opposite day

I found opposite day very fun. On Wed I dressed up in pants and a tie and pretended to be a smooth talking ladies man. My goal was to be excessively forward and kind of creepy. I found myself acting more like the comic relief. It would have been hard to play my character with out trying to be funny. I really liked the poem I read. I think it was perfect for my character. I don't think I would change anything from my performance on opposite day.

responce on fear

I can relate to Stephanie Federico’s image representing loneliness. The woman in the picture is isolated in her room of depression. After college I plan on committing two years of my life to the peace core. I’m afraid I’ll be stranded in the African desert with no friends other than the people I would be helping. I would be isolated in a large group of people whom I have nothing in common with. I know eventually I will make friends where ever I end up in the world. Loneliness is a fear that is somewhat curable. If you don’t want to grow old alone, surround yourself with people who care about you.

fear

These are my images for fear. The first picture is a painting by Robert Motherwell titled Monster. I liked this image because it envoked fear with a simple minimally defined figure. The unexplainable and bizarre has always been a fear of man kind as a whole. The second image is a group of bronze statues by Bryan Hunt. The figures have a large than human presence which is intimidating. The last image is a Dali titled A Logician Devil - Lucifer. This illistratian envokes frightful themes such as canabalism, death, and hell.

Circulating Sky

I started this project in an intro to architectural design class. The assignment was to create collage representing the sky and I got a little carried away with what was supposed to be a simple project. I created a fractured structure with foam core and glued pieces of water color and acrylic painted paper, vellum, and aluminum foil to the surface. The day circulates in night and transition through the sunrise and sunset.

Self Portrait

Some people don't smile when they have their picture taken. Some people put on the same fake grin for every photo. I try to look as ridiculously excited as possible and not look at the camera. This acrylic painting is a copy of a picture taken of me in the mountains of North Carolina. Behind me is a lake with some paddle boaters that are either really far away or I'm about to eat them. Its a hard edge painting created with only purple and yellow. Its one of my favorites.

Alphabet

I figured I'd start with previous works and what inspired me. I call this piece Alphabet of Painting Experiments. I enjoy bright, simple primary and secondary colors and wanted to explore different techniques and patterns using these colors. The outcome was very elementary and playful; Both are elements I continue to explore in my work. I arranged the letter in a manner that would mimic the periodic chart of elements.