Illustration Class

Face

fall 2009

This is an in-class project for one of my Illustration classes. The project was to

capture extreme mood. Thankfully I'm blessed with at least one willing friend to

play model for me. I asked him because he can be very expressive, as you see. I'd

say this "extreme mood" is disgust/disdain. I did have this hanging up for some time in

my studio, but who wants their friend staring at them with that expression on their face. ^_^

I drew this on cold-press strathmore watercolor paper (120 lbs. I think) using graphite,

copic marker (colorless blender), and denatured alcohol. We were given three to four sessions

that were each about three hours long. So this was completed in about nine to twelve hours.

Watercolor -

Still Life

winter 2009

This is my first homework assignment from my first Watercolor class.

That round thing is supposed to be a bagel. My favorite part is the banana, I don't

think I've ever tried to realistically paint a banana before this one. Who knew

I was missing out on such fun?

Still Life

winter 2009

This is my second still life done in my first watercolor class. Painting white objects

in watercolor was interesting, and I never knew broken pottery and shiny fruit could be

so devious.