TERRANCE GRAVEN
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collage day

2/18/2018

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Worked for a long time today.
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My collage
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Mark's collage
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Joe's miniscule work
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Airy's work in progress
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Tobiah's collage
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Figure Drawing

2/17/2018

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I am really pleased with this semi-abstract drawing. The model was super thin and really fun to draw.
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I hate the neck and head of this one. It needs to be scrubbed or smeared.
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This is one of my favorite drawings I have made in a long time.
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This is one of the worst drawings.
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I'm pleased with this.
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First time Attempt at Fabricating Tamatas & MIlagros

2/17/2018

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Recently, my friend died and I did not get a chance to give her handmade milagros that I wanted to make. After her death, I decided to continue and honor our friendship by making a few.

The flesh-colored one is very non-traditional, but I really like it.
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Experimenting With Latex Medical Tubing

2/17/2018

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Using different colored-threads, I sewed together different lengths of the tubing. I tried not to be too methodical, but rather to allow myself to fully explore the possibilities of this new medium. I do not like the top green intersection, so will probably redo this one later. I like the angle that the thinner tube protrudes, but do not like the angled bend of the older and darker tubing.

​Perhaps I should bury the tubing to give it some character?
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Visiting the Rauschenberg exhibit

2/17/2018

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It wasn't until I was in college around 2002 that one of my mixed-media instructors kept urging me to explore Rauschenberg's work. I finally grew to love his amazing formalism.

After visiting his current exhibit at SFMOMA, I am surprised by the wide range of mediums he employed. I must admit I like his earlier works and when he discovered silkscreening, I believe the quality of his work declined.
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"Red is the most difficult of colors" –Rauschenberg
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I really love this piece and would consider creating a version of it and then naming it after him.
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This was probably the most surprising piece that used a pool of bubbling mud that corresponded to sound equipment.
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SKETCHING FOR the Day at the Museum

2/17/2018

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Today was the reopening of the Randall Museum. A sketcher's group decided to attend and I joined them. 
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Started Painting

2/17/2018

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I'm painting a test and really like the transparency. I had planned on creating an impasto effect, so I'm starting another test.
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MId-Afternoon Photography

2/4/2018

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I was sitting at my desk working, got tired, and stared at my glass with soda and ice. I snapped a quick picture.
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  • Blog
  • CURRENT ART
    • Lay Still
    • Inverted Torches
    • Breath Body
    • Vanitas Painting
    • Legs Painting
    • Silhouettes
    • Mourning Armbands
    • Mourning Pins
    • Delightful Way
    • Rx Tablets
  • FUTURE ART
    • Mourning Handkerchiefs
    • Willow Wallpaper
    • MercuroChrome Paintings
    • Hang Your Heart
    • Mini Eye Portraits
    • Gold Trocar
    • Mortality Staff
    • Black Substrate
    • Body Supports
    • Body Positioner
    • Hand Holder
    • A/V
    • Glass Body
    • Self-Portrait
    • Scrying Mirror
    • Hospital Gown
  • FINISHED ART
    • EXHIBITED
    • Transition
    • I Transition I
  • CONTACT