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Art Every Day 2.0 | Free Choice | Work In Progress

Here is a work in progress.

Lots of hair and some shoulder action still needed..among other things.

Little Prism Boy

I'm really liking this guy.

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Art Every Day 2.0 | Visual Journaling | Watercolor Kaleidoscope

In August I began a graduate program in Art Therapy at Eastern Virginia Medical School.

This is very exciting for me.

With this program I will be making a lot of art, and reading a SHIT TON of books, articles, and all that jazz.  Sooooo I thought I would re-start my Art Every Day via school stuff.  Some of it will be visual journaling, some in class exercises, and then just some miscellaneous stuff.

Sounds good right?

Right.

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I'll have to put up an updated photo soon, with some minor graphite additions.

Visual Journal Entry

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Art Every Day 2.0 | A Response | Geometric Tree

In August I began a graduate program in Art Therapy at Eastern Virginia Medical School.

This is very exciting for me.

With this program I will be making a lot of art, and reading a SHIT TON of books, articles, and all that jazz.  Sooooo I thought I would re-start my Art Every Day via school stuff.  Some of it will be visual journaling, some in class exercises, and then just some miscellaneous stuff.

Sounds good right?

Right.

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This image is a geometric tree in response to a group activity I participated in at school.

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The image isn't that great, but the grey bogus paper makes it look even WORSE!

Art Every Day 2.0 | A Response | Altered Magazine Page

In August I began a graduate program in Art Therapy at Eastern Virginia Medical School.

This is very exciting for me.

With this program I will be making a lot of art, and reading a SHIT TON of books, articles, and all that jazz.  Sooooo I thought I would re-start my Art Every Day via school stuff.  Some of it will be visual journaling, some in class exercises, and then just some miscellaneous stuff.

Sounds good right?

Right.

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This image was made in response to a group experience I had 17 September.

 

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Art Every Day 2.0 | A Fresh Start | Clay Peony

Since I graduated from UMW in May I began a graduate program in Art Therapy.

This is very exciting for me.

With this program I will be making a lot of art, and reading a SHIT TON of books, articles, and all that jazz.  Sooooo I thought I would re-start my Art Every Day via school stuff.  Some of it will be visual journaling, some in class exercises, and then just some miscellaneous stuff.

Sounds good right?

Right.

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This is something I worked on in my Process and Materials class.  It is clay.  We were working through sensory art making, so this piece was done with my eyes closed, with no preconceived notion of what it might become.

When I opened my eyes and looked at it I immediately thought of a peony. 

My favorite flower.

While I was working with the clay a flower was the last thing on my mind.  In fact, my mind was wandering through things that need to be read, clothes that needed to be dropped at the cleaners, toothpaste that needs to be bought...flowers?  Nope, but it didn't take my mind more than a split second to see a flower.

That seems like a good sign.

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Flowers... are a proud assertion that a ray of beauty outvalues all the utilities of the world. 

~Ralph Waldo Emerson

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I proceeded to smash and smush this into a few other shapes before retiring the ball of clay back to the pile. 

This was all about the process.

Art Every Day 2.0 | Overdue Work In Progress

Acylic and handmade paper...so far.

Art Every Day 2.0 | Rejoycing Art Inspiration

I love to watch Jonas Gerard Paint!

One day I hope to be able to see one of his performance/demos in person.

Note: at 3:07 I actually YELLED out "I LOVE that!"

Enjoy.

 

                                                                                                                                                                                                              

Another amazing Jonas Gerard video...revisited

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What did you make today?

New Painting

Okay, so this painting isn't brand new.  I did it mostly last semester, but this summer I did a bit more,  So...I guess it is new, cause it is finaly finished.

It is acrylic, pieces of window screen, and graphite.

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Art Every Day 2.0 | SLACK-AHOLIC!

Really, when it comes to updating I have been slacking, but let me assure you I HAVE NOT been slacking where it really counts---> in the studio!  In fact I am taking an installation class and making a mobile wearable, designing a studio installation, participating in building an installation on the porch of the art department and working on Green-ifying a shed on campus!

 

Here are some of the mobile wearable sketches, nothing special, but an idea for ya!

Art Every Day 2.0 | Making Art

This image is part of the process for me.  I have been working on a new painting so I attached a loose piece of canvas below the painting on the support structure of the main canvas. 

Anyway...I have been working with a spray bottle A LOT on this one.  SO FUN.  Of course while I am using the spray bottle there is water and paint dripping everywhere, now it is dripping down to this scrap piece of canvas!

It's like two pieces of art in one!  LOVE THAT!

This is after only a few drips, can't wait to make more today!