Line Assignment

Here is my line assignment, all created in illustrator, using the pen, pencil and paintbrush tool with various brushes applied.

Emotions:

Verbs:

Dry Media- Mug:

Wet Media- Mug:

Hellooo!

This is the portrait of myself that I chose because I think it captures my spirit on a bright day, wearing my favorite jacket of all time, in one of my favorite places.  I took it where I lived in Alaska for a while- in a one room cabin that contained nothing but an awesome guy, a little bit of a electricity, a wood stove and an old golden retriever.  Simplicity is my mantra- from religion, to relationships, to my favorite chili recipe.  I think it is just so important for every human to know what its like to live in sync and connection with the earth.  To have a reminder that we are just a small part of a massive ecosystem, a blip in the radar.   What it all really comes down is that not much really separates us from other animals; we are instinctual beings, no matter how hard we try to fight it.  What we do have as humans is the divine ability to recognize the amazing beauty we are surrounded in every day.  That's why I love design- what better reason to be put on earth than simply be able to appreciate and create the amazing aesthetics of life. Back to the picture...I think what also makes it appealing to me are the colors- the warm tones, the afternoon light.  Although my head is the obvious focal point, I like the background behind me- an extension cord and homemade stairs.  The framing creates unity within the photo, with equal space on either side of my head, giving it a fair amount of rhythm.

Rhythm and Touch

Here is my take two for the rhythm assignment. I took a photo of a finger after it was snapped by a crab because everything about the image reminded me of touch- from the textures of the different elements of the photo (the crab, finger and water) to the hand itself.  The hand's proximity to the crab also implies that the accident occurred from the human instinct to want to touch things . 

 Wet

 Rough

Icy Cold

Hot

Touch through Progressive Rhythm