Flip Glasses

I made these glasses for a project in my design class. I just felt like making something fun for the end of the semester. There are four different lenses: sunset, Kanye glasses, driving down a road scene, and 3-D glasses.

My Classy Car

I drew this picture of my car on one of the first really nice days this year (before it got cold again). I liked getting out the colored pencils and felt like a little kid with a coloring book. And yes, my car does have a winking headlight:)The transmission is slipping so I wanted to draw a picture of it before it was totally dead. It's a 1986 old school Acura Integra, so its older than I am. This is my very first car and I'm really going to miss it's character when it finally breaks down.

Daniel in the Lions Den

A few weeks ago I went to the National Gallery of Art for my history class. I really enjoyed all of the classic art, especially from the Renaissance. This one in particular really stuck out to me. This version of Daniel in the Lions Den was painted by Peter Paul Rubens in 1615. He captured the expressions so well- the fear in Daniel's face, as well as the vicious lions and their roars. The set up of this painting in the National Gallery also made the impression more memorable. The painting itself is huge, and there is a couch right in front of it so that you can sit and take it all in. The mood in this picture is so perfectly depicted. It makes you scared to look at it, and amazed when you think of the story line behind it.

Tony Savoie: Stay Stray

 Over spring break I went to the long view gallery to see Tony Savoie's "In thoughts and deeds" exhibit. He uses a variety of mixed media to create interesting shadow boxes. This particular piece, "Stay Stray," really stood out to me. The red background is very eye-catching, and the words "stay stray" are very applicable. If you walk closer to it, you can see the different layers that compose the shadow box. The inside of the dog is very mechanical, made of wheels and axles. Some of Tony Savoie's art reminds me of pop art, with the bright colors in the background. I like the contrast of the bright and colorful background with the neutral tones inside the dog.

Gala by Bridget Riley

I really love brain teasing art such as this one. While it's really fun to look at, there was a lot of thought that went into this piece, to create the natural movement it has. The artist, Bridget Riley was born in London in 1931. She created "Gala" in 1974, and it is just one of many mesmerizing works she has done.

Fun in Computer Graphics:)

Playing around with photoshop in my computer graphics class. My favorite animal is a goat....and who doesn't love a farm animal in rainboots:)

High School Project

 I was going through some things in my room and came across this project I did my junior year of high school for an art class. The assignment was to create a comic strip and sculpt an action figure to go along with it. I guess at the time I was pretty serious about pollution and global warming (not that I'm not now...). So, here is Eco! A little creature determined to save the world from pollutants.