Classroom in motion

A series of still images strung together. I took a picture from (more or less) the same place in my art room after each class for about 2 weeks.

It's fun to focus on an individual object and follow it around room. Try the door, the palette on the marker board, or any of the baskets on the work tables.

Rampage AVL- Progress

George from the classic arcade game Rampage taking out Asheville City Hall. This is just a small chunk of the piece I've been working on this past month. 

It's been a significant effort to get to this point on this drawing, mostly because I began it with pencil and square ruler and switched to Photoshop and tablet halfway through. A wise decision in the end, but time consuming nonetheless.

I'm planning on printing a copy of the line art and coloring it with watercolor or gouache for the "original" piece, and having a separate look for the print version. More on that later.

Living Rock Growth- 2013

Another time-lapse of my Lithops plant growing earlier this Spring. I snapped a shot just about every day for 2 months during it's annual growth cycle.

You can see last year's growth here. Even though it seems to be growing quickly, the plant hasn't changed its overall size much over the 3 years I've kept it. Instead, the new growth draws water from the old "leaves," which shrink away like tiny raisins.

It was challenging to remember to take the picture at the same time of day or under consistent light conditions, hence the wide variation in brightness.

Ray Harryhausen

I was saddened to hear today that Ray Harryhausen, the great stop motion animator behind Clash of the Titans and The 7th Voyage of Sinbad died Tuesday at the age of 92.

I made this drawing in November to pay tribute to his influence on my creative life, and it's based on a scene that has more responsibility for what I do and what I'm about than anything else I can think of.

BCS Art Show

My day job has been eating up a lot of my free time these past few weeks, so unfortunately I haven't had much energy to chisel away at my coloring book project. With the drawing time I do have, I'm giving myself a brain break and revising and digitizing some earlier pages. I'll be back with some new art later in the month.

Fortunately, my day job is pretty awesome, so I'll be posting some more images related to my work as an art teacher at an Asheville elementary school.

Here's some pictures of the Buncombe County Schools Art Show, on display at the Asheville Mall until May 5th. Every elementary, intermediate, and middle school art teacher in the county was given a large bulletin panel to highlight some of the best art made in our classrooms. My school is K-4.

3rd Grade- Acrylic on canvas

2nd Grade- Hybrid animals

2nd Grade- Blue Ridge Mountains

1st Grade- City skylines

K- Dream house