senior show

IT IS COMPLETE! Phew. My favorite painting/antler duo (by far is):

 

All together there are 9 paintings and 5 painted antlers. Overall I am satisfied with it, I am not 100% in love with a few, but as a whole I believe each piece contributes to the whole...GESTALT as my art prof would say!

Latest song addiction Max Bemis and his wifey: Do the Dohnk

coral & antler

new pieces for my senior show, with a focus upon deer:

the purple lines are based on the native symbolism for constant. the 'scallops' are off a shape that reminds me of the ears of a deer and the darker areas are like spots.

antler

latest song addiction BOY: Little Numbers

still alive

i sorta died; i had mono, not fun at all.

in the meantime i have been working on my senior show. it deals with my latest fascination with deer, i am quite unsure why i am so interested in them. maybe it branched off my native love, i don't know. but this is what i have so far.

yep, as stated  i have yet to figure out exactly why i am focusing on deer but have a lot of symbolism (ie: the organic pattern in the painting is reflective of the antler textures, the fading triangles resemble the fading of a fawns spots, the triangles symbolize hoofs, etc. - i have a lot more)



oh also i have taken up swing dancing, started a new exercising regimen and diggin Safe & Sound: Capital Cities

self-entertainment list

So this week I am ordered to be dead to the world, I am sick and supposed to take it easy. Well I usually cannot do that so I am making a list of what I can/should do that is more producive than taking pictures of my swollen glands ( and name them Ned ... I may have a slight fever ).

     1. paint antlers: yeah. legit deer antlers, for my senior art show. I also need to think of an artist statement on exactly why I am doing it.
     2. other general homework: overall my professors are understanding so I have primarily reading and short papers to write; should keep me busy enough, I just hope I do not have any really bad days again though.
     3. guitar hero: I have not played in ever so I need to brush up my skills and make sure I can still play 'Heart-Shaped Box' on Expert.  ...maybe I'll play some ATV: Offroad Fury as well
     4. clean: My indecisive-ness in what to wear leads me in destroying what organization I have with my clothes. Plus I mainly am just going to be wearing the same outfit everyday (not exact but about).
     5. read Atwood: I recently bought 'Moral Disorder' and have only read a few short stories, so if I get the down time I hope to dive into it some more.
     6. finish Dexter: With this I have to have the boy come over, so I hope I do not infect him, shouldn't ...he probably already is though ...but still it is our thing.
     7. movie buff it up: In general, just take suggestions from friends and go with it. 'X-Men: First Class' is on the list.

yep ... that is so far what I have come up with. I just hope the roids are good to me and keep the good days coming.

rare flight.

 beginning.

 still in progress.

' rare FLIGHT '

acrylic. graphite. gesso.

2011

not quite where i want it ... i honestly have no clue where it is going, just letting it be what it wants i guess

up close

To distract myself the other day I decided to wander around the farm and take pictures of all the random, dare I say, junk in our barns and garage.  These are a few of my favorites; I took tons of others like of my mother's 1976 MGB Midget convertible...oh someday we will get it back running - or at least I hope. 

That is Bonkers, she's pleasant...sometimes.