Week Eight

VOLUME

The top left image I used a couple different medias, but the think black 'paint' was helpful to give it a chunky, heavy feel.

The top right I went with a different approach and used the squiggly lines on the front of the frames to show volume.

Volume III on the bottom left seems to have all it's weight in the bottom half, and gives and airly feel.

The bottom right I used a heavier medium and then filled in shadows and detrains to add weight.

CONTOUR

The top left is the contour drawing. I just followed the deges of the form to create the outline that I saw.

The top right is a Blind Contour drawing of the same object (glasses).

The bottom two are gesture drawings. Although there is no movement to this image, I'm hoping that the gesture drawings give a slight feel of movement with this effect.

EMOTIONS

The top left is the emotion of feeling Focused. The percise lines and attention to detail gives a studious feel.

The top right is nervous. I used bolder, darker lines to show more intensity, and then the wavy nature I hope conveys an uneasy, nervous feel.

Distracted, with medium lines, and 'forgetting' some other parts of the drawing- gives the feel that something is missing...

Angry is the last one. The lines are jagged and frustrated! Some of the lines are controled while others are not.

VERBS

The top left image is 'to skate'. The sqirly and loose lines show the sort of movement of an ice skater.

To Sleep is the top right hand side image. The lines here are white on a black background with simple form. The color and simplicity were to create the feeling of sleep.

The Bottom left verb is 'to scream'. The lines here are jagged and filled with black.

The last one is 'to study'. I hope that the lines, overlapping and yet still somewhat percise, convey the scattered yet hardworking feel of a student hard at work.

Week Seven

This is a self portrait, I'm the one in the hat. I chose this image because it's recent and I liked the asymmetrical balance of the image. I chose it to be in black and white because then the large dark space to the left pulls down that side with the lighter image to the right. Although not centered, it has a balance with the black and white. In color, the color made it extremely heavy to the right and felt awkward. I would hope that this image portrays my somewhat artsy side, along with love for my dog and the Red Sox.

It feels like a quick clip of information, such as an abstract or introduction. Principles that I incorporate in this image begin with the balance discussed earlier. The tilt of our heads creates a focal point of the "v".
This "v" also gives a rhythm, it seems to squeeze together at the bottom of the image, this could cause a psychological feeling of hugging. The dark background forces the rest of the image into unity, just through the fact that there is detail and light.
The unity is also expressed in continuation with a line that seems to go from the left eye of Oliver (the dog), gently up between my eyes to the 'x' in my baseball hat. This is the main principle that draws me to this image.

Week Six

RHYTHM - Touch

Select four words related to the sense: Sticky, Prickly, Slime, Abrasive and one "smooth" with progressive rhythm.

Week Five

Positive Image (my digital camera isn't the best-please forgive the fuzziness!) and Negative Image!