BFA Show – Comic

Comic
Oil on Canvas
© 1999, Jeff Thomann

This image was one of the 3′ x 3′ works I did for my BFA show. This, along with the other images in the show were derived from dream imagery. I had started several dream journals in college, and the images for this show were painted versions of some of the images from those journals.

Capturing dreams in a journal is not always easy. I ‘cheated’ a little some of the time that I was doing these images since I had to come up with some of the dreams to put in to the paintings. I did this by sleeping with the lights on and covering my eyes when I slept, and I kept the sketchbooks and journals next to me within an arms length of where I was sleeping, and would start writing as soon as I awoken from a dream. Covering the eyes while the lights were one forced me to remember the dreams as I awoke when the light hit me eyes. However, I had to work quickly to put the dreams down in the book as quickly as possible before my conscious waking mind took over the subconscious train of thought and started putting too much ‘real world’ left brained stuff in to the images and cause/effect relationships and stories beyond what the dream actually contained that I was trying to capture. You have a very short span of time to do that sort of thing if you dream journal as the waking mind sort of takes over within 5-10 minutes or so after you wake up.

There is a lot I learned about dreams in doing this. My dreams are very much based on architectural ideas and archetypes. Many times multiple people in real life will join in to one being in a dream… creating a construct of sorts.. and these archetypes/constructs play roles. Dreams really do have a meaning and reflection that comes from the waking world, and there is a method to them. If you every try to dream journal, you can learn this methodology and the meaning behind the dreams. Most dream interpretation books are way off. It’s much much more personal than any of those can every really get to the real reality of because every person’s personal archive of images that they draw upon from their own waking lives is unique to them… I might make more posts about this in the future. There is a LOT to dream journaling.

Hand Study

Hand Study (Self Portrait)
Pastel on Paper
© 1999, Jeff Thomann

Draped Figure Drawing

Draped Figure Drawing
India Ink, Colored Ink, and Charcoal and Tea Stains on Paper
© 1999, Jeff Thomann

Pastel Figure Drawing

Pastel Figure Drawing
Pastel and Charcoal on Paper
© 1999, Jeff Thomann

Back Study

Back Study
Pastel and Charcoal on Paper
© 1999, Jeff Thomann

Reclining Figure Drawing

Reclining Figure Drawing
Pastel and Charcoal on Paper
© 1999, Jeff Thomann

Reclining Figure Drawing

Reclining Figure Drawing
Pastel and Charcoal on Paper
© 1999, Jeff Thomann

Sitting

Sitting
Marker and Ink on Paper
© 1999, Jeff Thomann

Nude Self Portrait

Nude Self Portrait
Pastel on Paper
© 1999, Jeff Thomann

Nude Self Portrait

Nude Self Portrait
Acrylic, Charcoal and Pastel on Paper
© 1999, Jeff Thomann

Pastel Figure Drawing

Pastel Figure Drawing
Pastel on Paper
© 1999, Jeff Thomann

Figure Drawing with Light

Figure Drawing with Light
Pastel and Charcoal on Cardboard
© 1999, Jeff Thomann

Pastel Figure Drawing

Pastel Figure Drawing
Pastel on Paper
© 1999, Jeff Thomann

Kathleen

Kathleen
Conte Crayon, Pastel, White and Black Charcoal, China Marker
© 1999, Jeff Thomann

8/2/2011 Rose Study #1 © August, 2011 Jeff Thomann

8/2/2011 Rose Study #2 © August, 2011 Jeff Thomann

a few new drawings.

Jackie’s Rose © August, 2011 Jeff Thomann

Palm © June, 2011 Jeff Thomann

Palm 2 © June, 2011 Jeff Thomann

5/25/2011

5/25/2011

20 Minute Sketch
Media: Ball Point Pen and China Marker on Paper

I’m not super happy about the results here. I got the proportion off a little on this and was a bit distracted too since the tv was on when I was drawing. I was going to skip tonight since I skipped working out tonight due to the weather (tornado watches and warnings earlier this afternoon) but really don’t want to do that. I really need to do at least one drawing a day to get in to the good habbits I need to develop. Ink is not a forgiving medium, but that makes me know that I need to work harder to get it right the first time.

mallsmall #96 drawing

Mall Small #96 Drawing© 1999 Jeff Thomann
Media: Ink

Status: Original is Not for Sale at this time. However, many various items with this image on it can be found at http://www.cafepress.com/mallsmall96

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mallsmall #95 drawing

Mall Small #95 Drawing© 1999 Jeff Thomann
Media: Ink

Status: Original is Not for Sale at this time. However, many various items with this image on it can be found at http://www.cafepress.com/mallsmall95

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mallsmall #94 drawing

Mall Small #94 Drawing© 1999 Jeff Thomann
Media: Ink

Status: Original is Not for Sale at this time. However, many various items with this image on it can be found at http://www.cafepress.com/mallsmall94

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