The Series:

Below are examples of the series project from the Summer I drawing class.  In some cases, because of scale or presentation, I was not able to include the entire series on a few.  This was a very involved project for a summer session, and there were many very rewarding results. The expectation of seven hours per week involvement is clearly evident in many of the groupings, and the uniqueness of each series made for an informative final critique.

Fran did a series based on dreams with beautifully drawn sleepers surrounded by very creative dream images that have a "concept art" influence. They are each roughly 22" x 30" with graphite and acrylic washes.

Aberlyn referred to herself as a "Jesus Hippie" in one of our critiques and based this series on her religious beliefs while at the same time allowing viewers to explore the abstract qualities in order to make their own associations. Each panel is about 30" x 21".

Sam explored clouds and their temporary amorphous shapes. They're about 4" x 7" done in graphite.

Trista developed a series also based on her response to the sky and it's contrast to landscape. These images are roughly 6" x 9".

Tiffany developed a group based on the gestation of a flower with the final image in full bloom. Each image is roughly 9" x 7".

Tatum continued her close up examination of flowers through oil pastels and mark making. Each image is approximately 15" x 20".

Shawn's series was four panels about 10" x 40" with mixed media.  It represents a traveling point of view to a metaphorical point of view.

These two panels are parts of Nate's series of four that explore contemporary Vanitas, a type of symbolic still life common during the 16th and 17th centuries.  The word, Vanitas, is latin, meaning emptiness, and loosely translated corresponds to the meaninglessness of earthly life and the transient nature of vanity. Each panel is roughly 40" x 60" done in charcoal.

Khara created a series about waves that was influenced by her participation in the surf culture. There are four different sized panels, about 16" x 10", in mixed media.

Katie did this three paneled series based on a project that she very much enjoyed from her experience in 2-D design, cubist influenced images of a guitar. Cubism was an art movement pioneered by Picasso and Braque in the early 20th century.  In cubist artworks, objects are broken up and reassembled in abstract form, depicting the subject from a multitude of viewpoints. Each panel is about 16" x 8" and done with chalk pastel.

Jessica developed a three paneled series of plant forms, these two are 11" x 9"' in mixed media.

Jerrye had a series of three drawings in graphite, about 18" x 24" also of plant forms in different containers.

Daphne did these nine small drawings of flowers with pastels, they're only a few inches by a few inches in dimension, and she mounted them as 'photos' like one would find in a scrapbook.

Connie did this large piece that incorporates her series of tents into a large piece made from an old tent.  She also drew the accoutrement of period reenactment encampments and essentially collaged those into the image. it's roughly 47" square in mixed media.

These are two of Beth's six panels that take the idea of postcards created about some of Louisville's landmarks, removing sections of the photographic images, and then draws those sections back into the image. They are each about 5" x 7" done with colored pencil. Around each image she has inscribed the latitude and longitude coordinates of each location and then mounted with onto a black surface with photo mounts.

Ashley did a series of nine, 9" x 12" Vogue magazine covers with prominent women in the covers.  They are mixed media and collage.