Some New work!

(POSTED BY: JERRY)

abled unable, 2008
Jerry B. Phillips
drypoint on sentra

creation tale, 2007
Jerry B. Phillips
multi-media

carnal heroic acts, 2007
Jerry B.Phillips
mezzotint, monotype

after talking with Adrienne, I have finally uploaded these! Heading to Murray on Tuesday...the good ol' graduate school visiting artist program. Nathan and I are taking three other Bradley grads down to see the home stead of Murray's Art Department.


alright!

Hi Ho, Hi Ho. . .

POSTED BY ADRIENNE: 

I've been making work again. Granted its really silly work, but its work none-the-less. I feel like its totally different from my work in undergrad as far as mood and intention goes but some of the imagery is the same.  I'm drawing much more than normal. 

Also, currently making art for the Tomato Art Festival Show that is held in East Nashville on August 9th. I'll be posting those as soon as they are finished.  I could not be more glad to have a deadline again. 

Another announcement: Jerry Phillips, our friend Alex Griendling, and I are collaborating on a sort of traveling sketchbook project that we created. The theme is "Animal, Vegetable, Mineral" I'm sure we'll be periodically posting things about that as well. 

And heres a few of my sketches as of late: 

(unfinished), old letterpress/tea/ink/graphite/colored pencil/marker, 2008

Thoughtful Accusations, pencil/tea/ink/old letterpress,2008

Train of Thought,  chalk/tea/color pencil/ink/graphite/old letterpress, 2008

(unfinished), color pencil/graphite/ink, 2008

field studies, color pencil/ink/old letterpress, 2008

P.S. My 24th birthday is on Friday. If you want to get me something wonderful, I suggest going to Etsy. (just kidding. but seriously.) 

More work and fog...also fainting goats

born of the jelly 2, 2008
21 1/4 x 30 1/4 inches
Jerry B. Phillips

Collograph (polyester organza, matte medium)


About two weeks ago, Peoria was hit with a thick dense fog. Note that the time this picture was taken was around 3 or 4 in the afternoon.




Bradley graduate students sometimes like to pretend they are fainting goats.

New work

entangled, 2008
9 5/16 x 7 9/16 inches
Jerry B. Phillips
collograph (polyester organza, matte medium)

born from the jelly, 2008
4 x 3 inches
Jerry B. Phillips
etching, aquatint, drypoint

So here's some new work. The etching was the first of the semester. I'm still tweaking it , so it is not editioned but I'm really excited about this little guy. It still has a basis in the jellyfish forms I love, but I feel it is growing beyond just representing the animal. There was a feeling of change I kept experiencing when I was working on this. This little guy is precious.

The collograph is some new technique Oscar has shown me. It works very similarly to mezzotint, but eliminates the tedious preparation of the plate (also it is way cheaper to make). I'm growing quite fond of this acquired knowledge and have complete a large one I just proofed last night. I'll scan that and upload it in a little bit.