Chalk the Block!

Chalk the Block at the Riverwoods in Orem was this weekend. Some illustration friends and I decided to put  together a group. We each decided what we wanted to do and combined them into a big full square. Here are some pictures from the event. I did the corner with the frogs. Rebecca Jones did the hummingbirds, Alyssa Scott did the flying fish and James Gardner drew the beautiful boat. It was fun to see how people reacted and complimented us on our drawing skills. SO much fun. :)

Our square all together

Me and my froggies

Crazy Art frog!

all 3 froggies

view from the froggie corner :)

Plein Air Painting- attempt #1

This is my plein air painting from Friday's Illustration 4 class. We painted out on the Provo River Trail. I feel like it turned out decently for my first outside oil painting. :)

Head study in photoshop

Digital Illustration 2...

So this is my first attempt at doing a value study in photoshop... as you can see I still have a lot of room for improvement. I think I do have some potential however and with time maybe I'll become pro. :)

Another beginning.

Well It's the beginning of a new semester. New classes, old friends, and lots of time in the studio. Summer was great! But now it's time to get busy with art again. I went and met with my academic counselor on Tuesday and I'm set to graduate in April. My list of classes for this semester is: Digital Illustration 2, Senior Studio 1, Advanced Life Drawing, Business Practices for Illustrators, Illustration 4 (it's going to be a plein air painting class! I'm SO excited.), BFA project, and yoga! (which I'm also quite excited for.) It should  be a very busy semester. 

This is a picture of the project I've been working on over the summer. My Grand Canyon painting for Aunt Jesse. It's pretty close to being done. I decided I'm going to post updates every week on it until I am finished. (which will hopefully be soon.) :) 

Sketches! :)

New update to my website! :)

visit it! kelseydatwyler.weebly.com

something old... something new :)

The vending machine show is tonight and I figured I might as well submit a couple of things. These are my submissions! Hopefully someone finds them amusing enough to buy them... 

Bringing back the old... I did this piece while completing my AP portfolio my Senior year of high school. It is my Eskimo Child. 

Sunday afternoon musings. Inspired by the rising moon on Saturday night. I love Southern Utah and the unique shapes you can find down there... hence the stylized rocks silhouettes.