top of page
Search


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


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...
luciefbouton
Mar 20, 20221 min read
Â
Â
Â


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
Â
Â
Â
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
Â
Â
Â


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
Â
Â
Â


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...
luciefbouton
Jan 23, 20221 min read
Â
Â
Â


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
Â
Â
Â


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
Â
Â
Â


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
Â
Â
Â
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
Â
Â
Â


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...
luciefbouton
Nov 21, 20211 min read
Â
Â
Â


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
Â
Â
Â


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
Â
Â
Â


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
Â
Â
Â


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
Â
Â
Â


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
Â
Â
Â
bottom of page