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GogoKid Interview Process Pt. 2 – June 2020

GogoKid Interview Process Orientation and Self Record Mock Class

After you pass the initial live or self recorded interview you will then begin Steps 2 – 4.

Steps 1 and 2 – There are several Gogokid orientation videos to which you have a long 25 multiple choice quiz. They good thing is that the questions are in sequential order of the videos. ie. The first portion of questions are related the the…

In Memoriam, Portraits of the Middle Passage In Situ

Sculpture Image 1

Found at Cope Coast Castle in Ghana, artist Kwame Akoto-Bamfo creates stunningly provoking sculptures that provoke the viewer to understand the reality of the Trans-Atlantic slave trade in the exhibit In Memoriam: Portraits of the Middle Passage, In Situ.

Photographer Dan Marbaix seeks out abandoned buildings to photograph the deserted dwellings. Dinner Date Sanctum Hypnophobia Hermoso

New Journeys

I am so excited to announce that I have bought a ticket to Spain for a three week thriller. This is an amazing opportunity to create new memories and adventures before I ultimately go back to Seattle for the summer. My goal is to complete an art journal during my stay in Spain which will include – Galicia, Barcelona, Valencia, Cadiz and, of course, Madrid. ole!

New Journeys, New Journals

Watercolor Squares

Watercolor Squares

Playing around with watercolors.

Killer Heels Shoe

I was fortunate enough to visit The Killer Heels exhibit while they were still on display at the Brooklyn Museum in New York. It was a surprisingly large exhibit with over four rooms and 160+ shoes –  ranging from historic sixteenth century shoes to contemporary RTW heels.

Killer Heels Shoe

Killer Heels Shoe

Killer Heels Shoe

Killer Heels Shoe

Killer Heels Shoe

I recommend going…

Portrait - Charcoal on Newsprint

I have always avoided drawing people, well, in particular; drawing eyes, lips…noses… basically the whole entire face. And unfortunately this week was all about portraits in my drawing course. I was completely terrified, but after my professor explained some simple rules of when to draw faces I was eager to try.

Portrait Practice – Charcoal on 18X24″ Newsprint

She eased us into it by putting…

Figure Drawing

Figure Drawing

Pike Place Flowers

  Some fresh flowers never hurt anyone. I’m originally from Seattle so it’s amazing to go home and visit for a few days when I can.

Pike Place Flower Watercolor

WGSN color- inspired Spring/Summer 2016

Inspired by Perfect Ordinary, a color pallete for S/S 2016 on WGSN.

Churros con Chocolate

Palacio de Cristal en Retiro

Corral de la Moreria

Courtyard in the Alcazar

Shade and Marmalade

Claustro de la Catedral de León II

Castell en Menorca, España

Mercado de la Calle

Street Views in Barcelona

Some days it is so incredibly hard not to miss my time in Spain. It is such a beautiful country filled with so much culture and history. My wanderlust will take me back there soon. I know it.

Links below will bring you to the images above. Shade and Marmalade Courtyard in the Alcazar Churros con Chocolate Cantabria Flamenco Dancer Menorca Catedral de Leon

Graham McGeorge is an amazing wildlife photographer whose work has been featured in many highly regarded publications including National Geographic and BBC Wildlife Magazine. I stumbled upon his work with owls and his ability to capture them as “masters of disguise”. I thought they were beautiful. What do you guys think?

Master of Disguise

Graham McGeorge

Graham McGeorge

If this was particularly…