I never thought I would get the opportunity to carve something out of stone; but my friends and I went out and visited a studio. The second picture on the right, the man with the blue shirt, took time out of his day to teach us some useful skills and tips when carving. He is just the nicest guy you will ever meet.

I picked out Mozart White; you can see it in the picture on the left. Pretty pink I call it! Although I have no Idea what I’m going to carve, the experience will be a blast.

The last picture is of my good friend Sara, she is very talented with clay. Sara is traveling to Europe with us in May. Wow that’s just two months away! (Excited)

I never thought I would get the opportunity to carve something out of stone; but my friends and I went out and visited a studio. The second picture on the right, the man with the blue shirt, took time out of his day to teach us some useful skills and tips when carving. He is just the nicest guy you will ever meet.

I picked out Mozart White; you can see it in the picture on the left. Pretty pink I call it! Although I have no Idea what I’m going to carve, the experience will be a blast.

The last picture is of my good friend Sara, she is very talented with clay. Sara is traveling to Europe with us in May. Wow that’s just two months away! (Excited)

(18×24 in)
The drawing was done in pastels; the medium I’m having most trouble with.

I think this would work well in a children’s book.

Sorry about the bad photograph; it doesn’t do it justice.

These drawings turned out okay, giving me the benefit of doubt, being that I have never used pastels before. I really am not too happy with them; the medium is very new for me and way out of my comfort zone. The drawings really show that I’m holding back. But it is exciting and necessary to explore other tools! Once I get used to them I’m sure I’ll be fine.

These drawings turned out okay, giving me the benefit of doubt, being that I have never used pastels before. I really am not too happy with them; the medium is very new for me and way out of my comfort zone. The drawings really show that I’m holding back. But it is exciting and necessary to explore other tools! Once I get used to them I’m sure I’ll be fine.

I had a blast! the Animation Show is a collection, by Mike Judge and Don Hertzfeldt, of the greatest animation shorts from across the globe. The Pantages Theater in Minnesota was host to the event. My favorite shorts were:

Everything Will Be Okay - running 17 min
Directed by: Don Hertzfeldt

Guide Dog - running 5 min
Directed by: Bill Plympton

Dreams and Desires, directed by Joanna Quinn, had an incredible style in her animation. I fell in love with the look of her characters and the camera view approach. Very well done.

The show lasted about a couple hours and never once was I bored. Great job on another successful animation show!

I had a blast! the Animation Show is a collection, by Mike Judge and Don Hertzfeldt, of the greatest animation shorts from across the globe. The Pantages Theater in Minnesota was host to the event. My favorite shorts were:

Everything Will Be Okay - running 17 min
Directed by: Don Hertzfeldt

Guide Dog - running 5 min
Directed by: Bill Plympton

Dreams and Desires, directed by Joanna Quinn, had an incredible style in her animation. I fell in love with the look of her characters and the camera view approach. Very well done.

The show lasted about a couple hours and never once was I bored. Great job on another successful animation show!

This turned out better than I thought it would for it being only my second try at painting. For this project we were restricted to using burnt umber, white and yellow ocher. I liked the combination. Other students in the course produced some great works of art as well. One of my fellow classmates painted a beautiful scene with a mask and books leaning against a bamboo plant. The lighting was magnificent and well controlled. I envy her ability to make values simplistic. I enjoy sitting next to her and I think watching her will teach me quite a bit. She is as great an artist as she is a friend and I look forward to rooming together with her on our trip to Europe.

I can’t wait to continue the class, I want to improve beyond this painting.

This turned out better than I thought it would for it being only my second try at painting. For this project we were restricted to using burnt umber, white and yellow ocher. I liked the combination. Other students in the course produced some great works of art as well. One of my fellow classmates painted a beautiful scene with a mask and books leaning against a bamboo plant. The lighting was magnificent and well controlled. I envy her ability to make values simplistic. I enjoy sitting next to her and I think watching her will teach me quite a bit. She is as great an artist as she is a friend and I look forward to rooming together with her on our trip to Europe.

I can’t wait to continue the class, I want to improve beyond this painting.