Week 12

I never got a chance to take pictures of the building at different times of day. I was never at the building unless it was dark and didn't have time during the day to go to get pictures.
Homework: I wish I could cut the top section off. I like the two windows but at the top, what is suppose to be the overhang, looks strange and blended together into a dark blob.

Classwork: This is the wet on dry and I don't like this technique at all. I don't like the layered affect you get from wet on dry and prefer the wet on wet, below. I prefer to blend when I am working with ink.

Week 11

Homework: Her face looks strange too me. I think I over exaggerated her cheek and her eyes look off. I did like doing a portrait from a photo, though.

Classwork: I was glad to work outside of the classroom and kinda enjoy this assignment. My perspective is off slightly but I'm glad I didn't try to do the hallway straight on and I actually like my vaccume the best.

Week 10

I could not, for the life of me, find examples of artists who effectively use a build up of markmaking. I'm not sure if I'm just not searching the right thing but my search results are useless.
Homework: I'm not fond of self portraits, especially using mark making. I can't seem to position myself to where I can keep a consistant view.

Classwork: I don't like doing such wide views, although it's not as bad as landscapes.

Week 9

My homework looks nothing like the place I was suppose to be depicting. Alot of the detail I couldn't see while working on it, so it is hard to tell what everything is.

Homework: I wish homework could have turned out as smoothly as classwork I didn't like doing a landscape with cross hatching and ink.

Classwork: I enjoyed this class assignment. I know I didn't complete the picture to the edge but I like the fading towards the edges.

Week 8

Homework: I disliked the homework more than the classwork. My marks appeared darker on the paper than in the picture and my lighting isn't direct enough to make an effective portrait.

Classwork: I like cross hatching but plain hatching makes me mad. I can never get all my lines going in the same direction and always tend to make them curve the farther I go with them.

Week 7

Homework: I didn't like doing this assignment. I can't see to well so doing a "landscape" in the dark didn't work too well. I prefer working on a still life as opposed to a portrait or landscape.

Classwork: I really like this piece. I wish all my work turned out like this one. I managed to get most of the lighting and positioning correct and I think my composition is interesting and shows depth.

Week 6

Homework: I had trouble with the branch that was closest to me. I was darker than those behind it but at the same time it has fallen flat in the piece. I plan on reworking it.

Classwork: I really enjoy the purse and skull but the background falls flat in comparison. I didn't want to put too much in the piece and ended up not putting enough.

Week 5

Homework: This is Will and he looks like a bobble head. The proportions are wrong...His mouth and ear are too small and his nose and eye are too big. I also need to add more definition to his shirt. I'm going to work on it more but overall I like it.

Week 4

Homework: I wanted to try a different perspective, so I sat in the bathtub and drew my bathroom. I enjoy the perspective I chose but I think my proportions and lines are off.

Classwork: I really enjoyed working with the sienna conte and I really like my birdhouse.

I really enjoy the movement and negative space formed by the subject matter as it is developes and changes. I also enjoy the compositional development of the piece.



I believe this piece has good repetition and visual movement of positive and negative space.



This piece contains great detail and change in composition, although the area occupied is small.

Week 3

Classwork: Yay! Finally shading! It took me forever to get the proportions right but overall I enjoy the "end" result. I really like my flamingo/swan thingy.

Homework: I hate drawing stairs. Straight lines hate me and the perspective doesn't help. I do like my composition and the overall product, but now that I see a picture of it, I see some things I need to go back and fix or rather want to fix.
This has to be my favorite high contrast work that I found. The bright, white light reflecting off the surface of the watch against the dark, delicate detail of the cover are really visually attractive to me.


I like the balance contrast of this piece. It also appears that both the white and the black were applied at the same time.
This piece does have mid tones but still has great contrast.

The high contrast of the white forms and the black lines and dots create a great visual pattern.

I just think this is a beautiful picture with great contrast.

Week 2

Classwork: I love charcoal and I really enjoyed this work. I actually like the detail of the second one better, but the negative and positive shape interaction of the first one is really interesting to me. The erasing, however, drives me insane. I don't mind erasing areas for shading but erasing all the negative or all the positive areas to that pure white aggrivates me. I want to start shading...

Homework: My opinion of this technique from class remains. Charcoal, yes...covering a sheet with it and erasing half of most of it, no. I think I could have found a different composition for this one but I do enjoy it.

Because it's my Life

Art is my life...litterally. I grew up around my mother creating art and over time she passed the knowledge to me. I know sounds really cheesy. But, it's true. I came to MCA because I felt I needed to. I figured MCA would be a great place to back up what I already knew and would allow me to learn more to expand my career as an artist. Memphis, the city itself, aided in attracting me to the school. I like the feel of the city and the artistic life it creates within itself. I'm majoring in sculpture. I may not be the best in it yet, but it is something I love to do and I can easily apply it to future projects in the field i am persuing. I want to be an interior designer and sculpture, for function or beauty and a combination of both, is a large part of interior design. After I obtain my BFA, I want to get my MFA, preferably in New Orleans, and major in interior design at which ever school I choose (or chooses me).