I received my BA from Ohio University. I was lucky enough to dive into my studio art classes with some of the best artists around (OK, I may be a little biased but really; best artists, PERIOD). The faculty at OU thrived on making their mini artists question, critique, lose their mind, & question their art some more. Until they felt that they may truly die from lack of conceptual ideas, much less the manifestation of these ‘ideas’. I graduated in 2011, with a handful of paintings that were good enough to throw on a website. I’ve spent my time since college focusing less on conceptual ideas & more on the materials in hand. While discovering what my materials can do for me, I find myself never being able to fight the urge to add more color & texture. I’ve given up on fighting this urge and now embrace it. I continue to find new ways to manipulate the paint & manifest my ideas. I encourage you to take notice to the variation in color, value, texture & movement in my art. These paintings are simply abstractions of everyday life, feelings & concerns. They’re inspired by my surroundings & are focused far more on the materials than the message.

Friday, August 31, 2012

My Ode to Luigi Portrait

Hey All!!!

I found THIS PHOTO (a Stefan Petrunov painting, a Bulgarian artist,) while partaking in my daily scouring of Pinterest(<<Follow my boards!). 



This GREAT portrait of a dog has inspired ME to do a portrait of my most beloved pet... EVER-Luigi, the studly, loveable, ornery bunny rabbit I call mine. So ladies and gentleman this is my latest project! I have a fresh canvas primed and ready to go, 16" x 20" canvas to be exact. 

Here's a photo of my first go at a sketch of Luigi. His eye is giving me a headache, BUT I'm going to step away, come back, and push through it. I will post a progress photo with my plans for the color scheme. His body will mostly make up of cool-tones with a warm-toned background... basically the opposite of Stefan Petrunov's color scheme picture above). 



Here's the reference photo I was using of Luigi. It is,by far, my favorite photo of him. He has such a studly pose and masculine look, while simultaneously looking sweet and ornery. When trying to imagine what he's thinking in this moment, you can go in a million different directions.  So this is My Ode to Luigi. 

My Ode to Luigi, digital print.
Well love-bugs. Thanks again for visiting, I am about 250 views away from reaching 1,000 views. When I get to my 1,000th view. The first person to email me their address, gets a free digital print of a photo tba, all other emails will receive something in the mail as well. :) Check out my website to see options... This way I can thank all of you personally for viewing my blog! :)

Peace, Love, and ART.
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