As I have said previously, I am
studying art at the University of Findlay. I mostly take courses in
painting and drawing, but I also have interests in design and
sculpture. In a lot of my recent pieces I have been working to
combine flat patterns with more rendered and rounded forms. I
generally work with the subject of the female body, normally nude and
a solo figure.
My art is so deeply personal to me that
I usually have a hard time sharing it with anyone. My personal public
relations representative (whom I like to consider my significant
other) has been trying to break me of this nasty habit by encouraging
me to post my work to every social media outlet I use. I am still
horrible about sharing my art though, and most of the time when I
finish a work it is for me and my satisfaction alone. However, I can
never expect to sell my work if I do not put myself out there. Even a
high school student I recently struck up a conversation with at a
local coffee shop was astounded at my lack of getting-out-there-ness.
To counteract my lack of social skills,
I am sharing my more recent work with you. The first picture I am
sharing was actually removed from my profile on Facebook. It is a
drawing of a half naked woman with a corset, skirt and ruffle around
her neck. My guess is that someone who is “friends” with me on
the sight reported it, but who is to say? This drawing is the first
in a series of three I am planning.
This next piece stems from a series of
collages I worked on during the semester that utilized vintage
Victorian-era photography mixed with acrylic paint, and patterned
paper that I used in place of the women's hair and clothing. One of
my focuses this semester was to bring my giant ideas to a new level
of finished work. She is not fully finished: I am still going to fill
in the pattern on the cloth covering her legs. The first picture
below is the original collage and the second is the painting I made
from it.
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| Original Collage |
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| Close-up |
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