artist-try of kevin mcninch
| Chineese Gardens | ||
| KAPOW 2021 Week 14 | Photography | March 29, 2021 |
| KAPOW = Kevin’s Art Project of the Week | ||
A photograph of Chinese Gardens from Fort Worden State Park. A hailstorm squall blew through just before the sky cleared and the sun came out. Chinese Gardens is a a lagoon…..and not a garden.
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Remember, there is no definition of art…..
| Woodpecker Test | ||
| KAPOW 2021 Week 12 | Digital Drawing | March 21, 2021 |
| KAPOW = Kevin’s Art Project of the Week | ||
A slow KAPOW week…. I experimented with converting pictures of things to vector drawings in Adobe Illustrator. Here are some chairs that came out interesting.
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Remember, there is no definition of art…..
| Woodpecker Test | ||
| KAPOW 2021 Week 11 | Leatherwork | March 14, 2021 |
| KAPOW = Kevin’s Art Project of the Week | ||
I started my first self-designed leather handbag. I did not quite finish during the week, but did get the carcass of the bag complete. The design uses two different leathers.
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Remember, there is no definition of art…..
| Woodpecker Test | ||
| KAPOW 2021 Week 10 | Digital Painting | March 6, 2021 |
| KAPOW = Kevin’s Art Project of the Week | ||
A digital painting done as a test/practice for a future watercolor painting. I like the motif of the bark pattern….the woodpecker needs some work.
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Remember, there is no definition of art…..
| Cardboard Candle Holders | ||
| KAPOW 2021 Week 9 | Mixed-media | February 28, 2021 |
| KAPOW = Kevin’s Art Project of the Week | ||
Yes, cardboard does sound like a really bad choice for making candle holders! They are made of cardboard encased in epoxy resin and then turned on the wood lathe.
The pattern of the wavy cardboard in the resin came out great. The undulating lines create an interesting motif.
Making the resin encased cardboard blank was pretty straight-forward. Some making of photos are below.
I made the tops out of distressed bronze. The tops did not come out at all like I hoped or wanted. Plus, I miss drilled one and it is somewhat off center. I plan to remake the tops in the future.
For more information on the KAPOW project, follow this link.
Remember, there is no definition of art…..
| E-Reader Case | ||
| KAPOW 2021 Week 8 | Leatherwork | February 21, 2021 |
| KAPOW = Kevin’s Art Project of the Week | ||
Here, I made a leather case for my new(ish) Kindle. This, the third design iteration is a keeper. For version 1 & 2, let’s just say that I have learned a lot about pattern design, making templates, and accounting for folding and different sizes of leather.
Initially, I bought a case from Amazon, but did not like that the case interfered with the ergonomics of the back of the Kindle Oasis. So, I decided to make my own. This leather case is really just for protection while traveling. It is lined with flannel and closes with magnets.
For more information on the KAPOW project, follow this link.
Remember, there is no definition of art…..
| Arrow? | ||
| KAPOW 2021 Week 7 | Digital Painting | February 14, 2021 |
| KAPOW = Kevin’s Art Project of the Week | ||
I started noodling around in the new Adobe Illustrator on the iPad, mocking-up some simple corner design elements for some leather coasters I was working on….and this ‘arrow’ design emerged and kept growing bigger and bigger. Enjoy, but do not look at it sideways.
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Remember, there is no definition of art…..
| Stained Glass 1 | ||
| KAPOW 2021 Week 6 | Stained Glass | February 7, 2021 |
| KAPOW = Kevin’s Art Project of the Week | ||
A quick stained glass project–my first attempt at stained glass. I made a simple pattern with straight lines. I like the pattern more than I expected. Plus, I learned a lot and got to practice some techniques from future projects.
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Remember, there is no definition of art…..
| Gouache Moon | ||
| KAPOW 2021 Week 5 | Gouache Painting | January 31, 2021 |
| KAPOW = Kevin’s Art Project of the Week | ||
Here is an experiment with my first effort with gouache painting.
OK, I agree, it looks more like the sun than the moon. I based the composition on the (rather blurry) photo (below) that I took from the beach of the moonrise over Whidbey Island. I was intrigued by the orange glow of the moon and clouds and the reflections on the waves in the water.
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Remember, there is no definition of art…..
