Category Archives: Art

Flower Paintings

Works in various states of progress… The orange begonia is a dye/pastel sketch on fabric, but I’ve also made an oil study. The red begonia is starting to happen. The iris as shown is more or less an underpainting. It’s a watercolor … Continue reading

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Paper Clay Tests

The first thing I did when I got back into the studio this summer was to try a material I’ve only read about: paper clay. In some possible life, I could have been a ceramist! My history with clay goes … Continue reading

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School Almost Done!

I’m studying for my last two tests, and will soon put school behind me. Then I can get back to work on the apartment. We worked on it all winter, and made some progress. I stopped work to study for … Continue reading

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Facebook page and shopping cart

I’ve been working steadily on the cattail project, among other things, but haven’t had time to update my blog. I hope to get ’round to it this winter when things slow down. In the meanwhile, I’d like to refer people … Continue reading

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Making Paper

Update: This is the male elephant I made for the Thunderbird animation, adjusted in Photoshop with some images I took in Seattle this past week. We visited the Botanical Gardens, which were beautiful. (I’ll have to make a post about … Continue reading

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Last Day of School

Star Date: May 15, 2013 I’ll always remember this as a really fulfilling week for me — finals week. Everyone showed our most recent work, and I’m really proud to have been part of this group of smart and talented … Continue reading

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Typography Assignment

As long as I have this blog going, I might as well post some of my work from other classes. This assignment is for my Digital Image class, using typography. I made two similar versions, and I can’t decide which … Continue reading

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Must see this artist at work!

Just for the sheer joy of it!

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Art that Inspires Me

I’m taking a directing class this semester, and the instructor has asked us to write about three art forms that inspire us. This is either the easiest assignment I’ve ever had… or it’s impossible! I haven’t met an art form … Continue reading

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