"Dynamic Duo" Process Post (July)

I unfortunately forgot to start my Dynamic Duo projects in June, so I decided to do half of each project in July to make up for lost work time.

Head Project

Theme: mental health

Medium: collage

Tentative title: "junk"

I am making a self-portrait out of pieces of junk mail, mostly advertisements for colleges and home repair companies, to symbolize my insecurity about being purposeless (where the "junk" comes in). I have finished collaging myself, but I still have to make a background, which will be made of even more junk mail. Both of my first two head projects touched on my identity and consisted of a mix of elements (one was collage and one was 3D mixed media), giving them a more chaotic feel than a painting, drawing, or single-media sculpture

. "junk" continues both trends in my head projects, although it has a more cohesive look.

concept sketch (scribble design was scrapped because I didn't think it looked good)

collage as of the end of July (WIP)

Heart Project

Theme: animals

Medium: acrylic paint on canvas

Tentative title: "don't you leave your place"

My heart project is a two-sided painting featuring a coyote. On the top half is a coyote against a solid-color background, and on the bottom is a forest background with a blank outline in the coyote's shape. I have painted the basic color blocks of this piece, but I need to go in with a second layer for details and color enhancement. Both of my earlier heart projects were full-body, 2D images of animals, and so is this project, but it is a large painting (requiring more effort than a drawing or digital painting). Both of my earlier heart projects also feature mammals that often make habitats in human settlements (a deer and a bat). The coyote also lives among humans, continuing the theme.

concept sketch

during painting process

painting as of the end of July (WIP)