Foundation Art

Biomorphic Shapes. Sharpie Marker. 18" x 24". 2008. 

Create a composition with biomorphic shapes that strikes a balance between black and white, and order and variety.

It's Raining Keys. Sharpie Marker. 18" x 24". 2008.

Create a composition with the repeated shape of a key that strikes a balance between black and white, and order and variety.

The Circle Line. Sharpie Marker. 18" circumference. 2008.

Create a circular composition using only line that strikes a balance between black and white, and order and variety.

C-A-T Cat. Sharpie Marker. 18" x 24". 2008.

Create a composition that includes the letters CAT and the shape of a cat without it looking like either, striking a balance between black and white, and order and variety.

Geometric Shapes. Sharpie Marker. 18" x 24". 2008.

Create a composition with geometric shapes in a 1-inch grid that strikes a balance between black and white, and order and variety.

Abe Lincoln. Acrylic Paint. 2008.

So this was a color value project. Abe is painted in 18 different shades of blue.

Color Play. Acrylic Paint. 18" x 24". 2008.

Another color challenge. We had to use every color on the color wheel in a painting of a room with a window and a chair. 

3D Box. Matte Board and Acrylic Paint. 2008.

One of our 3D projects. One side we had to make the edges of the box extremely apparent, the other we had to make them disappear.

Unique Functional Shoe. Multiple Materials. 2008.

Another 3D Project. We just had to build a 3D shoe that had some unusual function. Mine was a snowball shoe. You collect snow in the heal and then shoot it out in snowballs out of the toe. :-)