Critique

My Concentration was Taking Bands Ive seen in concert and creating my own interpretation of them through painting. I wanted to take band names and try to incorporate that into my ideas. This piece is of Star Death and White Dwarfs and so i wanted to actually try and think scientific about that actual concept. When a White Dwarf begins to consume a star, there's a peak where the Center of the White Dwarf is ignited and Flaming gas bursts out from the surface. and during the Show the guitarists/vocalist has a smoke bomb that goes off, so i thought i was able to incorporate the show to the real deal. In the pieces I've done of other bands, the composition is mainly having the viewer focused on the main subject that is located on the left side of the painting. I had the secondary colors as my main pallet, but also trying to include the primaries. The bottom right corner and on that side a bit has some molding paste to add texture, which was one of the things I've placed in all of the pieces. I tried to have big bodies of space with shapes building it up. Unfortunately, i don't have a second piece done for this concentration, which is weak sauce. I was losing my motivation towards the subject matter, thinking i wasn't going to be able to execute any of the pieces the way i envision. So, now I've decided to change my concentration, which is the main topic for my most recent post.

New Concentration

I know its a bit late in the year for a change in concentration,but the one i was doing came to a point where i was getting tired of what i was doing and did not have any motivation to do it. But i have recently been looking at Ralph Steadman's work and it made me want to try and take photos that i have of my family and make them into this crazy tripped out style of drawing. I decided to change my concentration to doing drawings of my awkward family photos in a in a way inspired by Steadman's techniques and styles. that consists fast scratchy lines and ink splatters, which are things that i do and like. So, I'm going to try and make a fool of myself and the family, because i figure life is better when you realize how crazy and weird your family can be at times.

Rough Sketches: 1. brother petting a croC, accidentally dipped my brush in the wrong mixture of ink, so the water ended up looking goofy. 2. Nana having some wine 3. my younger and chubbier self in London sitting with statues.