Some Portraits

Supposed to be of myself, but I don't think they turned out right.

Myself in warm and cool colors, but i can't get the details in, and it really, really bothers me.

An up close that I did as a side study, but I made my face too long. also, my skin tone is not that light. and I have bigger lips, and a smaller nose... arggggggghhhhhhh!

In case you can't tell, I'm NOT happy with either of these, I just hope that my painting teacher accepts them. It was a lot of work.

till next time~!

-Ben

Time for Something...

(...mostly that I'm going to be trying to stop "facebooking" as much.)

Anyways, just another update for this week about how things are going here. Finished up an illustration for Elements of Visual Thinking, but I still need to color it and all that jazz. I also started a self portrait for painting, which is due in two weeks. We started on the figure in Drawing (finally) by drawing a skeleton, and I think we get a model next week w00t! (good thing I've been going to live model sessions out side of class every Friday up till now)

using my desk, something that is rarely done because I've not been drawing on sizes that will fit this, or I have been painting in my studio.

My wall, I think it needs more stuff on it. It just feels bare.

My room isn't that messy! It is also way cleaner than I am at home.

New painting: A self-portrait. I'll be in it twice, in different color palettes.

It's still pretty messy on this side.

And I need more space to walk around in, but I still get by. (P.S. Davian, I have your long-board)

And I'm going home this weekend! Mostly to see the Marching band do its last performance, and to see my old high school's fall play, which I still haven't the slightest clue as to what it is.

Well, That's it for now, till next time! 

~Ben

Drown Why Don't You.

Because seriously, I hate water. Well to be more accurate, I hate being over DEEP water. like the ocean. Which I think is a viable fear. (I'm not scared of being in shallow waters like pools or small lakes, but once you get to a BIG body of water, and I can't see land, nor can I see the bottom, then I get panicked.

One thing that really annoys me about this image of it is how yellow it is. In normal light, it looks much more vibrant, but in the basement, well... maybe it's just the lighting of where I was because there is a good shot of the white light later on. Another little annoyance is how it is supposed to be displayed. it should be really high, so that the base part should be about eye level, here that part is about mid chest level. When it is displayed properly, probably at next critique, I will snap a picture so you can see. the full effect.

Aquaphobia: The fear of drowning (and water in general)

I also went about cleaning up  my studio for the first time in over 4/5 weeks. So now it looks super spiffy and I can use it! 

The entire newly cleaned out place!

Just a few projects that have been lying around. Some finished, some not so much.

And a new blank wall ready to be used! (probably for a drawing assignment)

And I commandeered a spot that is not really part of any studio to flatten paper.

Don't mess bitches, don't mess. (I even asked nicely)

Well, that's it for now. I haven't ingested too much oil paint recently, so I think I'm alright! Till next time~!

Tat a!

~Ben

Something I Hate.

...and I really do, even thought I have done it a few times and I don't mind when I am, I just fee like shit afterwards. 

 

My first painting that I'm actually pretty happy with. :D

Ta ta~!

-Ben

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CANVAS STRETCHING IS EASY. 

No seriously folks, I just stretched my first two canvases today, and I do not understand why people complain about it. I also built the stretcher bars from scrap wood from MICA's wood shop. Tons 'o fun to work on a machine again. Oh how I miss stage crew.

Buying stretcher bars? Oh girrrrrrl 'ell no!

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Painting and Coffee

Tonight/this morning, I had my very first glass, cup, mug of coffee. all just so i could stay awake to finish my painting homework which is due at 8:30am. Here is the first part of the work that is due.

I still have to finish painting a  grey-scale still life, then figure out how to glaze colors on top of it. AND have it dry for class... I think I will be blow-drying a lot tonight. I only hope my hair dryer lasts.

till next time!

ta~