Odyssey: C8

Odyssey: C8

I had this piece by last Friday but was unable to post it! I'm so sorry! I hope that you are enjoying France Professor Robson!!!

Odyssey: C7

Odyssey: C7

Okay, here is my next piece. I think it is really bad, but I will have to worry about it later and come back to it then.. 

The hand is okay, and the brain coral, but the jellyfish looks super off/weird. I think I got the "essence", but I don't think this piece is near good enough to be in my final portfolio.. But only I have the power to change that!!

Perhaps I can trace the hand and then work on a different technique for the jellyfish on a new piece.. Then we can figure out a better background, because really the hand being stung is the highlight here. But really I'm not sure if this is the conflict I want for my concentration. If I'm going to stick with jellyfish, I want to really capture the essence of the nature of a jellyfish. It has to be obvious, but subtle and still clearly a jellyfish. Watercolors should be the best for that but perhaps it's the way I wrapped it around the hand that throws it all off.. Also, the craftsmanship could be way better with outlining the hand.. The whole thing is just poorly done and overall looks rushed.

The reef is supposed to look kind of bare, but I never looked at it far away so it doesn't look rocky it just looks weird, and the sea urchin really just ruins any chance of it looking realistic. The funny thing is that it looks like I intentionally put a blurry filter on the reef to make it all fuzzy and blurred.. strange.. I don't want my concentration to look hyper-realistic, but perhaps part of it could be that it looks more realistic as it progresses?? Anyway, here it is... 

Odyssey: C6

Odyssey: C6

Odyssey: C5

Odyssey: C4

Odyssey: C4

Odyssey: C4

Odyssey: C2

Odyssey: Concentration #2

This is the second piece in my concentration so far. I hate it, it's just not very original and it doesn't have the level of realism (yet fantasy) that the first piece does...

However, concentration is an exploration, a progression, and I think it does help show the progression and transitions the first and the third piece well enough.

The image quality came out pretty bad, which only makes it look worse, but here it is...

Odyssey: C3

Odyssey Concentration #3

AP Studio Art: 12 Photos Assignment

AP Studio Art: 12 Photos Assignment

For AP Art, the students were assigned this assignment to get reference photos for the drawing portfolio and also to share photos that don't fall into any category.

3 Unusual Photos of People

3 Unusual Self-Portraits

3 Structures

3 (Or More ;)) Nature

Odyssey: C1

Odyssey: Concentration 1

For my concentration this school year (2018-2019), I have decided upon the topic of "odyssey" to explore. Right now, I'm envisioning self-discovery, coming-of-age, journey, and the idea of "metanoia"- a Greek word which describes the kind of transformation of the heart and mind when one goes through a journey. 

Summer Homework

AP Art Drawing: Summer 2018 Homework

    Happy Monday all! 

Here is the self-portrait I sketched this summer. This kept me busy partially during some long car rides to Savannah, Georgia to visit SCAD, and Florida to stay at Daytona Beach!

AP Art Concentration May Deadline:

Carly Cawthon

AP Art Concentration: The Four Loves

Set 1: Storge (Motherly Love/Affection)

Set 2: Eros (Romantic Love)

Set 3: Philia (Brotherly Love / Friendship)

Pardon the sloppy photos and orientation- I will fix that once I finish the next set (Agape-Unconditional/Divine Love)

AP Art Concentration: Eros

Concentration: Eros (Romance)

Here are the next three pieces of my concentration!!

I will come back later and take a look and analyze my work/title and such, as I did with Storge. It's been super busy lately- really crazy! There is so much to be done. Anyway, here they are:

Number 1

Number 2

Number 3

All 3 Shown together...

Concentration: The Four Loves Set 1 (Storge) and Part 1 of Set 2 (Eros)

The Four Loves Set 1 (Storge) and Part 1 of Set 2 (Eros)

Today we have the actual mounted, finished Set 1 of 4 of The Four Loves! 

Storge: Affection 

Storge: Greek for Affection, Encaustic Multimedia, Triptych mounted on wood veneer

(Completed)

Storge: Affection 1, Encaustic Mixed Media

Storge: Affection 2, Encaustic Mixed Media

Storge: Affection 3, Encaustic Mixed Media

Eros: Romantic Love

Eros 1, unfinished

My first three of the Eros triptych are almost done! I have been taking progression photos so on my next post I will contain all the progression to get the finished works. I really am enjoying the blowtorch effect and am coming to understand it more every time I use it! Not sure how all these little bubbles will work out as abstract cherry blossoms in the end but we'll get it there! ;) ;) ;)

Until next time!                      

Carly