Category Archives: process work

Traveling Through the Dark

Posted on 11/01/2012 by detectivestone

I created  a piece for a poem I really like called “Traveling Through the Dark” by William Stafford. It goes like this: Traveling through the Dark BY WILLIAM E. STAFFORD Traveling through the dark I found a deer dead on the … Continue reading →

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experiments

Posted on 08/06/2012 by detectivestone

Today I got hooked on reading stories of missing persons. I find these stories extremely tragic because generally you already know the outcome, even if the authorities haven’t found any sign of the person yet. Also, most of the stories … Continue reading →

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1 hour study #1

Posted on 07/11/2012 by detectivestone

I’m starting up creating daily art with my friends again. Right now just doing one hour studies. I feel out of practice in the observational study category. I feel like more should have come out of this in one hour. … Continue reading →

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new projects/hanging out in NYC

Posted on 05/24/2012 by detectivestone

I’m starting a new series of pieces to beef up my portfolio. When I was in school, we had something like a thesis in our junior and senior years. For mine, I did a series on illustrating poetry. I really … Continue reading →

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Zombies!

Posted on 04/23/2012 by detectivestone

I’ve been working on a new piece–it’s inspired by a book I read a while back called The Reapers Are the Angels by Alden Bell. It’s about a young girl trying to survive in a post-apocalyptic America overcome by a zombie plague. … Continue reading →

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new project

Posted on 04/18/2011 by detectivestone

I wanted to create something a bit more fun for what may be one of my final pieces for portfolio class. I’m tackling the “Bells and Whistles” project from Plansponsor. I’m enjoying it so far–this is the underdrawing.

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Penguins and Krill

Posted on 04/14/2011 by detectivestone

New sketch for another small black and white illustration. This one is about how Adelie penguin populations are in danger due to a decrease in their main food source, krill. The krill population is decreasing due to rising water temperatures, … Continue reading →

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Two Brothers

Posted on 04/11/2011 by detectivestone

I read an article today about how the Afghan War divides families. It described two brothers who both chose different sides in the war: one left to join the Taliban, and the other left to join the Afghan national police. … Continue reading →

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Three Killers

Posted on 04/10/2011 by detectivestone

I read a very strange and creepy article in the New York Times newspaper today, about how at least three serial killers have committed crimes on Long Island in the last two decades. The article listed several reasons why this … Continue reading →

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Revised Libya Sketch

Posted on 04/03/2011 by detectivestone

I kind of felt like I needed to revise my previous sketch concerning an article entitled “Fiddling While Libya Burns,” which was an op-ed article in the New York Times. I think this is a more elegant way to approach … Continue reading →

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