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Charcoal Figure Drawings
I've been having a lot of fun in this semester's Drawing II class! We've worked with charcoal almost the whole time, except for a brief...

Laura
Mar 10, 20232 min read
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Color Saturation and Bridge Colors
In the past two or three weeks of Design class, we've had several related projects that we've worked on. Three of them have focused on...

Laura
Feb 24, 20233 min read
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Color Mixing
In Design II this semester, we've been taking an in-depth look at how color works, how it affects the viewer, how to mix those colors we...

Laura
Feb 10, 20233 min read
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Figure Drawing - Gestures
What's a gesture? Shortly put, it's a very quick sketch intended to capture the form and pose of a figure. It doesn't go into details,...

Laura
Jan 28, 20232 min read
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Trip to the Zoo
During Christmas break my family and I took a trip to the zoo, and after an unusually cold week, it felt amazing to be outside on a...

Laura
Jan 13, 20232 min read
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"Faces from the Interior" Exhibit
A couple weeks ago, I visited the Amon Carter Museum of American Art in Fort Worth to see the special exhibit. Titled "Faces from the...

Laura
Dec 31, 20222 min read
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Sunrise at Bald Rock
Towards the beginning of October, me and several other friends decided to go watch the sunrise at Bald Rock. We got there about 6:45 and...
Laura
Dec 17, 20221 min read
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Story of the Semester
Just before Thanksgiving break, I finished what might be my favorite project of the semester for Design I - a book of lines. The idea was...
Laura
Dec 2, 20221 min read
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Greenville Open Studios
I've been wanting to find opportunities to get involved with the arts community so I can make connections and learn from others in the...
Laura
Nov 18, 20223 min read
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College Art Part 3
First of all, special announcement! I printed note cards of my garden painting and have some ready to sell! They're in sets of 6 for $15,...
Laura
Oct 28, 20222 min read
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Field Trip to the Garden
This week we changed things up a bit in Drawing class - we took a "field trip" and went outside to the garden across the street on the...
Laura
Oct 14, 20222 min read
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College Art Classes Part 2
At 6 weeks in, I'm almost halfway through my first semester of college. It's been a busy month, but filled with good things like chapel...
Laura
Sep 30, 20222 min read
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A Rose from the Garden
I knew North Greenville University's campus was beautiful when I decided to go there. But in the last month of being here, I keep...
Laura
Sep 16, 20221 min read
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College Art Classes
I've been so excited to start my two art classes this semester, Design I and Drawing I. Even though I took art classes all throughout...
Laura
Sep 2, 20222 min read
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"Restoring" a Photo
After seeing my work, one of my aunts asked me if I could draw this old photo of her mom that she had found. It was small and falling...
Laura
Aug 19, 20222 min read
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Inspiration from Wisconsin
A few weeks ago, we took a 2.5-week long road trip to Oklahoma and Wisconsin to visit family and friends that we hadn't seen in a long...
Laura
Aug 5, 20222 min read
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Gray days - Lettering
I've created a lot of art inspired by the views in Istanbul. On beautiful clear days, we can see all the way to the water. Occasionally...
Laura
Jul 22, 20221 min read
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Museum Sketching
This week I took a trip to Fort Worth's well-known Kimbell Art Museum. I had seen the main collection back in 2019, as well as their...
Laura
Jul 8, 20222 min read
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Wedding Time!
At the beginning of this month, we celebrated a very exciting day - my brother's wedding! Months before, I thought "oh I should make a...
Laura
Jun 24, 20222 min read
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Garden Window
There's something refreshing about having windows in a workspace. They give you a place to rest your eyes and mind for a moment as you...
Laura
Jun 10, 20222 min read
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