College work

Nobody likes to be bullied. When I drew this, I wanted to repair the poor little kid's toy train or get him a new one. :(

My work in college is often mixed media. Sometimes I do stick to just the one material, but often I use two or sometimes even three. What I've found during this time is that when my work is photographed or scanned, the 'flatness' gives it a more interesting look. In magazines or picture books, this works rather well.

My themes, so far, have gone from happier pieces representing childhood and innocence, to the darker side of things. For typography practise, I used a few quotes from Robert Fulghum (who wrote this book - I've currently put a request in for it at the Library but the only copy of it is in headquarters' archive so I'm not sure if I'll get it) alongside these drawings - as they supported how important childhood was for the rest of one's life. This piece involving these two lads was part of a much more sinister one (which gave the style I draw in a new light) - a bully and a victim, one instance between these two and also shown in the interaction between the bully's father and the teacher (the dad refusing to believe his son's a bully, throwing his weight around, etc).

It's very interesting to work with a particular theme that you feel strongly on - when I was drawing the red-faced kid I felt like scribbling all over his face, so I must be doing something right!