First of several pieces

So I haven't been on this in a while, since like march. That's HORRRIBLE. Fortunately Im going to try and change that, since things are calming down now. :] So I've been doing well. School stuff and doing art pieces that I've enjoyed doing. I've been with angelica too. I also just got my full drivers license, and it's amazing. I will hopefully be getting a black jetta 2001 soon. And that will also be AMAZING. Angelica is AMAZING. Art has been AMAZING. I'm thinking of doing Graphic design so i can have a stable and steady job when i get out. Especially with these times. But anyways here's some art, this one is a self portrait along with portraits of other people to the sides. The three small ones to the top left are Anthony eating a burger, Sarah Towery who was my humanities teacher, and Gibbs Rounsavall who is my painting and drawing teacher. They are just good people and friends of mine. To the right is the pretty angelica with a goat in her arms. And that is an opening, like out of a cave or door to the bottom right. and the rest in bewteen is me and parts of me. :] I'll post the next piece i've done here in a bit.
p.s. So you know, i did this in mainly graphite and a bit of charcoal pencil. I also used chalk pastel. The dimensions are 24"x17" on paper poster. I also realized the other day that i lost my first self portrait drawing, the one in charcoal i did back in february. I lost it in london, along with a whole big pad of drawing paper and a few other drawings no one ever saw of mine. Because i did a couple over there and never had the chance to show them. :[

UofL the Still Life

So as you know since i posted last time, I have been working on UofL stuff. I also did a five item still life which took me about 9 hours to do, i dk y, but i worked non stop almost on it.
The items are: converse shoe, glass of tea, guitar pedal, guitar reverb pedal. and a tabletop surface.
The background was just something i saw. rising zigzag and arch.
I'm also doing a portrait of my madre (mom), but i decided not to post it because i want to do something with the background.
Tell me what you think. I'm done with uofl stuff now. All that's left is the hardest part, the long wait that determines my life. Acceptance or total rejection.
Think I'll get accepted?

Portrait: Claustrophobia

So I haven't posted anything in a little while.
My bad. I've been doing alot of things to submit a portfolio and stuff for UofL School of Art.
aka Hite Art Institution.
But I just got done with this today. My first ever Charcoal drawing portrait of myself.
I stood in front of my mirror for about four hours and did this, i'm so stoked. Hahaha.
It's not amazing. I think over time my stuff will turn out better, but i just didn't expect it to be as good as it was. I was scared. Haha.
Tell me what you think.
Two things i already know are:
One, my height on my face is a little off, not too much, but a little. not a big deal or very noticeable.
My eyes are almost perfect, but in the process of outlining them I made one look a bit different.
So yeah. Its harder to do without the shading. The outlining is harder i mean.
Tell me what you think. The background just came to me. :]

Banana Heaven

So this is what happens when you chomp/squish/blend/chop a banana.

Yeah so, I did a banana a long time ago, and i think it's obvious which is that is......or not.

So I decided i'd face it again. And dominate it.
I feel alright about it. I actually do like it.
I really like that light purple. alot. it may be one of my new fave colors.
I got a little messy, and used my fingers, and pants, to paint and dry my brush.
The old one was the first painting i ever really did, back in like october/september.
I discovered that adding the slightest black can ruin the whole thing.
and i discovered how clumsy i was when it came to making small dots.
i still am. not as bad though.
I showed that to Mr. R, and anthony, they said it was alright/good for my first painting.
now that I think back, they were crapping right out of there mouths to me.
hahahaha.
Thanks to you to for the encouragement though. maybe you meant it.
But all i know is at least i'm not there anymore, i'm here.
hopefully the progress will continue.
no, i don't expect to become a photorealist or something, but i want to reach my full potential.
Whatever that may be, by that i mean however that mastered/matured style will look like.
like raising a pokemon.
who knows what it'll look like in it's final stage, but it'll be obvious.
hopefully.
haha.
Thanks for all the support, that means negative and positive critique.
They all mean alot.
Keep checking in.

Shrouded In Darkness

So, I was completely without power for about two or three days. Which is why I haven't posted anything. I took advantage of the lighting situation and focused on light. I did a sketch instead on one day for two reasons. First I find it super hard to paint in a moderately dark setting, and it was much quicker to do a sketching which I needed because the light would diminish so quickly and painting it would have taken way longer. It also got me more focused on the lighting and shadowing than I would with painting, and it helped me understand light a bit better which I hope will show in my future paintings.
I also did a painting on the first day before light went out, it was no good whatsoever.
At all.
At least I think so.
The apple in this painting was in complete darkness and was right beside a small candle.
I was rushing, like really bad, throughout the whole thing which is why i didn't finish the background, and partially why its no good.
Regardless I know I had to work on the lighting.
I also did a quick small crappy sketching of a pencil.
It's no good, but just so you know I did this too.
Critique it all as you'd like, regardless of my conditions and stuff I still want 100% honest critique.
So I will continue to do this.
Thanks for reading and checking this out.
:]

Confused Apple #1

So I don't know, this could possibly be the most confusing painting i've ever attempted.
I was horribly dissatisfied with it at first. And I just don't see how the light shades actually look like they work on here, but when i was looking at it at first they looked like just blotches.
I guess it' s a perspective thing.
Well I kinda rushed on it, i started late, and i know that's stupid, but yeah.
I couldn't figure out how to get the shades and lighter hues down.
It was incredibly frustrating.
The light blotches in the middle and stuff, the barely noticeable ones, i didn't even mean to make.
The paint was just a bit more transluscent in those areas than others, and it came out nice.
So this apple has me pinned down.
And actually tomorrow, I will give it another try.
yes, thats right, a series of apples, with different lighting.
DUN DUN DUN
Tomorrow.
Tell me what you all think, I really want critique, i'm not getting as much.
Please?
Thanks.

First Painting; First blog: Complimentary Orange

I am beginning this new resolution for the new year i guess, apart from losing weight and being a nicer person. I am going to do what has become known as the daily painting. There are artists that create about four paintings a week, and some everyday, and sell them. Well, i'm in this for the experience and the passion. I do not expect to sell any, but if you really want any of them, ask.
I am really excited to learn and progress and find the beauty in objects that I do when I paint them. I only recently took up painting in about November/October with my wonderful partner in life, Angelica. I am going to be taking a class soon as well at the Louisville Metro Arts Center this Thursday, the 29th. I am beyond excited.
I would love to hear any critique possible from any set of eyes. Also, the background in this painting was created because I had no interesting one at hand, so I used a complimentary color and sketchy lighting. Although it isn't exactly the best it is much better than nothing or what I had at the moment. This is my first painting for the year in my daily painting. I've done a monochromatic self portrait in class as well, and a couple of random paintings that have been lost. haha.
Thank You for any critique, I'll be back tomorrow with some updates and maybe a little life blogging.
Thanks. Wish me luck on my painting. :]