Art From The Backseat

Have You Prayed Tonight, Desdemona?

2010-02-20T19:26:00.000-08:00

My best friend has a thing for Othello. This is for her- even though it's not very good.

Othello, Act 5 Scene 2

#2 Pencil, Charcoal pencil, Sharpie, Ebony pencil and Prismacolor pencil.

It's Only A Paper Moon

2010-02-20T19:21:00.000-08:00

#2 Pencil

Amazing song. A DS9 episode of the same title was it's inspiration, along with the scene from A Streetcar Named Desire.

Simplification of Image

2010-02-20T19:19:00.000-08:00

Cut paper

Again with the 'Trek references...although this one came out pretty fly.

Untitled (3 Themes)

2010-02-20T19:16:00.003-08:00

Sharpie, Prismacolor pencil

I really wonder how long my teacher can put up with my constant Star Trek references.

Variations on a Theme

2010-02-20T19:13:00.000-08:00

Cut paper

This one was fun.
(I don't know if you can see the Watchmen reference on the last one.)

Untitled (Monogram Wheel)

2010-02-20T19:11:00.000-08:00

Prismacolor pencil.
(Sorry you can see the carpet. The two letters are 'K' and 'B')

Pandora's Torment

2010-02-20T19:10:00.001-08:00

2009 #2 Pencil

Kissing Ghosts

2010-02-20T19:04:00.000-08:00

Done 2009 after a particular nasty break-up.

#2 pencil, Prismacolor pencils

(Accompanying Poem):

I guess she's your treasure now,
the thought whispers through my mind.
Emotion floods, hate and sorrow
In equal amounts.

I don't quite have the will
to confront it-
just more lines to say.
Hollow words on an empty stage.

The part I have to play
Is well known
And easy to slip into.
You don't realize I know.

Imagination and memory
Trickle, and then cascade into my mind.
What could. Should. Would have happened.
If only I had-?

The image fades with the understanding,
And I'm left,
alone,
Kissing ghosts in the rain.

Benjamin Linus: Shades of Gray

2010-02-20T10:47:00.001-08:00

This sketch I did last summer as I watched insane amounts of Lost (which I still do). I love the character of Ben, hence, this.

#2 Pencil

And the original: (minus the lettering...which actually kinda works)

Concerning Flight

2010-02-20T10:45:00.001-08:00

2009, Acrylic

3 Piece Panel (updated 2.22.10)

2009-08-11T17:19:00.000-07:00

For a while I've wanted to do a 3-piece called "The Incident" (Yes, it was a real incident. No, I'm not going into more detail.) I did the first two sketches and started painting the first. Here they are-up when finished as well.

#1: "Trust"

#2: "Betrayal"
Painting of "Trust":

Pencil and Acrylic. Inscription reads:
"The nicest man I ever met/ was more malicious than malcontent"
from the song 'Capital M-E' by Taking Back Sunday

Painting of 'Betrayal'

Pencil and Acrylic. Inscription reads:
"So give me reason/ to prove me wrong/ to wash this memory clean/ let the floods cross/ the distance in your eyes/ across this new divide"
from 'New Divide' by Linkin Park (the video's pretty cool, by the way)

Janeway (<3)

2009-08-11T17:18:00.001-07:00

More caricature than portrait. She's awesome. #2 pencil.

Girl

2009-08-11T17:17:00.002-07:00

Practice for painting detailed human form. Acrylic.

Tunnel

2009-08-11T17:17:00.001-07:00

Acrylic.

YWW1 logo

2009-08-11T17:16:00.001-07:00

For Girl's Camp this year. Acrylic.

Hands

2009-08-11T17:14:00.000-07:00

Prismacolor pencil. Each intersection had it's own color (i.e. 1,2, 4 was light blue)

"Emy"

2009-08-11T17:13:00.001-07:00

Prismacolor pencil.

Four Elements

2009-08-11T17:09:00.000-07:00

Well, minus Water. She's on her way. Acrylic, with Charcoal pencil detailing. The words are ambigrams.

Come What May

2009-08-11T17:02:00.000-07:00

#2 pencil. Lyrics to Come What May

Demonic Angel/Laid Bare

2009-08-11T17:01:00.000-07:00

Charcoal and Prismacolor pencils.

Honey, This Mirror Isn't Big Enough For The Two Of Us

2009-08-11T16:58:00.002-07:00

First My Chemical Romance song. Reads: "The amount of pills I'm taking/Counteracts the booze I'm drinking/And this vanity I'm breaking/Let's me live my life like this" and on table reads: "Oh baby, let me in." #2 pencil.

Team Awesome!

2009-08-11T16:58:00.001-07:00

Again, had to. Acrylic.

Untitled

2009-08-11T16:57:00.001-07:00

Acrylic paint and #2 pencil.

Black Mariah/C'mon Angel, Don't You Cry

2009-08-11T16:55:00.002-07:00

Acrylic paint(wings) Charcoal and Prismacolor pencils(body). Named after two My Chemical Romance songs. (Probably going to retake picture.)

Peace!

2009-08-11T16:55:00.001-07:00

Oil Pastel.

Free Hugs

2009-08-11T16:54:00.001-07:00

From last(freshman) year. Pencil.

Doodles and Pen Exercises

2009-08-11T16:52:00.000-07:00

Pen.

Prismacolor pencil.

Prints

2009-08-11T16:50:00.001-07:00

Heroes logo.

Had to.

Oil Pastel on printed watercolors.

Baby Shoes

2009-08-11T16:49:00.001-07:00

Sharpie.

Strawberry On Field

2009-08-11T16:48:00.000-07:00

Yes, Beatles reference. Watercolor.

Fruit and Death

2009-08-11T16:47:00.000-07:00

Foreground was complicated. Named for slight Biblical reference (skull and apple). Acrylic.

More Tools

2009-08-11T16:46:00.001-07:00

From last(freshman) year. #2 pencil.

Leaves

2009-08-11T16:45:00.000-07:00

From last(freshman) year. Sharpies and Oil Pastels.

Tools

2009-08-11T16:44:00.000-07:00

Prismacolor pencils. (I always thought the hole puncher looked like it was gonna eat the outlet-thingy)

Missing Pieces and Shattered Fragments

2009-08-11T16:43:00.001-07:00

Art final this(sophomore) year. Black and White Charcoal pencils.

Paper Strips

2009-08-11T16:42:00.000-07:00

Black and White Charcoal pencils. Had to appear 3-dimensional.

Bike

2009-08-11T16:39:00.000-07:00

Prismacolor specialty pencils.

Zoom

2009-08-11T16:38:00.000-07:00

From last(freshman) year. Had to show contrast and enhance a specific area. Acrylic.

Enhanced Gradient

2009-08-11T16:19:00.000-07:00

Really just an exercise in depth perception and contrast. Acrylic.

I know....

2009-01-16T20:00:00.000-08:00

I know, I haven't posted since September....and I feel horrible, don't worry. It's coming, soon! I promise!

Drugs Are Bad, MMM'Kay?

2008-09-26T18:41:00.000-07:00

This is a new song that I wrote. It's about how love is an addiction, and one that, no matter how hard we try, we can't break. I'm working on the music now but here's the lyrics.

Drugs Are Bad, MMM’Kay?

I sweat, I shiver, I shake
As I slowly come to you
The second I see you I smooth
Oh, babe, if only you knew

Cause hey, babe, you’re my vicodin
Yeah, love, you’re my oxycontin
And, sweet, around you I can’t hide
Cause hey, dear, you’re my cyanide

You may not be my Romeo, sweet,
But I’m your lost Juliet
I wish you knew all of this
But I can’t tell you yet

Cause hey, babe, you’re my vicodin
Yeah, love, you’re my oxycontin
And, sweet, around you I can’t hide
Cause hey, dear, you’re my cyanide

They’ll need to make a new term for you
‘Cause ‘withdrawal’ just won’t cut it
Sweet, being around you is the biggest hit
And going without won't do

Cause hey, babe, you’re my vicodin
Yeah, love, you’re my oxycontin
And, sweet, around you I can’t hide
Cause hey, dear, you’re my cyanide

Your shining golden eyes might
Keep me up at night
You’re haunting all my dreams, sweet
And making sure that I can’t sleep

At each accidental brush
A fire races through me
I shudder and freeze and let it pass
Don’t you see what you do to me?

Cause hey, babe, you’re my vicodin
Yeah, love, you’re my oxycontin
And, sweet, around you I can’t hide
Cause hey, dear, you’re my cyanide

Darling, dearest, damned, feared
Please, just whisper it in my ear
And please let me know the big secret
Yes, please let me know how to quit

Don’t you want me to go?
Why won’t you let me know?
I’m so dependant on you
With me, what did you do?

Cause hey, babe, you’re my vicodin
Yeah, love, you’re my oxycontin
And, sweet, around you I can’t hide
Cause hey, dear, you’re my cyanide

Cause hey, babe, you’re my vicodin
Yeah, love, you’re my oxycontin
And, sweet, around you I can’t hide
Cause hey, dear, you’re my cyanide

Cause hey, babe, you’re my vicodin
Yeah, love, you’re my oxycontin
And, sweet, around you I can’t hide
Cause hey, dear, you’re my cyanide

My drug, my drug, my drug…my love.

Taking Chances

2008-09-12T16:48:00.000-07:00

I thought you guys would probably be getting tired of "#2 pencil, Prismacolor and Crayola colored pencils," so I unraveled a painting I did last year based on Celine Dion's 'Taking Chances,' and since my scanner can't scan this either this is via camera- but it did okay on this one. A bit of explination, though- originally it was a random girl and guy, but as I was trying to contour the faces, I started subconciously looking at people I knew, so the girl ends up looking like me and the guy like a friend of mine. IT'S NOT ABOUT US! Just so you know.

Done with acrylic paint and you know, like...water.

Lyrics here, music video here. (The music video makes no sense, but well, she's French.)

Stay Awake

2008-09-12T16:32:00.000-07:00

Finally up! I like this one quite a bit, but as my scanner doesn't like to scan just pencil-and-paper drawings, I had to take a picture of it in order to put in on here. I'm sorry if it's not as clear.

So this is based on the (new!) song by My Chemical Romance, Stay Awake. If you missed my shpeel about the song, it's right here. It's done with just #2 pencil, all credits to MCR!

"Stay Awake" and "Stay...right here...so I can tell you...someone out there loves you after all."

I Caught Fire

2008-09-05T18:33:00.001-07:00

Okay, for this one I have a confession. I carry it around. I love it that much- and it's the first one that I really, really felt proud about. It's based on one of my favorite songs, I Caught Fire, by The Used. (Great band, too.) It's all about new love and the feelings that come with it. Done with a mix of Prismacolor and Crayola colored pencils.

"I'm melting/ In your eyes/ like my first time/ that I caught fire"

Lyrics here, music video here. (Also a great video)

Famous Last Words

2008-09-05T18:17:00.000-07:00

Yes, another one by My Chemical Romance- they're my favorite band, so I have a lot based on their songs. This one is about holding on, and on the precipice of madness. Done with #2 lead pencil for outlines, Prismacolor and Crayola colored pencils for the color.

"Can you see/my eyes are shining bright/ Cause I'm out there/ On the other side/ Of a jet black hotel mirror/ And I'm so weak"

Lyrics here, music video here (seriously amazing video, check it out.)

The Q And The Grey

2008-09-05T18:09:00.000-07:00

This one is based on an episode of Star Trek: Voyager called 'The Q And The Grey,' and it's quite possibly one of the best episodes. In it, Q is leading a revolution, and the quote on the page is what inspired it. Done with #2 lead pencils for the outline and Prismacolor colored pencils for the color.

"I sounded the horn and carried the banner. Naturally others followed."

(P.S.- Paramount owes every right to Star Trek, I'm just borrowing the characters for a while.)

This Is How I Dissapear

2008-09-05T17:59:00.000-07:00

This one is based on a song by My Chemical Romance called This Is How I Dissapear. It's one of my older ones, but I really like the song. This was done with regular #2 lead pencil for the outlines, Crayola colored pencils for the color, and red Sharpie for the "paint."

If you want the lyrics to the song click here, and the song here.

Overture

2008-09-05T17:56:00.000-07:00

This blog is for all of my art- photos, sketches, etc. Posted with references and inspirations. (Mostly song-based, but a few not.) Here, blunt, and without padding. Don't judge, don't assume, and please no flames.