Danielle Resto Art

This piece, similar to the last, is also made with sketch paper, a pencil, colored pencils, and a fine tip marker. It measures to about 8.5 inches in height and 11 inches in width. This piece was created because of the quote stated below and because I wanted to attempt to capture a figure as powerful as Mother Nature herself. Her headband shows the cycle of life for plants or trees while she holds the world in her hands as if she is keeping it safe. She also looks at peace since her eyes are closed and her hair is blowing in the wind. "Symbolic of life, hair bolts from our head. Like the earth, it can be harvested, but will rise again. We can change its color and texture when the mood strikes us, but in time it will return to its original form, just as Nature will in time turn our precisely laid-out cities into a weed-way." A Natural History of the Senses  by Diane Ackerman. p. 84

This drawing was made on sketch paper with pencil, a fine tip marker, and color pencils to create the finished product. It measures to 6 inches in height and 4 inches in width. I created this piece because of the quote stated below and I thought it would be a unique setting and action to capture through drawing. I started with the original sketch on paper with a pencil and once every thing was where it needed to be I outlined all the lines with the fine tip marker and then colored it in with the colored pencils.     "Reaching blindfolded into a bowl of Jell-O as part of a club initiation."  A Natural History of the Senses by Diane Ackerman. p.80  

  1. Incense Burner:  I chose this object because it was my mothers when she was in college and I also love burning incense.  2. Book:  I chose book because I enjoy reading and The Addams Family is an all time favorite.  3. Bob Ross Pen:  The pen itself was a gag gift on Christmas. However, Bob Ross is an artist I look to for inspiration from time to time. 4. Foot Sculpture:  I chose one of my sculptures because I love working with clay and I have worked with it for about 6 or 7 years now. This foot just happened to be my favorite one of the bunch.  5. Shears: I chose my shears because they are basically apart of me. I went to cosmetology school right out of high school and have been a licensed cosmetologist for around 4 years now. 6. Tiny Hand:  Oh the stories I could tell... long story short, I probably always have one on me and tiny hand is always ready for an adventure. 

Xu Bing | Art21   Xu Bing His artwork is natural and timeless The piece of art Book from the Sky  uses its size and color to tell its story. This creates the illusion of one being small and not as significant as the piece itself. The artwork Living World 2  shows repetition and movement throughout the whole piece. The repeated words move in a wave-like motion across the room. Both pictures from  XU BING - EXHIBITIONS - Xu Bing: Book from the Sky

  Tara Donovan This piece shows emphasis on a focal point due to it being the only thing in the room and from the size of it. The focus was put onto the ceiling and on nothing else in the room.  Danielle Resto In this piece I attempted to make the  focal point on the baby lizard. I tried to blur out the rest of what was in frame in order to make the lizard pop out from the leaves.