I did a study of the human eye in my research workbook. I think I should have made the contrast of the darks and lights a lot stronger. I tried to practice different ages, genders, and races.

These are actually 2 seperate pages in my Research Workbook. The Marilyn page was based off of our paper cutting project. I was doing a study of Andy Warhol and practicing drawing portraits. I also tried to incorporate a cool color scheme and pattern to tie it in. The page on the right was my experimentation of "encaustic wax" at home. I melted crayons with matches (that I actually attached to the page) and brightened up the black and white images.

I started off using acrylic paint to create a background. Then, I cut the word "design" and sectioned off the painted paper. I wanted to combine the paper cutting that we were using in class with paint. It was pretty fun to make. Unintentionally, the colors sort of remind me of sherbet. (: I wish I would have spent more time developing my color scheme though.

Research Workbook

This was my interpretation of encaustic wax before we talked about it in class... I like the image itself. I tried to highlight the darker colors in the image by melting crayons with matches. It was pretty fun to do. But, I think that it would look better if the wax wasn't so splotchy-looking.

Encaustic Experiments

This is another experiment. I actually ended up using a theme that is similar to this for my current art project. I liked incorporating the architecture. I think it needs some more color. I think I only used parafin wax for this one.

Research for Encaustic Project

This experiment was my favorite. I like the colors and the use of three-dimensional objects. I think it looks very mixed media-esque, which I love. I think I could have used a little more color though.

Chinese Paper Cut Project

So, this project turned out pretty cool. I like the patterns that I used. I also like something that my classmate - Elizabeth Easler - pointed out to me.... The girl in the portrait NEVER stops looking at you. The cutting was extrmely time consuming and it really hurt my hand. But, I would do it again in a heartbeat. I think that it gives a really cool twist to the study of positive and negative space. I created my background for this piece using acrylic paint and watercolor paint. Once it dried, I used Prismacolor pencils to highlight details in the paint.