Sketchbook stuff, scanned. When did uploading large batches of pictures become so aggravating on this site?

Stuff currently up for sale in my Etsy store. There's a coupon code there for 15% off any purchase (minimum purchase $20). Anything bought would definitely help me out a lot, so please at least share the link :)

2/24/12

More pictures of final litho prints

Pictures of some of the best ones of the bunch (of the 9 edition final). But as you can see, had a little trouble with the glue.

And the final story/concept/idea was the Morrigan as the Washer at the Ford.

Finished finals yesterday & have slept lots already YAY

Forgot to put these up.... final Litho prints!

I got all my final litho prints done Friday the 9th! I stayed in the print shop all day, first finishing up cutting out the paper for the chine-collé (which i'd started Thursday night, as well as finishing up the etches), then putting the glue on the red paper (which caused it to curl up & was messier than i'd have liked), then actually printing. Twenty in all, with, obviously, some variations, as you can see. I took some video of the process, which i'd like to edit together into a little video & maybe put up on YouTube-- nothing special, of course.

I was really glad with how they all came out; only a few were really messed up with the chine-collé registering badly & all. I watched the moon rise while i worked, & finished in time for free cocoa & cookies, & then to accompany friends to the movie theater so we could laugh at Breaking Dawn.

Tomorrow is the final crit! Litho was so difficult, but now i think i can kind of finally appreciate it. It was kind of bittersweet to roll up the last time for the final print, then tuck my stone (i named it Steve) back into its cubby.

Now i just have to worry about all my other finals. Considering the fact that my paper due Tuesday is still not finished, i'm going to be worrying a lot. I suck at writing papers.

Color prints + first new oil paintings in over a year

First off:

Really cheap stuff over at my Etsy! Like, really cheap. If you don't believe me, go look & see.



These are most recent: test photolitho prints + watercolor.



And finished the color prints. Unfortunately, none of them were as on register as i wanted them to be.






The crap test prints were more on register with the key than the actual prints:




And now, the first two (oil) paintings i've made in over a year:


Both done for my medieval art history class (better than having to do a 7 page paper). Modernized Byzantine icons! Hippie Pantocrator & Social Networking Theotokos. Unfortunately, my artist statement was tyoed up at 3-3:30 a.m. & made no sense whatsoever. But people responded to them very positively, which surprised me. I was expecting at least one person to get mad about it & accuse me of something or other.

Mary was first, & Hippie Jesus was second.