Leftovers

The people leftover after half of the individuals in the house left.

 Leftover birds.

 The people leftover at the beach.

Leftover darkness as the sun rises.

Leftover light as the sun sets and a partially destroyed dock leftover from the hurricane.

Self Portrait

My goal in this artwork was to make an art piece that correctly portrayed me. I accomplished my goal by referring to my reference picture constantly and by focusing on shadow and highlight. The most surprising thing about my experience doing this drawing was how difficult it was to switch from drawing lines to drawing shadows. This was also the most difficult challenge I had to face. I faced this challenge by drawing upside down for a portion of this art piece and by focusing on sections of the piece instead of on the whole picture. This was also how I switched from left to right brain. A dull pencil makes a dull art piece. When in doubt, draw it out. Draw what challenges you and you will go far. Draw the things that seem difficult. I think the eye really works in my drawing. From this drawing, I have learned how to focus on light not lines. From Suoyi, I learned how to focus on light and shadows. If I had a do-over, I would make my cheek thinner and the lines around my mouth lighter and less "puppet-looking". I think the best thing about my artwork is the hair.

Night Photos

David Sketch

Charcoal Pumpkin

My goals in this art piece were to create a realistic image of a pumpkin using my own artistic style. I accomplished my goals by using the image I was drawing to create stark contrast. My painting is about the light and dark areas that an image consists of. The most difficult challenge I had to face was  drawing the stem of the pumpkin. I met this challenge by avoiding following the image that I was drawing to closely so that I could give the stem my own style. My painting really works in the area with a moment of light within the pitch blackness on the top pumpkin. I learned that contrast between light and dark shadows helps to make a drawing more realistic. My mentor was Andrew Wyeth. His paintings showed me the importance of shadows within a drawing. From Murphy, I learned that if you stop comparing yourself to other artists, you'll be happier with the final product of your drawing. If I had a do-over I would chose a more interesting position for the pumpkins to be in. I feel like I didn't get the most interesting shadows in this drawing and the bottom pumpkin is bland. I feel like I drew the top pumpkin the best. I feel like the top pumpkin really pops.