DESCRIPTION AND DRAWING
This webpage features selected artwork created by students in my Description and Drawing class at Ohio University.
Project: Contour Line Drawing
Project Description: In this project, students explore various contour line drawing techniques, such as blind contours, modified contours, and continuous contours, to develop the skill of slowing down and engaging deeply in observational exercises.
Title: Untitled (Hand and Book)
Medium: Pencil on paper
Size: 8 x 10 inches
Year: 2024
Project: Inventive Texture
Project Description: In this project, students experiment with imaginative textures applied to familiar objects. By using creative patterns, students reinterpret these objects in unique ways, enhancing their imaginative and intuitive abilities.
Title: Untitled (Cups)
Medium: Pencil on paper
Size: 18 x 24 inches
Year: 2024
Title: Untitled (Bottle top and Key)
Medium: Pencil on paper
Size: 18 x 24 inches
Year: 2024
Project: Exploring Texture
Project Description: In this project, students use diverse mark-making techniques to create non-representational artwork, drawing inspiration from their immediate surroundings and exploring nuanced expressions through brushwork and texture.
Title: Untitled
Medium: Indian ink and wax on paper
Size: 18 x 24 inches
Year: 2024
Title: An Extra Set of Wings
Medium: Mixed-media on paper
Size: 18 x 24 inches
Year: 2024
Title: Untitled
Medium: Acrylic on paper
Size: 18 x 24 inches
Year: 2024
Project: Still-Life Drawing Exercise
Project Description: In this exercise, students work with still-life props arranged by the professor under hard and soft lighting. They focus on capturing the nuances in composition and edge techniques influenced by the lighting.
Title: I like this Basket
Medium: Charcoal on paper
Size: 18 x 24 inches
Year: 2024
Title: Untitled
Medium: Charcoal and ink wash on paper
Size: 18 x 24 inches
Year: 2024
Title: Shoes are hard
Medium: Charcoal on paper
Size: 18 x 24 inches
Year: 2024
Title: Untitled
Medium: Charcoal on paper
Size: 18 x 24 inches
Year: 2024
Title: Untitled
Medium: Charcoal and graphite pencil on paper
Size: 18 x 24 inches
Year: 2024
Project: Still Life and Composition
Project Description: In this project, students create still-life works using any medium, experimenting with hard or soft lighting and various compositional styles to convey memories through objects that evoke joy, sorrow, love, or intimacy.
Title: Hope
Medium: charcoal, colored pencil, and acrylic paint on paper
Size: 20 x 24 inches
Year: 2024
Title: A Day in The Life
Medium: Markers and colored pencils on paper
Size: 18 x 24 inches
Year: 2024
Title: Untitled (Still life)
Medium: Charcoal on paper
Size: 18 x 24 inches
Year: 2024
Title: Untitled (Firemen make the best Lovers)
Medium: Graphite, charcoal, sidewalk chalk and collage on paper,
Size: 18 x 24 inches
Year: 2024
Title: Bright Memories in the Darkest of Times
Medium: Mixed media - acrylic and markers on paper
Size: 18 x 24 inches
Year: 2024