dailydrawing 12-30-09

Also posted late, a quick drawing and this one was just as quickly abandoned, but i know i will revisit this. These are shapes, lines  and figures that appear rather often in my work. When i started to think about these things i make, i meandered into the concept of what it would look like if Louise Bourgeois and Hans Bellmer collaborated on a drawing. i think it would look a little like this (though, by no means does my work pay adequate homage to either one of them).

Daily Drawing 12-29-09

Posted a bit late, but i've been in some sort of sulphurous fog.
12-29-09.... kind of abandoned, not sure if i will finish it

First Daily Drawing

i've decided to commit myself to one drawing every single day. i am sure that sometimes it may end up being a small rough sketch, but i am going to try to do my best.
First of many....

Daily Drawing 12-27-09

The War Machine

This is a preliminary (and poor quality) copy shot of a piece i did for my final project for drawing class.
It took many many hours. Silverpoint is a very challenging medium, but i am pleased with the results. i can't wait for the silver to oxidize and darken. This photo is slightly deceptive, as the value of the silver is pretty light right now, probably akin to the result of a 2H or 4H graphite pencil, but it should darken up with time and i estimate will look probably like it does in this photo.

The assignment was to first make a master copy. i chose Leonardo da Vinci's "Antique Warrior". We were required to make the copy in the same size and medium as the original. For the second part, we were to create an original drawing in the same size and medium, utilizing the master artist's style.
i wanted to create a juxtaposition and a reflection between the two soldiers and create an implicit dialogue about the history of warfare, and place the emphasis on the individual man participating.

"The War Machine"

diptych

approx. 16" x 11" total

silverpoint on prepared paper

copyright Jennifer A. Krause 2009

A note on silverpoint: essentially this technique predates the pencil. It was used in da Vinci's time quite a bit. One uses a fine silver (about .999) wire, (i used a 12 gauge wire) that is cut into a short length and filed and sanded to a point, but rounded like a pencil tip. This is also a polished point in order to prevent actually scratching. The tip should be smooth.

This is placed in a lead holder (not unlike a mechanical pencil) and the point is used to draw. The surface must be prepared with some sort of ground or gesso that will allow the silver to deposit onto its surface. In da Vinci's time, i believe they used a mixture with ground bones. i used Golden brand silverpoint ground medium on a very fine 300lb hot press watercolor paper that was mounted to board for stiffness. 

new work

from new series, "Hard Boiled Wonderland and the End of the World", based on the novel by Haruki Murakami (of the same title).

All images copyright Jennifer A. Krause 2009

"approaching the gatekeeper"

11"x14"

gelatin silver print from large format 4"x5" negative

"the worker's quarter"

11"x14"

gelatin silver print from large format 4"x5" negative

 

 

"the old bridge"

11"x14"

gelatin silver print from large format 4"x5" negative

more to come on this series 

 

photo work

Some photo work from earlier this year.

All images copyright 2009 Jennifer A. Krause

"I'll always take care of you"

from 'Pervasive Memory' self-portrait series- 1 of 11

approx. 8" x 10"

gelatin silver print

May 2009

 

 

"A boy, forlorn"

from 'Pervasive Memory' self-portrait series- 2 of 11

approx. 8" x 10"

gelatin silver print

may 2009

"Anisocoria"

from 'Pervasive Memory' self-portrait series, 3 of 11

approx. 8" x 10"

gelatin silver print

may 2009

And some much more recent photo work

copyright 2009 Jennifer A. Krause

"White Hair"

from 'Pars Pro Toto: Milwaukee Avenue' series, 1 of 9, ongoing

approx 11" x 14"

gelatin silver print

September 2009

"Viva Mexico"

from 'Pars Pro Toto: Milwaukee Avenue' series, 2 of 9, ongoing

approx 11" x 14"

gelatin silver print

September 2009

 

10-30-09

working on a ton of things right now, here is one of them.

more

Some artwork,  some not new but i am working on finishing very soon.

All artwork and images (unless otherwise specified) copyright 2009, Jennifer A. Krause

1. "Vertigo" approx 11"x14", colored pencil and ink on paper (unfinished)

2007

2. "Twins" ink on paper, (unfinished) approx 9"x12"

2006?

3. "After Michaelangelo: an ode to Professor Krantz"

unfinished sketchbook drawing, approx. 5"x 8"

Sept. 2009

Household Nuisances

Some artwork, these are not new but i am working on finishing them very soon.

All artwork and images (unless otherwise specified) copyright 2009, Jennifer A. Krause

1. "Field Cricket no. 147" from "Household Nuisances" series. 1 of proposed 10

(unfinished)

6"x6", ink and watercolor on bristol

 

2. "American Cockroach" from "Household Nuisances" Series 2 of proposed 10

(unfinshed)

6"x6", ink and watercolor on bristol

 

3. "Carpenter Ant", from "Household Nuisances" Series, 3 of proposed 10

(unfinished)

6"x6", ink and watercolor on bristol

 

4. "Bed Bug" from "Household Nuisances" Series, 4 of proposed 10

(unfinished)

6"x6", ink and watercolor on bristol

Sally Mann's "Proud Flesh"

Sigh.

i am going to New York in October to see Sally Mann's show. She is probably as close to an artistic "hero" that i have. She inspires me through and through, and truly keeps me going in so many ways.
Here is the link to the show info from Gagosian Gallery.

a couple new things

a couple of new things...

This is a blind contour self-portrait drawing (18"x24", felt tip marker on paper) for my first homework assignment for Drawing class. A blind contour is done by not looking at the paper and by following the lines with your eye and your hand does the work, unguided by your visual experience. This is me in my studio.

This next one is a work in progress:

This is a drawing i am calling "the sleepy-eyed fish" for now. It is charcoal, chalk pastel and ink on paper. (roughly 14"x18") Eventually there will be some other abstracted forms along with the fish in the same media, but i am thinking i will add in some watercolor.

More to come soon.

been awhile. some things i'm working on.

It has been a while since i've posted anything.

Here are a few things i have been working on in the past few weeks.
(poor quality, don't have a scanner yet)

New work:


11"x14" ink and watercolor:
detail view

8"x10" ink and watercolor
detail view

Aaaand some old stuff i dug out from a long time ago that i am trying to (unsuccessfully) finish:

8"x10" mixed media collage
8"x10" ink


detail

new work

Here is some new work. i have been exploring photography and i must say i am loving it. It has caused quite a stir in my conception of myself as an artist. So much so that i may be changing my concentration in school from illustration to photography. Big news. More to come later.

All images copyright 2009 Jennifer A. Krause, All Rights Reserved.

"theresa in the bathroom" 35mm print, 8"x10"
(this print has some issues, will post better one later)

"theresa in the sun" 35mm print 8"x10"

"theresa as her small and vulnerable self" 35mm print, 8"x10"

"self portrait on the river" 35mm print, 8"x10"

"reflection in sewer cap" 35mm print, 8"x10"

"ray's hand" 35mm print, 8"x10"

pinhole image 8"x10"

"left and right" 35mm print, 8"x10"

"inappropriate self-portrait" 35mm print, 8"x10"

"buckets" 35mm print, 8"x10"

"alley" 35mm print, 8"x10"

untitled 35mm print, 8"x10" (taken with 1937 Argus-A)

photos

just finished 8x10 black and white prints from a weekend photo shoot. For once, i am really happy with them. i will post them as soon as i can get some scanning done. (?) Thurs?

sketchbook 2-4-09

small sketch while at work 2-4-09

sketchbook 1-25-09

ink, watercolor 5.5" x 8", unfinished?