This first charcoal illustration shows a still life of kitchen utensils accented by one green and one pink light. 

This first charcoal illustration shows a still life of kitchen utensils accented by one green and one pink light. 

This still life was completed in black and white with a major focus on how light falls on the scene.

This still life was completed in black and white with a major focus on how light falls on the scene.

This still life focuses on 5 different styles of illustrating the same object.  The top left version was completed in a time limit of 60 seconds without looking at the paper once.  The top middle version is a simple contour of the shapes visible, also completed in sub 60 seconds.  The top right version is a wire frame of the lava lamp, completed in a 3 minute time limit.  The bottom left version shows only the major shadows present on the lamp at the time - completed with a 3 minute time limit.  Finally, the bottom right is a fully shaded interpretation of the lamp completed in a 5 minute time limit.  This exercise focused on being able to visualize and understand the object completely in a short time period. 

This still life focuses on 5 different styles of illustrating the same object.  The top left version was completed in a time limit of 60 seconds without looking at the paper once.  The top middle version is a simple contour of the shapes visible, also completed in sub 60 seconds.  The top right version is a wire frame of the lava lamp, completed in a 3 minute time limit.  The bottom left version shows only the major shadows present on the lamp at the time - completed with a 3 minute time limit.  Finally, the bottom right is a fully shaded interpretation of the lamp completed in a 5 minute time limit.  This exercise focused on being able to visualize and understand the object completely in a short time period.