Upcoming Pieces

So here are a few pieces I want to work on this summer:

I'd like to get a few more religious pieces/sketches out of the way since that's most likely what my BFA will consist of.  No real ideas yet, but we'll see.  I'll definitely have another post or 2 regarding my concept and theme and the story behind it.  Hopefully going back to the original concept will help my work be more focused.  We'll see.

Another topic I want to cover in my art is obviously my foster greyhound, which I told you about in my last two posts.  Now that there's a chance we'll get to keep her longer, I'm putting off sketching her for the time being, but I definitely have some fun drawings planned for her.

A huge focus of my summer work is going to be beach art and pictures of my favorite place in the entire world, Wildwood, New Jersey.  At college, all the professors want art with meaning and dialogue and soul searching.  So every summer, I like to take a step back from all that and just focus on art that makes me feel good.

Similarly, I want to do some fan art pieces for Disney stuff, favorite books, movies, etc.  Just like most artists, I suffer from some severe artist's block and there are times that I just feel no will to create.  I try to be more lenient with myself in the summer since I don't have the luxury of just doing nothing at school, but to work through these blocks, I try to just do stuff that's fun and enjoyable.  Sometimes I just need to remind myself of why I went into a major in the arts and just do something to keep that flame alive.  Some of the art I want to do include references to  Harry Potter, Stardust, Queen (2014 Bollywood movie), Pirates of the Caribbean, Tarzan, and definitely Hunchback of Notre Dame (which incidentally has been inspiring my religious themed artwork as well).

I also plan to finish up a lot of the Disney art I started last summer but failed to finish.  My original plan was to create little pictures that I could put up on my wall in college and create a cool mosaic/collage.

I'm also taking a figure drawing course in the fall, so I definitely have to get back in the swing of drawing people, since I've been avoiding it for a few months now.

There are also some major birthdays coming up regarding my friends and family, and I always make art for people just as a special way to give back and say "thank you" to them, so you can expect to see some works like that as well.  (I have a lovely Corona bottle on a beach picture that I've been working on for a while now that I plan to give to my mother for her birthday so stay tuned).

  I plan to update you guys on my process and sketches and ideas as I go.  I might also make a Facebook page for my art just so I can get the word out more.  I'm also looking forward to using my new Youtube page since my first oil pastel video was so popular.  (Don't worry, I promise the videos will be a lot less awkward now that it's not a school assignment).  And hopefully, you'll see less of me and more of my artwork.  That's all I can think of at the moment.  I just wanted to write everything down so I don't have any excuses next time I tell myself I have no ideas and nothing to draw!

Puppy Update!

Well, it's been a week since we received our first email regarding our greyhound changing foster homes and finally we have good news!  A big thank you goes out to all of our friends in our greyhound group for just being so supportive of our puppy and willing to stand up for what's right.  Our puppy will still be away for a while when we go on vacation, but we will continue to (hopefully) foster her afterwards as well.  Yay!

Update: What have I been doing for the past month?

I can't believe it's been over a month since I finished my Digital Visual Culture class and the only question that comes to mind is "what have I done in the past month?".  The easy answer is that I'm taking a month long college course and then going on vacation, so I'm currently using that as my excuse to my lack of progress or artwork. 

On top of all of the craziness, my foster greyhound is being taken away because the leader of my greyhound rescue group is a terrible and spiteful person.  I have yet to hear back from the woman, but from what I've been told, she will be re-fostered (for the THIRD time) and taken away on Saturday.  Now please don't misunderstand.  I did not abuse her or do anything that would make them take her from me.  I merely asked for vacation coverage in the upcoming month and somehow that turned into finding another foster family.  I've had this dog for about 7 months at this point.  She was always the first one to greet me when I came home and the first to whine when I went away again.  I love this dog with all my heart and it's sad to say, but I love her more than my last greyhound, just because I feel like she's more affectionate and attached to me.  I wish I could adopt her, but like everything else in my life, the timing is just not right. 

I've been crying all week over this dog and I cannot imagine parting with her.  I can't bring myself to lock myself in my room to make art when I know that I could be spending these precious hours with my puppy.  I want to have SOMETHING to remember her by, so I might be making a picture or 2 (or 10) of her.  Originally, I wanted to make a rotoscope or zine of her, but as I am home for the summer, I no longer have access to Photoshop and I am pulling my hair out over gimp. 

Here's a picture of my baby.  All she needs is a good home and a family who love her.  She's good with other dogs, likes peanut butter and long naps and likes nothing better that licking and headbutting her owners.  She's having some trouble with slippery floors and open backed stairs, but we're working on it slowly but surely.  She's thunder friendly and one of the sweetest dogs you will ever meet. 

I plan to keep making posts as often as possible this summer - blogging about my art/sketches/ideas (maybe some more YouTube tutorials/time lapses) and possibly with some lessons/observations since I'll be tutoring my cousin all summer.  Check back for more updates, comment and follow my page and have a great day!