Sarah Rizzo

In Progress...

2011-03-02T17:32:00.001-08:00

Some current pieces in progress. This is only a portion of what I've been working on this semester that I've been able to photograph. More to follow...eventually.

Senior Thesis I

2011-03-02T17:18:00.000-08:00

Clearly, this year's work load has done wonders for me updating in a timely fashion. Here are some highlights from last semester. I started doing a bunch of mixed media work using pastel over ink wash. It seemed like an awesome idea and I got a lot of positive feedback on them, but then I remembered how much I dislike both working in both of those mediums. And so the prodigal child returned to charcoal.

2010-06-20T14:24:00.000-07:00

figure sculpture studies

2010-06-20T13:57:00.000-07:00

Some of the warm-up drawings done for the same class as the sculptures in the previous entry. Not surprisingly, the sculpture room was not equipped with easels and I, being the genius that I am, decided to get the largest pad of newsprint that I could find; which resulted in horribly stretched out figures. These are some of the least wonked out ones. Poses ranged from 1-5 minutes.

New Website!!!

2010-04-24T13:00:00.000-07:00

http://sarahrizzo.com/

I had to make a portfolio site for a class and figured I might as well make something that I'd actually use. I even designed my business card AND letterhead. Like a professional.

Two more weeks left of the semester; let the stress-fest begin! On the off-chance that I make it out alive, be prepared for an update on all the gesture drawings from my sculpture class I've yet to post.

Sculpture Studies

2010-04-12T07:28:00.001-07:00

After spending the last two years desperately avoiding my 3D studio requirements for MAT, I've finally had to suck it up and do it now that graduation is only two semesters away (oh my god I am not ready for the Real World yet). I'm currently in a figure sculpture class since it seemed like the one class I'd be least likely to fail miserably at. I feel I should mention at this point that I have no depth perception. Yes, really. So you can understand my reluctance towards taking any sculpture classes. It's definitely been challenging, but less of a nightmare than what ceramics had been. Also, there is no homework.

Anyway, I think I'm finally getting figuring out how to handle the clay. These are my two most recent studies that kinda sorta look like they were modeled from humans.

2010-02-18T16:28:00.000-08:00

Starting off this semester with some drawings. Still not quite ready to get back to painting. I have a couple that I've been working on, though this is the first one that's close to being finished.

2010-01-25T10:55:00.000-08:00

I was making a powerpoint of my portfolio for a class when I realized I never posted this painting from the end of last semester.

In other news, spring semester has started and the first week of classes is behind us. I don't know if I'm going to make it out alive this time. It's really sad because my schedule isn't even as studio-heavy as last semester was. Ugh. Here's to hoping my ass doesn't get served too badly.

2009-11-23T13:37:00.000-08:00

I've been avoiding drawing as much as i could this semester because I haven't done it in so long and felt really out of touch with it. One of my professors pushed me to pick up some charcoal again and thank god I listened. Didn't realize how much I've actually missed drawing.

2009-11-06T19:05:00.000-08:00

Now in color!

2009-10-06T06:07:00.001-07:00

Still not done, admittedly. But it's close! So close!

2009-09-30T12:27:00.000-07:00

My camera went missing a few days ago and has finally been recovered. In the midst of much rejoicing, I figured an update was due. Obviously this is a work in progress; I've been meaning to start keeping records of my process, but mostly I just really liked the under painting and wanted an image of it in case I end up accidentally killing it when I start adding color.

WIP

2009-09-07T18:13:00.001-07:00

School has resumed and I am taking junior independent for six credits this semester. Basically, I am going to be living in my studio from now until December. I started this piece the other day and it is still very much in the rough stages, but I haven't posted anything in a while, so here you go. This photo is atrocious, I am so sorry. I left my tripod back in NY, I forgot to clean the lense, this is at a terrible angle in bad lighting, etc. Lament lament lament.

Anyway, I am hoping to keep better records of my work in a more timely manner. In theory this would mean more regular updates, but I'm sure you can sense a trend in these posts already.

End of semester dump

2009-07-09T18:04:00.001-07:00

Didn't get around to painting today like I had hoped and decided to photograph some stuff from this past semester. Most of these are studies done for Nature Drawing, plus a page of minute gestures from either Figure and Ground or Life drawing from the semester before and a litho.

2009-07-09T09:40:00.000-07:00

Well, so much for more consistent posting. I swear, I am still working though! Admittedly it took the better part of a month BUT! there is a painting in progress. Will get around to posting some images of that later. Maybe. I do have a bunch of drawings from the end of this past semester. Those will probably go up in the mean time.

In other news, I have this painting and the four from the previous post in a show! If you happen to be in the Poughkeepsie area, check it out at the Twisted Soul restaurant. Very good food, plus my glorious work in person. Also the work of some other people who aren't too shabby but really mine are the main highlight :) Oh god I hope people buy something, I really need to get more paint D:

recent paintings

2009-04-15T07:15:00.001-07:00

Some recent pieces from a series. I don't think I've really talked about the independent work I've been doing in my two painting classes yet. The two paintings in the last post were some of the first in this series. They started out being based on images I found of plant stem and cell structure, though they have since become these more automatic biomorphic forms. I am really excited about this project and the results so far, which generally never happens. It scares me a little in a way. Still, it's been pretty exhilarating. Let's hope I can keep it up through finals

Spring Break!

2009-03-18T09:41:00.000-07:00

Figured I'd post some things while I finally have some time to myself. The top two are current works in process for my Figure and Ground class, the other two are some quick studies from Life Drawing last semester

Figure and Ground Studies

2009-02-25T11:26:00.001-08:00

Nature Drawing

2009-02-11T11:14:00.001-08:00

and another

2009-01-30T04:57:00.000-08:00

Final piece for Color Abstraction that I reworked over winter break and now looks completely different from when I handed it in.

From last semester....

2009-01-29T17:09:00.001-08:00

Collage paintings from last semester's Color Abstraction class. These two are actually a diptych, but I cannot for the life of me find the image I had of them side by side as they're meant to be presented. I am convinced that my computer secretly likes to eat my files to spite me for dropping it last year. Anyway, there were pretty much the only paintings that I actually liked, while the rest will be stashed away in the basement so that I may pretend that they do not exist. These were painted on stretched mens' button down shirts, which seemed like an awesome idea at first, but quickly became a hellish nightmare that proved that PVA sizing is total crap to work with.

TEETH

2008-12-17T20:27:00.001-08:00

Final piece for my lithography class. It may have taken me a whole freaking semester, but I think I finally stopped sucking less so from when I started. This was done on an aluminum ball grain plate rather than a stone and I somehow managed to not only process it properly but also print it on the first go without anything horrific happening! Success! Granted Brian was there to push me aside and correct any fatal mistakes I might have potentially made, but let's ignore that for a moment and relish in the fact I finally have a decent set of prints. I also realized have no idea what teeth really look like. Details, details...

The lighting in my room is so terrible, I probably should have waiting until tomorrow when there's daylight. I probably also should have chosen a print that's actually apart of the final edition and not covered in fingerprints :\

Life Drawing

2008-11-21T16:32:00.000-08:00

Massive dump of figure studies from my Life Drawing class. The quick gestural ones were done anywhere between 30 seconds-3 minutes, more finished drawings are between 20-60 minutes. I have come to realize that I am absolutely horrible at photographing artwork. Hopefully I'll get around to taking better images of some of these later.

2008-11-19T19:19:00.000-08:00

Another forray into the blogoshpere. With any luck, I'll actually remember to post in it. Pictures should be up, if not soon, eventually.