Tiger GIF

For starters, I didn't realize the statement needed to be submitted the day before class. I thought as long as it was before class it would be okay. So for that, I apologize and will submit future work the day prior to class. Okay. Once I knew we had to have a surreal aspect to it, I still wanted it to be similar or based off of my original idea. So I made a tiger with bees coming out of it's mouth. Personally, I enjoy the surreal GIFs where something is amiss like opening a door and Wonderland being on the other side or  having the galaxy trapped in a fish bowl. I love tigers and have always wanted to do something based off of my childhood friend which was a giant white saber tooth tiger. I know, it's cheesy. So I took the opportunity to play around with that. In the end I decided on using a regular tiger and I wanted something odd to come out of its mouth during a yawn, just very casually. I thought it would be slightly funny to have tiny striped things come out of a larger striped thing and that's what led me to bees. I did think about using flies but that felt too grim and I wanted to keep it somewhat light hearted. For starters, I masked the tiger and bee onto a bamboo forest and made a few copies of the bee. I know the opening of the mouth looks so unnatural but their mouths pull back and wrinkle up when they yawn or roar so making that transition felt impossible to me. Aside from that I did the process of placing, saving as a JPEG, moving it a little, saving it as another JPEG, until I was finished. I then created the video timeline compiled of frames from layers. I'm happy with how it turned out aside from the mouth and particularly happy that it was more on the bright side in terms of theme.

2D Methods: Mixed Media

I was really happy with what was in the Tis the Secor. My family enjoyed themselves even though I had to kind of push them a little to get them talking about the works. I'm also happy with adding the extra flowers to it, I think it helped incorporate the material I used at the top to make it feel more balanced. Having my two canvas boards (the brown one and white one) also helped to show my family that humor I was trying to convey with that piece as well as the face cut out. I think having it in the darker area also helped with that. Stephanie's heart box with the red glowing light also added a mood that I wouldn't have been able to do without it so I am happy that she placed it where she did. I know it is a little off topic but I'm grateful for the Tis the Secor show. It got my family here to Toledo on their own accord (I didn't have to ask them to come) considering this isn't their favorite thing to do. Even so, I was able to get them talking and I was amazed by their views of all the work including mine. Regardless of the fact that I think they had more fun at dinner afterwards, it was the first time my family actively chose to be a part of this art world that I love so much and for that I am very very grateful.

2D Methods: Mixed Media

Here are a few images I gathered that I referenced to during the process of making my dad's portrait. I stumbled upon the artist Francoise Nielly. These are all portraits done by her and they are very intriguing to me. Her ability to render the face with these bold colors must be very empowering. Not that there's anything wrong with a realistic portrait but the colors are so bright that I can't help feeling better, about anything and everything, when I look at them. The people don't even have to look happy. My dad's portrait isn't finished but I want to keep working on it when the semester is over. I think it'll be a challenge as I've already hit many road blocks with it but I'm going to keep trying. I want to make his portrait bright and complex and in a way that always makes me feel happy when I look at it.

2D Methods: Mixed Media

A few things have happened. I got sick...again. On the plus side, I have made some progress and changed directions a little bit. I made progress on the portrait of my dad to find out that I should have been more self-conscious of how and what colors I was choosing to apply. Trying to go back in with more paint to change how it looks only made it worse so I decided to start over. I will use the old canvas for something else in the future. I have also made progress in my face-cut-out while also deciding that I need some fake flowers at the bottom which I will be buying tomorrow. I wish it wasn't so big so that I could work on it at home but then again I like that it is so big. I also want to make another small image using gouache paint with colored pencils but I'm not sure what else to make. It is becoming difficult to think of ideas.

                    
                     

2D Methods: Mixed Media

Here is my progress on my dad's portrait. As much as I hate stippling, I've been enjoying this painting. I plan on adding hole punched colored paper to further accentuate the fact that I am stippling. I also changed the colors a bit. I added white to my list (yellow, red, blue, and black) to help get the affect I want.

2D Methods: Mixed Media

I gathered a few images in light of re-doing the top layer of my human life cycle. I also made progress on my face cut-out but neglected to document it. I am still getting used to that. I plan on purchasing fabric and paint to continue the work.

2D Methods: Mixed Media

I got started on my portrait of m dad. The picture isn't very detailed because it is only my sketch for a rough outline. I plan on filling the space with color with certain meanings. For instance, the times my dad has mad me:

Yellow=smile/happy, Blue=cry/sad, Red=angry/frustrated, Black=empty/lonely.