2018 Art!

This page features some of my work from 2018: a year which I distinctly remember people on twitter describing as "the worst year"; those silly buggyers.

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Seated bodhisattva

February 2018

A pencil, pastel and white ballpoint sketch of a sculpture at the Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art.

medium: pencil, white ballpoint, pastel
traditional work
11x14 inch


Big buddha

March 2018

A pencil, pastel and white ballpoint sketch of a quite large sculpture at the Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art.

medium: pencil, white ballpoint, pastel
traditional work
11x14 inch


Wrathful deity

April 2018

A pencil, pastel and charcoal sketch of a large woodcarving hanging on the wall near the large buddha at the Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art.

medium: pencil, charcoal, pastel
traditional work
11x14 inch


Suits of armor

1 July 2018

A pencil, pastel, ballpoint, charcoal and white ballpoint sketch of a set of armor at the Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art.

medium: pencil, ballpoint, white ballpoint, charcoal, pastel
traditional work
14x11 inch


African mask

July 2018

A pencil, pastel, ballpoint, charcoal and white ballpoint sketch of an Kifwebe society mask at the Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art.

medium: pencil, ballpoint, white ballpoint, charcoal, pastel
traditional work
11x14 inch


African mask

1 July 2018

A pencil, pastel, ballpoint, charcoal and white ballpoint sketch of an Pende culture mask at the Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art.

medium: pencil, ballpoint, white ballpoint, charcoal, pastel
traditional work
11x14 inch


African sculpture

7 July 2018

A pencil, pastel, ballpoint, charcoal and white ballpoint sketch of an Mboma culture statue at the Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art.

This is perhaps my favorite little sculpture in the entire museum: this little guy looks very much like he has life figured out.

medium: pencil, ballpoint, white ballpoint, charcoal, pastel
traditional work
11x14 inch


Chinese sculpture

8 July 2018

A pencil, pastel, ballpoint, charcoal and white ballpoint sketch of a buddha statue at the Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art.

The actual statue is missing its hands, so I approximated them based on the context of the statue and what I've learned from the other statues in the museum.

medium: pencil, ballpoint, white ballpoint, charcoal, pastel
traditional work
11x14 inch


Chinese ceramic

8 July 2018

A pencil, pastel, and white ballpoint sketch of a ceramic statue at the Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art.

The actual statue is missing its hands, so I approximated them based on the context of the statue and what I've learned from the other statues in the museum.

medium: pencil, white ballpoint, pastel
traditional work
11x14 inch


August 2018

This group of images are just examples of more anatomical practice.


bunch of eyes
bunch of heads
bunch of heads
bunch of hands
bunch of hands
bunch of hands

bunch of feet

Tony Stark

8 August 2018

A practice sketch using a scene from the Marvel film, "Infinity War" as a model. I appreciated how worn out and tired this character looked.

The ears are of course misplaced, but I think I caught his tired look pretty well.

medium: pencil
traditional work
11x14 inch


T'Challa

15 August 2018

A practice sketch using a scene from the Marvel film, "Infinity War" as a model. I found this character's facial expression interesting.

medium: pencil
traditional work
11x14 inch


Chayton Little

16 August 2018

A practice sketch using a scene from a TV show I can't recall the name of which a co-worker was watching. This is a Native American character, and I liked his concerned expression.

medium: pencil
traditional work
11x14 inch


Frog

1 October 2018

A sketch of a frog, from photo reference.

medium: pencil, ballpoint, white ballpoint
traditional work
14x11 inch


Sturgeon

2 October 2018

A sketch of a fish, from photo reference.

I took this picture under a streetlamp, with the light filtering through a wet window, and very much enjoyed the lighting effect on the drawing.

medium: pencil, ballpoint, white ballpoint
traditional work
14x11 inch


Warbler

3 October 2018

A sketch of a bird, from photo reference.

medium: pencil, ballpoint, white ballpoint
traditional work
11x14 inch


Salamander

4 October 2018

A sketch of a salamander, from photo reference.

medium: pencil, ballpoint, white ballpoint
traditional work
14x11 inch


Sparrow

5 October 2018

A sketch of a sparrow, from photo reference.

medium: pencil, ballpoint, white ballpoint
traditional work
11x14 inch


Group of animals

10 October 2018

A sketch of a group of friendly, cartoon animals.

medium: pencil, ballpoint, white ballpoint
traditional work
14x11 inch


Group of animals

30 December 2018

A pencil, charcoal, white pastel and white ballpoint sketch of a marble statue at the Nelson-Atkins Muesum.

The original sword is missing from the statue, so I approximated it.

medium: pencil, charcoal, white pastel, white ballpoint
traditional work
11x14 inch