Art: Underwater Scape

I haven't done an art update in a while. Let's fix that. Here's a piece that took me the better part of a semester. It's really not that big - but the starfish was a really big challenge. I still feel as if I didn't do this piece justice, but it ended up okay. It also looks a lot better in person. That's ok. It was completed about a year ago, just in time for my Dad's Christmas present. 

Art: Self Portrait

Not quite sure where this sprung up out of but it was a side project that I did at home one night. Originally there was supposed to be more in the background but I liked how this came out so much that I just left it. Done in acrylic paints.

a PS: sorry I have been so MIA lately... lest you forget that it is finals week here let me remind you. It's finals week here. Thankfully no exams today but, as evidence of this timestamp at 4:30 am, I am fully awake and studying for Tuesday and Wednesday. Can I please just be home and can I please just stay there and be an artist for the rest of my life? Okay, kind of a joke, but I am missing being creative here and crocheting can only take you so far...

Art: Watercolor

I love (most of) this piece. I think that the owl came out really well - not just saying that to brag. This was one of my first art pieces and definitely the first real one in watercolor that I have done. It was the first painting, in an art class, where I got to choose my subject matter. Regardless of lack of instruction, I'm really happy with how this turned out. I never knew that water colors could turn out so well or detailed and I would love to experiment more.

And I am officially back at the GC - talk about being thrown into the real world again. That's a joke, it has really been nothing but fun and games here. Last night we watched Letters to Juliet (me for the first time) and this morning I slept in until 10:15. Good start and only 2 and 1/2 weeks until I'm home again.

 :) Just have to make it through finals!

Art: Triptic II

A more recent piece to switch it up a little. I did this triptic last year out of inspiration of my Asian heritage. I'm not quite sure how I feel about it, definitely could have been better. At the same time I like the simplicity of it and, in particular, the blue painting to the right.

This is the finished piece as of now. As happy as I am with it I still feel like it might need something more, but we'll see.

Art: Triptic

I did this a while back for a friend and I really liked how it turned out, especially since it is acrylic. Kind of wish that I would have held on to it though.

Missing Things

Today is cold and wet and a day for being inside and doing cozy things. Sadly, college doesn't really seem to permit that much. But it's times like this that remind me how much I miss painting. I miss watching a painting develop under my hand, seeing how each brush stroke can change the work entirely. I miss the time of just being able to relax and sit and do what I want. I miss the creativity involved and the producing of the work.

I also realize that I haven't done an art post in a while, so here it is. I'm not sure if I've already shared this painting, but it is one of my favorites even though it's the first real painting I did. 

More Art :)

Just a little small fun piece I did for a present. :) I promise, I'll do a real blog post next time.

Art Update

Because I'm still to hyped up to really write anything out, here's another one of my paintings. :)

It's one of my favorites because of how fun it is and one of the first ones that I painted. It's from last year painted in the style of a dyptic.

Art: First Oil

Clearly after both a freehand drawing and beginning painting class I've improved. This is my first oil painting and first self- directed project with no instruction and no help. Please excuse the shiny quality on the top of the painting due to my camera flash.

And Just Because...

And, as an added bonus, and because I feel bad about neglecting my blog, please enjoy these EXTREMELY old paintings. Feel free, laugh. I know they're bad and awkward and some aren't even actual paintings. Please note that ALL of these were before I took my first art class. 

Tomorrow I'll share some more promising paintings that are recent, just so you know I'm not lying about actually being like a ton better at painting than I was.

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