How sophmoric

Here is a sampling of my sketchbook work

Well, I finished fall of my sophomore year and I took two studios: anatomy and printmaking. I had a rocky start to the semester but I'm content on how everything turned out; this semester I definitely learned a lot of things not to do. But then I said arrivederci to St. Louis because my spring semester will be in Florence, Italy!

I leave in just one week and I'm excited to make some kickass art and breathe in all of the incredible art history. I will try to blog from Italy, but knowing me that seems a bit unlikely. But eventually I will update. I promise. Ciao!

Anatomy and Figure Structure

Skeletons at Play

Acrylic Wash and Pastel 3x4 feet

Figure Studies

Conte Crayon 18x24 inches

Conte Crayon 18x24 inches

Figures Falling or Floating

Acrylic Paint 4x6 feet

Animan

My wonderful models and I

So much thanks to Olivia Jordan, Shelby Lindblad, and my amazing photographer Kelsey Rogers

Printmaking and the Built Environment

Project: Build a fort
            
Unfortunately the content of the fort is partially lost within these pictures because part of the concept that the interior is dark and requires a flashlight. Silkscreen, Linocut relief, fabric, clay, thread and wood.

Project: Dystopia/Utopia

What if the world's fair was to return to St. Louis in 2012? Here's a little extra info about the world's fair, for those of you who aren't St. Louis-ians http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Louisiana_Purchase_Exposition

Linocut Relief Print

 

Performance aspect of piece

Jim Lambie Installation

So, this summer I started volunteering at the Bass Museum of Art on Miami Beach, it's a small museum but a really beautiful one with a great atmosphere. The upcoming exhibit is titled "Vanishing Points" and opens August 5th, its going to be awesome so check it out and tell everyone you've ever met to go see it!

There is a huge ramp at the museum that as part of the upcoming exhibit has been covered in colored vinyl tape as part of a Jim Lambie installation titled "Zobop," this is Jim's signature piece that has been in galleries and museums across the globe. Jim lives in Scotland, so his assistant Benny (really awesome and interesting guy) came and led the installation process with the help of several student volunteers (including myself). The installation took about a week to complete and here are pictures that I took each day to show the progress of the piece.

The ramp has two landings, 3 ramps, and a set of stairs so unfortunately it is impossible to get a photo of the entire thing but here is a selection.

Day 1

Day 2

Day 3

Day 3

Day 4

Day 5

Day 5

Day 5

Day 6

Day 6

Day 6

All Done!!

Go see the exhibit! Seeing it in person is incredible, fun, and it definitely plays with your vision.

Drawing 102

In the spring I had Tim Lane once again, but now as my Drawing 102 professor.  He really understood me and my artwork and I like to think that he helped me improve a lot and heightened my self-esteem. Drawing 102 involved the use of color and was a more conceptual class than 101. Unfortunately Tim is extremely unorganized and I haven't gotten back all of my work from 102, but here is a sampling.

Female Bust (live model)
Pastel
18 X 24 inches

Family Portrait
Pastel
38 X 26 inches

Detail of Family Portrait

Drawing 101

Recently I have been looking over my artwork from high school and my college portfolio and all I can say is, why did I ever think that I had any remote talent. Some of the stuff was just terrible. But, thanks to the wonderful teaching of Tim Lane I realized that I always showed potential, but that I've never had any direction. Here are my best works and biggest projects from Drawing 101, a class that is defined as an introduction to representational drawing only using black and white. The change from how I had been drawing and what I'm now capable of is vast, and I really must thank Tim's quirky teaching and encouragement.

Anatomy, Graphite, 18 X 24 inches

Underlying Form "Sink," Charcoal, 3 X 4 feet

Drawing 101 Final, Conti crayon, 3 X 4 feet