Thursday, June 12, 2014

Artist Statement



Brandy’s Artist Statement
My work is reliant on telling a story by combining two or more artistic genres, such as writing and drawing. I choose to make this type of art because it reflects me. As I enjoy writing stories, but also drawing pictures that tell a story. Working in this way allows me to reflect on my own life and the many ways life has this inconspicuous way of becoming a full circle. I can tell a story that closely relates to a personal situation without telling someone directly, in hopes that the viewer can relate, too.
I am always trying to step out of myself, to be something different than everyone else. I find inspiration in every aspect and every little detail that surrounds my life. I look to the many different artists before me, I gather ideas and techniques. I feel they all have something to offer towards my own creative process. I then express those ideas and techniques in my own language. I use several different components of art separately, though each entity alone could speak for its self. However, when you combine all the mediums into a whole it creates a symbiotic relationship.  For example, The Owl and The Raven; this piece’s inner demon was about a bad relationship, and a woman who sought freedom and found peace.
 My process starts with an idea, a feeling, or something personal. I then will briefly take my ideas and jot them down. Over the last two years, I have found that writing stories in the form of an erasure is very beneficial to my creative process. I spend hours researching information in order to give myself a little more creative inspiration.  I sketch ideas. I ask myself questions pertaining to what marks, mediums and material I will use. After I have all my thoughts right in front of me, an idea reveals itself to me; practically screaming at me.
On occasion I will use the ideas from a comic book layout to portray my stories. I like to work with more than one medium to make marks, such as ink and watercolor. My work varies in size, from intimate scale to large scale, and in between.  I feel that is it important that the actual mark making can stand alone and tell the same story. The viewer may not get my exact message, but I hope that they can take something from my work and apply it to some aspect in their lives.
 Art is the reflection in which life weaves its way in and out of a single strand. This strand is continuous, beautiful, and connected. It is my mission in life as a woman, mother, and artist to inspire the world through art.

Artist Bio



Brandy Lyda
Artist Bio:
Brandy was born in Denver Colorado, but grew up all over the state of Oregon. A full time student as well as, a full time mother, Brandy also has other artistic interests. These interests include baking, collage, tattoo art and mixed media. Her true passion, however, is to become a special effects makeup artist.
            Brandy Lyda believes that beauty is art, and her mission is to inspire the world through art. In the near future she plans to attend Beauty College to obtain skills in makeup and hair. She plans to finish her schooling with an arts school that gives her further knowledge in special effects makeup. Until then she is creating art through mixed media and erasure poems, but has also been known to work with acrylic, charcoal and watercolor. She will finish her Associate of Arts Oregon Transfer Degree from Umpqua Community College in the winter 2015.
Brandy Lyda is currently living in Roseburg, Oregon, with her two kids, boyfriend, and tortoise.  

Resume



Name: Brandy Lyda Address: 3050 NE Johnson St Apt3, Roseburg OR, 97470
 E-mail: pixiechic_626@msn.com Blog: inspiretheworldthroughart@blogspot.com
Education: Currently attending Umpqua Community College to obtain an AAOT.
Classes Taken: Drawing I and II. History of comics in American History, Women in Art History, Basic Design II, Figure Drawing,  Water Color, Artist Survival.
Work Created: 2013
Observational
·        Karaoke Night at the Chinese Bar and Grill: Bristol paper, water color
·        Self-portrait: Bristol paper, India ink, color chalk, pastel crayons, paint thinner, graphite pencils
·        Rawr: Bristol paper, 5B, 6B, 2B graphite pencil
·        Ink Blown Skeleton: Bristol paper, India ink
Content Driven
·        Abstract Love Affair: Bristol paper, acrylic paint
·        Godmotherfuckingdamit: Bristol paper, water color
·        Beautiful: Construction paper, stencils, acrylic paint
·        Empower: collage, famous works, needle, thread, runner cement, construction paper
·        Good Times and Noodle Salad: Construction paper, gouache paint
·        Ode’ to Eric: Construction paper, magazine cut outs, runner cement

Work created: 2012
                        Observational
·        Vegetable in the Contour: Bristol paper, graphite pencil #5b, and charcoal
·        Zombie Stomper: very find wire, medium gaged wire, heavy gaged wire  
Content Driven
·         The Owl and the Raven: Bristol paper, India ink, water color, pencil
·        Bath Salts: watercolor paper, Farber castell water proof pens

Skills: Attention to detail, color, basic drawing knowledge, color theory, figure drawing, water color, critical time management skills, communication, empathy.
Accomplishments: 2000 People to People Student Ambassador Program- Traveled to Australia
                           2013: Wire shoe Zombie Stomper, selected for the student juried art show


Monday, June 2, 2014

Aurora Borealis

Original 3x5, watercolor, india ink

Duplicate 9x10, watercolor, india ink
This year I took a watercolor class. I am so glad that I did. Not only did it give me an opportunity to work on skills I already had, but it also allowed me to learn some new techniques. For this assignment we were to paint 40 plus  3x5 pictures. These paintings needed to be of an object or scene, but also using the varies techniques we has just learned. After these 40 paintings were finished we then were to take our favorite and duplicate the image; but larger scale. I thoroughly enjoyed doing all of the smaller paintings, and I knew that this would be a challenge in deed. First of all you have to work really fast, because the paint and water dries up so fast. For the Aurora Borealis technique you're working in a wet to wet method. To do this you we the paper entirely and then your brush with your color; usually using more pigment than water. I tried to create the exact same painting, and when I couldn't do it I got really frustrated, the paint just didn't do what it did for the smaller painting. I think I tried to duplicate the process three times. Then I lost the original painting; so then I tried to duplicate my duplicate. This was even more frustrating, I was going mad. Eventually I found the lost original, but this became a good reminder that it's good to be organized. It also became another instance where life was telling me just to let it go. Sometimes we just have to let the paint do what it wants, because sometimes it gives that piece the added character it needed.