Jessica Burke Art Blog

My work is in On the Issues Magazine

2012-01-20T14:23:00.000-05:00

A drawing and a painting of mine were used as illustrations in Jasmine Burnett's article, Calling Black LGBTQ Institutions: Where Are You? Where is Reproductive Justice? in the Winter 2012 issue of On the Issues Magazine: A Magazine of Feminist Progressive Thinking

http://www.ontheissuesmagazine.com/2012winter/2012winter_Burnett.php

Proteigon: A Stop Motion Short

2012-01-20T08:03:00.000-05:00

PROTEIGON from BURAYAN on Vimeo.

Watch this great animation that follows a piece of paper on it journey through lots of shapes, movements and even values. A really fun application of design.

Animation made by Steven Briand during a two month internship.

SketchCrawl

2012-01-13T11:41:00.001-05:00

The 34th World Wide Sketchcrawl is happening on January 21.
SketchCrawl is an international marathon drawing event where you or you and a group of artists spend the day walking around and documenting everything.

They have a facebook page where you can find people drawing in your area and see more examples.

Get out there and draw!

Illustrator Keri Smiths's "How to Feel Miserable as an Artist"

2012-01-05T10:48:00.000-05:00

http://www.kerismith.com/blog/how-to-feel-miserable-as-an-artist/

Happy New Year!

2012-01-01T10:12:00.000-05:00

Source

Bad Santa

2011-12-21T09:55:00.001-05:00

One of my favorite illustration blogs is called Today's Inspiration.
The other day, there was a post showing various Santa advertisements that presented the antithesis of the grandfatherly Santa we have come to know. Enjoy.

Happy Holidays

2011-12-15T11:11:00.002-05:00

C-7.5 Lamps, Prismacolor on Canson, 2011, 8 x 10"

Take a look at some of my previous Christmas-related posts.

The Fundamentals of Design

2011-12-13T10:22:00.000-05:00

A student sent me this link to a video that does an excellent job introducing the Fundamentals of Design. What do you think?

The Fundamental Elements of Design from Erica Gorochow on Vimeo.

Small Works: Exhibition at Indigo Sky

2011-12-08T10:53:00.000-05:00

Vision of the Future: Personal Flying Carpet, 1959, Graphite, Prismacolor and Marker on Arches, 2011, 5 x7”

Vision of the Future: Home Shopping, 1960, Graphite, Prismacolor and Marker on Arches, 2011, 5 x7”

I am honored to have my work included along with 20 other local artists (Including one of my colleagues from Georgia Southern University, Pat Walker.)

Small Works
December 9 - 18
Opening Reception December 9, 6-9pm

Indigo Sky Community Gallery

915 Waters Avenue
Savannah, GA
31404
Article in local paper

Exhibition at the Averitt Center for the Arts

2011-11-30T18:08:00.001-05:00

Jessica Burke: Recent Work

The exhibition will run from December 2nd through 30th, 2011 in the Legends Gallery at the Averitt Center for the Arts, Statesboro, Georgia.
An Opening Rection will be held at the Averitt Center for the Arts on Friday, December 2nd from 5-7pm. The event is free and the public is welcome.

Repost: Happy Thanksgiving

2011-11-24T09:07:00.001-05:00

*Image Credit: Adelle August, circa 1954; ,

Although there were other "thanksgivings" celebrated in North America by foreigners ( see alternative claims to the first Thanksgiving ) , the feast that took place in Plymouth in August of 1621 is the one our modern celebration is most closely aligned with. After arriving in Plymouth in 1620, the Pilgrims had endured hardships but had managed to survive, in a large part due to the help of Squanto, an Indian who taught the Pilgrims how to fish, grow corn, and farm the land. At the end of their first year, the Puritans held a "harvest feast" celebrating the fruits of their farming efforts. The feast honored Squanto and their friends, the Wampanoag Indians. The feast was followed by three days of "thanksgiving" celebrating their good fortune.

Banquet Turkey Dinner, 1963

Although Indians and Pilgrims joined together for a meal of thanksgiving in 1621, the Indians didn't fare so well at other thanksgiving observances. In 1641, a raid against the members of the Pequot tribe in Connecticut was very successful, and the churches declared a day of "thanksgiving" to celebrate. During this feast, the decapitated heads of Natives were kicked through the streets of Manhatten. Many towns in New England held thanksgiving days to celebrate victories over the Natives.

The images of pilgrims and Indians that define Thanksgiving for us today were not part of the national celebration until the 19th century. Before 1900, you didn't see picutres of Pilgrims sitting down to eat with Indians. There was so much violence out west that the idea of a harmonius celebration between the Indians and Pilgrims was too difficult for most people to imagine.

J.C. Leyendecker, 1928

In 1939, Franklin D. Roosevelt departed from tradition by declaring November 23, the next to the last Thursday that year, as Thanksgiving. All of Lincoln's successors had proclaimed Thanksgiving for the final Thursday in November. But in 1939, the National Dry Goods Association had requested Roosevelt move Thanksgiving back one week to allow for a longer Christmas season. This caused considerable controversy, with 23 states celebrating Thanksgiving on the 23rd, and 23 states waiting until the 30th. This Thanksgiving was called "Franksgiving" by many who considered Roosevelt's proclamation an outrage. In 1941, Roosevelt announced that the extending of the Christmas season had caused no increase in retail sales, and on November 26, 1941, he signed a bill that established the fourth Thursday in November as the national Thanksgiving holiday, which it has been ever since.

(text taken from Caffeine Destiny)

Retro Muppet Posters

2011-11-20T12:12:00.001-05:00

I love the Muppets and with the new movie coming out soon, a lot of designers and artists are coming up with some great stuff. For example, Eric Slager's Minimalist Muppets Poster.

On a side note, Dr. Teeth ad the Electric Mayhem was the greatest band of all Muppet time, and it included my favorite Muppet...Animal.

Therefore, I am totally loving these vintage show posters created by Michael de Pippo.

Today is Mickey's Birthday

2011-11-18T07:35:00.000-05:00

Happy Birthday Mickey Mouse
He made his debut to the public as the character, Steamboat Willie on November 18, 1928. (See clip below)

For additional viewing pleasure, follow this link to a great collection of Mickey Mouse Magazine covers from 1935-1938.

Anatomy in Motion

2011-11-13T09:19:00.002-05:00

Sometimes I think the hardest part of understanding anatomy for artists is being able to apply it to motion and action. Seeing how movement affects the appearance of the surface of the figure makes the study of anatomy so much more relevant.
Link to purchase

Also here is a great article on the movement of the spine. http://www.the-flying-animator.com/anatomy-for-artists.html

And if you have not already heard about it or seen it, check out the Body Worlds Exhibition

Day of the Dead (Dia de los Muertos)

2011-11-01T09:51:00.001-04:00

The British Museum is hosted two exhibitions of Mexican artwork and culture - "Moctezuma: Aztec Ruler" and "Revolution on paper: Mexican prints 1910-1960" - and displaying Day of the Dead papier mâché figures and an altar, created by Mexican artist Adriana Amaya and children.

In addition to these major exhibits and Dia de los Muertos, Redstone Press has issued a neat box set of over sized postcards, titled Calaveras: Mexican Prints for the Day of the Dead.

Plus just for fun, Ernesto Yerena made these animals of the dead prints.

Happy Halloween

2011-10-24T08:13:00.000-04:00

All Smiles, Gil Elvgren, 1962

Sunkist Punchkin, 1960

Drawings by Chan Hwee Chong for Faber Castell

2011-10-20T21:09:00.000-04:00

I can't believe these wear done in unbroken lines with a single pen using only pressure variation. Wow!

Faber Castell from eric yeo on Vimeo.

Think Small:6th Biennial International Miniature Invitational Exhibition

2011-10-15T08:32:00.001-04:00

Gala Preview Reception

Thursday, October 27th from 6-10PM

Exhibition Opens

Friday, October 28th from 7-10PM

Free and Open to the Public

THINKSMALL6
artspace Gallery
Plant Zero, 0 East 4th Street, Richmond VA

For more information, visit www.artspacegallery.org or call 804.232.6464

This will be the third time I have participated in this event and I highly encourage you to attend and buy something to support both the artists and ArtSpace Gallery. Please take a minute and visit the online catalog of the work.

Opposites Poster Project

2011-10-06T07:08:00.000-04:00

Chris Alborano

At New York's School of Visual Arts, students create conceptual "Opposites" posters in Chermayeff & Geismar Graphic Design Firm's Visual Identity and Multimedia class.

Kay Kim

Maya Kaplun

Link to article on Imprint

Drawing Exhibition in Siena Italy

2011-09-26T08:54:00.003-04:00

My work will be included in the exhibition:

Drawing Connections

September 24, 2011

at the

Siena Art Institute

Via Tommaso Pendola 37

53100 Siena, Italy

http://www.sienaart.org/drawn-together.html

Title: The Ocean of Silence

Date: 2011

Medium: Graphite on Arches Cover

Size: 15 x 10.5cm

Really Helpful resource for Flesh tones

2011-09-25T10:15:00.001-04:00

Taken from this great resource on the Ryder School website

There is another nice article on Color Mixing found HERE

All things old are new again...Thundercats

2011-09-12T10:38:00.001-04:00

I love model sheets, as those of you that have taken my Illustration courses may already know. They are such a good example of creating a believable and reproducible character by asking yourself what they look like from all sides and how they move and how their faces move.

I just found out that Cartoon Network is relaunching an 80s favorite, the ThunderCats. Here is a sample of the model sheets:

Here are some additional links to collections of model sheets:

Source:Flickr Collection

http://www.animationmeat.com/modelsheets/modelsheets.html

http://animationarchive.net/Model%20Sheets/index.php

Lori Nix: Non-Traditional Photographer

2011-09-02T10:26:00.000-04:00

Flood, 1998 from Accidentally Kansas series

Bounty, 2004 from the Lost series

"Lori Nix is a photographer whose stunning work depicts curious scenes of danger and disaster: abandoned spaces, architecture in a state of extreme deterioration, natural calamities, and more. But the mysterious places she captures with her 8x10 large format camera aren't actual found locations—they're meticulously fabricated miniature dioramas."

Text taken from article on WonderHowTo. LINK

Laundromat at Night, 2008 from The City series

Beauty Shop, 2010 from The City series

LINK to Lori Nix Website
LINK to Lori Nix Blog, My 8x10 Life

Tron Legacy: A Treasure trove for artists and designers

2011-08-25T08:48:00.000-04:00

End of the Line, in association with Distillery Productions and Toby Summerskill, have filmed the first 3D Graffiti Time-lapse. Created to document the production of a painted promo for Disney’s Tron: Legacy this is the final 2D edit.
This groundbreaking project was filmed in December 2010 and January 2011, in a warehouse in Shoreditch with the exterior shots taken from the rooftops of East London.
Filmed over 4 days, it shows the execution of a 20-metre mural that was painted on huge canvases for installation on Great Eastern Street.

Gallery 1988 had a show called Multiplayer that asked artists to submit work inspired by video games.

Brandon Schaefer's Tron Posters

Eric Tan's Tron Posters (Available for sale at Mondo)

Amusement Magazine did a great photography series inspired by Tron

Consensus Cloud of Books Everyone Should Read by David McCandless

2011-08-17T07:55:00.001-04:00

David McCandless (runs Information Is Beautiful website) wrote the following for a blog post for The Guardian:
"Do Top 100 Books polls and charts agree on a set of classics? I scraped the results of over 15 notable book polls, readers surveys and top 100's. Both popular and high-brow. They included all Pulitzer Prize winners, Desert Island Discs choices from recent years, Oprah's Bookclub list, and, of course, The Guardian's Top 100 Books of All Time. A simple frequency analysis on the gathered titles gives us a neat 'consensus cloud' visualisation of the most mentioned books titles across the polls. Do you agree with the consensus?"
Check the data and analysis here: bit.ly/BooksEveryone
Research: David McCandless & Miriam Quick
Additional Design: Matt Hancock

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How many have you read?