Mountains? Islands? Clouds? I don't know

Started with the idea of making waves with brown watercolor then it moved to buildings, clouds, water, lines...

-Nicole

Watercolor, pencil doodle

In the Clouds

This was the first drawing/sketch made for the first summer sketchbook I started. The idea just came to my head and there it is! I want to try to maybe make a series of portraits, some from life, some imagined, but I'm not sure what I would do for the background.

-Nicole

Illus. Friday: Idle

Hello!
I recently joined illustrationfriday.com. Its basically a website where you can add your web link to the drawing illustrating the "word of the week". This week's word was IDLE. I had some trouble trying to get the image of the word onto paper and I think I went too safe with this one. Being that its the first illustration made to be posted on the website, I'm pushing myself for next weeks "word". I think I could have done something better, more creative or at least if the image is hard to see, maybe correct the scan a bit more then I have on Photoshop. I don't feel bad about the drawing but there will be a follow up to the word even though next week there will be a new word to illustrate. SO, I'll be continuing to make illustrations inspired by the website because I've been feeling more confident with what I've been doing this summer.

OH, the drawing is of my Shih-tzu, Brownie! and he's all about being Idle lol.

Tomorrow I'll also post some images from my sketchbooks I've been working on....

GOODBYE!!
Nicole :)

The Warriors!!!!!!! '09 Final Project

I'm very happy how my last project for my illustration concepts class went. The project was based on creating the cover, the back cover, inside, the DVD and a poster for a DVD case my teacher provided my class. SO, I chose to illustrate my own version of The WarriorsDVD case using the movie as reference of course and using my own ideas so as I wouldn't be "copying" anything directly from the movie.

Here are the illustrations along with some comments....


This is the cover for the DVD case. It looks a bit squeezed together due to the changes I made on the computer... I just have to consider the size of the paper I'm using next time.



This one is the poster I had to have in the inside of the DVD... I like the drawings separately. I could have given each illustration a frame just to help the images to pop out.



The trains the Warriors had to take to and back to Coney Island is the concentration of this illustration. This one was in the inside the DVD behind the cover. Also, the DVD itself has part of the illustration stuck onto it.


Watercolor, ink, pencil, photoshop, marker.

Pulmonary Candle Set

For my Drawing Mixed Media class, I was to study a system and make a 3D sculpture based on the system. I chose the Pulmonary circulation and the media I'm going to use is wax. I've got the sculpture of the heart done and I have to work on making the sculptures of the lungs and the wax mold. This is going to take forever... Oh, this is the sketch as to how it should come out... It's basically my Pulmonary Candle Set.




And this is just a doodle of the heart and some details I'd lke to add onto the wax/ candle.

Watercolor, pencil

Postings under Drawing...

Check out my illustration posted up on the "drawings" link to the right. It's an assignment based on dance troupes and our interpretation of the dance in the format of The New Yorker. Once the illustration was done, we had to fit our image in one of the layouts our teacher provided...

I'll keep that posting under drawings for now but from now on, I think I'll just be posting under this blog. Just trying to organize my mess! 

Best,

Nicole

Just a thought

Hello!

Hope everyone who bumps into my blog had a great weekend. I know I did especially because of the gallery reception I went to on Saturday. It was at the Pen & Ink gallery on 10th street in Manhattan, NY. My mom's friend/coworker had two pieces up there so she invited us and we had a great time. 

It was also great that I went because I knew nothing about this gallery much less that it was located here downtown. I'd love to go back and see the place less crowded like it was on Saturday but nonetheless it was really good.

Soon I'll be making a blog based on the galleries and museums  I'll be going to when I have more time. Maybe I'll change my mind but I've been wanting to visit several places but... same old song, I haven't the time.  Well, I have to go, have a class soon...BYE!

Nicole

Sunset towards the Hudson River 2008

11 x 14 inches, acrylic on canvas.

Here's the third canvas based on construction and the sunset in Manhattan. Also done last semester, I think there is an older post here on this canvas as a work in progress image. I'm happy how this turned out but I would have preferred to make it bigger! I'll be taking another painting/drawing studio class during my senior year after the summer at Parsons so it'll be more time spent on this idea I'd like to make into a bigger project. 

Nicole :)

Sunset towards the Hudson River 2008

11 x 14 inches, acrylic on canvas.

Here's another city/ sunset based painting I did last semester. I wish there was less of a glare so that the details would pop out a bit more. I had a lot of fun making this one because the clouds and colors turned out to look good. It says a lot about that day and how great the black cloud just covered most of the sky. This is before the building on the left was finalized in it's construction so some things from this view has changed. I will most likely do another one based on this view but with new colors and a better sense of the environment. Can't wait till the summer vacation comes! (In about a month)... I'm counting the days left :)... Have a good one!

-Nicole

Construction/Sunset, Fall 2008

(11 x 14 inches, acrylic paint on canvas)

Finally! It's finally done... or at least it's close to being done. I finished this last semester during the first half of Junior year. I really want to continue these paintings that relate to where I live and sort of document Manhattan especially now that all this construction is going on. I think I'll continue this new thought during the summer. I am in my second semester of my Junior year and have a lot of classes, so that basically means I have no time to do anything outside of school work. 

I will be posting the portraits I started last semester so that whoever bumps into my blog will take a look! Bye!

OH, if you want to check out the previous image of this painting, click on the link below ( construction/sunset) and you'll see both posts.

-Nicole

Family Portrait Series (D), 2008

18 x 24 inches, acrylic paint on canvas. My dad :)

Little by little its getting easier to paint flesh tones. I've been having trouble trying to set the colors right but it turns out, the more frustrated I get when painting, the quicker I get to the point in the painting where I feel more comfortable........I don't get it.

Family Portrait Series (JU), 2008

18 x 24 inches, acrylic paint.

This was made for my painting class. Its a part of my family series and he's my uncle.... :)

Family Portrait Series (J), 2008

18 x 24 inches, Acrylic on canvas.

This ones the first painting in the series and its of my little sister. I'll go back into it for the details in the hair, other then that I think I'm done.......I think.

Family Portrait Series (M), 2008

18 x 24 inches, Acrylic paint on canvas. :)

Family Portrait Series, this one is still a work in progress.... I'll post it again when its done.

23rd Street, 10th Ave

So this is what I came up with. It took about three days to do and I'm happy with it......I want to make another one....BYE! 12-20-08

11 x 14 inches, Acrylic paint on canvas.

The image is from a picture I took early in the morning waiting for the bus. I liked the photograph so I'm trying to paint it to see how it will look like. I'll post another image of the next step I took from here.

Construction/Sunset, Fall 2008

11 x 14 inches, Acrylic paint on canvas.

Its not yet done. I'm going to work on the sky a bit more and on the buildings. But I want it to fade towards the bottom.

Portrait in Profile (Details)

Detail of hair 

Detail of eye

Portrait in Profile '08

18 x 24 inches, Oil Painting.

I am still working on this one. There is a chance that the background will change because I'm not sure the blue is working for the rest of the image. And I'd like to re-work the models neck, it's a bit too dark. :)

Sitting Model '08

18 x 24 inches, oil on canvas, (STILL IN PROGRESS)

Reading Model '08

18 x 24 inches, oil on canvas

Male Model

18 x 24 inches, oil on canvas, male model, (STILL IN PROGRESS) 

High Line 2 (series)

18 x 24 inches, acrylic on canvas, high line series 

High Line 1 (series)

18 x 24 inches, Oil on canvas, High Line series (STILL IN PROGRESS)

"Fruits and Ribs (work in progress)" 18 x 24 in, oil on canvas

20 x 30 in, Oil on canvas, female model

"Untitled" 18x 24 in, oil on canvas

Candles and Fruit Still Life '08

18 x 24 in, Oil on canvas, personal collection

The camera I used picked up the light source too much. The background is completely black/brown. This painting is one of my first paintings done in oil. The brush strokes are very free flowing and painterly. I think it's my favorite way of accomplishing a painting and I think I'm going to stick to it.