This is the progress of the self-portrait I've been working on. I think it's definitely starting to look like me more, I think something about the eyes are off, especially the right eye. I still have some work to do on this piece, but overall I like it.

The beginning of my next piece. I really like the color I used in this piece. My favorite so far is the way the hair is turning out, there is still something off about the facial features though. Blogspot wouldn't let me upload yesterday that's why this is a day late

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I definitely think the reworked one is a huge improvement from the original. I'm having trouble with the legs because in the original figure drawing I did with marker there were so many marks. I plan on further working on the hands, especially the right one and rendering the legs further.

I'm still working on this piece. I really like the way the top face is coming out. The bottom two pieces definitely need to be worked on more. I tried to extend the hair of the top face to take up some of the negative space. Any other suggestions for negative space?

Experiment Rework

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This is my first completed concentration piece. I do not love the idea behind it but that's because it related to my original concentration of "time." Now that my concentration is "gestures" I feel as though I have many more creative options. I like the form of the hand, the finger pointing to the wrist is still really bothering me, I just can't seem to get it right.

Artist statement:
Gestures have the capibility to "speak a thousand words." Body language can contain a message that is much more powerful than spoken words. I feel representing gestures in artwork is a great opportunity for an artist to convey his/her feelings and effectively express a point of view. I am intrigued by gestures because since art does not incorporate spoken words depicting them gives me the opportunity to express my opinions and feelings to the viewer even when I am not present.

Experiments

Summer Homework

My concentration throughout this school year is going to be "time", therefore all my summer art homework's thus far pertain to "time."

This particular piece is a clock created using charcoal. I  feel as if the background of this piece is very strong. I also like the lighting of this piece. The actual numbers on this clock are one of the weaker aspects of this piece.

I intended to illustrate an individual calling "time-out" in this piece. The background of this piece was created utlizing acyrlic paints. The hands were created with oil pastels. I am really proud of the way the hand facing upright came out. I am not so proud of the hand on top. I could definitely work to improve that. I also really like the way the background came out. 

This piece is suppose to represent a "grandfather clock."

This piece is an hourglass and instead of sand i used people clocks etc. The people on the lower half of the hourglass are suppose to represent individuals of past decades. I do not know what to do with the negative space to the left of this hourglass.