this is my face.

the final examination for my first drawing course in the appalachain state institution was to do a self portrait. mainly i wanted to portray myself in the most honest manner possibly, examining the relationships between the features of my face and neck and whatnot. but as my instructor, TIM FORD, suggested (and he's right) i could've taken this illustration further and really pushed the bounds of visual interest. he wants for me more than merely. so just wait, next semester i'm going to really push it find my boundaries until i'm at the edge of it all looking down

collaboration. enough said

this is a still-life collaboration that i did with several class mates in drawing. we each had 3 basic drawings which are arranged by student: left- jeff martin, center- mary crockette, right- sarah. through the initial drawings were done on an individual basis, we each worked on all of the panels in some way helping to blend the separate images into a more cohesive larger one. i'm satisfied with the illustrative quality of the piece, though i find the composition to be lacking and the color could be a bit more dynamic. anyhow, it was my first experience with collaborative art making, and i pretty much really enjoyed the experience.