The Skeletal Structure...pelvis

Bacchus. Marble, 80in. high. Commission in 1496.
The pelvis I find to be more enjoyable to draw, however, it is a little bit more difficult. I found the difficulties when doing this piece was what was shown and what was hidden.

The Dying Captive. Marble, 7ft high. Belonging to the Julius tomb.1514-1516.
This piece was fairly easy to do compared with the others since it was the front view. It was easier to go by a model and determine what you saw, since you see the whole front that made my job quite easy.

Pieta(Madonna della Febbre). Marble, 69in high. Contract was made on August 27, 1498. The only work by Michelangelo with a genuine signature.
This is my favorite piece by Michelangelo and perhaps my favorite sculpture. This was somewhat of a challenge because, like the first one, I had to figure out what parts are hidden and what would be seen.

All pieces were done by Michelangelo:
Phaidon,(2007). Michelangelo, painting, sculpture, arhitecture (Phaidon Press Limited). New York:NY. (Original work published in 1953)

The Skeletal Structure...

Adam. Detail from The Creation of Man. 1511. Sistine Chapel Ceiling. Fresco-painting.

This was a difficult structure to figure out, I felt the torso was so wide that the egg shape of the ribs were too big.

David ('The Giant'). Marble, about 16ft high. The contract with Michelangelo is dated August 16, 1501.

This figure was easier to figure out since it was a straight on view. The spine however is a little harder for me to figure out because of the view. I feel that I still struggle with the curves of the spine and how they look in correlation to the position of the body when I don't see it from the side.

The Heroic Captive. Belonging to the Julius tomb. Marble, 7ft high. 1544.

I find this view to be the most enjoyable to figure out. You are able to see the line in the spine and the profile of the chest.

All pieces were done by Michelangelo:

Phaidon, (2007). Michelangelo, painting, sculpture, architecture(Phaidon Press Limited). New York: NY. (Original work published in 1953)

Life Drawing Thus Far..

The sketches go from the top being the most recent, and the older ones going down. By drawing just what I saw I found myself getting the proportions all wrong and not being able to fit the whole body in the space I allowed myself. By using the technique taught in class I am able to fit the whole image in and get the proportions a little better than I had previously. This whole process goes by a lot smoother once I get the general placement down and just fill in what should be there.

This was my photography final. This was by far the most enjoyable thing i've done. I was looking for a way to incorporate my family in my art work and this was what I came up with. This was my own take on the speak no evil, hear no evil, and see no evil. It was really interesting working with natural light and bouncing off a white piece of paper. I had to create a make-shift studio by pinning a black sheet to my sisters wall, while I was taking the photos whomever wasn't in the picture had to balance the huge piece of white paper. I chose for everyone to be wearing the same black sweater to not only bring consistency to each photo but give it a theatrical look since the hands and faces are very white in contrast.

This was the first project in Graphic Design 2. The project was to pick a logo or product that we felt needed a change. I chose to play with the Spotted Cow Beer design. This was in a way difficult since they don't really have a logo, so I just made up my own design that could be used for the logo and the design of the bottle and carrying case.

This was the final painting in my painting 1 class. This was a memory piece, the two red balloons represent two people, the figure below represents both my sister and I. This was also a very enjoyable project but it took me all semester to come up with my technique. The canvas is has a clear gesso and the paint is watered down to the point where it's pretty much tinted water. This helps me in layering the paint and being able to control. I work with acrylic paint which drys very quickly. By watering down the paint it gives a really cool affect if you start in the middle of the object I am able to get a really nice clear hard edge on the object almost outlining it.