Determination

Entry A 11” x 14”, drawing with charcoal and colored pencil This colored pencil and charcoal drawing is one of a Great Horned Owl. I chose to use charcoal for the head to contrast the fiery yellow eye of the owl to further the look of determination in its...
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More Than a Foundation

Entry B 12″x14″, Paper, Graphite and Charcoal This drawing of the rustic castle, surrounded by rocks, and floating on an uprooted island, is my visual interpretation of a quote from J.R.R Tolkien!s Mythopoeia. It says, “I will not walk with your...
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Temple of Artemis

Entry C 12″ x 18″, Graphite My art piece was inspired by a reference of the Greek Temple Artemis. I really focused on value in pencil shading while also using this project as a study in perspective. In school, we studied Greek architecture and style of...
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The Apple

Entry D 11″x14″, Graphite and paper I was always fond of still-life pieces. I think they show a desire to capture and preserve moments in an impermanent world, a response to the brevity of life. In creating this graphite drawing, I was influenced by Jean...
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Light Passes Through

Entry F 10×14 (16×20 with matte), Graphite, white charcoal, grey toned paper, This drawing of an elk skull was done in Tre Colore, with graphite and white charcoal pencil on gray toned paper. During my time on this project, our class referenced Georgia...
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Ivan Borzoisky

Entry G 16″ by 20″, pastels on suede paper I took inspiration (and my reference photo) for this piece from Paul Croes, an animal photographer who has a whole collection dedicated to dogs. This was great for me because primarily, I’m a major dog...
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