One more for the Angry Liberal White Women series:

Trying Artivism by Taylor - image 1 - student project

There are several more I'd like to do, but I didn't have time before the end of the workshop. Plan to keep working on them though. (Is it okay for me to post - I used reference photos but have no rights to use those photos???)

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After watching the live session with Nikkolas this week, I was very inspired to try to do a portrait in his style. As it turns out, I still have much to learn about the software I am using with my tablet. I wasn't quite able to replicate Nikkolas' style as much, but I decided to plow ahead anyway.

Not sure this is really "done" just yet, but I am seeing if I can let it be. I tend to overwork things, so... I actually really like a lot of things about this piece. And I think I'm going to work on a series of Angry, Liberal, White Women - have references and quotes already pulled for several! We'll see.

Anyway, here it is:

Trying Artivism by Taylor - image 2 - student project

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I'm hoping to get better at simplifying the image and message... As it is, following is what I've played with so far.

I had a hard time thinking of a specific message/image, then I thought about how it seems to me like Trump is vomiting all over our country and world, and that got me started. I pulled some images online and used them to rough out some ideas.

The first one:

Trying Artivism by Taylor - image 3 - student project

I was thinking Emporer has no clothes, he acts like a toddler puking all over the press, justice, liberty, science, women, the planet, refugees and immigrants...

The second rough:

Trying Artivism by Taylor - image 4 - student project

Trying to simplify the concept a bit...

First draft of a "real" version:

Trying Artivism by Taylor - image 5 - student project

Second draft:

Trying Artivism by Taylor - image 6 - student project

Then I started revising (I love layers!) and trying other, similar concepts:

Masks as a shield from Trump for the world and all people - I did this BEFORE he tested positive!

Trying Artivism by Taylor - image 7 - student project

Trying to simplify to focus on climate change denial...

Trying Artivism by Taylor - image 8 - student project

Still thinking and trying to figure out better stuff.

Become an Artivist: An Art for Change Workshop

Sep 28 - Oct 26

Become an Artivist: An Art for Change Workshop

Sep 28 - Oct 26