can focus on my show and do some catch up. Anyway, here is some of my in-class work. Every friday we paint live models for about 2 hours and these are a few of my favorites.

Illustration of a short story

So, our next assignment was to illustrate the concept of a short story. The story involved a small bird and a statue in a church. It was about isolation and self worth. I chose to capture a statue of a tortured soul.... however, I could not ever settle on the background. My first concept was to put other statuary in a group and the main character was in isolation. I never liked it much and by the time I painted it, I really hated it. So, Johanna and I came up with doing a church and that is the final. I've included both ideas and the final so you can make up your own mind on whether I chose right.

Old Woman

This is a quick painting I did for a student show that will be opening at UVU at the end of this month. I had this sketch of an old lady that I had done while not listening at church one Sunday. I liked the stiff, grumpy civil war picture look that she had, so when the opportunity to do something just for myself with no requirements came along, I thought it would be fun to try to capture the old picture look with my style. anyway, here is both the initial sketch and the finished painting.

Illustrating a Fortune from a fortune cookie...

The fortune is...
"Your ability to juggle many tasks will take you far"
So, here is the initial sketch.

...and the final painting.

Some Work From Last Year

Here We Go

Well world, I officially step into the world of blogging. It seemed inevitable that this day would come yet, I prolonged it for a long, long time (due to my lack of typing skill). I hope to place work as it progresses for all to see. Ideas, concepts and finished work that I have been working on throughout the year. Anyway, here we go......