There are fundamentals to art that trump any stylistic or technical choices, and create the visual language through which one communicates their ideas. Figurative art hones in on a few[…]
Category: Studio Art
Peter Mamaev Critical Reflection #1
I have loved comics since I was a kid. Growing up in a fairly religious environment, western comics always represented not only a wonderful escapist opportunity, but a bout of[…]
Peter Mamaev graphic novel update 4/13
4/13/2020 Beyond continuing work on the project itself, I have additionally reached out to my first contact, indie writer Jed McPherson, but have so far received crickets in return. I[…]
Onaje #3: Testing Watercolor and Charcoal
After making four color studies that I’m satisfied with, I’ve been experimenting with a painting method I’ve come up with. To get a good range of values along with good[…]
Pandemic Painting and Pondering: Larger Painting #1 — Wriley Hodge
Towards the end of week 1, I began thinking about constructing a painting that was different than the open-air painting I had been doing. I was excited by the opportunity[…]
#1: Getting Started
For the first week of my project, I spent most of my time reading Beloved by Toni Morrison and researching artists to inform my art. I found many artists and[…]
Pandemic Painting and Pondering: Week 1 — Wriley Hodge
This week I really got into the flow of my project. I began going out every day and making a sort of map of where different birds are when. Prospect[…]
Peter Mamaev graphic novel update 4/9
4/9/2020 In my gradual descent into madness, I am beginning to once more appreciate the necessity of weekends. Or, at least, momentous breaks. While I would most certainly call the[…]
Onaje #2: Capturing Gesture
I feel like I’m getting the gist of what I should be capturing while figure drawing. Draftsmen such as Glenn Vilppu and Mike Mattesi have shown me that I shouldn’t[…]
Peter Mamaev graphic novel update 4/6
4/6/2020 I am currently grinding away at what may be the most artistically complex page so far. It has in the coming days become reasonably apparent that my initial 44-page[…]
Peter Mamaev graphic novel update 4/2
4/2/2020 This is the first blog documenting my artistic exploits, as well as my potential gradual descent into cabin fever-induced madness. The most apparent takeaway from me beginning my project[…]
Pandemic Painting and Pondering: Paintings From Spring Break — Wriley Hodge
A large part of my project is my daily oil painting. I began doing this before the official beginning of senior project, but they are still a part of my[…]
Pandemic Painting and Pondering: Exploring Ditmas Park Through Ecology and Art — Wriley Hodge
How can I use art to add to scientific observation? How do I show meaning greater than words through sketches and how do I show meaning greater than sketches with[…]
Onaje’s Project Proposal
How can I respond to a global pandemic through art? For my Senior Project, I will make art depicting my interpretations of this outbreak. In this project, I plan to[…]