Depeche

A Major

For Q4, my major will be human anatomy/ portraits. I'm exploring more than anything, and if I happen to produce final products, then that's great. But I'm not looking to make any ground breaking paintings- simply more practice. Like I said, if along the way I end up with something I really like, I will consider that my finished work.

As an end result, I hope to understand the human body and the way it curves more than I do now. I want to become so good at anatomy to the point where it won't become an issue for me anymore. That way, I can focus on development and creativity instead of proportions. I am working alone in this endeavor but I am interested in possibly sketching other people around me. My community will probably end up being the same old people- Luke, Sarah, and Ashley. I am just beginning to take anatomy more seriously, and I hope to have an even firmer grasp of it by the end of Q4.

The 5 criteria that I will be graded on include the following (not in any particular order):

• Composition, Accuracy, Volume, Material, Character

A Minor

I'm thinking of having multiple minors going on at once because I can't see myself just doing one small thing for the entirety of Q4. That would get boring way too fast. At the moment, I have three minors in mind. One of them shall be poetry (mostly because Luke said so, not that I mind too much), the second being print making, the the third one being sculpture.

I want to continue to strengthen my poetry because I really do see it as a completely different language. I've always had a love for it and I write poetry every now and then. I want to continue with print making because there's just this inexplainable therapeutic aura that washed over me whenever I'm printing. I will dabble in rubber prints, linoleum cuts, stamps, and possibly even wood cuts. The third minor is a far stretch because it may be too much to take on, but I'm willing to try and keep it on the back burner. I love sculpture because I love to work with my hands, which might explain why I love printmaking. Sculpture provides me with a more abstract and 3D medium then print can provide me with, and that is intriguing. 

In my poetry, I hope to sound less like a angst filled 16 year old teen and more like a person who can actually write poetry. For printmaking, I hope to create a print with various layers of color, ultimately creating a limited edition set. Maybe even a set of cards for special occasions. For sculpture, I am thinking about making another human head sculpture like I did last summer. 

A Book

I am deciding to study Egon Schiele, seeing that I am working with human anatomy as my major. The book that will supplement my study on him will be a book called "Egon Schiele (World of Art)" by Frank Whitford. I already bought the book on Amazon because c'mon, it was only $0.01.