Bubbles

Hey all, here are the long overdue bubbles I promised. The pictures still aren't that great, and have a weird fading effect on the corners of the canvas, but at least you can get a better look at them. They are displayed in my brother Patrick's apartment in Chicago, which is the location of my new gallery :) This was my favorite painting of the semester, hands down.

Portfolio Review

I was really excited about my portfolio review because I had worked so hard on these projects.

The only painting I don't have an individual picture of is the bubbles, because all single photos of it had bad lighting. This is another one that I'll put a better picture up of once I take it.

I thought the towel was kind of cool looking because I used it while I worked on my bubbles, and it was covered with interesting color patterns as a result, so I hung it also.

Bronzino II

Our second assignment was to take each grid square from the first project, and then paint solid colors of whatever color was most prevalent per square. I really liked this project, because all of the paintings looked really interesting.

Bronzino

Our first painting assignment was to replicate a famous painting using a grid. I got the worst lottery number, and ended up with the painting no one else wanted, (because it had the most going on in it), and it was quite a bit of work, but I think it turned out alright.

iPhone

I'm officially finished. I added a couple of updates, and I really like the way that it turned out. I'll add a better picture later, the only camera I have now is my iPhone camera.

iPhone

Imagine my horror when I walked into the art classroom to attach my applications permanently to the base, and I found a wad of neon green gum stuck to my iPhone! UGH!!

After scraping that off, I reluctantly attached my applications to the iPhone and left it in the art room to be graded...it just about killed me walking away from it after the gum incident, but it had to be done. It's just too big and fragile to be kept in my room. I tucked it into a more private corner of the room, if that's possible, and now I'm just hoping it'll be safe!

The only thing left to do is paint a couple of gray/white swipes to give the illusion of a circular button at the bottom, and then a little gray rectangle at the top for the speaker, and I am FINISHED! I just had to update how great it looks almost finished :)

iPhone Base

The base is finally finished! My Dad and I measured where the pegs would go, and he screwed them all on nicely for me. Then I spray painted it with three black coats in our backyard. It's maybe a little more than 5 ft. tall.

My applications are also finished! Now I'm brainstorming how to attach them in a way that is sturdy, but removable at the same time... I say this because when I pack up this iPhone to drive it home after school gets out, it would be a nightmare if any of the applications snapped off, broke, or chipped. I've been thinking about velcro, snaps, even hot glue tends to pop off when picked at, but that might be too risky for the cork apps.

Progress on my Applications

It's taking a lot more work than I thought it would initially, but I think these are coming along nicely. You can see in the pile that I'm finished with the time app, and that I'm almost done with the notes app.

Although the lettering on the calendar app looks a little cartoony, I kind of like it that way. I think it adds character, and a little of my own style :)

iPhone Applications

My plan for the applications turned out to be more complicated than I had originally thought. Patrick suggested that I paint something like coasters to look like applications.

I bought cork squares, cut them into smaller squares with an exact-o knife, and then rounded all of their edges. Considering cork falls apart when it's cut, (who knew?), this took some careful maneuvering.

I could never replicate the perfection of the computer graphics of the applications, so I want to instead paint them in a somewhat abstract way, so that each app. is recognizable, but more artsy-fartsy. Lots of paint, fast strokes, etc.

I set them on the base to gauge any sizing issues, but I won't be just setting them on it in the end. When they're finished I'm going to have them sticking off of the base with dowel rods that are painted black like the background. This will raise them off of the base by about 4 inches.

This was probably my favorite part of Patrick's idea because it makes my project more of an art instillation piece, and it becomes much more interactive this way.

iPhone

My third painting assignment of the semester is to make a painting three dimensional.


That is the only requirement, and it opens many windows of possibilities. Although this assignment is for my painting class, a canvas isn't even required.

My mom and I came up with a couple of interesting ideas on how to approach this project, but nothing seemed to be the creative genius I was looking for. So I called my brother Patrick. His idea was exactly what I was looking for, so now I'm building a 5 foot tall replica of an iPhone!

The base is built already, thanks to my Dad. I mentioned that I needed to borrow some tools for an art project, and before I knew it he was hammering while I cheered him on. Thank goodness he is true to himself in that way, because if I were in charge of this "construction" stage of the project, it would NOT have been this organized, or looked this fantastic!