Although I am home in BC for the summer and trying to have as much of a "summer break" as possible, I am still expected to continue working on my MFA studio work and thesis. This is a look into the work I have been creating over the summer.
First I began by creating source images based on three themes or areas of focus. In my last blog I shared images of the first theme "Leaves/Nature". The other two themes I've been working on are "Ocean Life" and "The Human Body".
Below are the drawings/paintings I created from referencing a documentary film on ocean life.
Below are drawings/paintings I created by referencing my Human Anatomy textbook from University.
With these source images I finally began to work back into Photoshop to create digitally produced works of art.
Below I will show the source images first and then the resulting digital artworks that have been formed from the initial image.
Tulip Tree Leaf
Puffer Fish
Leg Muscles and Bones
Deltoid Muscles
Fish (no reference)
Coleus Leaf
Abstract (No theme)
It's been an interesting experiment trying to incorporate more specific reference images into my source drawings. There are aspects that I find pleasantly surprising, but mostly I find myself falling back to my comfort zone of abstraction. When I create abstract works its seems less straining and forced. I feel that my best works are those that flow naturally from within and are created based off an intuitive process, which I find is a much more relaxing and easing approach.