Aren't you just loving the lines around his eyes? Better him then me!
The texture on his skin is fantastic. It's like diamond quilted ropes! I can't wait to start drawing these!
Monday, May 19, 2008
Arizona Zoo Rhino
Aren't these two gorgeous? Not to mention fierce! Ok, so maybe not right now. It's nappy-poo time.
Aren't you just loving the lines around his eyes? Better him then me!
The texture on his skin is fantastic. It's like diamond quilted ropes! I can't wait to start drawing these!
Aren't you just loving the lines around his eyes? Better him then me!
The texture on his skin is fantastic. It's like diamond quilted ropes! I can't wait to start drawing these!
Thursday, May 15, 2008
FINALS!!! Survey of Contemporary Interior Architecture
This is the final project for this class; I still have a BIG test to take tonight. Anyhoo, the designer is John Saladino and this guy I really like. He's big into Mediterranian ruin designs mixed with contemporary designs. I hemmed and hawed about adding the essay I had to write too. I guess I'll go ahead and post it below. I'm still waiting on the grade.
“To me, the ultimate refining of a thing ends in its utter simple geometric form. That is what gives it its timeless quality”. Such is one of the design basics of John Saladino, one of the worlds most distinguished interior designers.
Born the son of a Kansas City Missouri doctor, John Saladino has risen to become known as “the designer’s designer”. Although he initially studied painting, he was educated at Notre Dame and the Yale School of Art and Architecture in the 1960’s. After graduating with a MFA degree, he went overseas to work at an architectural practice in Rome, Italy. In the two years he was there, Saladino fell in love with history and ancient ruins. This new love released his inhibitions and fed his natural romanticism. The teachings at Yale, steeped in minamilist philosophy, and the dramatic architecture of Italy gives Saladino the natural ability to blend the old with the new; modern with traditional. Saladino can seamlessly blends scratch-coat plastered walls, stone floors and sleek modern furniture together. In a 1988 interview he reaffirmed his unique design style, “Now I believe in always bringing something of the ancient world into the twentieth century.”
After his time in Italy, Saladino returned to American and in 1969 he opened his own design company, which is still going strong after forty years. In his designs, Saladino pulls from classical and traditional designs, simplifying them to their basic geometric form. “I want the basic shapes of all the furniture to come out of primary forms – drums, cubes, rectangles, spheres”. His furniture while simple in line, is luxurious in fabric in texture. He is not afraid to change the covers of his furniture to follow the different seasons. A couch or chair may be of cotton in the summer, then of quilted velvet in the winter.
The interiors he designs often displays his love of theatrics and grand architectural scale; he is a master of proportion, such as columns, corroded surfaces and color to create a feeling of a grand house or a cozy cottage. When it comes to the use of color, Saladino believes in using colors that can be easily changed by natural light, whether it is day or night. The use of layered lighting also comes into effect, creating dramatic realms of color in a whole room, from only one color source. As was noted by Adam Lewis, author of “Van Day Truex: The Man Who Defined Twentieth Century Taste and Style”, Van Truex believed that “John Saladino had a remarkable eye for color” which evoked “the aura of a Renaissance painting”. Saladino himself says that “I think of interiors as a walk-in still life…”
The color pencil rending I have chosen to portray is of an interior view of a dining room. The feeling of this room gives the impression of entering an ancient temple and glimpsing into the secret room where Gods may feast. The simple geometric shapes are unmistakably noticeable in the design layout. The initial entrance is an opening with scratch-coat plaster walls that are flanked by tall fluted columns. As with the rest of the interior colors, the actual base color is elusive. The exterior lighting reflects off the walls and pillars in shades of white, gray, tan and a warm light peach.
The inner entry features what seems to be tall, square and triangle, nail-studded shapes on the doors. These doors are open and allow you to glimpse into the dining room beyond. The dining room features four of Saladino’s own Highback Villa Chairs that surround a white linen covered, round table. The chairs seem to be covered in an off-white or tan cotton fabric that absorb the reflect color of the focus wall, seems to be in a shade of peach. The grand focal point on the wall is a large gold framed mirror; the white ceiling which features a curved triangular molding that seems to be the crown on this beautifully crafted masterpiece.
The sample board exhibits the original photo of the room, a photo of the Highback Villa chair, fabric swatches of linen and cotton, as well as paint swatches that seem to reflect the colors that Saladino used in this interior design.
Sources:
www.Saladinostyle.com
www.sfdesigncenter.com
www.fineliving.com
www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1P2-4027126.html
http://query.nytimes.com
“To me, the ultimate refining of a thing ends in its utter simple geometric form. That is what gives it its timeless quality”. Such is one of the design basics of John Saladino, one of the worlds most distinguished interior designers. Born the son of a Kansas City Missouri doctor, John Saladino has risen to become known as “the designer’s designer”. Although he initially studied painting, he was educated at Notre Dame and the Yale School of Art and Architecture in the 1960’s. After graduating with a MFA degree, he went overseas to work at an architectural practice in Rome, Italy. In the two years he was there, Saladino fell in love with history and ancient ruins. This new love released his inhibitions and fed his natural romanticism. The teachings at Yale, steeped in minamilist philosophy, and the dramatic architecture of Italy gives Saladino the natural ability to blend the old with the new; modern with traditional. Saladino can seamlessly blends scratch-coat plastered walls, stone floors and sleek modern furniture together. In a 1988 interview he reaffirmed his unique design style, “Now I believe in always bringing something of the ancient world into the twentieth century.”
After his time in Italy, Saladino returned to American and in 1969 he opened his own design company, which is still going strong after forty years. In his designs, Saladino pulls from classical and traditional designs, simplifying them to their basic geometric form. “I want the basic shapes of all the furniture to come out of primary forms – drums, cubes, rectangles, spheres”. His furniture while simple in line, is luxurious in fabric in texture. He is not afraid to change the covers of his furniture to follow the different seasons. A couch or chair may be of cotton in the summer, then of quilted velvet in the winter.
The interiors he designs often displays his love of theatrics and grand architectural scale; he is a master of proportion, such as columns, corroded surfaces and color to create a feeling of a grand house or a cozy cottage. When it comes to the use of color, Saladino believes in using colors that can be easily changed by natural light, whether it is day or night. The use of layered lighting also comes into effect, creating dramatic realms of color in a whole room, from only one color source. As was noted by Adam Lewis, author of “Van Day Truex: The Man Who Defined Twentieth Century Taste and Style”, Van Truex believed that “John Saladino had a remarkable eye for color” which evoked “the aura of a Renaissance painting”. Saladino himself says that “I think of interiors as a walk-in still life…”
The color pencil rending I have chosen to portray is of an interior view of a dining room. The feeling of this room gives the impression of entering an ancient temple and glimpsing into the secret room where Gods may feast. The simple geometric shapes are unmistakably noticeable in the design layout. The initial entrance is an opening with scratch-coat plaster walls that are flanked by tall fluted columns. As with the rest of the interior colors, the actual base color is elusive. The exterior lighting reflects off the walls and pillars in shades of white, gray, tan and a warm light peach.
The inner entry features what seems to be tall, square and triangle, nail-studded shapes on the doors. These doors are open and allow you to glimpse into the dining room beyond. The dining room features four of Saladino’s own Highback Villa Chairs that surround a white linen covered, round table. The chairs seem to be covered in an off-white or tan cotton fabric that absorb the reflect color of the focus wall, seems to be in a shade of peach. The grand focal point on the wall is a large gold framed mirror; the white ceiling which features a curved triangular molding that seems to be the crown on this beautifully crafted masterpiece.
The sample board exhibits the original photo of the room, a photo of the Highback Villa chair, fabric swatches of linen and cotton, as well as paint swatches that seem to reflect the colors that Saladino used in this interior design.
Sources:
www.Saladinostyle.com
www.sfdesigncenter.com
www.fineliving.com
www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1P2-4027126.html
http://query.nytimes.com
FINALS!!! Sketching For Communication part 1
This is a 6 frame storyboard I created for my final in this class. If you are interested in drawing, animation, movies, whatever, I highly recommend taking this class. It's offered at the Academy of Art in San Francisco (I am an online student).
I have always have problems drawing people, especially faces, but I have really improved a lot. I did get an A! I still need practice drawing emotions, but I know you will definately get this little story. Enjoy!
(Continued on next post)
I have always have problems drawing people, especially faces, but I have really improved a lot. I did get an A! I still need practice drawing emotions, but I know you will definately get this little story. Enjoy!
(Continued on next post)
Light Fixture Concept Model
These are pictures of one of the light fixtures I chose for my mid-term. It almost looks like the sketch; just remember....it is a 'concept model', but I am proud to report that I got an A! ;-)
Wednesday, April 16, 2008
In my never ending search to find previous works, I have at last found an actual photo of the painted entry way in my first house!! Yippee!!
This was my first foray into faux painting, and while it's a bit rough, man, was it ever cool! I'm still looking to find the painting I did on the opposite side of the entry; it was an archway with a painted vine that had a snake and a lizard on it. So cool. Well, I shall persevere to find a really good picture of it. Nothing like a treasure hunt!
Happy Trails Everyone!
What I've been doing in school
Ok, so you're probably saying to yourself " She finally updated her blog!". Yes, I know, I'm not very current but I do have a reason! I have been in school! I'm on week 11 now, only a few more to go until the end of the semester. I took three classes, all centered around drawing, and what a lot of work! I am constantly doing homework, homeschooling the boys or doing housework! I really need a nice long RV vacation. aaahhhh.
Ok, so what have I learned so far? Well, I have posted a few new posts to show some of the work I've done. I'm only posting the latest works because, well, the first assignments were relatively horrible compared to what I am doing now. LOL
My family says I am too critical of my work, but hey! That's me!
So without further ado....here are some of my assignments!
These two assignments are concept drawings for a dining room light fixture. They have an ocean theme to them, can you tell? In this class we learned about creating concept sketches (no rulers allowed) for different things; we had to create a plan (overhead view), side and front view and the axonometric. The axonometric was one of the hardest things for me to do; especially when it comes to curves, which of course, I just HAD to do all the time. LOL Live and Learn.
Architectural Design Renderings
These renderings were created using pen, marker and color pencils. The above rendering features the works of Walter Gropius.
Don't you just love this chair design? It's called a Pelican Chair and was created by Finn Juhl.
The bed and lamps are the works of Ettore Sottsass. Can you tell I'm really diggin' the markers?
Beginning Illustration
These two drawings are among my first attempts to do some emotional illustrations. The faces could use some adjustments but other then that, I think I did a pretty good job!
Perspective Drawings
The drawing to the left is an exercise in atmospheric perspective. Before taking this class I had never done any value blending using markers, but as you can see, I have learned to use it quite well!
The picture of the Golden Gate Bridge is a homework assignment using the atmospheric perspective. It's really quite amazing how using value can change the outlook of a picture. An example would be the differences in comparing this drawing with the perspective drawing underneath.
This one-point perspective drawing was a lot of fun for me. I have a thing for the west...can you tell? LOLI used hatch marks to add some depth to the drawing, but can you imagine would it would look like in a gray scale value? I'll have to give it a try when school is out.
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