Madison Durand by Madison Durand https://padlet.com/mdurand13/r8k117ty0j7ekgso helscome my wedsite. its not done. en-us 2021-09-07 20:19:55 UTC 2023-09-29 04:51:38 UTC hello@padlet.com https://padlet.net/icons/png/1f41b.png Elements of Art & Principles of Design mdurand13 https://padlet.com/mdurand13/r8k117ty0j7ekgso/wish/1740229051 2021-09-14 17:23:37 UTC https://padlet.com/mdurand13/r8k117ty0j7ekgso/wish/1740229051 Line & its Qualities mdurand13 https://padlet.com/mdurand13/r8k117ty0j7ekgso/wish/1740261406 2021-09-14 17:35:26 UTC https://padlet.com/mdurand13/r8k117ty0j7ekgso/wish/1740261406 Exercise in Lines mdurand13 https://padlet.com/mdurand13/r8k117ty0j7ekgso/wish/1740294720 2021-09-14 17:47:22 UTC https://padlet.com/mdurand13/r8k117ty0j7ekgso/wish/1740294720 Emotional Lines Thumbnails mdurand13 https://padlet.com/mdurand13/r8k117ty0j7ekgso/wish/1740510730 (w/ notes)]]> 2021-09-14 19:14:05 UTC https://padlet.com/mdurand13/r8k117ty0j7ekgso/wish/1740510730 Chosen Sketch mdurand13 https://padlet.com/mdurand13/r8k117ty0j7ekgso/wish/1740581106 2021-09-14 19:47:43 UTC https://padlet.com/mdurand13/r8k117ty0j7ekgso/wish/1740581106 Emotional Lines Progress mdurand13 https://padlet.com/mdurand13/r8k117ty0j7ekgso/wish/1740780827 2021-09-14 21:50:14 UTC https://padlet.com/mdurand13/r8k117ty0j7ekgso/wish/1740780827 The Gnashing of Teeth mdurand13 https://padlet.com/mdurand13/r8k117ty0j7ekgso/wish/1743898779 Sometimes, the overwhelming pressures and stresses of life will chew you up and spit you out.  This is a piece lovingly dedicated to the "chewing" part.  You are a gnarled and battered collection of wiry lines in the center of a dental abyss, and this is your Hell.  Jagged lines surrounded by abstracted incisors provide stark contrast and sharp shapes that create a harsh and unforgiving atmosphere and whose points direct the viewer's attention to this focal point.  Even beyond these heavy zigzags, the piece is scant in curves.  Every line and shape is sharply angular; there is no softness here.  The focal point is also emphasized by the way in which the teeth are arranged in alternating rows, such that the edges of their blades suggest a square "spiral" that leads the eye around the piece and into the minimized center.  Fine hatching is applied on the teeth to varying degree, both to provide texture and value that lend to a sense of depth; rows of teeth closer to the center boast more detail and shading, thus making them seem farther away and suggesting a deep "tunnel" that adds to the perceived scale and desolation of the abyss, a seemingly inescapable torment.  And really, who among us hasn't felt that way on a Monday morning?]]> 2021-09-15 20:10:11 UTC https://padlet.com/mdurand13/r8k117ty0j7ekgso/wish/1743898779 Body Mapping Concepts/Sketches mdurand13 https://padlet.com/mdurand13/r8k117ty0j7ekgso/wish/1775417523 2021-09-28 17:17:58 UTC https://padlet.com/mdurand13/r8k117ty0j7ekgso/wish/1775417523 Shape Notes mdurand13 https://padlet.com/mdurand13/r8k117ty0j7ekgso/wish/1775455789 2021-09-28 17:31:18 UTC https://padlet.com/mdurand13/r8k117ty0j7ekgso/wish/1775455789 Fan of my work mdurand13 https://padlet.com/mdurand13/r8k117ty0j7ekgso/wish/1786617172 Was painting in my garage and got paid a visit by my greatest artistic inspiration (bug)]]> 2021-10-03 01:57:11 UTC https://padlet.com/mdurand13/r8k117ty0j7ekgso/wish/1786617172 Epic paint moment mdurand13 https://padlet.com/mdurand13/r8k117ty0j7ekgso/wish/1786664742 The bug helped]]> 2021-10-03 03:11:06 UTC https://padlet.com/mdurand13/r8k117ty0j7ekgso/wish/1786664742 Progresso mdurand13 https://padlet.com/mdurand13/r8k117ty0j7ekgso/wish/1788272376 2021-10-04 01:41:45 UTC https://padlet.com/mdurand13/r8k117ty0j7ekgso/wish/1788272376 The Body of the Mind mdurand13 https://padlet.com/mdurand13/r8k117ty0j7ekgso/wish/1797400888 Welcome to the body of the mind. Watch your step - everything's still alive here. ]]> 2021-10-06 18:02:33 UTC https://padlet.com/mdurand13/r8k117ty0j7ekgso/wish/1797400888 The Brainworms mdurand13 https://padlet.com/mdurand13/r8k117ty0j7ekgso/wish/1797520574 If you'll look up ahead you'll see the brainworms: nasty, rotting, lovely little things. Some worms are sweet, some are sour, and they're all born here.  Perhaps if you planted one it'd grow into something beautiful.]]> 2021-10-06 18:49:10 UTC https://padlet.com/mdurand13/r8k117ty0j7ekgso/wish/1797520574 The Pit of the Chest mdurand13 https://padlet.com/mdurand13/r8k117ty0j7ekgso/wish/1797521231 Most brainworms, though, fall directly into the pit of the chest.  A ravenous beast fed by a constant supply of the stuff.  Its mood depends on the quality of the worms it's fed: nutritious, polite little worms keep it calm and happy, but feed it some vile ones and you'll see something truly monstrous.]]> 2021-10-06 18:49:27 UTC https://padlet.com/mdurand13/r8k117ty0j7ekgso/wish/1797521231 Eye-dentity Crisis mdurand13 https://padlet.com/mdurand13/r8k117ty0j7ekgso/wish/1797525919 Watch out for falling clocks!  Pay no mind to the gentlegerms behind the mirror, they're simply undergoing an Eye-dentity crisis after seeing a reflection more real than themselves.]]> 2021-10-06 18:51:31 UTC https://padlet.com/mdurand13/r8k117ty0j7ekgso/wish/1797525919 The Bowels mdurand13 https://padlet.com/mdurand13/r8k117ty0j7ekgso/wish/1797527087 To your right, you'll see a little dancing guy. That's Geoff.

Moving on, we're heading into the ooey gooey bowels of the mind.  And what's more ooey gooey than a milkshake for two?  Two tapeworms, that is, but don't recoil - these two lovebugs only want each other.  They say love is a give-and-take, but these disgusting parasites seem perfectly happy mooching off each other. What do you think?
]]> 2021-10-06 18:52:02 UTC https://padlet.com/mdurand13/r8k117ty0j7ekgso/wish/1797527087 Good Mites Sleep Tight mdurand13 https://padlet.com/mdurand13/r8k117ty0j7ekgso/wish/1797530879 Finally, we've reached the end of this tour, and the end of our day - this little baby mite has decided to skip all the nonsense and just wants to go to bed. And really, who can blame her for going back to sleep in this body of the mind? Good-night, little mite!]]> 2021-10-06 18:53:44 UTC https://padlet.com/mdurand13/r8k117ty0j7ekgso/wish/1797530879 The Stairs of the Mind mdurand13 https://padlet.com/mdurand13/r8k117ty0j7ekgso/wish/1797538264 The stairs of the mind are dark and winding, but there is always some small part of us trying to scale them. I wonder where they might lead.]]> 2021-10-06 18:57:11 UTC https://padlet.com/mdurand13/r8k117ty0j7ekgso/wish/1797538264 My Stamp mdurand13 https://padlet.com/mdurand13/r8k117ty0j7ekgso/wish/1814447289 This is the stamp i used for the gross texture on my piece. I had 2 more but they were all failed and are now gunked up with paint (and also i lost one) so you will have to take my word sorry but this is the only one that made the cut. Yay stamp pads 😀]]> 2021-10-13 16:01:45 UTC https://padlet.com/mdurand13/r8k117ty0j7ekgso/wish/1814447289 Color Notes mdurand13 https://padlet.com/mdurand13/r8k117ty0j7ekgso/wish/1827562061 2021-10-19 15:15:40 UTC https://padlet.com/mdurand13/r8k117ty0j7ekgso/wish/1827562061 Balance Notes mdurand13 https://padlet.com/mdurand13/r8k117ty0j7ekgso/wish/1827563032 2021-10-19 15:15:58 UTC https://padlet.com/mdurand13/r8k117ty0j7ekgso/wish/1827563032 Color Proportion Notes mdurand13 https://padlet.com/mdurand13/r8k117ty0j7ekgso/wish/1827564127 2021-10-19 15:16:17 UTC https://padlet.com/mdurand13/r8k117ty0j7ekgso/wish/1827564127 Mandala Concepts mdurand13 https://padlet.com/mdurand13/r8k117ty0j7ekgso/wish/1827565747 2021-10-19 15:16:46 UTC https://padlet.com/mdurand13/r8k117ty0j7ekgso/wish/1827565747 Stencils Made in Class mdurand13 https://padlet.com/mdurand13/r8k117ty0j7ekgso/wish/1843722939 2021-10-26 03:09:40 UTC https://padlet.com/mdurand13/r8k117ty0j7ekgso/wish/1843722939 Reference Sketch mdurand13 https://padlet.com/mdurand13/r8k117ty0j7ekgso/wish/1843723861 2021-10-26 03:10:05 UTC https://padlet.com/mdurand13/r8k117ty0j7ekgso/wish/1843723861 Color Ref mdurand13 https://padlet.com/mdurand13/r8k117ty0j7ekgso/wish/1843726527 I am so petrified of spontaneity that i had to plan my colors in photoshop. Still not sure what to do with those clocks though]]> 2021-10-26 03:11:22 UTC https://padlet.com/mdurand13/r8k117ty0j7ekgso/wish/1843726527 Round Like A Circle in a Spiral mdurand13 https://padlet.com/mdurand13/r8k117ty0j7ekgso/wish/1843735601 I had to start this over because i couldnt get the colored pencils right and i thought i was an idiot that didnt know how to draw and then like an hour later i realized that i was dojng it on the wrong side of the paper. So i was actually just an idiot. Now here we are]]> 2021-10-26 03:15:26 UTC https://padlet.com/mdurand13/r8k117ty0j7ekgso/wish/1843735601 Oh And Also The Stencils I Am Using mdurand13 https://padlet.com/mdurand13/r8k117ty0j7ekgso/wish/1843738554 This is not anything but they are here for thoroghness's sake]]> 2021-10-26 03:16:44 UTC https://padlet.com/mdurand13/r8k117ty0j7ekgso/wish/1843738554 Or a Wheel Within a Wheel mdurand13 https://padlet.com/mdurand13/r8k117ty0j7ekgso/wish/1843871293 2021-10-26 04:21:35 UTC https://padlet.com/mdurand13/r8k117ty0j7ekgso/wish/1843871293 Never Ending or Beginning mdurand13 https://padlet.com/mdurand13/r8k117ty0j7ekgso/wish/1846516918 I am so afraid 2 color this in. ]]> 2021-10-26 23:47:18 UTC https://padlet.com/mdurand13/r8k117ty0j7ekgso/wish/1846516918 On an Ever-Spinning Reel mdurand13 https://padlet.com/mdurand13/r8k117ty0j7ekgso/wish/1846804451 Its Happening]]> 2021-10-27 01:50:41 UTC https://padlet.com/mdurand13/r8k117ty0j7ekgso/wish/1846804451 Like a Snowball Down a Mountain mdurand13 https://padlet.com/mdurand13/r8k117ty0j7ekgso/wish/1847094624 Part of my problem is definitely that i am treating these colored pencils like acrylics whej they're not acrylics they're colored pencils.....I mean it literally says it right in the name, "colored pencils"......I have to remain vigilant]]> 2021-10-27 03:55:44 UTC https://padlet.com/mdurand13/r8k117ty0j7ekgso/wish/1847094624 Or a Carnival Balloon mdurand13 https://padlet.com/mdurand13/r8k117ty0j7ekgso/wish/1852800841 I gotta clean this up still but it's coming along]]> 2021-10-29 01:34:53 UTC https://padlet.com/mdurand13/r8k117ty0j7ekgso/wish/1852800841 Like a Carousel That's Turning mdurand13 https://padlet.com/mdurand13/r8k117ty0j7ekgso/wish/1852854086 OK this looks a little better but i'm still not happy with it so i'm not submitting it for realsies I think I gotta sleep on this. Those outer white ovals look sooo ugly I gotta figure out what to do with that]]> 2021-10-29 01:57:03 UTC https://padlet.com/mdurand13/r8k117ty0j7ekgso/wish/1852854086 Full Circle mdurand13 https://padlet.com/mdurand13/r8k117ty0j7ekgso/wish/1860757636 A sapling grows under the morning sun
Humanity has just begun
But all beginnings must come undone
The smell of death marks the rotting fern
Warhorses shriek as the sunset burns
And to the earth we all return.
But from the rubble in its wake
A sprout appears as new dawn breaks...
]]> 2021-11-02 05:45:18 UTC https://padlet.com/mdurand13/r8k117ty0j7ekgso/wish/1860757636 Watercolor Wheel mdurand13 https://padlet.com/mdurand13/r8k117ty0j7ekgso/wish/1862401473 2021-11-02 17:38:48 UTC https://padlet.com/mdurand13/r8k117ty0j7ekgso/wish/1862401473 First Pass mdurand13 https://padlet.com/mdurand13/r8k117ty0j7ekgso/wish/1862987796 Probably would not write "circus" on his teeth if i put this into practice but i would probably put a circus sign somewhere in there]]> 2021-11-02 23:09:18 UTC https://padlet.com/mdurand13/r8k117ty0j7ekgso/wish/1862987796 Texture Notes mdurand13 https://padlet.com/mdurand13/r8k117ty0j7ekgso/wish/1879017750 2021-11-09 17:39:26 UTC https://padlet.com/mdurand13/r8k117ty0j7ekgso/wish/1879017750 Space Notes mdurand13 https://padlet.com/mdurand13/r8k117ty0j7ekgso/wish/1879018634 2021-11-09 17:39:47 UTC https://padlet.com/mdurand13/r8k117ty0j7ekgso/wish/1879018634 Possible Ideas mdurand13 https://padlet.com/mdurand13/r8k117ty0j7ekgso/wish/1879019566 2021-11-09 17:40:09 UTC https://padlet.com/mdurand13/r8k117ty0j7ekgso/wish/1879019566 Beehive Tunnel Book Sketches mdurand13 https://padlet.com/mdurand13/r8k117ty0j7ekgso/wish/1894840097 OK so essentially I am stupid and thought the due date was NEXT week instead of this week. I'm going to try to finish my paintings before class, but for now, here are the sketches I made while trying to finagle the designs of my bees.]]> 2021-11-16 18:05:55 UTC https://padlet.com/mdurand13/r8k117ty0j7ekgso/wish/1894840097 Frontmost Panel Sketches mdurand13 https://padlet.com/mdurand13/r8k117ty0j7ekgso/wish/1894840929 2021-11-16 18:06:16 UTC https://padlet.com/mdurand13/r8k117ty0j7ekgso/wish/1894840929 Back Panel Sketches mdurand13 https://padlet.com/mdurand13/r8k117ty0j7ekgso/wish/1894841634 2021-11-16 18:06:35 UTC https://padlet.com/mdurand13/r8k117ty0j7ekgso/wish/1894841634 Queen Bee Microns mdurand13 https://padlet.com/mdurand13/r8k117ty0j7ekgso/wish/1894842471 2021-11-16 18:06:58 UTC https://padlet.com/mdurand13/r8k117ty0j7ekgso/wish/1894842471 Bee Subjects Microns mdurand13 https://padlet.com/mdurand13/r8k117ty0j7ekgso/wish/1894887589 2021-11-16 18:26:58 UTC https://padlet.com/mdurand13/r8k117ty0j7ekgso/wish/1894887589 Background Microns mdurand13 https://padlet.com/mdurand13/r8k117ty0j7ekgso/wish/1894902219 2021-11-16 18:33:15 UTC https://padlet.com/mdurand13/r8k117ty0j7ekgso/wish/1894902219 Front Frame Microns mdurand13 https://padlet.com/mdurand13/r8k117ty0j7ekgso/wish/1894961240 2021-11-16 18:59:05 UTC https://padlet.com/mdurand13/r8k117ty0j7ekgso/wish/1894961240 Bee Subjects Painted mdurand13 https://padlet.com/mdurand13/r8k117ty0j7ekgso/wish/1895033780 2021-11-16 19:33:22 UTC https://padlet.com/mdurand13/r8k117ty0j7ekgso/wish/1895033780 Front Frame Painted mdurand13 https://padlet.com/mdurand13/r8k117ty0j7ekgso/wish/1895067377 2021-11-16 19:50:24 UTC https://padlet.com/mdurand13/r8k117ty0j7ekgso/wish/1895067377 DWM Mind Map mdurand13 https://padlet.com/mdurand13/r8k117ty0j7ekgso/wish/1895325402 2021-11-16 22:48:59 UTC https://padlet.com/mdurand13/r8k117ty0j7ekgso/wish/1895325402 DWM Brainstorming mdurand13 https://padlet.com/mdurand13/r8k117ty0j7ekgso/wish/1895325961 2021-11-16 22:49:31 UTC https://padlet.com/mdurand13/r8k117ty0j7ekgso/wish/1895325961 Bee Subjects Painted 2 mdurand13 https://padlet.com/mdurand13/r8k117ty0j7ekgso/wish/1895896064 2021-11-17 03:39:40 UTC https://padlet.com/mdurand13/r8k117ty0j7ekgso/wish/1895896064 Background Painted mdurand13 https://padlet.com/mdurand13/r8k117ty0j7ekgso/wish/1895897397 2021-11-17 03:40:25 UTC https://padlet.com/mdurand13/r8k117ty0j7ekgso/wish/1895897397 HER MAJESTY...painted mdurand13 https://padlet.com/mdurand13/r8k117ty0j7ekgso/wish/1895976005 2021-11-17 04:28:58 UTC https://padlet.com/mdurand13/r8k117ty0j7ekgso/wish/1895976005 Cutouts (Flat) mdurand13 https://padlet.com/mdurand13/r8k117ty0j7ekgso/wish/1907181431 Made a compromise by cutting halos around then but painting them to match the background so they arent white...I may cut them a little more closely bfore I put the book together but I realize I'm playing a very risky game with all the thinner pieces so I will still probably not go TOO close]]> 2021-11-23 00:12:12 UTC https://padlet.com/mdurand13/r8k117ty0j7ekgso/wish/1907181431 ENTER THE QUEEN - Closeup mdurand13 https://padlet.com/mdurand13/r8k117ty0j7ekgso/wish/1907635186 2021-11-23 05:26:45 UTC https://padlet.com/mdurand13/r8k117ty0j7ekgso/wish/1907635186 ENTER THE QUEEN - Front View mdurand13 https://padlet.com/mdurand13/r8k117ty0j7ekgso/wish/1907635692 2021-11-23 05:27:15 UTC https://padlet.com/mdurand13/r8k117ty0j7ekgso/wish/1907635692 ENTER THE QUEEN - High Angle mdurand13 https://padlet.com/mdurand13/r8k117ty0j7ekgso/wish/1907637398 2021-11-23 05:28:55 UTC https://padlet.com/mdurand13/r8k117ty0j7ekgso/wish/1907637398 ENTER THE QUEEN - Side Angle mdurand13 https://padlet.com/mdurand13/r8k117ty0j7ekgso/wish/1907644984 2021-11-23 05:35:51 UTC https://padlet.com/mdurand13/r8k117ty0j7ekgso/wish/1907644984 ENTER THE QUEEN - Front Light mdurand13 https://padlet.com/mdurand13/r8k117ty0j7ekgso/wish/1908690324 2021-11-23 15:26:45 UTC https://padlet.com/mdurand13/r8k117ty0j7ekgso/wish/1908690324 Cat Practice mdurand13 https://padlet.com/mdurand13/r8k117ty0j7ekgso/wish/1934056735 And some other stuff too]]> 2021-12-07 16:56:58 UTC https://padlet.com/mdurand13/r8k117ty0j7ekgso/wish/1934056735 An Outdoor Cat Is A.... mdurand13 https://padlet.com/mdurand13/r8k117ty0j7ekgso/wish/1934106251 Dead cat? Cat in danger? Trying to strike a balance]]> 2021-12-07 17:17:59 UTC https://padlet.com/mdurand13/r8k117ty0j7ekgso/wish/1934106251 mdurand13 https://padlet.com/mdurand13/r8k117ty0j7ekgso/wish/1934148129 2021-12-07 17:36:33 UTC https://padlet.com/mdurand13/r8k117ty0j7ekgso/wish/1934148129 Watercolor Wash Exercise mdurand13 https://padlet.com/mdurand13/r8k117ty0j7ekgso/wish/1934222342 2021-12-07 18:09:55 UTC https://padlet.com/mdurand13/r8k117ty0j7ekgso/wish/1934222342 Bird Stamp mdurand13 https://padlet.com/mdurand13/r8k117ty0j7ekgso/wish/1934626823 2021-12-07 22:16:59 UTC https://padlet.com/mdurand13/r8k117ty0j7ekgso/wish/1934626823 Progress with Acryllic Wash mdurand13 https://padlet.com/mdurand13/r8k117ty0j7ekgso/wish/1934627460 2021-12-07 22:17:39 UTC https://padlet.com/mdurand13/r8k117ty0j7ekgso/wish/1934627460 More bones mdurand13 https://padlet.com/mdurand13/r8k117ty0j7ekgso/wish/1934649833 2021-12-07 22:39:37 UTC https://padlet.com/mdurand13/r8k117ty0j7ekgso/wish/1934649833 Ninth Life mdurand13 https://padlet.com/mdurand13/r8k117ty0j7ekgso/wish/1953116837 Do you think this needs words?? I was going to put a tagline but I am a little attached to this sunset I am making now. But I also don't know if the message is apparent with the images alone given that it's such a niche issue, it feels like it could just as equally be a Halloween bit. What do you think? (Also, we're meeting in the art room in the Unistructure at 2 tomorrow right?)]]> 2021-12-17 04:43:40 UTC https://padlet.com/mdurand13/r8k117ty0j7ekgso/wish/1953116837 Possible solution?? mdurand13 https://padlet.com/mdurand13/r8k117ty0j7ekgso/wish/1953140935 To the words thing?? On the fence still]]> 2021-12-17 05:13:28 UTC https://padlet.com/mdurand13/r8k117ty0j7ekgso/wish/1953140935 White text dry run mdurand13 https://padlet.com/mdurand13/r8k117ty0j7ekgso/wish/1953158282 This actually might work way better....]]> 2021-12-17 05:35:43 UTC https://padlet.com/mdurand13/r8k117ty0j7ekgso/wish/1953158282 Trees mdurand13 https://padlet.com/mdurand13/r8k117ty0j7ekgso/wish/1953166756 Harder than I expected to hide the trees. Not sure if I should put some light grey watercolor wash in the negative space underneath the cat's tail and head to extend the trees all the way across or if I should keep it yellow to preserve the silhouette...]]> 2021-12-17 05:47:29 UTC https://padlet.com/mdurand13/r8k117ty0j7ekgso/wish/1953166756 Ninth Life mdurand13 https://padlet.com/mdurand13/r8k117ty0j7ekgso/wish/1954105741 I feel very hesitant to call this my "finished piece" but I think that this is as finished as it is going to get unless I change some tiny details later.

I noticed that we had to upload a self-evaluation form, but I couldn't find the form, so I will just evaluate myself here. I think some more planning with the letters and horizon would have been better, and I had a hard time making the street lines cohesive with the rest of the picture (the yellow does look more visible in person). The color scheme was rough at first, but I think the sunset in the back ties everything together. I had the most fun painting the skeleton, and I think your suggestion to color it using an acrylic wash was really great. Sunsets aren't my forte, but I think my decision to make it a stylized textured sort of deal balances that out. Still, my watercolor techniques are definitely cruder than they could have been, especially given that the tunnel book looked far more polished in terms of painting. In artistic quality and creativity, I would probably place it above my colored pencil mandala and below my tunnel book.]]> 2021-12-17 17:50:16 UTC https://padlet.com/mdurand13/r8k117ty0j7ekgso/wish/1954105741