An Aesop's fable I illustrated and made into a book for class.

Hello, Mr. Yeti! Currently I'm working on two stories for two classes, and this is one of them. I've sketched out my characters and I'm really excited because I have my manuscript written already (it's still a rough..so it'll need work) and I'll have more room to work with. This is one of my characters..a Yeti..as I'm sure you can already tell. I got my idea for the story randomly at the beginning of this semester..things are shaping up!



So I never did post the finished version of this painting. This painting was done in memory of my friend Cristina. It was done from a picture of her when she took a trip to El Salvador, and it's one of my favorites. Miss you Cris <3

The Sketchbook Project: 2011

Last week I signed up for the Sketchbook Project (you sign up online, and they send you a sketchbook to fill up and send back. Hundreds of sketchbooks will be taken on a tour throughout various cities in the country so people can take a look at them.) and this morning I got my sketchbook in the mail! I'm so excited to get started!

Backgrounds (with value studies) I've done for class last semester

Something I've been working on for one of my classes.. :)

master copy of John Singer Sargent's "Lady Agnew"

***(The castle with the bright blue background is a color copy of Sleeping Beauty)*** This has been what I've been working on lately..homework..projects. I've been doing mostly painting this semester. My friend Rocio always ends up being my guinea pig when I need a model for my projects ( 2nd image---thanks Rocio!!). I haven't painted any live figures nor have I touched oil paints til this semester so I would consider that painting pretty successful. As for the sleeping beauty painting that project took a very, very long time but I had a lot of fun since I got to use all these bright colors. Currently I'm working on a portrait (last image) for my watercolor class..the thought of doing a figure in watercolor made me a little nervous but its actually coming out pretty well, so my fears have settled a bit. It's a favorite picture of mine so I really wanted to do it. There will be more to come!!...

Busy Busy Semester!!

All I have this semester are art classes, so for me, I've been frantically painting away! Its the last two weeks so there's a lot to do. I finished my last in-class painting for my life drawing class today...it turned out pretty good I think...