Summer '09

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1. This summer, I attended the Marie Walsh Sharpe Art Foundation at the Colorado College in Colorado Springs. It was an honor for me to be apart of such a great art program for high school students like myself. There were times that i felt i deserve to be here, but more often i felt like didn't really deserve it. I'm just grateful for being chosen to have an opportunity that many students like myself would kill for.

2. Acrylic Painting of Greg. He's one of the models who at first has the impression of a homeless person (mostly because of his dress appeal), but we found out that he's been a teacher and a fighter pilot.

3. Acrylic Painting of a woman

4. Acrylic Painting of another woman, that was a good day.

5. The only homework we had was to take 8 large pieces of paper (about 18x24 in), fold those into 16 squares each (128), and then paint each of the 8 sheets with a color and their hues. The other homework we had was a sketchbook assignment that we were given a week to do, and everyone did it the night before. i chose to do 1 of the 3 assignments that requires of me to draw a self portrait representing my traits or emotions.

6. I was beginning to become a bit tired of drawing and painting from observation all day, so when i was drawing my hand i decided to add an eyeball.

7. Again, i wanted to do something different from observation. So i did a drawing of a head blowing up. I sometimes find the sick minded ideas to be quite interesting and most fun to create.

8. It's probably not surprising that i have a nude piece. I first i thought i messed up drawing this, but then went with the abstract flow, try something out of my comfort zone.

At MWSAF we only had models with clothing on, there was no nudes. We couldn't even watch an R rated movie. So i had to go to hipbone when i got back to OregON.

9. Charcoal nude.

10. The process (large Thumbnail Sketch)

11. The Execution. This piece i find isn't my best work, but its one of the most personal and closest pieces to my loving heart. I have some things i want to add on to it though.

12. Back in business Baby!! planning on having it ready by Scholastic. The middle finger was the only one that didn't break off.