Senior Year: Hansel and Gretel Never Made it Home to Papa

So this year, so far, has been quite a roller coaster ride for me career wise. I chose for my Senior Thesis to reillustrate Hansel and Gretel. I wanted to capture the eeriness and horror the story of the story with oils. I had planned on doing 2  whole paintings and 3 spot illustrations by the end of this semester and by the time the show rolled around in May I'd have 5 full paintings done and 6 spots, which in my mind, was enough to capture the gist of the story. BUT OOOOOOOH I was so wrong. Many things caught me off guard this semester... I just was not on top of my game. I did end of getting two full paintings done and 3 spots, but they just were not up to my standards.

final forest

final witch

final stove spot

final bread spot

close up of bread spot

 but other than my thesis I did have a fun semester. I took Wheel throwing!

and faux painted everything i threw  :)   couldnt help myself

Junior Year: Buggin'

junior thesis...

painted in oil touched up digitally

final copy

I did two other bugs and pages, but they are currently hanging in school. i'll throw them up once i get my hands on them again. I also printed out Temporary tattoos with my bugs on them for fun. They came our GRRRRRRRRRRRRREAT!! they were a hit!

process:

My color pencil final 

Nose painting... oil for my portraiture class

beginning of one of my bugs for my Junior Thesis
(will post the finals later, they are currently hanging in school)

pencil drawing of homer

beginning of christmas card

a painting for Goose Girl

  5in portrait... oil

grandma & grandpa

pencil study

beginning of charcoal study

nothing like twister in the cemetary 

fun face on my plate!!!

my cousin and my uncle

Junior Year: Life as I Blew it

My new little baby, Orso. He is my brother's  pup!

shot I took of the inside of a  bird house, i think either me or my brother made it years ago when we were very young.

Soph-bore Year

my attempt at a trompe l'oeil

my grandpa making dinner, just a fun shot

A loose oil for class...

My attmept at an orange... oil

learning the mesh tool in Illustrator. Was trying to make my older brother a lego-man

acrylic painting i did for a friend

oil study

pencil study


 

doodle!!

paiting of a harley revolution! 5 x 15 in

wet

step 1

step 2 

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zombified

oil of my old massey at home