Ft. Myers Beach

We rented a beach house on the Gulf of Mexico where we had a great view and could go out on to the beach whenever we liked. The first picture is me in the moonlight on the beach. The moon was full and all the beach homes had to keep their lights low for the sea turtles. They lay their eggs and the hatchlings use the moonlight to go back out to sea. So if the house lights are too bright they go the wrong way. The second is of our view at sunset. All and all it was a great time.

A Stockton Mill

So I finished my semester at school and I am now back in California. This was a photo taken way back in 2006 when me and my brother would go out on the town and take pictures of Stockton. This building is long since gone. I also decided to post this picture because I thought Nick might get a kick out of it.

Ceramics

This semester I am in a ceramics class and wanted to show what I have been working on. I know it is a little hard to tell the sizes of the pottery in these pictures but most of them are 6 to 7 in. wide and 5 to 7 in. tall with the exception of two or three pieces. I really like pottery and I think that going in to the class I knew what kind of pots I liked and didn't like. But what I think I got coming out of the class is what makes a good pot and a bad pot. So trust me when I say it hard to make a good piece of pottery.

Oil Painting Class Projects Cont.

These are the last of the oil painting projects. These are the paintings where we are to use everything we have learn in the class to make great paintings. The multiple fruit still life was our final for the class.

Oil Painting Class Projects Cont.

Here are a few more paintings that were done for my intro oil painting class. The projects were ( from top to bottom) based on value, warm vs. cool light and intensity.

Figure Drawings

These were some of the longer poses, up to 30 minutes long. Some are better then others. The top drawing is the newest of the bunch. All and all I think I am getting better at proportion and getting it down correctly on the paper. These were done in charcoal on parson pad paper.

Figure Drawings

These are just a few of the drawings that I have done in my figure drawing class. I believe that most of these were only 5 min. gesture drawings. I really like doing these fast drawings but because they are done so fast the proportions are a little off. They are done using charcoal on parson pad paper.

Think Ink Opening

This last Saturday I had the opportunity to exhibit my prints along side other advanced printmaking students of BYU-I. In the exhibit "Think Ink" held at The Art Museum of Eastern Idaho. Posted above are some pictures of me along side the prints and also a small glimpse of how many prints were shown. Personally I had 15 prints on display in the show.

Think Ink

Today is the opening of the show "Think Ink" at The Art Museum of Eastern Idaho. It will consist of art from the advanced printmaking class at BYU-I. Fifteen of my most recent prints will be shown and will be available for purchase. If you get a chance, come check it out. Open from May 8th- August 1st.

Oil Painting Class Projects

Painting #1

Painting #2

Painting #3

During this last semester I took an intro oil painting class. At first I was quite annoyed by how the class was being taught but by the end I really liked it. I think the reason I was having a hard time was because even though it is a four year school they still seem to treat it like a two year school, in the upper level classes you still get crammed with the fundamentals. Luckily in this class we were able to move past some of those things enough for me to enjoy painting. I think now I have a better opinion of still life's.