Art School Projects

These projects will be added as I go through art school! I’m excited to try new things and experiment in these classes in the future. Because many of the mediums for class will be mediums I am new to, expect these projects to be rougher.

A collection of 9 ink paintings of hands in a central composition. Light emits from the middle painting.
A watercolor painting of a nude figure. The colors are brightly rendered and not completely true to life. Done from life.
A copper plate etching of 2 dress shoes, their laces looping around them.
And ink drawing of a sitting figure with wash for values. Done from life.
A linocut print of two hands flat on a table.
An oil painting of a jar of solvent with a straw in it. The jar's lid is to the left, with the light casting harsh shadows of the jar and lidt to the left.
An oil painting of a dress shoe and bow. It is in greyscale, with harsh shadows being cast on and behind the shoe and bow. They are arranged with the bow in front of and leaning on the shoe.
An oil painting of a self portrait of Mauro. It is mostly greyscale, with the shadows being a warm brown. The face is underlit, with the shadows being cast on the forehead and lower lip.
The final physical screen print.
The mock up design in digital.
All the screen prints on the final layer drying on a table.
The sketch for the drypoint ethcing, done in ink.
The final drypoint etching, made into a monoprint with watercolor.
The grey wash before the first sketch.
A monoprint of the drypoing etching. The hands were cut out and repositioned, and then painted with watercolor in blue and yellow.
Ideation sketches in a small sketchbook in ink.
An oil painting of two hands. The knuckles and fingers are brightly rendered with red, and the shadows are cooler, but not bright blue. One hand is above the other, like they are reaching for a handshake but not quite meeting in the middle.
Two oil paintings back to back. Both are of Mauro, but from different points in his life. One is more current, with his glasses and facial hair, and the other is from many years ago, with an earring and lipstick. Both have bright blue for the shadows
An oil painting of a portrait of a figure leaning on a pumpkin. Their hair is long and blonde. They have a tired look on their face. Their face is smushed up against the pumpkin as they lean on it.

2D Design 2 - Big Paintings in Watercolor

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These pieces are the largest I had worked on with watercolor when I did them. I was nervous at first, but had so much fun that I wanted to do larger pieces more often. They are both self portraits, one measuring 20 x 30 inches and the other 16 x 20.

A self portrait in watercolor. At 22 x 30 inches, it was Mauro's largest work in watercolor when it was painted.
A self portrait of Mauro in his grim reaper halloween outfit. Inspired by Scary Stories to Tell in the Dark.

ROMAN SCULPTURE STUDIES

ROMAN SCULPTURE STUDIES

4 Stickers on a desk. They are of ancient roman statues, rendered in bright primary colors. The lighting is very warm.

This is a project for my ancient art history class. I decided to focus on idealism vs verism in roman portrait sculptures.

"Sculpture of a Roman Patrician", painted in watercolor.
"Marble portrait bust of the emperor Gaius, known as Caligula", painted in watercolor.
"Marble Bust of a Man", painted in watercolor.
"Marble portrait of the co-emperor Lucius Verus", painted in watercolor.
A fully opened folded paper art piece. There is a central painting of a large tarantula surrounded on all sides by other bugs such as ants, centipedes, and millipedes.

2D design final

The back of the project, with a print of a flower.
The front of the folded paper project.
The first fold opened.
The full piece.
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