sketch post

this morning i went to an open rehearsal of the BSO with the drawing as illustration class that i TA. it was pretty wonderful, they were rehearsing Franck's symphony in D Minor when i did this drawing.

here is the drawing:
and an overly dramatic not-as-good recording of the piece:


happy halloween!

Live at the 8X10!

This is a poster that's going to be used to promote a show at the 8X10 in Federal Hill. Billy Redfield is headlining, with Mike McFadden and The Stugottz. The show is at 10:30 on October 17th, so check it out if you can, or at least go steal the poster!

back to the drawing board

cheesy titles aside, this semester has been crazy! i'm taking three studio classes, ta-ing a freshman studio elective, an art history, and a science course. I'm also working at the desk still, and babysitting for a lovely family in towson. needless to say, i haven't got a lot of spare time on my hands. i though i would take a few moments before bed and update here, mostly because at the end of my four day class marathon i need a little break from working.
i have some really great new neighbors, and i've re-arranged my room so that i can work at my new drafting table. i'm looking forward to heading down to florida in october with my aunt, to visit my cousins and their little girl, who is turning four. i'm working on business cards, which will be making an appearance soon i promise.

love,
marissa

a new portrait in progress

branching out, look for more small furry animals. this one needs work still!

here are the latest two portraits, this series is still in progress, i just need more faces!

Final Series

it's been about two weeks since school let out, and i've been recuperating from the school year. i went home for a week and i got to see most of my beautiful friends, spend mother's day with my family, and watch one of my sister's softball practices (her team is currently 3-0!). i'm back in baltimore now, saving up some money, exploring a little, and putting my website together. here's some work from my illustration two final, 3 out of 4 pieces, i decided not to put one up. this series was going out on a limb for me- i usually stay away from backgrounds, and you know, things that aren't portraits. i think it went pretty well, but i still have a lot of work to do. from top to bottom these are: rip van winkle, the death of arthur, and the lorelei. acrylic and charcoal. for the lorelei i experimented with colored pencil lines, but i wasn't very happy with the result, so i switched back to charcoal. that's all for right now. once my camera battery charges up i'll post the last two portraits from my independent study.

love,
marissa

Updates

my sophomore year is less than two weeks away from being over, and just like everybody else, i'm being eaten alive by finals. unfortunately i'm also being consumed by a cold which is leading me to need copious amounts of sleep. You can imagine these two forces colliding, it's been a fierce battle, plenty of carnage (powdered graphite, emergen-c wrappers, tissue boxes) but sleep has been winning out.
i'm also continuing my search for a job here in baltimore, where i plan on being for the summer with the exception of a few weeks. i'm updating with a few images from my sketchbook that i've been scanning in for my visual journalism class. i really love working in my sketchbook as of late, and i hope to keep posting images from it.
in other news, for once the scheduling gods have smiled upon me due to mica's long overdue transition to a system that lets you register first come first serve according to how many credits you've got. i'm taking all of my first choice classes; concepts, painterly drawing, illustrated book, and a few academics.
also, keep your eyes open for www.marissalanterman.com! if all goes according to plan it should be up in june.

love,
marissa