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Underpainting
My current progress with my still life oil painting is the underpainting. After stretching and priming the canvas, I painted it orange....
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Mar 25, 20221 min read


Cloud Installation
This week I worked on draping the fabric to appear like "clouds." I used bedsheets for the clouds, and if I'm able to I will try to find...
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Mar 20, 20221 min read


Raindrop Installation
For my contemporary approach to sculpture, I am doing an installation piece that resembles a rain storm/cloud. I'm currently working on...
luciefbouton
Mar 13, 20221 min read
Lunchtime Lecture - Lily May
This quarter's lunchtime lecture artist was the cartoonist Lily May. They talked about their journey in growing their career as a...
luciefbouton
Feb 19, 20221 min read


Finishing Up
This week I added the final touches and finished up wood carving! I tried to add a bit more definition to the leaves and vines. I used...
luciefbouton
Feb 12, 20221 min read


Smoothing Out
This week I continued to define the differences in depth between the different elements of the carving. I also worked on smoothing out...
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Jan 23, 20221 min read


Adding Definition
This week I continued to add depth between the layers, as well as starting to define and round out the edges of the different components...
luciefbouton
Jan 17, 20221 min read


Adding Depth
This week I worked on adding more depth to my carving. I've only had one work day since my last post so I haven't gotten much done, but I...
luciefbouton
Jan 9, 20221 min read


Wood Carving Progress
This week I continued working on my wood carving. As instructed, I have been working from vague to specific, but I still need to finish...
luciefbouton
Dec 17, 20211 min read
Lunchtime Lecture - Theodora Miller
Friday's lunchtime lecture was done by local artist Theodora Miller. She began to do abstract art after getting a concussion and after...
luciefbouton
Dec 12, 20211 min read


Starting the Clay Relief Sculpture
This week, I started my clay relief sculpture, which will eventually be used for reference for a wood carving. The theme of the project...
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Nov 21, 20211 min read


Adding the Artist Mark (Pt 2)
This week I finished enlarging by grid. I started applying the artist mark to my self-portrait, using a graphite pencil, a charcoal...
luciefbouton
Nov 5, 20211 min read


Starting my Self Portrait
After mostly finishing my Rubens artist copy, I moved onto my self portrait. I chose the photo I wanted to use printed it out. I tore the...
luciefbouton
Oct 31, 20211 min read


Adding the Artist Mark
I tinted my paper with watercolor to have it better resemble the original piece. The watercolor caused my sketch to fade, so I had to...
luciefbouton
Oct 23, 20211 min read


Enlarging by Grid
This week I began the process of enlarging by grid for my artist copy. The artist copy image I'm using is "Seated Male Youth" by Peter...
luciefbouton
Oct 13, 20211 min read


Figure Drawings with Tommy van Auken
While working with Tommy, I was able to learn a lot about expression and working with more loose lines. It helped me use less strict...
luciefbouton
Oct 6, 20211 min read
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