Samson

I get to take ANOTHER anatomy class this semester!! YEAH! Somehow, it has worked out that the first semester of my senior year contains NO illustration classes... go figure. Anyway, I've been trying to find other ways to fill in illustration hours. So, in addition to my joy at getting back to a little life drawing, I am happy because this class has two self guided assignments where we can incorporate this class into our major. I'm gonna do an illustration about Samson, because despite making a lot of bone-head decisions, he was a pretty BA guy. The illustration is a snapshot of him killing ONE THOUSAND Philistines with the jawbone of an ox. brutal.
I don't know how much process I'll get up on this, but I figured, "I've got the sketch scanned, I might as well."

Done for my Experiencing Anatomy Class with Amy Sands.

Summer Sketches

I often sketch during Church services, lectures, discussions, or what have you (not so much Church anymore, trying to take notes, not sketch). It usually helps me focus because I can control my subconscious mind with something in my hands instead of having my mind be scattered around the room. I drew these during the summer during staff meetings and Chapel sermons. I've done others but I scanned these because I was getting rid of them. I gave them to the speaker's kid, who says he wants to grow up to be an illustrator. He's like 7!! How does he even know what an illustrator is?! Also he likes to draw monsters.
I hope he never grow out of it!

Transfer Collage

This was a collage I made in honor of hardcore and punk music, skateboarding, and the culture and imagery tied to them. It was mostly just combining a bunch of pictures I liked into a collage using a transfer method I hadn't used before. I then went back into it with charcoal to add motion and some energy to it.

Done for my Pressed Drawing Class with Amy Sands.

Monoprint Set

These monoprints were mostly about experimentation. I had never worked with this medium or method before, so I was just seeing what I could make here. I'm not very good at making abstract images, so my images are variations on WWI soldiers I found on the internet. Don't read into any symbolism, I was just seeing what I could do. It was fun, I liked it!

Done for my Pressed Drawing Class with Amy Sands.

Vocalist Series

Weyandt


Fitzhugh


Ingram


Bannon 1


Bannon 2


Weiss


Scogin


These are a series of monoprints I made about my favorite vocalists. I used to be in choir, and I'm not much of a musician, so for the most part, the defining factor of a band for me is the singer. You can make guitars, drums and other instruments and effects sound the same, but everyone's vocals are different, that makes the singing the most distinguishable piece of the band.

Done for my Pressed Drawing Class with Amy Sands.

City Pages

I made this cover for City Pages based on an article about Vegas card counters moving to the midwest because of the lax security at their casinos. (card counter = card shark/ now do you understand my subtle use of animal symbolism?) City Pages had a contest to see which who could make a good city pages cover, and this took second place; it was a little to detailed for a pulp publication.

Done for my Illustration Professional Practice Class with Carrie Hartmann.

BEARGREASE

I made this poster to promote the John Beargrease Dogsled Marathon. It seems pretty hardcore to me – a trek through the North American tundra, just a man and his dogs. I wnated this poster to look "epic" and heroic, while still emphasizing the bond between the musher and his dogs.

Done for my Illustration Professional Practice Class with Carrie Hartmann.