A Style

Hello Everyone, here's a pretty painting of a picture I took. Luke showed me some basics in painter, and I'm liking it. What do you think?

-Elisabeth

Aug 29 – Sep 4, 2010 (This week in my sketches)

First up, we have my ever present artistic dilemma:

This is followed closely by a migraine, literally:

I'm working on sculpting some characters that I've been sketching. Sometimes having a ball of clay in my hands is more productive than a pencil. See you soon if I haven't already..

-Elisabeth

Things that look like things

Here are some colorings and paintings I made; the cool ones.

The last one is a bell pepper.. : /

-Elisabeth

Abstract

Here on special appearance from my books, the abstracts that leaked out this summer.

Present!

I am ready to share what I've been brewing up in my sketch books now! I have been through the harrowing processes of sifting ideas. In the end I have decided to go with what I am most interested in, in a medium I enjoy.

Previously I was planning to explore the implications of birth, death, and rebirth. Although the subject is still deeply relevant and interesting, I have come over the last year to more earthly interests of cooking and eating. Perhaps themes of life and death will come through, but what I intend to explore is the pleasure of food. A sensory exploration of eating. An adventure.

For inspiration I thoroughly enjoy the animation in When The Day Breaks by Wendy Tilby. Specifically I like the combination of old live action footage with 2d animation, and the painted feel I get from the film in general.

I can't promise when I'll get my scans up, but I'll give it a try.

-Elisabeth

ABSENT!

Hmmm. I haven't been posting on my project blog. It's getting close enough to the recommencation of the school year now. I wake up several times a week short of breath fearing what's to come. Don't feel sorry for me. It was my decision to get a degree.

Yes, I have been scribbling in my journals, and on large papers with designs and ideas. I'm not confident in any of it. Maybe a cavalcade of scans here can fix that.

-Elisabeth

My Favs

I thought you might like to know a little about what inspires me. Here's my shortlist.

<--- Here is a figure by James Jean. I really like his colours and forms.

Henri de Toulouse Lautrec is another of my favorites. In general I've really been attracted to and influenced by the whole impressionist movement.

Renoir is another favorite impressionist. I specifically enjoy his ability to capture subjects in a way that makes them feel real. I suppose that kind of skill comes from a good sense of weight and colour/light.

I LOVE Yoshitaka Amano's work. These are the colours I dream of. My favorite pieces always include delicate forms swimming through a chaos of fine patterns.

I'm also a Ernst Haeckel fan. His scientific sketches are fantastic. Beautiful detail.

Lord Frederic Leighton had a fantastic way of making things look dramatic. This was the first painting that stirred me up (The Reconciliation of the Capulets and the Montagues). I really enjoy his portraits of women. They look spectacularly vital, with the exception of Juliet here, who is unfortunately dead.

A Project for the Advanced Technician

Alright, here goes Scary Project. Get ready, I suppose.