Projects

Influenced by a recent class on gesture drawing I decided to create a new series of drawings that focus on my adopted hometown of Old Saybrook, CT, using subjects that capture the energy and movement of the place. I enjoy the freedom and energy of gesture drawing especially after the last series, which was small…

Flowers have been used to convey meaning for centuries, and their significance has varied across cultures and time periods. In the Victorian era, flowers were often given as a way to express emotions. With this series of colored pencil drawings, I sought to express how I feel through the symbolism of flowers. It was inspired by…

The Colored Pencil Drawing Course by Matthew Fussell really helped improve my colored pencil technique and develop confidence in color mixing. Another benefit was learning new techniques and working with several types of pencils that were new to me. The ability to re-watch over and over was very helpful. Interesting projects too!

The Lyme Art Association was offering a drawing class as I was getting back into drawing, taught by Jeanne C. Potter. The classical approach to this class was a nice contrast to the drawings I did using the “Drawing on the Right Side of the Brain” book. I saw it as a way to learn…

Drawing on the Right Side of the Brain by Betty Edwards is a classic in the genre of Drawing Books. I remember it as a kid, when I goofed around with it a bit. Revisiting it over forty years later, I see the logic and wisdom in it, and it has really helped me develop…

I’m a fan of decorative fused glass objects for the home. So much so, that I invested in a kiln and all the related supplies. But it brought me no joy, scared me in fact, I worried, “What if it sets the garage on fire”? I’m also not someone who should be handling fragile glass…

Although my original interest in attending Middlesex was the class offerings in animation, I really resonated with the graphic design projects most of all. Here are a few more. Graphic Design Projects An internship at The Buttonwood Tree, a center for the arts in Middletown, CT gave me a lot of a practice in designing…

Middlesex Community College created the Center for New Media just before I arrived on campus in 2014. Fully outfitted with new Mac computers, radio and TV studios, and some darn good teachers. I really enjoyed my time there and got my feet wet in many areas besides design. Here are some of the souvenirs I…

“Can’t seem to concentrate. Can’t seem to stay focused. Almost all parts of my work life are not interesting to me. I used to be good at this, dedicated even, but now I’m finding it almost impossible to care. It’s time for a change I guess…” I wrote this just a few months before I…

I spent my high school years hiding out in various art rooms in an effort to avoid gym class. It wasn’t that I didn’t like exercise or even sports. It was the showers! Who wants to shower with a bunch of strangers, in public, no less. Bad idea. Artwork created during HIGH SCHOOL circa 1979…