The final for Figure Painting. It didn't turn out as well as I would have liked. But I got it done in time, unlike the guy who was painting frantically when I got to school. Yikes.Mel's class was sometimes fun. I'm not sure whether I would fully recommend it. Sometimes we'd have 18 hours to work on one painting, and I'd be done in less than 6. I'm a fast painter, and I don't like tightening up my strokes. So I'd sit on my hands for about a week.
My self-portraits are third from the left, both top and bottom. I didn't enjoy painting with the materials much. Apparently people can see that, because one person said: "This person looks both physically and mentally ill." Gee... thanks. Intermediate Life Drawing turned into Advanced Life Drawing, because it was offered in the wrong semester and many of the people enrolled were taking the Advanced course. So there was less in the schedule for Intermediate students like myself. I had fun, but didn't learn much about anatomy.
Some of the monoprints in the book are representational. Most are not very realistic. I am fond of this one, it's the inside of Georgia O'Keefe's studio in the story.
Here's a photo of me lining up my book for gluing. Thanks to Andreas for taking the photo.
Here's the slipcase too. The title panel is on the book itself, while the case just has a little tiny monoprint I did last night. I just discovered I can monoprint on my desk. I think I know what I'll be doing all summer.
The exposed strings are to sew the signatures to the accordion-fold of the spine. It's a combination of a couple techniques. I'll find out today whether the teacher likes what I did or not. Bookmaking has been the surprise of the semester. I get a lot out of building a book. It is the perfect blend of art and construction.
I need to save up for my own typesetting letters.
