Nate Merchant

Lately I have been more distracted by my sketchbook than ever. I actually want to work in it, which is keeping me from working on my concentrations. It's worth it though because I made a cool picture of my friend nate. I know I always say this.. but I don't think I'm done with it. I might put a zebra on it somewhere :)



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Judy Wise was amazing

I loved her. Her style of art was really fun to try. Here is my first attempt at painting on a transparency (it was hard to get a good picture because its so shiney). I plan on trying this again sometime soon!

Unfinished sketchbook

I think I'm going to make this into a Christmas present for someone so I thought I would tak a picture to remember it. It's unfinished right now but I like it. It's different than the stuff I normally do.

Concentration #3

Ipod Ad..
This one was a little rushed.. but I like the themes or movement in the ipod ads. They are so carefree and are intended to make people want to dance like no one is watching. I think I might redo this one later if I have time.

Concentration #2

Abercrombie & Fitch Ad..
This piece actually confuses me. When I was done with it I was really pleased on how it turned out. And then after thinking about it for a long time I had trouble relating it to my concentration (How advertisements are intended to make people feel). I dont know.. I'm still thinking but for now it will work.

Concentration #1

Urban Outfitters Ad..
They are intented to make people feel hip, retro, and urban (go figure).

Kenny Dew

Remember those free little books we got from I've Been Framed?? I never thought I would end up using it. But today I was sooo bored in english and I couldn't find anything to draw on.. until I found that little book sitting in my backpack. Then I had to think of something to draw. Once I saw Kenny Dew and his afro, I knew what I wanted to focus on haha. Although I wasn't paying attention in class, I made a cool drawing! I don't think its finished yet though

Mimes AKA Gross bulges and wediges

I got a few good drawings out of the live drawing session tonight. The mimes were really nice if you actually talked to them

Oil Pastels are Cool?

I haven't done much with oil pastels before so I decided to do a sketchbook about media exploration. I actually loved working with them and made a cool drawing of oranges in my sketchbook. This is probably the best thing in my sketchbook at the moment

Concentrating on Concentration

I really want to study marketing in college, and advertisements have always sparked my interest. It is sometimes overlooked and forgotten about, but dvertisements are part of our every day life. Whether they are on TV, on the radio, or on huge billboards, we see them everywhere we go. Advertisements are made to appeal to certain people and make them feel a certain way. I was thinking about making advertisements for my concentration about how they are intended to make people feel. For example I would remake a Nike ad portraying images that are supposed to make people feel fit, healthy, athletic, famous, etc. Another idea is to make an Abercrombie ad that is supposed to make people feel sexy, trendy, popular. I have already collected images from magazines that I plan to collage into the art pieces. I think i am going to do a combination of paintings/drawings and images collaged together.

Old drawings

JAMES JEAN'S ILLUSTRATION

I really love the illustrations that James does. His work inspires me to try new things and always gives me new ideas.