Painted Collage Workshop

I just participated in a two day workshop taught by Amie Olvier. We worked on making collages with mixed media and acrylic paint.

This is a small work on paper. It was my inspiration for my two larger works.

This work was created by layering newspaper to create the hills.

This work was created in the same way, but the newspaper is less visable here.

Encaustic Workshop

I just participated in an encaustic workshop. I have never used this medium before, but I thought I would try something new. 

For my first piece, we coated the board with four layers of encausti and experimented with melting through the different layers and creating patterns.

For the next piece, i was experimenting with the same techniques.

Next we experimented with creating lines and sharp edges with tape and string.

For this piece, I experimented with an image transfer and using pages from a book.

This piece uses techinques for building up encaustic in 3D.

This is my first large piece (9"x12"). I created a stencil out of tape for the man holding the umbrella.

This is my second large piece. I was experimenting with dripping the wax and cutting into the piece.

Echo and Narcissus in Progress

This is another in progress shot.

Narcissus and Echo (In Progress)

This is an in progress picture of my third portfolio piece.  It is a reinvention of the myth Narcissus and Echo.  Narcissus here is portrayed as the self absorbed husband, while Echo, the spurned wife, looks on in a mix of frustration and adoration.

Dido

This is my second portfolio piece.  It shows Dido as she burns on her funeral Pyre.  After Aeneas leaves Karthage, she, overcome by grief, ends her life on a pyre built from his possessions and their marriage bed.

Daphne and Apollo

This is the first image in my college portfolio.  I originally painted this over the summer at the MICA pre-college program.  I reworked it, and this is the final result.  This painting is the basis for the rest of my college portfolio.  I am working on reinventing classical narratives in a modern sense.  This image reinvents the story of Daphne and Apollo, where i am portraying Peneus, Daphne's father.  I am driving the car that Daphne throws herself in front of in an attempt to escape from the pursuing Apollo.

Watercolor Workshop

I participated in a weekend watercolor workshop. It was my first time experimenting in medium.

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