first drawing,

I was sitting on top of the stairs in my house. I started sketching the stairs, stairrail, living room, closet and door.

It's an empty room with my shoes by the closet door. I guess, absent is the word. It's a nice drawing, but it's subtle references the feeling I have. I am looking downward, and reevaluating spaces I know. It's different now. The reason is I am on my own, and I want to recreate my world.
I've been walking a lot. The course I am enduring is rough. It's a little rocky, but I'll keep going. The reason is I never encountered anything that I haven't been able to move. In my own way, I am smart. My sense of humor is quick... and my drive is low, but I have a feeling that I will start to pick up the pace.
My goal is work on a painting through out this week.

This is a painting by Emily Wolfe,

Some of the artusts I have been looking at is Emily Wolfe and James Whistler. The both have a quiet observation. The colors are simple, elegant, and soft. There is a sense of containment, and feeling delicate. I want my work to reflect that because right now I am searching for spaces and new faces.

New Beginning

So I graduated college about a week and a day ago. The start is rough because I am in the midst of a search for jobs, for internships, for a reason to paint.
Here's where I am: I am currently working at HanesBrands, it's rough because I a major cut in hours. I have two interviews this week. The first interview is tomorrow working night shift for CVS.
I left Cedar Crest with two awards, honors, a resume, and a take on the world confidence... but, I am now leaving my support, and entering into a world where I have to find a new place. I feel so severed, but I am trying so hard to connect with the arts in Lancaster.

I was sitting on the bus two days ago and a woman sits beside me. She was older in her fifties but she dressed as though she was sixteen, and her long hair was bleached blonde. She told me that I drew well. I said, I practice a lot. She said this is not the town for you, it's the city you need. I told her I want to go to the city, she said be careful because you are small and the city preys on small people.


I am not that small.

Rest of senior show

Artwork from senior exhibition

This is my self portrait. It does not seem like it, but it took me a few months to complete this painting. I had a lot ot learn about composition, painting faces, and using colors I am comfortable with. I think this painting gave me a bit of reputation at school. It was posted on the Cedar Crest website. I got a lot of feed back from faculty, staff, and my class mates. This is a skeleton sketch, it's hanging behind flexi glass in the Lachaise gallery. I have five more images to post, see you soon