Proposal
Based on the images and text below, I will provide artwork to fill the showcases of the Gannett-Tripp Library. For each work of art, I will also provide text. Incorporating diversified mediums of art in the showcase, as well as displaying numerous and varied styles, allows for viewers to observe and recognize a greater selection of art.
Based on the images and text below, I will provide artwork to fill the showcases of the Gannett-Tripp Library. For each work of art, I will also provide text. Incorporating diversified mediums of art in the showcase, as well as displaying numerous and varied styles, allows for viewers to observe and recognize a greater selection of art.
Thomas Shelby (The Peaky Blinders)
Thomas Shelby (The Peaky Blinders)
Thomas Shelby is the main protagonist of the show "The Peaky Blinders", set in Birmingham, England, in 1919. I began watching the show on Netflix and instantly became a major fan with the environment and design of the entire show.
Thomas Shelby is the main protagonist of the show "The Peaky Blinders", set in Birmingham, England, in 1919. I began watching the show on Netflix and instantly became a major fan with the environment and design of the entire show.
For my drawing class in the first term, I decided to do one of my sketchbook drawings involving cloth and a great deal of shading with charcoal. I had wanted to draw Shelby for a long time, and I finally sat down and did it. In the end, this drawing has become one of my favorite works that I have done.
For my drawing class in the first term, I decided to do one of my sketchbook drawings involving cloth and a great deal of shading with charcoal. I had wanted to draw Shelby for a long time, and I finally sat down and did it. In the end, this drawing has become one of my favorite works that I have done.
Mike Stud
Mike Stud
Mike Stud is a music and performance artist, but before his music career, he was a pitcher for Duke University's baseball team. When Mike was in college, he posted a music video to YouTube that ended up going viral, eventually launching his music career.
Mike Stud is a music and performance artist, but before his music career, he was a pitcher for Duke University's baseball team. When Mike was in college, he posted a music video to YouTube that ended up going viral, eventually launching his music career.
This drawing was also for my first term drawing class, and again with charcoal. This is a fairly large drawing, and at first to think about drawing a portrait this big sounded extremely intimidating. When I heard that the portrait could be of anyone, I knew I wanted to draw Mike Stud.
This drawing was also for my first term drawing class, and again with charcoal. This is a fairly large drawing, and at first to think about drawing a portrait this big sounded extremely intimidating. When I heard that the portrait could be of anyone, I knew I wanted to draw Mike Stud.
Just a Twig
Just a Twig
This is just a twig, but a twig that I became very proud of. Again, this was in my drawing class, and my professor brought in a pile of sticks for us to draw. So, I set one on my desk, and started to draw it. Soon the detail came along, and then the shadow added a dimension that realistically brought the twig visually off the paper. Even though this was a practice sketch in class, I appreciated the assignment and had a lot of fun drawing a realistic twig for the first time.
This is just a twig, but a twig that I became very proud of. Again, this was in my drawing class, and my professor brought in a pile of sticks for us to draw. So, I set one on my desk, and started to draw it. Soon the detail came along, and then the shadow added a dimension that realistically brought the twig visually off the paper. Even though this was a practice sketch in class, I appreciated the assignment and had a lot of fun drawing a realistic twig for the first time.
Bear Necessities ("The Jungle Book")
Bear Necessities ("The Jungle Book")
"The Jungle Book" is a classic, and my roomate and I with a couple friends watched it one night. As I watched it I thought, "Someone drew and designed every background and character in this movie", and so I took that thought and drew it for myself. It had been years since I drew cartoon characters while looking at a reference, and I was extremely excited to do it again. This is a small and simple drawing, but one of those drawings that was super fun and easy to do.
"The Jungle Book" is a classic, and my roomate and I with a couple friends watched it one night. As I watched it I thought, "Someone drew and designed every background and character in this movie", and so I took that thought and drew it for myself. It had been years since I drew cartoon characters while looking at a reference, and I was extremely excited to do it again. This is a small and simple drawing, but one of those drawings that was super fun and easy to do.
Lighthouse at Sunset (Delhi Paint and Paper Store- Front Window Display)
Lighthouse at Sunset (Delhi Paint and Paper Store- Front Window Display)
Painted with acrylics on nine canvas panels, I put together this painting for the summer season as a window display. I've done multiple displays for my town's local paint store, but this one is most definitely one of my favorite works that I have done for them. The nine panels can all be taken apart and separated.
Painted with acrylics on nine canvas panels, I put together this painting for the summer season as a window display. I've done multiple displays for my town's local paint store, but this one is most definitely one of my favorite works that I have done for them. The nine panels can all be taken apart and separated.
Breaching Whale
Breaching Whale
This was one of my earliest pyrography pieces, or wood burnings, that I had done, and I consider it to be the piece that made pyrography one of my favorite mediums of art. I found a picture of a humpback whale online, heated up the pen, and started to burn. I felt like something was missing at one point, and decided to go for it and add a reflection. That was the moment that I knew I loved adding reflections and shadows in my work.
This was one of my earliest pyrography pieces, or wood burnings, that I had done, and I consider it to be the piece that made pyrography one of my favorite mediums of art. I found a picture of a humpback whale online, heated up the pen, and started to burn. I felt like something was missing at one point, and decided to go for it and add a reflection. That was the moment that I knew I loved adding reflections and shadows in my work.
Jumping Fish Near the Bridge
Jumping Fish Near the Bridge
While having the inspiration of a landscape with trees and mountains in mind, I knew ahead of time that this would be a major task to wood burn such a scene. With patience and time, this became one of my most detailed projects in pyrography.
While having the inspiration of a landscape with trees and mountains in mind, I knew ahead of time that this would be a major task to wood burn such a scene. With patience and time, this became one of my most detailed projects in pyrography.
Uncle Steve's Christmas Gift
Uncle Steve's Christmas Gift
Artwork makes great gifts, so for Christmas, I decided to wood burn a picture of my uncle pulling my siblings and best friend and I behind his snowmobile. I had no idea what to wood burn for him, so when I saw this picture, I knew I had to recreate it.
Artwork makes great gifts, so for Christmas, I decided to wood burn a picture of my uncle pulling my siblings and best friend and I behind his snowmobile. I had no idea what to wood burn for him, so when I saw this picture, I knew I had to recreate it.
Sister's Puppy
Sister's Puppy
I laughed at my sister when she gave me a rough and ridged piece of wood and said, "I want you wood burn Zan on this", I responded by saying, "There is no way...this wood is way too rough". She begged, I gave in, and it ended up being a great gift for her.
I laughed at my sister when she gave me a rough and ridged piece of wood and said, "I want you wood burn Zan on this", I responded by saying, "There is no way...this wood is way too rough". She begged, I gave in, and it ended up being a great gift for her.
Moose at Moonrise
Moose at Moonrise
To continue with the pyrography gifts, this piece was for my Grandfather. I loved the idea of not needing any detail in the water other than reflections, and I found it amazing how instantly the mind turns the emptiness into water. The detailed moose, detailed trees, and the mountains way off in the distance gives this piece a sense of space and openness.
To continue with the pyrography gifts, this piece was for my Grandfather. I loved the idea of not needing any detail in the water other than reflections, and I found it amazing how instantly the mind turns the emptiness into water. The detailed moose, detailed trees, and the mountains way off in the distance gives this piece a sense of space and openness.
Shooting Star
Shooting Star
The Shooting Star wood burning started out as a tree on a hill, which soon was accompanied by a bench, but what is a bench without someone sitting on it? The person had to be looking at something, so why not a shooting star over an illuminated moon? And hills with a river flowing into a lake? Perfect.
The Shooting Star wood burning started out as a tree on a hill, which soon was accompanied by a bench, but what is a bench without someone sitting on it? The person had to be looking at something, so why not a shooting star over an illuminated moon? And hills with a river flowing into a lake? Perfect.
House Perspective
House Perspective
Linear perspective is something that can be confusing, difficult, easy, straightforward, and fun all at the same time. The vanishing points gave this house a great sense of dimension and form, while the shading and detail added that extra impression of realism. The lighthouse in the back is slightly based off of the lighthouse in my painting "Lightouse at Sunset".
Linear perspective is something that can be confusing, difficult, easy, straightforward, and fun all at the same time. The vanishing points gave this house a great sense of dimension and form, while the shading and detail added that extra impression of realism. The lighthouse in the back is slightly based off of the lighthouse in my painting "Lightouse at Sunset".
Fishing in the Shade
Fishing in the Shade
Bored at work one day, I grabbed a sheet of paper out of the printer, took a pencil, and drew a bridge. The inspiration grew more and more after each line. Perhaps it was the thought of being outside, fishing in the shade with a beautiful countryside, rather than being at work that evolved this drawing.
Bored at work one day, I grabbed a sheet of paper out of the printer, took a pencil, and drew a bridge. The inspiration grew more and more after each line. Perhaps it was the thought of being outside, fishing in the shade with a beautiful countryside, rather than being at work that evolved this drawing.