BryanJenkins
August 16th, 2005, 12:07 AM
well, i'll start by saying i'm 17 and have been semi-seriously working on art for about 2 years now. i've always felt somewhat successful and last year won best in show by a juried school show, but i must say that i am absolutely shocked by the abundance of extremely talented and prolific artists. it certainly is humbling. because of my personal discomfort with the quality of my own work, i am posting them here instead of the finished section (if any would be better recieved there, plese let me know), but i still ask that you still be honest and blunt, if necessary, in both your specific critiques and overall impressions. i'm just trying to "keep the quality of the site up," i believe was the phrase.
to get to the point, i'm asking for what you think of both my art (specifically and generally) and of me. anything you have to say would be greatly appreciated. i'm going into my senior year and will be taking airbrush and portfolio prep classes, but after that my future is uncertain. i'd like to go to a four year school (hopefully unc or nyu) but am unclear on whether or not i should pursue my aspirations in art or stick to another one of my "strengths." i've been in close contact with a friend of my great aunt's who is the head of the art prgram at queens college (in charlotte, NC) graduates of rizd and a few other art programs at four year schools, but they have all seemed to flowery to trust on the issue. now, we all know the internet is the best place for brutal honesty, so have at me.
these are the bulk of my better works and are traditionally done in colored pencil, marker, scratchboard, graphite, or charcoal/ conte, and, lastly, acryllic and oil paints, as i'm thoroughly ignorant, unfortunately, of digital mediums. i'll try to present them chronologically in order of completion. sorry the pictures aren't the best.
photo-ref'd picture of a celebration in india i found in national geographic.
http://i22.photobucket.com/albums/b318/BryanJenkins/IMG_0206.jpg
photo-ref'd pciture of emiliano zapata in white charcoal.
http://i22.photobucket.com/albums/b318/BryanJenkins/Picture015.jpg
photo-ref'd scratchboard of a woodsman in a cleared forest.
http://i22.photobucket.com/albums/b318/BryanJenkins/Picture034.jpg
a collage i assembled of national geogrpahic pictures i assembled and drew (while taking some liberies with color, etc.)
http://i22.photobucket.com/albums/b318/BryanJenkins/Picture004.jpg
real life observation in pen and pencil of a house down in the outer banks.
http://i22.photobucket.com/albums/b318/BryanJenkins/Picture054.jpg
intro piece for art class last year. looks more like a sketchbook thing though, lacks character, yada, yada, yada.
http://i22.photobucket.com/albums/b318/BryanJenkins/Picture049.jpg
used real life and photo ref for this colored pencil piece.
http://i22.photobucket.com/albums/b318/BryanJenkins/b3cb2c1c.jpg
my first major wholly original work. free from any photo-refs. this won the school art show (about 1000 entries) but i really can't stand it. (the attention was nice, though haha).
http://i22.photobucket.com/albums/b318/BryanJenkins/Picture002.jpg
the following three pieces are photo ref'd and my first time using markers. i, obviously, focused the series on hands.
http://i22.photobucket.com/albums/b318/BryanJenkins/IMG_0190.jpg
http://i22.photobucket.com/albums/b318/BryanJenkins/Picture030.jpg
http://i22.photobucket.com/albums/b318/BryanJenkins/Picture021.jpg
http://i22.photobucket.com/albums/b318/BryanJenkins/Picture028.jpg
additional marker piece ( i only wish i could make a woodcut like that).
http://i22.photobucket.com/albums/b318/BryanJenkins/Picture031.jpg
still life of 3 medical research skulls i dressed up in hats and flowers. color conte. i guess i owe ensor an apology.
http://i22.photobucket.com/albums/b318/BryanJenkins/Picture014.jpg
and now what we've all been waiting for, the self portraits of super fine me. in all seriousness, i'm not sick, i just color like a moron. this is from real life observation and imagination in colored pencil. supposed to look like my face in water.
http://i22.photobucket.com/albums/b318/BryanJenkins/Picture009.jpg
my first painting. acryllics, had to illustrate a song so i chose the lonsesome death of hattie carroll.
http://i22.photobucket.com/albums/b318/BryanJenkins/Picture005.jpg
my second oil painting (first one is a still life of fruit and is currently unavailable if you were wondering). still life.
http://i22.photobucket.com/albums/b318/BryanJenkins/Picture001.jpg
self-portait number who knows, oil painting number 3. from real life. i know it's derivative; i guess i'm trying to "find myself" by stealing other people's styles.
http://i22.photobucket.com/albums/b318/BryanJenkins/Picture007.jpg
current WIP a still life of a floral print hat of mine where the flowers (they didn't come out quite right, but i've tested the paper's patience to it's limits) coming to life in the light. in pencil.
http://i22.photobucket.com/albums/b318/BryanJenkins/Picture020.jpg
i think that's all of them. i bow before the mighty wisdom of the internet. i'll pre-emptively say that i know my current biggest concern is to drastically increase my output of both sketches and finished works.
edit: just to clarify this is the "beginner's helpful critiques" section where those who would not be considerred "intermediate or professional level" should post, correct? i try to read and pay attention to rules, so i hope i did this correctly.
to get to the point, i'm asking for what you think of both my art (specifically and generally) and of me. anything you have to say would be greatly appreciated. i'm going into my senior year and will be taking airbrush and portfolio prep classes, but after that my future is uncertain. i'd like to go to a four year school (hopefully unc or nyu) but am unclear on whether or not i should pursue my aspirations in art or stick to another one of my "strengths." i've been in close contact with a friend of my great aunt's who is the head of the art prgram at queens college (in charlotte, NC) graduates of rizd and a few other art programs at four year schools, but they have all seemed to flowery to trust on the issue. now, we all know the internet is the best place for brutal honesty, so have at me.
these are the bulk of my better works and are traditionally done in colored pencil, marker, scratchboard, graphite, or charcoal/ conte, and, lastly, acryllic and oil paints, as i'm thoroughly ignorant, unfortunately, of digital mediums. i'll try to present them chronologically in order of completion. sorry the pictures aren't the best.
photo-ref'd picture of a celebration in india i found in national geographic.
http://i22.photobucket.com/albums/b318/BryanJenkins/IMG_0206.jpg
photo-ref'd pciture of emiliano zapata in white charcoal.
http://i22.photobucket.com/albums/b318/BryanJenkins/Picture015.jpg
photo-ref'd scratchboard of a woodsman in a cleared forest.
http://i22.photobucket.com/albums/b318/BryanJenkins/Picture034.jpg
a collage i assembled of national geogrpahic pictures i assembled and drew (while taking some liberies with color, etc.)
http://i22.photobucket.com/albums/b318/BryanJenkins/Picture004.jpg
real life observation in pen and pencil of a house down in the outer banks.
http://i22.photobucket.com/albums/b318/BryanJenkins/Picture054.jpg
intro piece for art class last year. looks more like a sketchbook thing though, lacks character, yada, yada, yada.
http://i22.photobucket.com/albums/b318/BryanJenkins/Picture049.jpg
used real life and photo ref for this colored pencil piece.
http://i22.photobucket.com/albums/b318/BryanJenkins/b3cb2c1c.jpg
my first major wholly original work. free from any photo-refs. this won the school art show (about 1000 entries) but i really can't stand it. (the attention was nice, though haha).
http://i22.photobucket.com/albums/b318/BryanJenkins/Picture002.jpg
the following three pieces are photo ref'd and my first time using markers. i, obviously, focused the series on hands.
http://i22.photobucket.com/albums/b318/BryanJenkins/IMG_0190.jpg
http://i22.photobucket.com/albums/b318/BryanJenkins/Picture030.jpg
http://i22.photobucket.com/albums/b318/BryanJenkins/Picture021.jpg
http://i22.photobucket.com/albums/b318/BryanJenkins/Picture028.jpg
additional marker piece ( i only wish i could make a woodcut like that).
http://i22.photobucket.com/albums/b318/BryanJenkins/Picture031.jpg
still life of 3 medical research skulls i dressed up in hats and flowers. color conte. i guess i owe ensor an apology.
http://i22.photobucket.com/albums/b318/BryanJenkins/Picture014.jpg
and now what we've all been waiting for, the self portraits of super fine me. in all seriousness, i'm not sick, i just color like a moron. this is from real life observation and imagination in colored pencil. supposed to look like my face in water.
http://i22.photobucket.com/albums/b318/BryanJenkins/Picture009.jpg
my first painting. acryllics, had to illustrate a song so i chose the lonsesome death of hattie carroll.
http://i22.photobucket.com/albums/b318/BryanJenkins/Picture005.jpg
my second oil painting (first one is a still life of fruit and is currently unavailable if you were wondering). still life.
http://i22.photobucket.com/albums/b318/BryanJenkins/Picture001.jpg
self-portait number who knows, oil painting number 3. from real life. i know it's derivative; i guess i'm trying to "find myself" by stealing other people's styles.
http://i22.photobucket.com/albums/b318/BryanJenkins/Picture007.jpg
current WIP a still life of a floral print hat of mine where the flowers (they didn't come out quite right, but i've tested the paper's patience to it's limits) coming to life in the light. in pencil.
http://i22.photobucket.com/albums/b318/BryanJenkins/Picture020.jpg
i think that's all of them. i bow before the mighty wisdom of the internet. i'll pre-emptively say that i know my current biggest concern is to drastically increase my output of both sketches and finished works.
edit: just to clarify this is the "beginner's helpful critiques" section where those who would not be considerred "intermediate or professional level" should post, correct? i try to read and pay attention to rules, so i hope i did this correctly.