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| '**** **' ink & pencil crayon May 2011 |
My mischievous intern... mahaha
Showing posts with label Daily Self Portrait. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Daily Self Portrait. Show all posts
Tuesday, May 31, 2011
Sunday, May 29, 2011
face to face
It's time to face the music.
I have been avoiding blogging since I returned home to Canada that was, well a month ago. This blog started as a way to document my experience in Florence and keep friends and family at home up to date with my artwork. Now, being home its harder to look forward than I thought. No, scratch that, its easy to look forward now, but i find myself looking too far ahead. The daily moan and groan is what bothers me most.
It's funny how it happened. I moved to Florence being entirely uncertain of what I was going to find and learn, but eased so, easily into the lifestyle and grab at the opportunities presenting themselves. In eight months I validated myself, as an artist but more importantly as a person. Being displaced out of my country and into a new one, there was finally thrill, motivation, something to drive me along. I, as well as my other fellow Florentines actually accomplished a dream that doesn't come true for many. But it was much more than any dream, it was a reality. I would like to thank everyone in the Florence Off- Campus Studies program 2010-2011, it would not have been that same minus any one of you. We accomplished something brilliant between our group. I, nor any of us will forget the memories, creations, or coffee we made together. However none of this would have been possible without Jean- Christian Knaff, our professor. You pushed us an inspired us like no other professor has, and we are all so grateful for your contributions to our careers, and the Florence program. Although I cannot forget, Peter Porcal our Art History professor, who made art history so interesting and applicable with his particular personality and humor. Providing us with countless stories we will forever be passing on. I know what we learned in Florence together, is something that will forever affect us as practicing artists as well as decent people. Now the world is at my disposal, dreams do become realities, and I have many, many more dreams that I intend to live.
So, the temporary goal is, get a job, focus on drawing and oil painting, get my work out there, and move to Toronto.
I have been avoiding blogging since I returned home to Canada that was, well a month ago. This blog started as a way to document my experience in Florence and keep friends and family at home up to date with my artwork. Now, being home its harder to look forward than I thought. No, scratch that, its easy to look forward now, but i find myself looking too far ahead. The daily moan and groan is what bothers me most.
It's funny how it happened. I moved to Florence being entirely uncertain of what I was going to find and learn, but eased so, easily into the lifestyle and grab at the opportunities presenting themselves. In eight months I validated myself, as an artist but more importantly as a person. Being displaced out of my country and into a new one, there was finally thrill, motivation, something to drive me along. I, as well as my other fellow Florentines actually accomplished a dream that doesn't come true for many. But it was much more than any dream, it was a reality. I would like to thank everyone in the Florence Off- Campus Studies program 2010-2011, it would not have been that same minus any one of you. We accomplished something brilliant between our group. I, nor any of us will forget the memories, creations, or coffee we made together. However none of this would have been possible without Jean- Christian Knaff, our professor. You pushed us an inspired us like no other professor has, and we are all so grateful for your contributions to our careers, and the Florence program. Although I cannot forget, Peter Porcal our Art History professor, who made art history so interesting and applicable with his particular personality and humor. Providing us with countless stories we will forever be passing on. I know what we learned in Florence together, is something that will forever affect us as practicing artists as well as decent people. Now the world is at my disposal, dreams do become realities, and I have many, many more dreams that I intend to live.
So, the temporary goal is, get a job, focus on drawing and oil painting, get my work out there, and move to Toronto.
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| Face it no. 1: Self portrait series in red ink and pencil crayon May 2011 |
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| Face it no. 2: Self portrait series in red ink and pencil crayon May 2011 |
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| Face it no. 3: Self portrait series in red ink and pencil crayon May 2011 |
Sunday, May 1, 2011
transition-all
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| Self Portrait for April 17/2011 |
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| Self Portrait for April 19/2011 |
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Self portrait on April 20/2011 1:11PM |
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Self Portrait as a lion April 22/2011 |
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Interpretive Self portrait II April 22/2011 |
Saturday, April 30, 2011
Monday, April 25, 2011
Monday, April 11, 2011
tri angular
It is now April... APRIL. Which means I leave for Canada at the end of this month. Now I'm being forced to look back at my experience here, and look forward to my future. I suppose the triangle symbolizes trying to align myself within this changing environment.
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| "Shadows on your shoulders" Self-portrait April 1/2011 11:28PM |
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| "in/out" Self-portrait April 3/2011 3:05AM April 4 |
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| Self-portrait April 5/2011 5:25AM April 6 |
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| "split-lips" Self-portrait April 9/2011 11:19PM |
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| "alig(n)ance" Self-portrait April 10/2011 12:05AM April 11 |
Monday, March 21, 2011
these hands will walk-
February 13th/2011
12:04AM Feb 14
"Reaching for the other"
February 18th/2011
4:11AM Feb 19
"Time (as all things) will hit you in the face"
February 20th/2011
3:20AM Feb 21
February 25th/2011
2:28AM Feb 26
March 4th/2011
1:40PM Mar 5
Thursday, February 10, 2011
colour fever
Self portrait in cross-eyed fever
with cooling water
Feb 10/2011
1:36AM Feb 11
Self Portrait with lingering sickness
Feb 6/2011
11:39PM
Wednesday, February 2, 2011
January busts
SP for Jan 22nd/2011
2:40PM
pencil
"with red in my head
wind in my ears and
secrets in my soul
what else is there to do?"
SP for Jan 25th/2011
10:16PM
pencil, ink, watercolour
"fingers thru wormholes"
SP for Jan 30th/2011
12:10AM Jan 31
pen
Monday, January 31, 2011
outerspacein
SP for Jan. 14/2011
1:12AM Jan 15
"when black holes open to red portals"
ink and water colour
SP for Jan 16/2011
1:36AM Jan 17
"with fingerprint and fighting hands of jupiter"
pen
Friday, January 14, 2011
Transition between colour and black
Self Portrait as bird Self portrait caged by eyes
Jan 11/2011 for Jan 13/2011
9:37PM 5:02AM Jan 14
Saturday, January 8, 2011
red and blue, pointillism and line
Self Portrait I for Jan 6/2011
1:18AM Jan 7
Self Portrait II for Jan 6/2011
3:10AM Jan 7
Self Portrait I
Jan 8/2011
7:54PM
Self Portait II
Jan 8/2011
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