This summer I realized I never posted the artwork I made during my Puerto Rico trip, so here it is! These are the sketches, warm-up activities, and watercolor tests/practices I did while there. Materials used include pen and ink, watercolor paints, watercolor pencils/crayons, graphite pencil, and charcoal.
Watercolor objects: palm interior, rock, orange wildflower
Watercolor landscape sketch at Mar Chiquita
Substrate tracing from El Yunque
Substrate study at Mar Chiquita, rocky shoreline
Quick study sketches at Gueva del Agua
Charcoal tests, substrate drawing at Mar Chiquita
Left-handed warm-up wsketches
Watercolor painting of a leaf
Study sketches at Mar Chiquita, felt-tip pen
Bioart installation sketches at Guanica
Bioart installation sketch from Guanica
Bioart installation sketch from El Yunque
Bioart installation sketch from El Yunque
Detail sketch from El Yunque
Feet in the sand, sketch from Mar Chiquita
Cyanotype prints from Mar Chiquita
Found coconut, sketch from Mar Chiquita
Blind contour drawing, portrait
Blind contour drawing, portrait
Blind contour drawing, portrait
Bird sketches from Mar Chiquita
And these are the bioart installations that I talked about in my blogs! We used found materials to create a sculpture within a natural location without being destructive to the environment. I enjoy doing these very much! Installations were made in groups or on our own.
Group installation at Gueva del Agua
Group installation at Bosque Rio Abajo
Partner installation at Guanica
Another partner installation at Guanica
Another partner installation at Guanica
My first solo installation at El Yunque
My second solo installation at El Yunque
Other students’ solo installations…
Last but not least, here are the illustrations that I made for my set of trading cards. We were to choose a theme for our artwork and create 7 cards throughout the week so that by the last day, we could all trade cards and have a little memento of each individual’s art style and the memories we shared together. I chose geckos and lizards as my theme, and I made them using ink and watercolor. ^_^
Sphaerodactylus roosevelti
Phyllodactylus wirshingii