The graduate

After two weeks of anxiety and non- productivity, I am finally drawing again! In the last couple of days, I've spent a lot of time talking and thinking about art. It feels good to walk the art walk and not just talk the art talk. Thank you everyone who has given me advice in the last week!

Now it's time to suck it up and draw!
Here is a quick oil pastel "Summer Window"

Spring challenge

Every day this week, I am going to finish a painting! Let's get started

Monday:

hold me closer tiny drawing

For the past month I have been trying my darndest to draw more of the figure. I miss drawing bodies! So I'm trying to meld portraiture and figure drawing together. Also, the highlights are just calling to me recently. I find that starting with white loosens up my drawing style. You've gotta have no fear of that China White pencil!  Cheers to making Maura and Gilmore happy. 

Also! Yesterday we found a secret treasure trove of grey and Bogus paper!!! I was so happy I almost cried. I had to be diplomatic and split it though… at least we can all share the joy of dark paper.

The bloody toe is my favorite.

In February, I made a piece to show in The Essence of Dance at the Kress Gallery as part of First Friday events in Spokane. Suzanne invited me to show with her in December, and I spent about a week working on my piece over winter brake. In fact, I framed everything in California and carried all of them on the airplane with me to Spoke-town. It was a whirlwind of work, and overall I am very happy with the final product. 

Movement in Blind Contour is basically a self portrait of my own experience with dance. 

 My piece - Movement in Blind Contour

Ink and water color on paper. 

Suzanne (the wonderful artist, director, choreographer) and me. 

I am so HAPPY and honored that she invited me to show with her. 

I would like to thank Mary Davies for taking these photos for me! What a wonderful woman and friend. 

My lady date of the evening! Thank you Meg!! 

Fall Portraits

Here are portraits I have drawn over the last semester. They go from most to least recent.

These are two of my many drawings for the self portrait I painted at the end of the summer. It's a little stern, but I like it. 

October- Faces and Figures

September 27, 2011

October 4, 2011

The Travelers
October 15, 2011

My first attempt at painting figures. It's based on a photo I took of my sister and her husband on the metro in Barcelona. 

california days.

Grandma's window.

Grandma's house. 

Tanabata Festival : Little Tokyo 

My drawing from The Wizard of Art.

Steve's porch.  

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My favorite Nelsons 

Art in the Streets : MOCA 

Banksy 

Swoon: I am obsessed. 

Radioactive FroYo with friends. 

Babycakes LA : heaven. 

Getty Villa 

Tim Burton Exhibit : LACMA 

dorks. 

Alexander Calder fountain and Jason's tiny stream of pee... or his peeing foot (take it as you will)

So, I know that this blog should be just for my art. However, I just want to fill it with things that inspire me. My trip home was so refreshing! Now, a month later, the sky is turning to fall and my brain is grasping onto summer. And in my mind, nothing signifies summer more than California (but margaritas & midnight shenanigans take a close second). These photos are more for my own coping than anything else. So yes, enjoy them.

Genos in Spokane. (It's not California, but it belongs in this post) 

back to the old HB

September 20, 2011

September 13, 2011

It's September, and you know what that means? It's drawing time again! My recent challenge for myself is perfecting the 3/4 view from below. Difficult? Yes. Impossible? Hell no! Hopefully we shall see a journey of improvement over the next month as I get a little obsessive with angles and fight that damn mouth to the death.

All I can say is, "Well self, challenge accepted." 

ps. I really need to start taking pictures with and actual camera...and not just my iphone.

From Paris With Love

In Paris I spent so much time sketching, it was beautiful.

 Here are a few of those drawings:

This sketch got me kicked out of the Louvres. 

Fancy tea at the Crillon 

This drawing got me kicked out of the cafe across from the Notre Dame.
They're bastards, don't eat there.

View from Deux Magots