"A failure is a man who has blundered, but is not able to cash in on the experience."
– Elbert Hubbard

"Sit down before fact as a little child, be prepared to give up every conceived notion, follow humbly wherever and whatever abysses nature leads, or you will learn nothing."
– Thomas Huxley

Done with school! I worked hard and was pleased with my results.
I'm leaving for Paris in about 13 hours. Pictures to be on the way when I get back in 2 weeks!!

Illustration 2

All classwork from the spring 2008 semester of my illustration class in descending order.


Oil paint practice


2 Person composition. Oil paint.
Concept sketches.


Minimum Wage: Student Workers. Acrylic and pastel pencil.


Futuristic Minimum Wage (Dome Patchers) Acrylic, Watercolor, Collage.


Futuristic City. Pastels on Wallis paper.
Concept sketch.


Book Jacket. "I am Legend".
Here is a copy of what the finished jacket looks like.

Overall, I really felt successful in this class. I experimented a lot and found a lot of things that worked for me, and found out what things didn't. I really like how a lot of my work came out.

Watercolor

"Let others lead small lives, but not you. Let others argue over small things, but not you. Let others cry over small hurts, but not you. Let others leave their future in someone else's hands, but not you." Jim Rohn

"Three grand essentials to happiness in this life are something to do, something to love, and something to hope for." Joseph Addison

"Happiness comes of the capacity to feel deeply, to enjoy simply, to think freely, to risk life, to be needed." Storm Jameson

Things I am going to miss-
Watercolor therapy
Not being able to throw grenades
Heart to heart chats
Frank and blunt chats
Being with people who feel exactly how I do
Lots of hugs
Stuff

Saw Iron Man today. It was pretty awesome!