I can't remember when these were done, probably in 2007, the really awful one may of been done in 2005. I initially hated painting these still-lifes but now I think they're fun and I'm glad Mr. Gee challenged us to paint all these lines and shapes. Class: Painting I Professor: Gary Gee
Scanned some of my very first gouache and watercolor paintings/experiments. I'm hoping to reclaim some studio space in the house so I can work on some paintings this summer. I love playing with color. The blue star is from my color theory class and was done with gouache (2004). The other two are water color experiments from the one water color class I took at JSU (2008). There's nothing like looking at old work to help you realize how much progress you've made as an artist. lol
At long last, after tons of setbacks and a whole lot of hard work the Little Tree Preschool mural project is complete. It turned into a major pain when most of the people that volunteered to help were a no show but the friendships that formed between the rest of us that worked out butts off was well worth it. The preschool staff and kids are very happy with it so mission accomplished.
AnnaMaria, Taiki, Karl, and I went back out to the Little Tree Preschool to work on the Art Alliance mural project and we are almost done. Woohoo! Here's a bunch of close ups along with working shots so you can appreciate our mural up close and personal. The Little Tree Preschool looks cute with the mural on the side. 10/08/2011
Karl and I made more progress on the mural. I can't believe how long it's taken to get this far. The weather is almost always against us. It's either too rainy and the paint runs or it's too hot and we get sick. I should have made all the people that signed up to help with this project sign some sort of contract. Oh well. I'm determined to complete this project. It's been a major learning experience. Summer is almost done and it's looking pretty cute. Karl working on the tree line. He's almost always assigned [...]
