the man himself prt 1

Here is a drawing of mike that I will be using in the project, he will be centered in the image and colored in of course. He will be wearing his infamous flannel jacket along with a priest's color and a pack of cigarettes in his pocket. These are the basic essentials of Mike's wardrobe so that is where I will start.

part 2

well, I'm working on the mike p. hanck project now so here a few compositional sketches that I have so far. He is a very organized person so i want to make sure that image is symmetrical. I plan on having architecture made out of books in the background and maybe going for a look that shows the content on a strip of film. I have some set ideas and now it is just a matter of putting those ideas into action.

Reverend Michael P. Hanck

As i mentioned before, I have another person in mind for my next project, Mike P. Hanck. Last time I brought him up I still had yet to interview him so that's what I did on Monday. Here is what Mike had to say.When I asked how he sees himself he said that he is set apart by choice in order to observe all of the things that are going on around him. He likes to put his life into his own hands as if life were like a script and he could could either just let the scene happen or do something to change it. I asked how he thinks others view him and he feels that others think he may be mean or crazed when they first meet him because they might think he is rude when he isn't trying to be. He feels that there are times when he tries to say something nice but it comes off sounding sarcastic to others. He feels he is just a bit misunderstood in conversation. I followed up with how those views make him feel and he said that he is disappointed when other people don't understand him. Then I asked what he wants to do with his life and he told me that he wants to see and create. He wants to be part of something and finds it interesting to see all of things that people can create. I asked him what he likes to do or what hobbies he has and he said that he likes to travel, read, smoke cigarettes, and write, mainly scripts.

So that was my interview with Mike and have started brain storming. I will post sketches once they are ready.

Ready to print

well i am pretty sure I have finished this image, I at least feel as though I have resolved issues that I previously had, also tightened up some parts to make them more complete. So the next step is to print, I will be printing onto canvas to stretch it then will keep updates on what I do to it from there.

midterm statement

This semester I am exploring the ways to show a relationship between people with one piece of art for each person I focus on. The idea is to show the first impression one would get from these people and after allowing time to examine the art piece the viewer gets to know more about the person the piece is about. This is intended to replicate the steps the viewer would take if they were actually meeting these people, starting with first impressions then leading to learning things about the person, which may give a completely different view of that person than the viewer originally thought. I will achieve this by asking each person a series of questions, such as, how do you think others see you? How do their views of you make you feel? How do you see yourself? What are you dreams, goals, and hobbies? I use the answers to all of these questions to set up an order of hierarchy, for instance, the way others view each person would be the first I want the viewer to see in order to get that first impression feel. The question about the way those views makes the people feel will help show the reaction you may get from these people when first meeting them. The way each person sees themselves would help show the way they are when others start to get to know them, others may see a different side of the person, while some may not have much of a difference. Finally the dreams, goals, and hobbies are something that one would find out about a person as their relationship progresses and they get to know that person and start to look forget about the first impression. I can show this order of hierarchy by arranging the composition in a way that the viewer sees what I want them to see in the order I want them to see them in. I can achieve this by the size, color, and placement of each object. The arrangements will help these images show what I want them to show successfully and allow the viewer to get the feeling I am trying to get across.

Ralph Steadman

Ralph Steadman is an artist who did a lot of work relating to Hunter S. Thompson. I looked him up because Mike is a big fan of Thompson and I was thinking that the artist who represents Thompson the most is Steadman so maybe I could tie in some of Steadman's style into my piece. Not quite sure yet but it's something I am thinking about doing.

Person number 2

I realized that I shouldn't have that much more to do with the Cody project so I started thinking of who to focus on next. The next person is a big fan of Hunter S. Thompson, wants to do mission trips around the world, and wants to explore different religions. He reads a lot, is very organized though you might not think that when you first meet him, his name is Michael P. Hanck. I have arranged to talk to Mike on Monday, March 2, to ask him the questions that I previously asked Cody. Once I get the response I will post and start brainstorming.