Beach Dance. Pastel. My first attempt at harnessing creativity in art. An emotional expression of the joy felt by a girl from Kansas to be on the beach.
Bob. Pencil Drawing. Reggae music on paper.
Draggin' My Heart. Charcoal and Pastel. The symbolic open heart in the middle is letting light out despite surrounding pain.
Drummin' Out Of Town. Charcoal and Pastel. A Seuss-ish abstract response to external anger.
Flying Shark. Pastel. Exploding power.
Irie. Charcoal, Pencil, and Pastel. Inspired by the sun and constant background of reggae music.
To Lay Me Down. Pencil Drawing. A lone heart surrounded by the bubble of soul connection.
Poi Butterfly Flying. Pencil and Pastel. A simple response to a song and a sunny afternoon.
Prudence. Pencil and Pastel. A symbolic heart breaking free.
Rhiannon. Charcoal and Pastel. A pure dance and response.
Soar. Pastel. An abstract representation of creative energy.
Songbird. Charcoal and Pastel. A dance.
Swan Song. Pastel. The ocean sounds present at night becoming visual.
Venus Tutte Tutte. Charcoal and Pastel. Shapes and colors blending study.
Walkin' Blues. Pencil and Pastel. Abstract stylization of a person dancing to the blues.
Which Doctor? Pencil and Pastel. Listening to a band from home and feeling nostalgic.
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Autumn In Jamaica
I spent four months living in Jamaica where I experimented with and discovered an oppressed artistic nature. There was no formal training before this experiment. This project contains island and music inspired art. Many of the pieces were a study on dancing visually on paper, examining the color potentials of the media, and expressing emotion visually.
Available
Freelance, Full-time, Moonlighting
Carla Schwarz-Shutak
Creative Chaos Containment Coordinator
Charlotte, NC