Trim marks: December 2011

Thursday, December 15, 2011

Wednesday, December 14, 2011

Laura Miller-New Yorker Cover

this is my final but I'm scanning another image of it after inking her hair soon

The new yorker

This is the new yorker cover of 'Coldplay' musician

and also I did cover of Beatles :)

Original work for Beatles (Watercolored on the cutted peace tape)

Tuesday, December 13, 2011

Monday, December 12, 2011

The person that I chose was Bill Hicks (12/16/1961—02/26/1994). He was an outspoken comedian from Houston, Texas, whose stand-up consisted of discussions about politics, religion, philosophy, and the War on Drugs. He is absolutely BRILLIANT!!!

more info: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bill_Hicks

Performances

The New Yorker (Francis Igot)

so i initially wanted my new yorker cover on the egyptian student to look like this:

...but that didn't work out because it sent an ambiguous message. is it for supporting reform/improvements in freedom of expression in egypt or it is against (militaristic subject matter).

so, i scaled down the stark military figures and just focused on egyptian rally goers wearing aliyaa's red flower to signify a protest supporting her bravery in challenging the limits of freedom of expression in egypt. it still seems ambiguous, but not as much as the first cover.

Kristina's New Yorker

The artist I chose is a british musician named Katie Jane Garside. Her latest music project is called "Ruby Throat". some links to music videos and songs:

in the arms of flowers
symphony of ghosts
acapella

She has such a rich world of imagery that she's created through her songs and art and "look" that inspires me, so this was mostly an experiment, using medium and different techniques I'm not usually familiar with, in finding a way to represent visually an aspect of her character, essence, emotion.

Hemingway

Sydney Cook - New Yorker Artist Portrait

The artist I chose was Hayao Miyazaki.

New Yorker

Artist Portrait: Tori Amos

New Yorker- Michael Pollan

Michael Pollan is an author who writes about food, gardening, and environmentalism. One of his books, The Botany of Desire: A Plant's Eye View of the World, explores the effect humans and their desires have had on the evolution of plants. He focuses on 4 to illustrate his point: tulips, apples, potatoes, and marijuana.