Drawing 1
"Melting Wax Candles"
12x18, colored pencil, 2021
My idea is a group of candles ,some melting on a table in a house. I got the idea from animated candles from movies and shows because of the way it moves and looks sleek. I sketched the drawing with a light pencil and started filling in the foreground objects with color pencil, then the background objects. I only used colored pencils to make the shading and lighting. This artwork is supposed to picture movement and time over a long period. It is supposed to be calm and peaceful like time. The most difficult part was coloring the background because it took up so much color pencil and hurt my hands. I overcame it by working in small chunks. I would change the colors I used if I could. The style is supposed to be realistic but it's unique because it doesn't look exactly real like a candle and it's still slightly cartoony. I love the candles and tables in the artwork.
“Mountains Across the Water”
8.5 x 11", graphite/oil and chalk pastels/marker, 2021
My idea is a perspective of a dock on water with mountains on an island in the further distance. I got my idea from taking inspirations of landscape dock drawings on google and creating my own version. It evolved to getting critique from others and adding details to make it look more realistic. To make it, first I lightly sketched out what my drawing would look like then started darkening the outlines. After that I colored the water of the lake and the sky with blue and purple pastels and blended them in. Once I was done with that I used a marker to color the dock brown and added graphite shading to give the mountains dimension and made it grey scale. Later, I used brown and green pastels to make land at the bottom of the mountains. My artwork was meant to show peace and make the audience think of nature and noises you hear like water running and wind blowing. There were symbolic sounds behind my artwork to convey what was happening in it. The most difficult part was shading the sky without messing up the mountains. I overcame this by using a very small tool to shade more accurately and not ruin the mountains. I would change the colors I used to shade if I could do it again. It has a realistic style and it's unique to my own personal style because I used less references and focused more on making it look how I wanted it to. I love the blending of colors.
“Girl on Roses”
11x14, colored pencil/ graphite, 2021
My idea is supposed to picture a girl covered in roses. I got my idea from looking at flower drawings of roses and came up with the idea. Most of it was depicted from my imagination and what I came up with. I started by sketching the human part of the portrait in pencil, then sketching the roses over top. After that I darkened and cleaned the outlines and started adding red pencil to the roses. Lastly I added black and white shading around the body and gave the hair dimension. There is no symbol behind the artwork but I wanted it to be bold and eye-catching. I wanted the audience to see an elegant movement across it but still defined. There is no meaning behind the artwork . The most difficult part was the face but I got over it by looking at references and using roses to cover spots I couldn't handle. If i could change something about the artwork i would change the hair. The art style is a mix of realistic and surrealism. It's unique to my style because I used my imagination to put unique things into the artwork. I love roses the most.
"Deerly Blossoms"
9x11, graphite/charcoal, 2021
My idea was a drawing of a deer but the neck had a garland of plants and flowers wrapped around it. I got my idea because I love deers and they remind me of fall colors. The plants came into play later to make it look more detailed and less boring. I sketched drawing with a light pencil then started adding dimension and black shading a color with different types of graphite, using the lightest for the fur and the darkest for the dark spots. I used black and white charcoal to light and shade the drawing. The artwork was supposed to show innocence, I made the deer look harmless and soft. There was a sparkle in its eyes and the flowers gave it elegance and a sense of purity. The most difficult part was adding detail with only black and white. I made swift strokes and movements to imitate fur and veins in plants to give it texture and detail. If I could change starting over I'd make it bigger and add more plants. The style is supposed to be realistic and it's unique because the eyes are bigger and it looks more softer than a normal deer would. I love the face of the deer and the highlights.