Roddey-McMillan Record Illustrations

From top to bottom: August cover, September article on the N-word,September article on gay marriage, October article on the Eddie Long Scandal, October's feature on breast cancer awareness, October Halloween page.

New Drawing Work

Symbology

(The clothes and the hand are far from convincing. But this was done from a sketch rather than a photograph. In the future, though, I know that I need both for figurative painting).

And Now For Something Completely Different

Additional Winthrop Stuff (Spring '10)

Summer Work

From Top: Invasion IV, III, II, and I. Plus a redone Echo II.

New Work (Finally)

I wanted to have so much more done by now this summer, but I've just recently gotten over a creative slump. I think I got a bit depressed after leaving Europe. It was such an amazing place, and while I was glad to come home, it would have been great to stay longer.

I had an idea for a new series based on realism, involving skeletons in place of people in everyday situations, but unfortunately...I can't draw skeletons well enough yet to pull it off. So I'll just draw from my model skeleton, maybe look into buying some anatomy books, and put that idea on the backburner for now.

Anyways, here's a finished painting called Invasion, a 24"x24" acrylic on Claybord.

And then there's this painting. Its an acrylic on canvas, also 24"x24". I don't know what to call it yet, and I'm not sure that its done. But I can't think of anything else to do to it right now. So any suggestions would be much appreciated.

3D Design I Clay Project and Paper Sculpture

Foundation Drawings

Here are some drawings that I have done for my Drawing I class. I don't have many pictures from 2D design or 3D design yet (well, I have things for 2D, but have not documented them yet). So, enjoy. Most are graphite, although the negative space drawings of the chairs and the toned boxes are charcoal and conte.

New Series Work

As promised, here are the two new pieces from two series that I've started. I've never tried working in series before, so we'll see how that goes.


Above is Echo II, which I finally got a chance to photograph at home. If you're curious, this one is 18"x24", and Echo I is 18" square. Both are acrylic on panel. With both these pieces, I've tried to combine stain techniques with texture by using those techniques on a base of light molding paste, applied randomly with a palette knife. It creates a surprisingly absorbent surface. Unfortunately, my camera captured this textural effect better in this piece, rather than the one above; in person, it is more obvious in both.

The piece above is Memory II, an 8"x10" acrylic on scratch board panel. I wanted to try using Ampersand's scratch board both because of the black ground, which influences the colors applied to it, and the potential to scratch into it with a scratch knife. I haven't yet taken advantage of that because scratch knives are a bit pricey, and I have to keep my monetary supply open for school-related needs. So for now, I am calling this one a work-in-progress.

In some of my more recent work, I've been trying to limit my palette, and in the Echo series, have been experimenting with using a semi-neutral palette. Color really does convey a mood, which is much more effective when not using every color in the rainbow. Much as I love color, I'm learning that controlling and limiting it can be more effective than using it all at once. Color can make or break a painting.

Also, I plan to update my profile soon, and include an artist statement, which I am working on.

Some Additional Winter Break Work and Possible Series

I had done a few more pieces over winter break, but they had been sitting in my camera memory card until today, because of the start of classes. I will probably upload some of my work from said classes eventually, although right now the number of things I have to put up isn't that great. The piece above is called Memory I, an 11"x14" mixed media on Yupo. I enjoy the spontaneity of the Yupo surface, and plan to make a series of some kind out of this, though it will likely have to wait til this summer to develop.

Here is Mitotic, a small 4"x4" acrylic on panel.


The last piece (below) is called Echo I, and will probably also become a series. I wanted to see if I could actually create a piece with a semi-neutral palette, and the results were interesting. I combined stain and textural effects by using fluid acrylics on a ground of light modling paste that was applied randomly. This piece was inspired by the passage of time and memories.

There is an Echo II, but I don't yet have a photo of it because it is at home. Look for a photo soon, though.