Breadth #4

This is a street scene in New York City depicted in cut paper.  I tried to focus on variety, harmony, and rhythm with the paper.  The buildings look a little warped because I am having trouble making it lie completely flat.

Breadth #3

I decided to do a landscape in acrylics inspired by Chuck Close's portrait work. The large majority of the piece is composed of squares. I used a few short lines for detail too fine to be a square. I am thinking about making the red boat house on the edge of the lake more solid looking. I don't really like the way it looks now. Overall, I am happy with the contrast and visual texture.

Breadth #2

Ambiguous Space. Oil pastels and turpentine.  The goal of this piece is to convey ambiguous space.  So I drew rooms going back in space in different directions and to different depths.   The bright, warm colors come forward and the dull, cool colors recede, showing a sense of space.  I retook the picture in better light.  It is no longer super orange.

Breadth #1

Self Portrait. Pencil and prisma color. I added paper scraps from my photography class last year. I think the background is now less distracting and more integrated with the portrait.