Artist Studies:
2014-2015:
Suzanne yurdin
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I really wanted to do well on this artist study after my disappointment with the previous one, and luckily I think I succeeded! I'm very proud of this one, and I just fell in love with Suzanne Yurdin's artwork. The way she uses paint is the way I also enjoy using paint, and I had so much fun just throwing things onto the sketchbook page and forming it into her artwork. I think it was a very good conclusion to last year because it allowed me to relax and reflect.
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emily klass |
I wanted to try and go in a new direction with this artist study (colored pencils and watercolor instead of my normal route of paint), and while I was happy to gain the new experience, I am not a fan of the final result. Emily Klass's work is so find tuned and beautiful and delicate; nothing like my art at all. But it was still lovely to study her--after all, learning from different artists and sources is part of the class.
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margaret kilgallen |
Margaret Kilgallen, I think, was a very beneficial artist for me to study. Studying her illustration style, also, I think was very important (as I try to improve my own illustration). Watching the video on Art 21 was also very interesting in learning about her! Her patterns and characters are inspiring to me as I try to create my own.
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Mike stilkey |
I was also very proud of this artist study; I love Stilkey's illustration style, and I also adore books, which he uses as media often. His sculptures from books are incredibly impressive and inspiring; the way he lays the books out and formats their spines is always in a eye-catching way, and while I couldn't exactly make a book sculpture for my study, I tried to replicate his style to the best of my ability.
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kb joseph |
This was my first artist study of my Art IV year, and I think it's safe to say that it was also my favorite. It was so cool to learn about an artist that had graduated from my school, and I loved her style! It was super fun to study her and look through all of her art, with all of the colors and illustrations she puts together.
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2013-2014:
Sally bowring |
I ended up really enjoying this artist study! I always love painting, and I really loved Sally Bowring's patterns and the layout of all of her works; how everything is broken down into sections. Her art also takes on the format of a collage, which is another art form that I think is fascinating. Over all, this was a solid study for me to end the year on.
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Wirrow |
My friend Lindsay introduced me to Wirrow, and I absolutely fell in love with him! He's a lot like Banksy in the way that no one knows his real identity, but rather than graffiti, he works online, doing animations, drawing, and short stories dubbed "Tiny Stories." Some of these are actually published, and I encourage you to check them out, because from what I've seen, they're very cute and creative!
Wirrow's work ranges from small and cute to deep things with big meanings to some darker subjects. I stuck with the cuter things for my study, but I love his darker stuff too. Check out his Tumblr, because it's very put-together and very interesting to look through. |
Langdon Graves |
Grrr. This artist study made me mad. I liked how the hands turned out, but my craftsmanship is not on par, so while her work is very nice and clean, my interpretation just ended up looking smudgy. I do think her works are very interesting though, and even a little creepy at some points. I always want to know what is happening in all of her pieces, and would love to sit down with her at some point (I could probably send her an email at some point too.)
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Matt Lively |
I've seen Matt Lively twice now, and he's awesome, hilarious, and an inspiration! He was super fun, and I think his art represents that. I love all of his little houses, and the way he thinks things out. His style and ideas are all just so unique and seem quaint and so different on so many levels. He also has a very big aura of determination and drive, and will literally take almost every job, which is pretty cool. He's also not bored with art, with his job, which is definitely something to strive for in life in general.
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Heidi Fowler |
Now THIS artist study I like. Love, more like. I loved how the title page turned out and the layering worked. I really loved this artist's works, though; a lot of it was influenced by what she saw while driving, and all the different kinds of collage things she added and different ways she laid it out were all very interesting and cool.
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Anne Peabody |
I actually kinda hate this artist study. While the research and response page is alright, I find the first page awkward and messy, and even though I spent a good amount of time on it, it also seems very rushed. I did like the artist though; she did every kind of art under the sun, which was admirable. I also liked her style and darkness to some of her pieces.
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2012-2013:
Matthew Cusick |
Cusick's work is fascinating. He takes maps and paints them, cuts them into stripes, and ultimately puts together the shape he wants, also, in some cases, adding other types of paint. I literally destroyed the almanac that we had in my house, cutting up strips, gluing them in, and then watercoloring them. I was very happy with my cover page, but not as happy with my second (I think that the painting part could have used a little more work). But overall I was very pleased with the outcome, and feel like I captured Cusick's work well.
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Peter Doig |
Boy, was this one hard to execute. My process was putting down a color, and then scratching in the lines with the back of my paintbrush before it had a chance to dry. It took me a long time, and certain sections took multiple tries. Doig was an artist that was actually not on Guyer's list--I found him while searching for an artist to do for my appropriating self-portrait. It was cool to introduce him to Guyer, and I thought that the finished painting had very nice texture! I think I could have tried to actually paint it a little better, but I give myself credit because I was on the clock.
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Oliver Jeffers |
Oliver Jeffers was very fun to study--his pieces were interesting, and he also writes and illustrates children's books, so that was an entirely different side of him that I got to look at. For my artist study, I did a piece from both of his worlds; one of his "professional" works of art, and a page from one of his books. (Which I got from the library and actually read--it was cute!) The one I did for the cover page was especially challenging--lots of colors on the third man, and lots of time waiting for paint to dry. I was, however, very, very pleased with the result, although I also agreed with what Mr. Guyer said: I should have been more simplified.
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Banksy |
Studying Banksy was very interesting. It was cool to be able to explore a graffiti artist, especially one with so much fame and controversy. This was also my first artist study, so it was fun to be able to dive in to the breath-takingly fascinating and amazing art that Banksy creates. It was interesting to look at all of his quotes and stenciled out drawings that are found all over the world (Guyer actually made the suggestion that I should have stenciled the first page, which was a very good idea). But, for my first artist study, I feel like I did a good job.
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