Painting

Transformation Brooch - 9x12 - watercolor, acrylic, mixed media paper Crystal Star - 9x12 - watercolor, acrylic, mixed media paper Cosmo Heart - 9x12 - watercolor, acrylic, mixed media paper Crisis Heart - 9x12 - watercolor, acrylic, mixed media paper For this series of change, I decided to manipulate it by changing one part of the same piece four times. I wanted to show the transformation sequence from Sailor Moon, and change her brooch since it changes throughout the series. I started out by making the main piece, showing the central part of the transformation with all of the ribbon coming from the center. I then made the brooches on a separate paper with watercolor and acrylic and then cut them out, placing them on top of the same piece. The watercolor I used has a glitter shimmer in it which can be seen in some areas of the piece.

Erasure - Ink on mixed media paper 9x11 For this piece, I wanted to show the difference between negative and positive space with the ink. The positive space is everything that is filled with black ink, like the background, and his hair/clothes/facial features. Everything else that is white is the negative space. Kunai - Watercolor, and Ink on recycled paper 4x6 This piece I wanted to show the difference between positive and negative space with color. The positive space would be the cloud with the watercolor inside of it and the negative space is the kunai knife itself being black and white, having a lack of color, as well as the background being blank.

Shoyu - Acrylic and Ink on mixed media paper 9x11 For this piece, I decided to use organic line and I did that by using a continuous line starting from the egg and working my way around the rest of the bowl. I chose to do a secondary color scheme or purple, green, and orange for the bowl and background as well as the chopsticks.  Cup Noodles - Acrylic and Ink on mixed media paper 9x11 For this last piece, I chose to go more minimalistic. The background is a geometric line grid and I kept it just black and white to be simple. For the cup of noodles itself, I chose to add some decorative line in it and also use a cool color scheme of blues and greens. I cut out the cup of noodles and set it on top of the background so if I choose to change the position, later on, I can, or put it on top of a different background.

Tonkatsu - Acrylic on mixed media paper 9x11 I used contour lines in outlining some of the food (need to finish small details on some items and the bowl/yellow lines) as well as a few hatching/cross-hatching lines in the seaweed bits by the chopsticks. Spilled Miso - Acrylic and Ink on mixed media paper 9x11 For this piece I chose to use weighted lines, to show off the heaviness towards the bottom of the bowl and spilled contents. I also decided to use a geometric 90's print pattern in the background for another use of line. I wanted to use a sort of red monochromatic color scheme, showing different shades of red or pink, and the brown of the bowl I thought complimented that very well.

Mandala - acrylic on poster board 10x12 My halfway point in the project. I chose the complementary color scheme of blue and orange since I wanted the piece to have a nice warm pop from the orange tones and a cooling essence from the blue. My first progress picture of my mandala. I wanted a more intricate design than what the final piece came out to be. I was inspired by the fabric designs of different cultures.