During quarantine I decided that I wanted to do something with all of the boxes we had been shipping in. In June I bought Halo: The Master Chief Collection, and have really been enjoying the game, so I decided to make one of the weapons from the game. It’s a little nerdy, but I had …
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Jaymie’s Chihiro Painting Process
Here is my painting breakdown for the still of Chihiro riding the dragon, Haku in the movie “Spirited Away!”
Jaymie’s California Dreaming Painting
When I started working out in Los Angeles, there was a long period of time where I didn’t have time to paint. I missed it. A lot. One day, once things had slowed down, I took myself to Michael’s, bought some canvases, a basic brush set, and the primary colors. I found an image that …
Virginia and North Carolina Paintings
We have two homes in Virginia and North Carolina, and so we wanted to pay tribute to them. Jaymie created a “Flora and Fauna of Virginia” painting, and Julia painted the Currituck Lighthouse.
Jaymie’s Portrait Upcycle
Here is an interesting upcycle that I did this summer. I found this sort of “bust” like painting at Gift and Thrift. It was three dimensional and I thought it had amazing potential. I wasn’t crazy about the design that came with it, so I painted over the woman completely and decided to give her …
Jaymie’s Crane Painting
Here is a painting that I didn’t steal from a movie! It came to me when I was looking at the clouds one day which sounds very cringey but it is just facts. I saw pink clouds and cranes and this is what I made!
Stanley’s Piano Recital
This is my virtual performance for my piano recital last fall. The piece I’m playing is Arabesque No. 1 by Debussy.
Some 3D Models Made During Quarantine Using Blender:
Julia’s Tapestry
As part of the process of redecorating my room over quarantine, I created this tapestry to fill empty wall space. The painting is a recreation of the first shot in Spirited Away. I think this is the largest painting I have ever done. It was extremely time consuming and I learned through the process of …
Arabesque – Stanley
Arabesque: This piece uses a melodic motif from the song Arabesque No. 1 by Debussy. I decided to create a “lo-fi” style beat using this figure and simple chord backings. All of the percussion was created by sampling sounds of everyday objects.