Completed Camera Drawing

 For this piece I chose to use pencil and paper (11x17). As was mentioned in a previous blog post, this piece was intended be mainly a practice for studying freehand perspective and different shading techniques. There was a fair amount of time that was spent drawing and redrawing the lens portion. This is something that will just have to come over time with a decent amount of practice.

 When this piece was critiqued there was not very much constructive criticism. Many believed that the piece was well executed, especially in regard to the shading. Though it was well received by the audience, there are certain aspects, such as parts of the perspective which will have to be improved upon in the future. 

 As noted earlier the main strength of this piece is its shading. One of the primary reasons for this is because it was what the most time was spent on. Once again, improving the perspective would be most easily executed by taking more time to set up the structure of my drawing.

Lily Mae Martin Artist Comparison

 The artist I chose to compare my most recent piece with is, Lily Mae Martin. She  resides and works in Victoria, Australia. The piece of hers I chose is similar in two main ways. First off it is an older camera, an old Kodak Brownie to be specific. The second and most important reason is because she uses similar shading techniques such as crosshatching, and line weight using pencils with different softnesses. All lines in this work appear to be prominent and quite crisp. This causes it to really pop out at the viewer. 

In Process Camera Drawing (Minolta Maxxum 9000)

 This is an in process freehand drawing of an old Minolta camera. I originally started this piece because I needed several observational drawings in order to meet certain college portfolio requirements. As a lot of my artwork shows, I tend to be more abstractly and hands-on focused. I have done observational drawings in the past, but it was awhile back. My main goal for this piece was to use it as a way for me to delve into more observational drawing and different shading techniques as well as improve upon my freehand understanding of perspective.

Octopus Drawing Update

 For this piece I decided to add some color to give it a bit of umph. This decision was made once again after receiving comments about doing something to remove the excess white space. I though this was a great idea although I didn’t want to use colors that one would usually associate with an octopus. So, giving it a little thought I chose to go with a pop-art sort of feel, choosing to give the drawing a bright colors and clean lines. 

Table Drawing Update

The only change made to the table drawing was the finishing of the grey floor. This was changed mainly because I had received several comments on the floor and how it did not appear to be finished. After making the change I the piece was almost instantly more visually appealing to me.

Artwork #3

For this piece I chose to use pencil and paper (11x17). To most, this piece portrays an octopus, however it is truly up to the viewer to express what they really see. This piece is made from a series of somewhat simple scribbles, but in a way the small parts all work together to create something bigger and better. In the words of my art teacher, these smaller scribbles create an “implied line”.

This piece was never intended to be about anything. In a way, it came into its’ own existence from letting my mind wander while I happened to have a pencil in my hand. It is something from nothing. I had no idea this fun little doodle would eventually turn into a larger creature. I believe many others will see the octopus as I do, however there is still leeway that allows the viewer’s mind to wander. This piece tells its own story of how something came out of nothing, and how something originally thought to be abstract, would later on be altered, creating a new idea.

As noted earlier one of the main things this piece is good at doing is creating a false sense of order and shape. Its many small pieces help create an implied line. Others have suggested the addition of color into the “creature”, however I am convinced that doing so would distract and subliminally suggest what the piece is rather than let the viewer decide for themselves.

Artwork #2

This piece was created with pencil, pen, and colored pastel, on paper (roughly 17x11). The viewer will notice the conceptual table design, and how it may look in a certain space. The viewer may also get a better understanding of how I wish the table to look simply due to it being drawn in perspective. I also tried making the table seem up close, and the walls back several feet.

This piece is specifically aimed at helping viewers visualize my ideas for the design of this table. To me, this piece is mainly a step forward, and a step closer to having a final design and actually creating this table. I think others would agree on the design of the table as well as how it was presented to them in perspective. As many from the Wellington art community are aware, this piece does in fact tell a story that continues to be told. So far, some of the key points on which this story touches, is the ability to grow people’s minds through bring ing design awareness into our community. It represents not only the design of a great table, but the people and great ideas needed to make it possible.

From my understanding based on others’ opinions, and my own, this piece shows understanding of color, shading, perspective, and overall design as well as clean/crisp lines. I believe that there is room for improvement regarding certain aspects of my perspective, such as scale and depth. There really is only one thing that I might have, and still may do differently which is to fade out or just completely color in the large white portion at the bottom of the page. I am mostly thinking about coloring it all in, and therefore making it part of the floor.