STUDENT PORTFOLIO
This is a group of selected artworks made by my college level students between 2013-2022
PAINTING
Painting 1
Assignment: Painting a Day
5 paintings a day, 1 per day. Paintings should take no more than 1.5 hrs. Oil on paper
Spring 2016
Figure Painting
Assignment: Limited Palette Figure painting
3 hour, from life, limited palette, oil on paper
Student: Blair Updike, Fall 2017
Painting 1
Assignment: Self-portrait no face allowed
End of semester project, full color palette, Any substrate, any type of paint
Student: C. Hooper, Spring 2016
Painting 1
Assignment: Striped Reflections- Still life painting including both stripes or patterns and reflective objects. Oil on Canvas 16"x 20"
Student: Nichole Ormsbee, Spring 2019
Advanced Painting
Assignment: Self directed. Must be created on a non-traditional format or substrate
2 weeks, any palette, any size
Student: Hannah Ward, Spring 2018
Painting II
Assignment: Master Copy
Pick any established or historical artist of choice and recreate the artwork in the correct size, material, etc. The finished product should look as close to the original as possible.
Any artist contemporary or historical, any paint media, any size
Student: Julia Patrick, Summer 2019
DRAWING
Drawing 1
Assignment: Black and White Striped fabric Still life. From Observation -White and black charcoal on toned paper
Student: Tammy Ngyuen, Fall 2018
Drawing 2
Assignment: Animal Machine
Combine machine parts and animal parts, any drawing material, 16" x 20" or larger
Student: Ava Edmonds , Spring 2020
Portrait Drawing
Assignment: Pattern & Texture Portrait drawing.
Any material, 16" x 20"
Artist Reference: Chuck Close
Student: Tara Lehning, Fall 2017
Drawing 2
Assignment: Collage Compositions. Create 40 small collage compositions using mixed materials, drawing materials. Use a consistent color scheme/aesthetic
Student: Fall 2016
Drawing II
Distorted Perspectives- Take an image and break up the traditional perspective by rearranging, modifying or constructing shapes to create a new design. Any material, 16" x 20" or larger.
Student: Spring 2016
Portrait Drawing
Pick any established or historical artist of choice and recreate the artwork in the correct size, material, etc. The finished product should look as close to the original as possible.
Any artist contemporary or historical, any drawing media, any size
Student: Fall 2017
Drawing 1
Assignment-Landscape drawing
White and black charcoal on paper
Student: Fall 2019
DESIGN
Design 1
Assignment: Color theory Grid
Depict 4 distinct color harmonies across 1 image or 4 separate images. Acrylic on Bristol
Student: Camry Fall 2017
2d-design
Full Color abstraction using shape and color harmony
Student: Jesus Nieves Spring 2018
2d Design
Assignment: Monochrome Value Scale and Portrait, Gouache on Bristol.
Student: Lauren Latourette Fall 2019
2d Design
Assignment: Color Theory- Exploration in Color Harmonies. One color harmony per design.
Student: Fall 2016
PORTFOLIO EXAMPLES
These are examples of final projects related to the students concentration of choice.
Portfolio -Advanced mixed media
Assignment: Self-directed large scale portfolio depicting Thesis direction. Artwork must be 2-3 times larger than any previous assignment, must go beyond direct representation, must be exhibited alongside an artist statement.
Student: Hannah Carter, Spring 2018
Large scale Painting & Drawing mixed media on canvas
48" x 48"
Student: Lori Williams, Spring 2017
Double sided windows with layers of transferred drawings and photographs
Student: Mariana Mora, Spring 2018
Mixed Media photography
Yarn, thread, on large scale printed Digital Photography
Student: Krystal Ladonna, Spring 2017
Oil on Canvas, Large scale doll series, painted from observation