Apr 8, 2024 | Drawing Entry |
Entry A 11” x 14”, drawing with charcoal and colored pencil This colored pencil and charcoal drawing is one of a Great Horned Owl. I chose to use charcoal for the head to contrast the fiery yellow eye of the owl to further the look of determination in its...
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Apr 8, 2024 | Drawing Entry |
Entry B 12″x14″, Paper, Graphite and Charcoal This drawing of the rustic castle, surrounded by rocks, and floating on an uprooted island, is my visual interpretation of a quote from J.R.R Tolkien!s Mythopoeia. It says, “I will not walk with your...
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Apr 8, 2024 | Drawing Entry |
Entry C 12″ x 18″, Graphite My art piece was inspired by a reference of the Greek Temple Artemis. I really focused on value in pencil shading while also using this project as a study in perspective. In school, we studied Greek architecture and style of...
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Apr 8, 2024 | Drawing Entry |
Entry D 11″x14″, Graphite and paper I was always fond of still-life pieces. I think they show a desire to capture and preserve moments in an impermanent world, a response to the brevity of life. In creating this graphite drawing, I was influenced by Jean...
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Apr 8, 2024 | Drawing Entry |
Entry E 10.5 x 13.5, Graphite I created this piece while in art class under the guidance of my teacher, but as far as I know, there was no artist that influenced the project.
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Apr 8, 2024 | Drawing Entry |
Entry F 10×14 (16×20 with matte), Graphite, white charcoal, grey toned paper, This drawing of an elk skull was done in Tre Colore, with graphite and white charcoal pencil on gray toned paper. During my time on this project, our class referenced Georgia...
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Apr 8, 2024 | Drawing Entry |
Entry G 16″ by 20″, pastels on suede paper I took inspiration (and my reference photo) for this piece from Paul Croes, an animal photographer who has a whole collection dedicated to dogs. This was great for me because primarily, I’m a major dog...
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Apr 8, 2024 | Drawing Entry |
Entry H 12″x9″, Graphite on 100% cotton paper Inspiration is drawn from John Singer Sargent.
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Apr 8, 2024 | Drawing Entry |
Entry I 10.5 x 14.5, chalk pastels N/A
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Apr 8, 2024 | Drawing Entry |
Entry J 9” x 12”, White and black charcoal pencils on charcoal paper This piece is a hand study I completed with white and black charcoal pencils. I tried to capture both the structure of the hand as well as the dramatic light and shadow present. I did this by trying...
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Apr 8, 2024 | Drawing Entry |
Entry K 16″ x 20″, Graphite Pencil on Paper Overall, these drawings were something that had to be a little more creative than I usually do. And by that I mean, I’m usually someone who gets inspiration from other artists’ work or images, or...
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Apr 8, 2024 | Drawing Entry |
Entry L 10X12, Pen and Ink I created my artwork “Best Friends”, in honor of my two cousins who are portrayed in my pen and ink drawing. I selected my original reference photo due to the emotion in each of their faces, realizing how the contrast in their expressions...
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Apr 8, 2024 | Drawing Entry |
Entry M 11″x14″, graphite and charcoal “I was inspired by the artist Francois Bonvin’s artwork, A Woman Spinning Flax, and his utilization of very strong light that fades into darkness. In my composition, I portrayed God as light as He reaches down...
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Apr 8, 2024 | Drawing Entry |
Entry N 8.5″ x 11″, Creativity I would say that my older brother has been my greatest inspiration. As I was growing up, I have many memories of my brother drawing with simply a mechanical pencil. My desire was always to be able to draw like him. His...
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Apr 8, 2024 | Drawing Entry |
Entry O 14 1/2 x 11 1/2, pencils, tortillon C.S. Lewis’s book series The Chronicles of Narnia influenced this drawing because Aslan is an excellent depiction of Christ. When I look at Aslan, I can see the love of Christ in his eyes. Reading Narnia with my...
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