new drawing

I have been working hard on this drawing. I'd like to include it in my portfolio to apply for schools. Want to add a bit more but afraid it's going to get too fussy looking.

working, working, working

My messy desk, with a lunch tray to mix paint on and thin out ink. A stray map of Savannah. Some text books I never open.

New drawing on a lonely old paper bag. Just the beginning stage here.

Started these on scrap paper I have hoarded. I love them with all my heart, but they won't look this way for long. Soon they'll get a wash of white to push it all into the background to anchor new drawings.

Ugh, they're so cute. I'll remember you acrylic messes.

Beginnings

Just the beginning of some new drawings I've been working on.

detail

detail

Attack Hoppers

I was walking into the studio to pick these pieces up out of my studio space when a gigantic grasshopper jumped right into my face and smacked into my glasses.
It totally came out of nowhere and then buzzed around smacking into walls. I felt kind of guilty leaving him trapped inside but I wasn't about to be sneak attacked again.

Third drawing of the semester and I like the direction in which things are going. It's kind of refreshing, making these carefully planned little shrines to my found object collections. Trying to find a balance between rendering forms and patterns, as well as incorporating more layers and hand stitching.
I think this new shift in concepts could carry me pretty far.