This series of pieces were created with the intention of displaying a timeline. I sought out to convey the inevitable life cycle of fruits and how color seems to simultaneously breathe life into these items as well as dwindle them.
UNM Duck Pond Still LifeGraphite Pencil Work
This project was created with the intention of sharpening my texturing skills. Not only that, but it provided great depth to the shading experience I already had. This work also lead me to implore realistic and unrealistic textures (like the water) in the same piece, but still be able to
build cohesion.
Random Objects Still Life
Colored Pencil Work
The focus of this work was to implement complementary colors to provide more depth to shadows. It also provided great insight to proper lighting placements when there are multiple sources.
Turtle in the Water ReinterpretationColored Pencil Work
In this work, we were tasked with challenging ourselves to create a piece with only three analogous colors in any environment of our choice. By choosing a living creature to draw, I also got valuable experience of inferring shapes and making strong creative decisions.