Scientific Report on the Correlation Between Humor and Painting

So I think the hundreds of portrait studies are finally starting to pay off (no reference):
When I say hundreds I literally mean hundreds. I've started at least that many of these, finishing is rare as I usually get frustrated and have to grab a reference.

As for the title of this blog post, I haven't done any painting (actual, not digital) for at least three weeks and I've noticed that I've been getting increasingly humorous and "hyper". So I've made a graph to explain my behavior (I'm at the far left side currently):

Luckily, the art club at snider will be starting a huge mural soon so I'll get some painting time in. I'm fairly stressed out by my academics right now and could really use it.
Oh, correction: Scholastics show opens at FWMoA February 10th.

Silver Key

I was informed today that I received a Silver Key in the Scholastics Art competition for my 3' x 4' painting, "Youth and Young Manhood". The rewards ceremony will be on February 10th I think and I believe that's also when the Scholastic works display will open at the Fort Wayne Museum. This will be my first ever "official" showing so I'm fairly pumped about it.

As for recently, I've been working on some linoleum cut prints in class that are coming along fairly well. I plan to do a few prints on the back of my suit coats. I'll get photographed results up when I can.

I don't have any new work so I'll just show you guys some recently dug up mind blowing contemporary artists:

Jennifer Maestre:works with nails, beads, and pencils combined with weaving to create powerful biomorphic sculptures filled with beauty and danger. Favs: Aurora, Luna, Chimera, Observatory

Thomas Beale:works with wood to create wonderfully lively, often massive, sculptures: Diverge, Dream Raft, Station, The Wild Space

Figured I'd Get One of These

I realized I really enjoyed reading the art blogs of various unknown artists I know about and thought, heck, maybe somebody might be interested in what I have to say. I'm going to use this blog to discuss/display my own art but also post up some of the great unknown works and people I dig up from time to time.

We'll kick it off with three versions of a portrait of my pal grey (realism, crappy fauvism, peter max?, reference):
Also, you guys should check out this awesome artist named Jennifer Maestre who makes sculptures out of pencils (which are by far the best), nails, and other objects.