Prompt Sketches, Gesture, & Sighting Still Lifes

PROMPT SKETCHES, GESTURE 

AND SIGHTING STILL LIFES

"Hope Express" Theme Concept Artwork

 THEME CONCEPT ARTWORK: 
"HOPE EXPRESS"

CREATED USING PERMANENT MARKER, THIS WORK REPRESENTS THE THEME OF HOPE THROUGH UNITY, PROGRESS, AND PERSEVERANCE

A UNIFIED FORCE PROPELS A BURDENSOME LOCOMOTIVE FORWARD THROUGH STAGES OF INDUSTRIALIZATION AND ONTO THE FUTURE, GUIDED BY A WATCHFUL DOVE SYMBOLIZING PEACE AND GOODWILL

 MODEL OF A BLENDER 

  THE FINALIZED MODEL OF A BLENDER, CREATED USING CARDBOARD AND DUCT TAPE; A CONTINUATION OF THE "ORTHOGRAPHIC PROJECTION & BLENDER ROUGH MODEL" POST: 

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TOP, BOTTOM, AND DETAIL VIEWS

   

Positive & Negative Space Studies

 POSITIVE AND NEGATIVE SPACE STUDIES

THE PENCIL DRAWINGS BELOW SHOWCASE HOW THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN POSITIVE AND NEGATIVE SPACE CREATE THE SUBJECT AND BACKGROUND OF AN IMAGE

    

THESE LARGER CONTOUR DRAWINGS MADE WITH PENCIL SHOWCASE THE SPATIAL BALANCE WITHIN AN IMAGE

LASTLY, THIS MARKER DRAWING COMBINES THE METHODS ABOVE TO ILLUSTRATE HOW CONTRAST AND LINE CAN CREATE FORM AND DEPTH IN WORKS FOCUSING ON POSITIVE AND NEGATIVE SPACE, ESPECIALLY WITHIN STILL-LIFES.

Prompt Sketches & Theme Concepts

 "HYBRID OF TWO ANIMALS"

THIS PEN AND MARKER ILLUSTRATION SHOWS A HYBRID SPECIES OF A HARE AND COUGAR MERGED TOGETHER AS THE PROMPT SUGGESTS

"CREATURE MADE OF SEASHELLS"

AS FOR THIS PROMPT SKETCH, ALSO MADE WITH PEN AND MARKER, A CREATURE EMERGES FROM A MIRRORED ARRANGEMENT OF SEASHELLS WITH AN ABSTRACT BACKGROUND

THEME CONCEPT SKETCHES

THESE ROUGH CONCEPT SKETCHES ATTEMPT TO CAPTURE THE THEMES OF PROGRESS, HOPE, AND DESPAIR THROUGH SYMBOLISM AND IMAGERY

 EXPERIMENTAL SCULPTURE COLLECTION

ARTIST RESEARCH

SUBJECT A

ENZO TORCOLETTI

PERSONAL PHOTO

SUBJECT B

ISAMU NOGUCHI

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SUBJECT C

HENRY MOORE

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 CARDBOARD REPLICA

ARTIST RESEARCH

SUBJECT A

ADOLPH GOTTLIEB

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SUBJECT B

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PABLO PICASSO

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SUBJECT C

KURT SCHWITTERS

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ART 21 RESPONSE

ARTURO HERRERA

"ENERGETIC" AND "SPONTANEOUS"

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LINE AND RHYTHM

THIS SPORADIC ASSEMBLY OF WHITE AND GREEN LINES/CURVES ABOVE THE METRO STATION'S DULL, PRACTICAL CORRIDOR CREATES CONTRAST AND A SENSE OF SPONTANEITY 

SHAPE AND COLOR

WITHIN THIS PIECE,ORGANIC SHAPES AND JAGGED LINES OVERLAP EACH OTHER, COVERING THE UNDERLYING BOOK IN A BOLDLY-COLORED AND CHAOTIC ARRANGEMENT

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 ELEMENTS AND PRINCIPLES

COLOR SCHEME AND VALUE RANGE

GUSTAV KLIMT

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COLOR SCHEME AND VALUE RANGE

RAUL LOPEZ

PERSONAL PHOTO

 CREATIVITY I ADMIRE

1. THE CULTURIUM

WASSILY KANDINSKY

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2. ARCHDAILY

ADOLF LOOS

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3. ARTSY

HILMA AF KLINT

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4. CHRISTIE'S

PIET MONDRIAN

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 A FEW OF MY FAVORITE THINGS

1. 2002 FORD THUNDERBIRD MODEL

THIS IS A SCALED-DOWN MODEL OF MY PERSONAL CAR WHICH I LEFT BACK HOME. I'VE OWNED THE BEAUTY FOR ABOUT 4 YEARS AND CAN'T WAIT TO GO FOR DRIVE IN IT AGAIN.

2. VINTAGE SCI-FI/CONSPIRACY BOOK

A THRIFTED BOOK ABOUT UFOS AND EXTERRESTRIAL ACTIVITY, REPRESENTING MY LOVE FOR BOOKS AND SCI-FI AMONG OTHER GENRES.

 3. STICKERS OF ANTIQUES

THESE STICKERS DEPICTING AN OLD TOY BARN WITH LIVESTOCK FIGURINES AND AN ANTIQUATED JUG REPRESENT MY ADMIRATION FOR CULTURE, HISTORY, AND CRAFTSMANSHIP.

4. MINIATURE GLOBE WITH SOUVENIR BUS

THE TRINKET OF A FARMER'S PRODUCE TRUCK (FROM COLOMBIA) CROSSING CONTINENTS ON A MINIATURE GLOBE EXPRESSES MY DESIRE TO TRAVEL MORE AND EXPERIENCE DIFFERENT CULTURES AND CUSTOMS.

5. DIVINE MERCY JESUS PRAYER CARD

AN IMAGE OF JESUS REPRESENTS MY CHRISTIAN FAITH AND ROMAN CATHOLIC UPBRINGING.

6. STICKER OF A FROG WEARING HEADPHONES

  THIS STICKER SYMBOLIZES MY LOVE FOR MUSIC AND THE JOY IT GIVES TO ME WHEN LISTENING.

7. AIR PLANT IN A SEA SNAIL SHELL

THE SMALL AIR PLANT NESTLED INSIDE A SHELL CHARACTERIZES MY APPRECIATION FOR NATURE AND ITS BEAUTY.

8. SPIRAL SKETCHBOOK AND COLORED PENCIL SET

A HUMBLE SET OF ART MATERIALS SUCH AS THIS SKETCHBOOK AND SET OF COLORED PENCILS REPRESENTS MY PASSION FOR ART AND DESIGN.

9. GAME CONTROLLER

THIS GAME CONTROLLER STANDS AS A SYMBOL FOR TWO OF MY MANY INTERESTS: VIDEOGAMES AND TECHNOLOGY IN GENERAL.

BLIND CONTOUR DRAWINGS

THIS METHOD OF DRAWING ENCOURAGES THE ARTIST TO PRACTICE THEIR OBSERVATION SKILLS AND HAND-EYE COORDINATION; THESE PENCIL SKETCHES OF DIFFERENT OBJECTS REFLECT THE CHALLENGE OF CAPTURING AN IMAGE ACCURATELY THROUGH DRAWING WITHOUT REVISION

B&W Design Composition Sketches

BLACK AND WHITE COMPOSITION SKETCHES

A SERIES OF FOUR, FIVE BY FIVE INCH PEN SKETCHES DEMONSTRATING FUNDAMENTAL ART ELEMENTS SUCH AS SHAPE, LINE, CONTRAST, UNITY, AND BALANCE

"Bug in a Decorative Rug" Prompt Sketch & Outdoor Found Objects Studies

"BUG IN A DECORATIVE RUG"

A SKETCH/DRAWING OF BEATLE LYING ON A DECORATIVE 'RUG' (AS THE PROMPT SUGGESTS) BACKGROUND, MADE USING PEN AND MARKER

FOUND OBJECT STUDIES

SKETCHES OF VARIOUS FOUND OBJECTS FROM THE OUTDOORS INCLUDING A PIECE OF MULCH, A SPRIG OF GRASS, AND A DRY PALM FROND, CREATED WITH PEN

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