UGH

I'm so frustrated. I still don't have my loft bed that raises my matress off the floor for my desk to go under, my apartment looks like an art/clothes bomb went off. Couldn't find tape, can't find pens. I'm calling it a night before I eat this. I really didn't want to tack this :(
Next step inks...



*Update*
First ink layer on the left piece. After I lay down ink on the second I'm going to go in with some loose ink. I've never really worked with ink before, I made so many mistakes...

A Transitional Period

Where did I go?! The Pratt show, Graduation, moving out, moving in (just got my internet a few days ago). I now live in uptown Manhattan. School was like a blow to my stomach, it knocked the wind out of me. But, OH the freedom. I've been filling up little sketch books with very lose work and writing. I feel re energized now and ready to start my projects (working on a few children's books and graphic novel and blah blah galleries, tons of stuff. Its too much of a headache to explain right now.)

So I did this very cliche oil painting. Pretty heads painted on wood? Very Audrey Kawasak (and I see tons of people emulating her). I mostly draw heads in my sketch book with brush pens because of size and freedom and this came out of a doodle I did. I don't think I meant it to look this Audrey-ish, but I guess she inspires me. The purpose of this piece is to be decorative wall art because I just bought tons of paisily blue stuff for my place. Also one of the gallery shows we are to have a piece on wood panel and this is a little practice. I think I'll keep it out of my portfolilo.

I'd LOVE to do my finished pieces this way but its oil and a ton of other stuff and it takes days to dry inbetween. I think I'll keep going with my oils on the side for my Gallery work and personal stuff. Maybe for the covers of the children's books I'm doing now. Hmmm...

Figure Final

I don't post a lot of non-illustration class work, but I like how this turned out. As soon as I get the pictures from my teacher I'll post some figure drawing and another project I did.
I work sort of lose and with inks and erasers in my sketch book, sort of like this. I want to bring some aspects of it into my other work.

London Bombs

Finished this just for me I guess. BLAH, I want to vomit my heart up so I can't feel it anymore.

On the Nile, I'm Snipped

I drew this in the begining of the semester, and just finished it now. I think its one of my better pieces from this semester. I'm a little sad that it's older, but then I also take into consideration all the turmoil and hospitalization shortly after this piece was drawn. It now makes me feel really hopeful for the future out of school. I think I've been through the worst of everything and I hope it only gets better from here. I'll make sure of it.
On a less dramatic note, I forgot if this was a crocodile or alligator. The piece is about female circumcision, take what you want from it. I also did a two color Litho of this I will have to scan when I'm not going crazy trying to finish my finals on time :x