More Paintings!

Like the title says these are more paintings I've done recently. 

This first one was in a show back in May called Muse. It was a show dedicated to women artists. I showed this one and the self portrait from the last post. I actually still haven't gotten those paintings back yet. Eep, i may need to get on that. 

The size is about 3.5 by 2 feet. or maybe for 4 by 2. I don't remember. 

For this painting I used a completely new technique with just using a palate knife. It only took me about an hour to complete it too, so I was definitely happy about that. It was my first male live nude model, which was overwhelming for an instant, but i quickly became comfortable. How can you go wrong with penises?

It a 1ft by 1 ft painting. 

failure is never an option

A good couple months ago (or has it been a year?!) I wrote that i wanted to update this blog more. But that didn't happen. Now its summer time and I have time to actually blog! I'm changing it up a little bit though, including fashion inspirations and general inspirations, outfits that i create, and sewing projects. I will of course still post my art and everything of that matter. 

So this painting is one of my favorites done to date. Its a self portrait (obviously) with a field background that is my father's hometown of Battonya. My best friend Kodi toke the picture of me in Hungary last summer during our trip. I was particularly drawn to the photograph because of the composition. With my recent paintings I am trying to explore my heritage and feeling of detachment, yet attachment to both America and Hungary, as well as exploring the traditional side of Hungary (that town/family is very traditional) and how i don't relate to it. I think this painting gets that across, right?

Summer Clothes Addictions

So this summer I have been on the prowl for new clothes. Particular types of clothes. But i tend to not like to spend too much money on anything, so I am left to forage through the few thrift stores of my town. I have a bit of luck in finding a few amazing pieces. My first craving is the denim vest!

I finally found one today after many months of searching!

Now i just need to take a picture with it. 

Its been such a long time!

I've come to realize that i am terrible with keeping up with this blog. But i do really want to try!

I have a couple new paintings that i'm going to put up here that i have been working on. 

Here is the first one!

So here is an oil painting i did as a final piece for my painting class. We had to do an 'in the manner of" painting, so i decided to do Munch's Madonna. I love how it turned out! ^.^

Meatscape!

This is a recent landscape oil painting I did for my class. 

I have probably never worked this hard on a painting in the life. I'm just not a landscape kind of person. But I think it turned out alright. Except for that fact that the red cliffs look like a piece if meat. hahah. 

More sketchbook stuff

(Hemingway, Camus, Sartre, and Orwell)

Ink 

Cow Skull

Oil paint!

Sketchbook Drawings

These are my most recent drawings for my drawing 2 class that i did in my sketch book. All are graphite except for the last one, which is ink with a quill, and its also a Rembrandt knockoff. heh. 

Maize Maze!

So this past weekend my boyfriend and I made a trip to a local corn maze, out in the middle of no where. I had made sandwiches for our way their though. We had a lil car picnic, well thats at least what i like to call eating in the car. But anyway, they make the maze every October and its only $6 to do the it. I had actually gone to it last year, but it wasn't as good. I gone on the last weekend they were open and the corn had dried out and wasn't tall enough anymore to make the maze much of a challenge. But this year i knew i had to come earlier. The corn was definitely a lil green still and a lot taller. This made the maze a lot harder though, haha.

After being lost for a bit, we finally made it out! haha.

Along with the corn maze they gave to the chance to shot their corn cannon. :D

I sucked at it. So did Trey.

As we were leaving we saw this gas station called the Country Store. Well to say the least, i just had to go investigate. :]

Amelie!

So i'm kind of in love with this movie right now. The music, the colors, the french, the red and green (complementary colors just melt me away).

Has anyone ever read Stargirl? its a child like book (well more so preteenish) but its absolutely wonderful, one of my favorite books from when i was a kid. But Amelie kind of reminds me of Stargirl a lil bit. Maybe thats just me.

Well the movie is a major inspiration right now. Be prepared for a project coming up soon inspired by this movie. I don't know what yet, but it will be awesome. :]

Repurpose!

So, I have all these potted plants and I didn't like them just sitting on my back deck. I took a day trip to Waterfront Mission Thrift store and found this old grade school desk for $5. The minute i looked at it i instantly thought "Plant holder!" So i bought it and with great difficulty got it home (it hardly hit in my car). I took off the wooden desk part and spray painting it black. And tada... a new plant holder!

What do you guys think?

Hu G. Whales!

Finally posting more recent work these past couple days. I did this one at some point in the summer. Kind of inspired by my boyfriend's band, Hu G. Whales. I was originally going to use this as a flyer for a show, but ran out of time. I might still make it into one, possibly for their EP release show. But either way, this was my first time using water color pencils! I really like how it turned out. The photo definitely did not do it justice. It's so much more vibrant and bright in person.

Let me know what you think!

First Drawing 2 project

This is the first project done outside of class. We had to draw a piece of clothing. So i chose a pair of cut off shorts. Problem is....I didn't exactly finish it. Don't know if i ever will, since i have so many other projects I'm working on right now.

Let me know what you think!

Painting 1 project

Oh the first project of the semester.....still life. bleh.

Oil on Canvas Board

Yum Yums

I realize i keep posting about my cooking/food, but I just can't help it. I love cooking way too much.

This here is my attempt at a deconstructed stir fry/fried rice.

And i used a leek for my first time! For those of you who don't know what that is, it pretty much looks like a giant green onion, but has a much more delicate taste.

It's called a deconstructed stir fry because the only thing i cooked with the rice is the leeks (with some yummy sesame oil). Then you fry up an egg, and some garlic and ginger separately and put it together. Kind of a mix between French and Asian cooking.

What do you think?