moleskine update

Here are some more sketches I've done this year. A lot of my works tend to contain a female figure. I find the curves of the female figure to be full of beauty and power, but they are often filled with lust. I want to be able to depict them in a way that emphasizes the beauty and power.

Life- a short philosophy

There has always been the question of what separates man from the other animals on this planet. Is it the way we interact or is it the measure of our civilizations? I view it as neither. What separates us is our desire for life, self preservation. I started to think about this when I walked into an eating area at my school. There was a pretty good sized group sitting on the one end of the room watching a slide show, every now and then someone would stand up, walk up to the mic and say a few words regarding cancer. This group of people called themselves Colleges Against Cancer. It got me thinking... is it really the college fighting cancer? Or is this an embodiment of mankind's struggle with this natural phenom. If the later is truly what I witnessed it raises the question of why does mankind strive for life? Those of religious background should not fear death but embrace it and trust in their faith to carry them to salvation. But I feel this way of thinking has passed. In today's society of medicine and idealism we strive to survive through science... no longer do we leave the continuation of life to faith and religion. This torch has been passed on to test tubes and experiments. So what makes us human? I feel it is our desire for immortality.

Here's another update of some moleskine sketches. These are from around march of 09 when I went to Connecticut to visit my sister. I stopped in Philly while taking the train (shoeshine figures angel statue). also the "no man fits the circle" is a tattoo design I came up with for a friend (I didn't realize how off the anatomy was, I've never drawn from a live male model).

I spent this past weekend in New York City, sadly I didn't have much time for sketching. But I'm going back in December maybe I can get some then.

Now I have to get caught up on work for my sociology course.

P.S.- Khufu Hookah lounge on 3rd street between 1st and 2nd is and awesome place to hangout.

Trip to the National Gallery

So today for intro to painting we took a trip to the national gallery in DC. I have respect for the artists on display there but I'm not a fan of most of the works I saw, it's not something I'd hang up in my living room (if I had one). I did find some sculptures I enjoyed... like this lion.

I'm starting to love long car rides... weird.

moleskine update one

here are a few images from my first moleskine pocket sketchbook.