Posts Tagged as ‘art’

February 1, 2009

Symbols of Time

Symbols of Time. January 2008. 18″x24″, colored pencil.
Click on the image for a larger version. Also, someone remind me never ever to do anything this large in colored pencil again!

January 4, 2009

Time WIP3

What’s in the top left corner?

January 3, 2009

Time WIP2

December 13, 2008

Time WIP1


The Long Boat
Stanley Kunitz
When his boat snapped loose
from its mooring, under
the screaking of the gulls,
he tried at first to wave
to his dear ones on shore,
but in the rolling fog
they had already lost their faces.
Too tired even to choose
between jumping and calling,
somehow he felt absolved and free
of his burdens, those mottoes
stamped on his name-tag:
conscience, ambition, and [...]

December 9, 2008

I stop somewhere

Two sketchbook entries

April 26, 2008

Come Back

Old art:

Come Back. January 2007. Approx. 12″x18″, mixed media.
Newspaper, acrylic, permanent marker, pen and ink, graphite, something like that.
It’s pretty old by now, and the technical aspects are not as good as in my current work, but I still love it all the same.
Details (click on images):

April 25, 2008

Eyes Wide Open (Epicanthal Fold)

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Eyes Wide Open (Epicanthal Fold). April 2008. Approx. 14″x14″, block print.
A lot of derogatory remarks are made towards E. Asians (the ones with epicanthal folds) because of our small eyes. Just because I have smaller eyes doesn’t mean I can’t see.

April 20, 2008

Self Portrait (2)

Self Portrait. April 2008. 18″x24″, oil on canvas.

Oil on canvas for submission to AP Studio Art (Drawing) exam. Quick work in about 5 hours. It’s a bit different than previous paintings, since I did it in two sittings, and worked with a lot of turpentine as a thinner (and a bit of linseed oil as [...]

April 4, 2008

Untitled (previously Sitting)

[Ok, first off, is anyone else confused by WordPress' new layout? I can't find anything!]

Untitled. 2008. 16″x20″, oil on birch.
Finished yesterday. And yes, yes, (for those of you who know the subject) the nose is off.
Details (click to enlarge):

Any title suggestions?

April 2, 2008

Sitting WIP2

After 5 hours.