Taking a breather: thank you 1st sem!

Studying Art

Quiet time #sembreak #dagat

What a sight for sore eyes! Or in my case, sore everything–thumbs, fingers, aching back and legs– all from too much creative pounding for the past five months.

Art school has definitely arrived, and in a fury at that.  I never expected an art course to be so demanding: 3-hour sleep cycles in between non-stop creative work and deadline after deadline.

Still holding up the banner of No regrets, though.  Everything is preparation and it is true: I am exactly where I need to be.  So many lessons learned in one semester, and I will have to make sense of them to clear the space and make way for fresh energy for the next one.

Right now, though,  midway through semestral break, my place is by the beach.  On happy hour.  With no pencils or sketchbooks or a visual problem that needs solving.

Rest is good.

Thank You. 🙂

 

Drawing finals: On-the-spot charcoal figurative

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Charcoal on toned board, 20x30 #nude #drawing #onthespot #last2weeks
Female nude I
Charcoal on toned board
20×30 inches
October 1, 2013

Female nude, Charcoal on board 20x30. Last #drawing session for the sem. #onthespot
Female nude II
Charcoal on board
20×30 inches.
October 3, 2013

Last #drawing session for the semester.

#nude #drawing #onthespot #last2weeks

Photo emulsion transfer: green living

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Playing with photo transfer on glass. Nice frosted texture! Good alternative to decoupage. #acrylic #emulsion
Playing with photo transfer on glass. Nice frosted texture! Good alternative to decoupage. #acrylic #emulsion

Process is to apply emulsion on chosen newsprints,  let dry and repeat until a filmy layer forms (ranges from 5-10 layers).  Wet the paper side and rub out the fibers before attaching onto your medium of choice, in this case a beer bottle.

Next plate: photographic transfer of newsprints onto a beer bottle.  #emulsion #movingon #sanagumana

Plaster bas relief: Mandala

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Lessons learned: get the mix right, be joyful while working, if digging deep make it count. Pwedeng life lessons na rin!
Lessons learned: get the mix right, be joyful while working, if digging deep make it count. Pwedeng life lessons na rin! #plaster

Plaster bas relief ruins. Major fail. Huhu. Back to square one. Flu go away!
Plaster bas relief ruins. Major fail. Huhu. Back to square one. Flu go away!