Driven to Abstraction Diary
Sunset
Watercolor using an airbrush
Part One: the '80's, 90's, 2000's
Wow, that's a long time! I'll make it brief
Abstract drawings to limber up for lost wax casting
Bronze brooch created from an exercise where I made a model derived from another student's drawing, 1994
Renderings as a Jewelry Designer for a Precious Metal Manufacturer
Earrings and Pendants in 18k gold with diamond pave painted in gouache on paper. 1999
Fabricated Metals and lost wax castings - 2000 to 2017
Branch Ring with Peridot Drop
Spinner Ring for Client
Sea Pendant
At The Crossing Sterling Silver Cuff
Cross and Ankh Pendants
Diving into Abstraction again . . .
Karen Rand-Anderson "Diving into Abstraction Workshop" Demo
In 2017, I had the pleasure of taking a workshop at the Providence Art Club with painter Karen Rand-Anderson titled "Diving into Abstraction". Eyes closed drawings were part of the direct response to the media and paper close at hand. It reminded me of the sketches I did a long time ago when learning model making. Seemed like a full circle back to this class and I was very grateful for the trip!
"FIRE" mixed media on paper
One of the first exercises I did in Karen's class.
Part two follows with more about the role of abstraction in fine art, design, and technology, where 3D software and animation are essential tools as a graphic artist, and chaos is happening with JavaScript!