"The Meeting"

Spencer George. The Meeting. Mixed Media on Sketchbook Paper. 2014.

The mixed media in this painting consists of watercolor, modge podge, colored pencil, and sharpie on sketchbook paper. The work is supposed to symbolize how quickly things can change, and how ultimately "we all start as strangers". It is meant to be the joining of two worlds that are seemingly opposites, as shown in the opposing colors for the girl and boy. The overlap of the silhouette shows how they are still ultimately the same two strangers, simply closer, as shown in the second drawing.

"What Do You See When You Close Your Eyes?"

Spencer George. What Do You See When You Close Your Eyes? Watercolor On Stonehenge Watercolor Paper. 2014.

This painting is an abstract take on the concept of phosphenes. Phosphenes are the dots you see when you close your eyes. I took an abstract take on this and choose to focus on the question of "What do you see when you close your eyes?" I imagined that a person in love might always see the other person in some way shape or form. The silhouette is supposed to symbolize the divide between memory and reality- in other words, the divide between what we see and what we want to see.

"Legs"

Spencer George. Legs. Charcoal On Charcoal Paper. 2014. 

"Help!"

Spencer George. Help! Colored Pencil On Sketchbook Paper. 2013. 

"Chains"

Spencer George. Chains. Mixed Media On Illustration Board. 2014.

This painting was done in mixed media on illustration board for a final exam grade. It consists of pencil, colored pencil and acrylic paint. The goal of the project was to select on theme (heart, soul, body, or mind) and illustrate clearly. The theme of this painting was "Heart", and it's goal was to express that we are all controlled by our heart's desires. I wished to translate the gap between logic and desire, and how all of us are somewhat conflicted between the two.