Category: Drawings_2017

After studying psychology for three years at the University of Oklahoma, memorizing important psychological studies, conducting my own studies, and then participating in a few graduate level studies, I felt as though I was slowing loosing my own identity amongst all the ideas and theory.

This was an attempt to ground and reconnect myself to these theories on a more personal level. Psychology, with its many branches, can be dense and heavily analytic in nature. Often there can be a disconnect between these theories and how they interact with our lives. I grappled with the idea of how to present these ideas and connections. I wanted to physically connect these often abstract theories to my own physical self in some manner.

At the time I was in beginning drawing, at the University. The last assignment was to create a 3D drawing. I began by selecting a few fundamental psychology books, case study books, and so on.

I would pick passages that resonated strongly with me, such as observational learning. I would then measure and carve out the pages of the books for a place to put the frame.

The project started to evolve as I continued to play with the idea of not only putting myself but other people into these books.

In the end this project became a fantastic way for me to reconnect to myself and some of the psychological theories I once studied.

This figure was taken from one of Gian Lorenzo Bernini figure drawings.

Final. Historical Classical Figure. Graphite. 17×22. 2017.

Progress 2. Historical Classical Figure. Graphite. 17×22. 2017.

Progress 1. Historical Classical Figure. Graphite. 17×22. 2017.

After Critique. Space Drawing. Pen and Ink. 17 x 12 ¾. 2017.

Here I darkened the shadows of the buildings and staircase on the left creating a darker gradient on the buildings; I also added rocks and grass to the foreground. More details to the windows, fence, and bricks. Lastly I added more shadows around the AC unit in the center of the image. I attempted to make it appear to line up with the buildings perspective.

Before Critique. Space Drawing. Pen and Ink. 17 x 12 ¾. 2017.

Working Progress 3. Space Drawing. Pen and Ink. 17 x 12 ¾. 2017.

Working Progress 2. Space Drawing. Pen and Ink. 17 x 12 ¾. 2017.

Working Progress 1. Space Drawing. Pen and Ink. 17 x 12 ¾. 2017.

I then produced this image to help with referencing proportion and scale. In this image, I compressed/shrunk the previous image slightly, changing different aspects. I used a combination of the original image and this image to produce the final product. Such as how I referenced the fence from the original in size, proportion, and perspective, while using the size/proportion of the buildings from this image.

Here I de-saturated the image and added a fence with tires in the bottom right corner.

After brainstorming ideas and considering the assignment’s parameters, I found that I wanted to approach this drawing with a slightly-skewed building appearance. I pieced together different buildings I had found around downtown Norman. I then skewed and changed many of their perspectives. Here is the color version.

This was my first time working in charcoal. I took this drawing step by step, finally creating my own interpretation of these door knobs.

Final, after critique. Door Knobs. Charcoal. 17×22. 2017.

Final, before critique. Door Knobs. Charcoal. 17×22. 2017.

Progress picture 6. Door Knobs. Charcoal. 17×22. 2017.

Progress picture 5. Door Knobs. Charcoal. 17×22. 2017.

Progress picture 4. Door Knobs. Charcoal. 17×22. 2017.

Progress picture 3. Door Knobs. Charcoal. 17×22. 2017.

Progress picture 2. Door Knobs. Charcoal. 17×22. 2017.

Progress picture 1. Door Knobs. Charcoal. 17×22. 2017.

Here is  a reference image I used to produce the final.

Here is another reference image I used to produce the final.