sketchbook collages + watercolors

Beekeeper + Shaman
Mixed media
5.5" x 8.5"

I Did Not See That Coming
Mixed media
5.5" x 8.5"

Pleased to Feet You
Mixed media
5.5" x 8.5"

These first few came from a class I took this summer, called "Smashbooks and Visual Arts Journals Blah Blah and Et Cetera", or something like that. We made our own sketchbooks, and these are a few of the pages from it. It was a great class, and I made a ton of crazy collages with laser eyes and mouths, vomit, and blood. Needless to say, fun was had by all who attended!

I will definitely have my Drawing & Painting students make their own sketchbooks this year. I think it's a great way for them to get excited about making art and tap into their right brain, not-thinking thoughts.

Brands Mean Nothing to Me
Watercolor on paper
6" x 9"

The Last Immigrant Grocer on Earth
Watercolor on paper
5.5" x 8.5"

There's a Riot Goin' on
Watercolor on paper
6" x 9"

These next three came from the afore-mentioned watercolor class, in which I loosened up a little and made a series of slightly Diebenkorn-y, non-representational jobbers.

Framed Tree No. 1
Watercolor on paper
5" x 8"

Framed Tree No. 2
Watercolor on paper
6" x 9"

And lastly, the trees come from the watercolor class, too. They use the "blown straw" technique to create the trees, with details added later. The first one already had a rectangle on the page when I started, so I left it in as a design element and did a few more like it. I have a couple of others in this series, and I might add them later if I get a chance.

Enjoy!