Self Portrait

Grimacing Man (Self-Portrait)

Léopold Boilly Reproduction

Silly Me

Self Portrait à la Léopold Boilly

This project was a lot of fun. I had to create a self portrait reproduction of a famous artist and then one of my own- inspired by that self portrait.

A little about why I chose Léopold Boilly:

"He meticulously recorded facial details and gestures, and his depictions of costumes and textiles are fascinating as a chronicle of fashion. Boilly's paintings and drawings, often tinged with humor, showcase the artist's witty interpretation of urban life." -www.getty.edu

My Adventures With Scratchboard

DREAMTIME

Two cockatoos becoming stars.

Rattlesnake Test

Small Flamingo

This semester I was able to play around with different styles and mediums...

We used scratchboards briefly. I like that scratchboard can be fast but it might be a while before I do any more...

In Class

These are portraits of some other students in my Head Drawing class.

We had to rotate about every 10 min to another student- in total these took roughly 30-40min each to finish. These are done with water soluble pencils on an 18x24 pad of sketch paper.

I haven't used these pencils before - I liked them!

I'm going to practice being bolder with them too....

They may be a new favorite to use in my sketchbook! :)

I only wish the students where lighted dramatically... we drew them without focused lights and I think the drawings would be more successful if we hadn't just used the current lighting in the classroom. Overall a fun experience!