Krista's Art Blog: 2013

Wednesday, December 18, 2013

Traditional Sketch/Digital Coloring

Sunday, June 2, 2013

Bird Brain

"Bird Brain"

15" x 19" - Watercolor and Mixed Media - March 2013

This was an assignment I made up for my art class. As I near the end of my senior year of high school, I wanted to create a piece that represented me as an artist. In this piece, the movement of the cranes evolving from a 2-D to a 3-D represents the process of how an artist comes up with an idea and then creates it. I wanted this piece to be an encouragement to let ideas come to life.

Sunday, May 26, 2013

Sugarskull Audrey Hepburn

"Sugarskull Audrey Hepburn"

13.5" x 12" - Marker and Ink - Nov. 2012

A piece I created on my own in my Advanced Drawing class, I made this in conjunction with the Day of the Dead. I had seen plenty of portraits with Marilyn Monroe in sugarskull, and I figured Audrey needed some love.

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Tuesday, March 19, 2013

Octopuses Treasure

"Octopuses Treasure"

11.5"x9" -Watercolor- Feb. 2013

This was a piece I did on my own. I was inspired by my love of octopuses and my experiences as a child visiting the Point Defiance Zoo and Aquarium in Tacoma. I wanted to merge a sense of innocent curiosity in this piece as well as a comment about pollution and the ‘throw-away’ culture we have today. I wanted this piece to have an impact the viewer to think about their trash differently and what one defines as garbage.

Sunday, January 27, 2013

My Shoe Collection

"My Shoe Collection"

17"x14" - Graphite - Dec. 2012

This was a piece I did on my own. For my art classes at school, I had many sketchbook assignments that involved drawing still lifes, but I hadn't had much experience with a still life on a large piece. I also wanted to create a still life that represented me, hence my shoes as my subject. I chose each shoe in order to reflect a different part of my personality, and to just make it more interesting to look at versus the standard 'fruit bowl' still lifes.

The Cat's Fireflies

"The Cat's Fireflies"

11"x13"- Marker and Watercolor - June 2011

This was a piece I did on my own. While playing with color, I also wanted to create detail throughout the piece, in order to make each area more interesting.

Fox

"Fox"

14"x17"- Marker and Ink - Sept. 2011

This was a piece I did on my own. I was experimenting with the use of art markers and blending them. I was also experimenting with color schemes and focal point.

Storybook Letter 'K'

"Storybook Letter 'K'"

11"x15" - Watercolor and Ink - Dec. 2012

This was a class assignment for my Design I class. The project was to create a design of a letter that looks like the lettering from a child's fairy tale book. I wanted to stick with a simple color scheme and also create a whimsical fairy tale scene that depicts a story for the viewer even from just looking at it.

Rainy Rose

"Rainy Rose"

9"x 7" - Rubber stamp Ink and Watercolor - 2011

This was a class assignment for my Painting I class. We were to create our own stamps by tracing our designs onto rubber and carving it out for the use of a stamp. Afterwards, we painted several of our stamps in with watercolors, and created a background for one of them. I chose this version of my stamp because the color scheme remained me of a rain cloud, hence the background.

Letter 'A' Design

"Letter 'A' Design"

15"x10" - Oil Pastels - Nov. 2012

This was a class assignment for my Design I class. the project was to make a create design with the use of a letter of the alphabet. It was an assignment that at first I didn't see how it was going to work out. but then I experimented with different patterns and created shapes out of the letter, which led to my final work here. It was an experience in the value of creativity out of a simple task.

Thursday, January 3, 2013

Winter Storm

"Winter Storm"

17.5"x10.5" -Watercolor - Nov. 2010

This was a class assignment from my Painting I class. The assignment was to create a watercolor of a landscape. I chose this landscape in order to experiment with colors and values, as well as challenge myself with the fine details of the tree.

Pink Petals

"Pink Petals"

18.5"x12" -Watercolor- Oct. 2010

This was a class assignment from my Painting I class. We had to paint a watercolor of a flower. I chose these flowers in particular in order to challenge myself with detail and blending, and overall I would say I was successful.

Octopus

"Octopus"

14"x10" -Watercolor and Ink- Sept. 2011

This was a piece I did on my own. I was inspired by my love of octopuses and my experiences as a child visiting the Point Defiance Zoo and Aquarium in Tacoma. I have vivid memories viewing the jellyfish and octopus exhibits, remembering that they always seemed otherworldly and mysterious to me.

Birds of a Feather

Overview (updated 5/26/13)

Lower left corner close-up

Upper left corner close-up

Upper right corner close-up

Center close-up

Lower right corner close-up

"Birds of a Feather"

18"x24" - Colored pencil/Collage - December 2012

This was a self-assigned project for my Drawing III class. It includes hand-drawn images of 25 individual birds pasted onto a 18 x 24 paper. I drew inspiration from my great-grandfathers bird-watching book and my own passion for animals and nature.

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