Proposals

So we've turned in our first drafts for our artist proposal. Having been thinking about the concepts that I want to work with for this semester since the end of last I had an easier time writing my proposal than I usually do.

Now I would like to share some of the artists that are inspiring me directly:

Kristin Komar

While visiting her studio in Chicago for an art trip I directly encountered encaustic painting which pushed my interest over the edge. Her imagery is abstract, but generally features organic shapes.

A second artist that has impacted the work I'm currently doing is Chris Valle. He is a former professor at my school. I found a book of his Nodular Sclerosis series in the school book store on sale. He made pill shaped resin paintings dealing with his wife's illness. I am able to relate directly to this because a large part of my inspiration for my current project is because of my grandmother's diagnosis with Multiple Myeloma.

Jason Salva's "Shots of Awe"
Jason Salva is a Venezuelan-American television personality, filmmaker, and performance philosopher. He started making short, inspirational videos exploring topics such as miracle in life, evolution of intelligence, and the advancement of technology in May 2013 called Shots of Awe.

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Hit the ground running

So my website will soon be published, I've joined the Arkansas Artist Registry (check me out!), and hopefully the shows I've applied to will be pan out and I will have good news to report soon!

Good things are on their way, a definite show coming is the 2014 Lyon College Advanced Concepts and Senior Thesis. This is something I'm very excited about and have been working on conceptually for quite a while now. For my concept I'm going to have to learn all new techniques and media. Such an undertaking is intimidating, but when everything goes as planned will be very rewarding.

Inspiration corner!

(From Taxi)

Self Appreciation Corner!

These are a couple of years old, from my freshman year in fact. For my 2D Design class we were made to interpret a poem, draw it, and assemble it from magazine clippings. My poem was William Blake's The Tiger. This was my first time really drawing a tiger face so I was happy with it. Although the trees were an important part of the image I'm not sure I like how they turned out in either version. I do love the colors of the collage one.