Self Study

Just a super quick study.

deFINE ART

There are some incredible events, lectures and exhibitions this week put on by deFINE ART. I had the chance to hear Jack Whitten speak last night. Wow, that was incredible. It was rich in history, he spoke with passion and experience.
Tonight I went to wonderful Professional Practices discussion panel with three incredible artists.
One of which was Angel Otero who has an incredible show up at the SCAD Museum right now! These paintings use an incredible technique and have wonderful materiality that must be experienced in person. So if you are in Savannah and haven't seen them, go.
I have also fallen in love with Ingrid Calame, a born New Yorker who now works in Los Angeles. She was a wonderful speaker who went on many tangents that were just wonderful and fulfilling. I found what she had to say the most interesting which is probably due to her experience and intense personality. I am always shy when it comes to approaching an artist after a lecture but I built up the courage to say a few words to her tonight.

Here are just a few images of their work:

Local Color: SCAD Painting Club

Local Color is a SCAD student organization of the School of Fine Arts department.
Let's organize shows together, go gallery hopping, visit museums and artist studios, have workshops, painting excursions and more! 

Find us on Facebook and Blogger. 

Advisors: Laura Mosquera
President: Sami Lee Woolhiser
Vice President: Mizuki Katakura
Treasurer: Ji Young Kim
Secretary: Ann Haley

ICC Liaison Officer and additional Publicity Officers wanted!!

Mountain

Here are some new sketches, just playing with some new pens and exploring.

Lossen my worries

Just sketching from some oil studies by Eric Bowman, an amazing painter who was just featured on my favorite blog sweet-station.com!

I've been dealing with some heavy news lately. Two people that I knew have left our world in the past week or so, I have kind of lost track of the days since. One I knew since kindergarden and graduated from high school with, and the other taught me how to make fake blood on a film set just a year ago. I have been lucky so far, not having truly lost anyone close. But lives are taken so easily, we must strive to appreciate who we have in ours now.
Drawing always helps me. Painting is an excellent "cure" for difficult times, it helps me deal with whatever issues are on hand. I am able to work through my thoughts and feed them into the work. Sometimes it is beautiful and sometimes its not.

Dancing in the rain!

Trying to keep my brush moving this quarter though I have been consumed in my installation class, library books and research.

Nona

Beginning with an Acrylic Underpainting 

Lee Krasner

I have recently been conducting research on Lee Krasner for my 20th Century research paper, her work and story are very compelling. I think that she will be influencing my process in the near future.