Blind contours

Blind contours I did from images because I don't have models who'd be able to hold a pose for 15-20 minutes.

The first is of marylin Monroe. It's done in a light pencil because I'm thinking of going back over it with water colour.

The second is from some fashion spread and is done with sharpee.

SelfPotrait

my final project from my introductory drawing course last semester. the task was to create a self portrait and somehow implement time. the term "self-potrait" was vague and gave us the creativity to do whatever we wanted. i choice to separate the project into three different drawings rather than one large piece. the series was done in charcoal, graphite stick, willow charcoal, coloured charcoal (brown/sienna), and pencils (b to 6b).

prt1:

for this piece i chose to draw the face as a typical self portrait (realistically) and do the hair differently. the hair is more of an illustration feel because i wanted to focus more on it. for me my hair is a part of me, it's a safety blanket i suppose and people just obsess over it (if i were ever to chop it off again, though i doubt i would, there'd probably be an outraged group of people haha). it also goes off the page cause i let it grow and rarely go for trims (once a year...).

 prt2:
 (blind portrait/contour)

this piece was done using the blind contour method. i chose to jut draw the basics of my face and do so by not glancing down at the paper, solely on my reflection (hence the blind contour aspect). i chose this technique because people are blind to what they see/how they perceive themselves. we perceive the way we think we look differently the world (either better or worse).

also you may have noticed that in both part one and two my left eye is larger than the right...that's because i suppose sub-consciously i drew it out that way. in photographs when i smile the right eye is most often smaller than the left. funny how your conscious pours into your work ain't it?

 prt3:
the piece was when i had fun letting my creativity take over, as it should. i implemented time through the tree; on the left there are blossoms sprouting (as it does in spring), the center is summer and a bit of fall, and then the right is autumn/winter and barren with dead leaves falling. this piece is symbol of how i am strongly rooted to my faith, values, spirituality, and heart. i know that wherever life takes me, whatever gets thrown at me, i will always be rooted to god and i know through whatever season of life he will carry me through and be there.

emily carr portfolio submission

pieces i submitted for my portfolio a couple weeks ago. i like the result of this year's submission a great deal more than the work i submitted last year. unlike last year where i was trying to find 15 pieces to submit, i had to narrow done a buttload to get to 30 pieces then cut that in half to get only 15. wahooo, now all i have to do is wait patiently till march...aggghhhh 

blind contour's:

 fetal:

 en-twin-ed:
inspired by twins and their strange/indescribable connection to one another

 Naked:

 ViVa GAGA:
a piece inspired by the musical genius that is gaga.
"baby i was born this way"

(this is the piece of gaga i showed in my last post. it's done in charcoal (the paper was white by the way)

i have more but i'll upload them later seeing as how i have to start getting ready for work now
ps sorry for the lazy descriptions, the ones i wrote were better but im too tired to write them out again. forgive me.