Bird Bear. Buff Clay with Acrylic Paint. 2017. When making this piece, we had to use two different animals and their features to make a whole new animal. I chose to use the body of a bear, wings of a bird, feet and beak of a bird, and I added a scaly tail to add something different to the sculpture. I wanted the piece to look dark but beautiful. I chose to do a dark body so the wings and feet stand out and look colorful and alive. I had this piece in a sitting position to give it a more friendly appearance, instead of a dark scary look. I also painted the eyes the same color as the wings so they would pop away from the dark fur of the body and face.
Flower Power. Watercolor and Sharpie. 2018. For this piece I wanted all the focus to be on one thing instead of many. When I started painting the middle flower, I decided it would be interesting if I added flowers next to it that would be fading in color to add more attention to the center flower. I chose to this on a large scale as well to make it something to you could see from across a room. After I finished the flowers, I used black sharpie and added thick and thin lines going into the center flower to make it look as if the center flower is popping off the page.
Living Lights. Acrylic Paint. 2017. In this painting, I wanted to depict a scene from my childhood. Going out and catching fireflies with my brothers was the usual summer night for us. I chose to do this painting because I wanted to take the viewer back to their childhood. I want them to remember the fun times they would have as kids. The sense of being care free, the laughter, the bumps and bruises, and the all around happiness. I wanted to use dark greens and blues to depict the perfect summer night. I would layer the paint on to give the painting life and dimension. I wanted the viewer to be able to walk around the painting and see something new that would jump out at them. I also layered the paint to make the candle and flame. This gives the painting more of a warm feel with the dark blues and greens for the background. I want this painting to take the viewers back to a happy place in time.
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