headache, bed following this

I have these pieces of acrylic which I did not break correctly. I didn't really want to cut them into squares, so I shattered them up intentionally. I like the way the acrylic broke to form these varied shape, it's more interesting. I'm wondering if it will have any affect on the image. To hell with squares and rectangles right now.

Tonight I worked on my test plate (etching), finished it and beveled it. Tomorrow I will print it and begin sketching for my 10x10 plate (etching, aquatint). I visited with Eric Howe and started to prepare a collage/drawing for another drypoint image.

The other night I tried my hand at doing monotypes with oil and mineral spirits. I only had one which turned out any good. Next time I know what I need to do though.

MYSTERY MOTH

precisionism

Ralston Crawford, Vertical Building, 1934
It kind of reminds me of how the world might have looked if i were my Grandpa Groff.

I decided today that I can't wait to start painting again - I mean intensively painting again.

winner

I won a the Violet Helen Rich scholarship today for two drawings and for the I did for Sara.

Sara won the cognitive achievement award for art history!!

Description: The Violet Helen Rich Scholarship was established in 1986 in memory of Mrs. Rich by her husband, Theodore Rich. She received an art scholarship from the Rhode Island School of Design when she was 12. Throughout her life she expressed her creativity in both watercolor and oils for the joy of her family, friends and society. Her artistic talent won her many awards throughout the region. She moved to Terre Haute in 1943 and held her first exhibit in the area in 1944. It is hoped that her 61 years of sensitivity and creativity exhibited in the beauty of her watercolors and oils will be an inspiration for many young artists who will receive the endowed scholarship at Indiana State University to develop their own talents.

Open to: Undergraduate art student with painting emphasis and at least junior status.

Selection Criteria: The recipient shall be an art student at Indiana State University with a declared emphasis in painting, both oils and watercolors. The recipient shall be in good academic standing at the University and shall have achieved at least junior status at the University. The scholarship can be renewed for a second year, if recommended by the committee.

Award Amount: $1,500.00 (hooray!)

le petit oiseau a faim

This semester I was accepted into the juried student show for this print (this artist proof - the color is watercolor). Thanks to Chester Burton - he gave me a frame, and helped me mat it as well. That was extremely nice of him, extremely nice. I wasn't going to enter because I had forgotten about it, but thanks to him I made it over to the gallery in time to enter, and as it turns out, I was one who was chosen. Realizing that my prints might actually be decent made me feel pretty good. I didn't win any awards though, but that's alright.

tired

Today I spent several hours in printmaking, but I don't feel like I accomplished much. I will spend tomorrow night doing the same as this evening. I don't like printing editions because I can't make a print look the same every time. I like artist's proofs though, because I get to print and then draw or paint or print again on top. Making multiple prints that all look the same so laaaaaame. I probably just hate it because I suck at it, hah.

Here is what I'm working on now:

"Pine" 3/4

self-portrait

Bonsoir.