Third year. Studio Art. Last semester I took a break from studios. I was really unsure of what I was doing in the program, I love art, I want to create art and experience art in an intimate way...I just didn't have the commitment and follow through that is necessary in a program like Studio Arts. It took me a while to figure out that the reason I was so unhappy with the work I was producing for my classes was that the bulk of them were
produced last minute or first draft.This semester should prove much more productive. I think I have a really good mix of studios, Life Drawing and Pres Tech. Both very linear (in completely different ways) and both very precise. I'm excited to learn how to approach drawing in a way that for me will be a pretty new experience.
My main media is photography and printing, although I've done much more photography than print. Above is a print I made in Litho 1 (which I failed) and to the right is a graphite/charcoal drawing I made in Drawing 2.
I hear ya about the last minute artwork thing. At UMD I spent many a critique struggling to stay awake and defend my work after an all nighter. It burns ya out. I like the textures of the litho print. The piece has a very mid-western feel. I can't tell if there's farm equipment in the background. It looks like there might be. Regardless, it has the mid-western colors of old and gray snow, brown prarie, and a dry gaze.
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