tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-63541426250135244532024-03-12T18:26:33.477-07:00Michael's Prog Drum BlogMichael's Prog Drum Blog is a blog about Prog Drumming. The purpose here is the discussion of drumming in Prog music, be that Prog Rock, Prog Jazz, Prog Metal, or anything else I decide is worth calling prog!Michael Petifordhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11320462350935802296noreply@blogger.comBlogger225125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6354142625013524453.post-59610268743060636612017-02-21T07:52:00.002-08:002017-02-21T07:52:43.804-08:00Drumset Fugue and CounterpointSo far, not much interest in the two fugues I posted on YouTube. <div>
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Michael Petifordhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11320462350935802296noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6354142625013524453.post-79026752430460355412017-01-05T23:41:00.002-08:002017-01-05T23:41:54.701-08:00Counterpoint for the DrumsetVisit my YouTube channel at https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCb9CsfnElYFlSXj0d9eTndA to see canons,fugues, and counterpoint for solo drumset.Michael Petifordhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11320462350935802296noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6354142625013524453.post-21435706539477894902016-11-10T17:24:00.001-08:002016-11-10T17:26:14.688-08:00Two Part Fugue For Drumset by Michael Petiford<iframe allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="270" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/fEG2Yy9siew" width="480"></iframe>Michael Petifordhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11320462350935802296noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6354142625013524453.post-41383251518505470672016-11-09T16:25:00.000-08:002016-11-10T08:19:42.083-08:00Three Part Fugue for Drumset by Michael Petiford<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">
Three Part Fugue for Drumset. Originally published in PAS Percussive Notes journal.</div>
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<br />Michael Petifordhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11320462350935802296noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6354142625013524453.post-35433991299088267512014-06-02T11:33:00.000-07:002014-07-23T00:25:13.068-07:00More Whiteboard Art<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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I haven't done any big Expo pieces for a while but I have been doing a lot of sketching with them, especially when I'm preparing for a class. So,here's a new whiteboard drawing only its on glass this time, I like the more sketchy look and I think I will add this guy into a painting</div>
<br />Michael Petifordhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11320462350935802296noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6354142625013524453.post-80528332886602604532013-12-19T13:06:00.003-08:002014-06-02T11:39:29.827-07:00My whiteboard 6th grade art<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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We've been studying the Egyptian books of the dead so I've been drawing on the white board as we go.Michael Petifordhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11320462350935802296noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6354142625013524453.post-26521688646922678182013-11-30T14:13:00.001-08:002014-06-02T11:37:43.175-07:00Class mural 2013<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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This was my last student mural. This one is 3' x 27', dry erase marker on glass. This was done by an 11th grade section. The theme is anything/everything ancient Greek.</div>
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Michael Petifordhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11320462350935802296noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6354142625013524453.post-82517636367351253532013-11-11T17:53:00.000-08:002013-11-11T18:20:50.984-08:00Liber Chronicarum<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Here's a cool thing: The Liber Chronicarum or Nuremberg Chronicle. It's one of the best documented early printed books to incorporate text and images, predating Durer's Apocolypse. Written in Latin by Hartmann Schedel in 1493, it is a bible paraphrase and history of the world from creation to the final judgement. It's chock full of bizarre theology and illustrations. It was clearly a strong influence on the Retablo de Ciudad Rodrigo, particularly this image which has direct correlations in Bartolome's Chaos panel. You should do an image search, I think you'll like it.Michael Petifordhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11320462350935802296noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6354142625013524453.post-4780063249151267642013-11-10T22:05:00.000-08:002013-11-10T22:05:51.187-08:00Retablo de Ciudad Rodrigo<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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I have recently been obsessed with the Retablo de Ciudad Rodrigo, an altarpiece created in 1493 by Fernando Gallego and the Maestro Bartolome. It consists of 26 panels approximately 3' x 4' and it is the jewel of the University of Arizona art collection. Originally, the panels were assembled together in a massive framework that covered the entire wall behind the main altar of the cathedral of the city of Rodrigo, Spain. The framework, or Gothic tracery, has been lost, hence the black lines at the top indicating the frames' original position. This image, The Creation of Eve, was produced by Bartolome and depicts Eve being extracted fully formed from the sleeping figure of Adam. Christ is present in the Garden indicating his existence since the Creation. Michael Petifordhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11320462350935802296noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6354142625013524453.post-53475755290404829512013-10-28T06:04:00.001-07:002014-06-02T11:39:52.916-07:00Perspective WindowOne of my favorite things to teach is the development of one-point linear perspective through the renaissance. This image is of the main window in my studio and it illustrates many of the concepts I include in the lessons, beginning with Brunelleschi and Alberti in 1435. I put white paper on the outside of the window so the image would show up better. The window is about 3' x 4'.<br />
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<br />Michael Petifordhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11320462350935802296noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6354142625013524453.post-56497346671784480412013-10-28T05:54:00.001-07:002013-10-28T05:56:27.306-07:00Camera ObscuraWell it has been QUITE some time since I posted anything on this blog and I'm bored this morning so I will post. Over the past year or so I have created several designs for a Camera Obscura and I believe I have finally come up with a very good model. I use this as a way to teach about light, optics, the two-dimensional picture plane, and experimentation during the Renaissance. Here is a picture taken with my digital camera of the image seen from inside my Camera Obscura. I will be posting more on this in the future so stay tuned.<br />
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<br />Michael Petifordhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11320462350935802296noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6354142625013524453.post-81417970086956379882012-05-25T08:41:00.000-07:002012-05-25T09:14:41.867-07:00Classroom Mural 2012<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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This is my final dry erase mural from East Valley High School. This work was executed by students from 9th to 12th grade and it comprises multiple sources. Close reading reveals fine art references (Harunobu, Picasso), pop art (anime, Ralph Steadman, Disney), as well as clip art, found art, sketchbooks and, of course, graffiti. I have absolutely no doubt that every kid involved learned a great deal about art. <br />
<br />Michael Petifordhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11320462350935802296noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6354142625013524453.post-9167003750115105622012-05-18T22:02:00.001-07:002014-06-02T11:40:15.564-07:00Classroom Mural 2011, 10, 09<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
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It's been quite a while since I last posted on this blog and in that time I've gathered some wonderful images. Hopefully this is the first of many to come. This piece is my third classroom mural and it actually comes from last semester. Once again this is a dry erase marker mural on a 4' by 16' whiteboard in my classroom. The drawing was created by my students using a variety of source materials including ideas from their sketchbooks, pop culture images, clip art, and direct observation. This is from a beginning art class and it always starts with my telling the class to "graffiti my white board". That assignment always ends up with a lot of scribble, bad drawing, and some inappropriate content; however, with a little direction the students feel more confident and they begin to incorporate the basic elements of design that we cover in class. By the end, everyone wants to contribute and everyone learns something.<br />
<br />Michael Petifordhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11320462350935802296noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6354142625013524453.post-89983923048319616682011-12-16T12:30:00.000-08:002014-06-02T11:40:34.057-07:00Thinking Out Loud<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh8D9r-lMlqDeWfQYlh8pKi8eEOju6wt-fuNfhYVhTpcD5qh01MjlbmKEvi6MVGPT17DE5eRJaVtL0aGY68Lf8bk-yKPltwJdoisC3rMQHrO9678wSWd7m1nYrspDTmO1DqYqcs-NJ8LVE/s1600/colonoscopy.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh8D9r-lMlqDeWfQYlh8pKi8eEOju6wt-fuNfhYVhTpcD5qh01MjlbmKEvi6MVGPT17DE5eRJaVtL0aGY68Lf8bk-yKPltwJdoisC3rMQHrO9678wSWd7m1nYrspDTmO1DqYqcs-NJ8LVE/s400/colonoscopy.JPG" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5686826714560420722" style="cursor: hand; cursor: pointer; float: left; height: 300px; margin: 0 10px 10px 0; width: 400px;" /></a>Does this really need an explanation or descripiton?Michael Petifordhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11320462350935802296noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6354142625013524453.post-22061276321603264682011-11-27T12:40:00.001-08:002014-06-02T11:41:01.839-07:00Do Not<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh0ycKyc3HMqc_nOwkj5PUL1BTm66b9eGKdGmkkRrj9yOEDp45AV5uHHcBtqhlYVLD5JesV9l7D6tUCI8U5kpQqKjlG5xzNOPGgh4qsR1p-Y7tWPl1g5v9wHIZF0Dj06flTdQ6-XLmG4so/s1600/Do+Not+2.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh0ycKyc3HMqc_nOwkj5PUL1BTm66b9eGKdGmkkRrj9yOEDp45AV5uHHcBtqhlYVLD5JesV9l7D6tUCI8U5kpQqKjlG5xzNOPGgh4qsR1p-Y7tWPl1g5v9wHIZF0Dj06flTdQ6-XLmG4so/s400/Do+Not+2.JPG" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5679778515843255154" style="cursor: hand; cursor: pointer; float: left; height: 300px; margin: 0 10px 10px 0; width: 400px;" /></a>I just finished this one. It is, of course, dry erase marker on the bathroom mirror. The toilet paper roll was Ian's idea. I like the way he thinks so I just had to add it. This one actually was inspired by the holiday windows I've been painting. After drawing all the Santa crap I was looking around at what people normally have painted on windows. It's mostly text.Michael Petifordhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11320462350935802296noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6354142625013524453.post-8628552872737792292011-11-10T20:15:00.000-08:002014-06-02T11:41:54.007-07:00<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjlmxoj02gd9njkWLEvd2dfljGSAYBV7re9cnlSJCyDpINjYPYDcqS1HE1zs1-efd64CRQ2-j1R3rvqXc0y8il7vsUsjsoekkq0geFJAv-mCm4_5dLeLTNiL6hIOBq-IGy6TfnYmNXD9Ew/s1600/White+Board+Perspective.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjlmxoj02gd9njkWLEvd2dfljGSAYBV7re9cnlSJCyDpINjYPYDcqS1HE1zs1-efd64CRQ2-j1R3rvqXc0y8il7vsUsjsoekkq0geFJAv-mCm4_5dLeLTNiL6hIOBq-IGy6TfnYmNXD9Ew/s400/White+Board+Perspective.JPG" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5673587401138108098" style="cursor: hand; cursor: pointer; float: left; height: 300px; margin: 0 10px 10px 0; width: 400px;" /></a><br />
Here's a picture of my classroom whiteboard. The project is on Perspective. They have to create a four panel perspective composition four sides of a cardboard box. What they do with the other two is their business. The plant thing started because a student showed me a drawing what she thought would make a good Tat, so I kind of embellished what she had.Michael Petifordhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11320462350935802296noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6354142625013524453.post-50377358723755105192011-11-07T20:51:00.001-08:002014-06-02T11:42:12.949-07:00Aeroplanes<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEitnvsPx5ThNP6BJwXFq9pm8sMJKlo8pPpqzEOH6eZDmwzBpJAEAygsWNrdVjrORi7r3Lk4xsZ8bfQkOnj1DZlbv3KEN7oAdomb_M5dVIqWmIA2t3VDTUS1SxsLt0Hw5yFLtNExNMxbXyM/s1600/Aeroplanes.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEitnvsPx5ThNP6BJwXFq9pm8sMJKlo8pPpqzEOH6eZDmwzBpJAEAygsWNrdVjrORi7r3Lk4xsZ8bfQkOnj1DZlbv3KEN7oAdomb_M5dVIqWmIA2t3VDTUS1SxsLt0Hw5yFLtNExNMxbXyM/s400/Aeroplanes.JPG" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5672483378680136818" style="cursor: hand; cursor: pointer; float: left; height: 300px; margin: 0 10px 10px 0; width: 400px;" /></a><br />
Here is my latest dry erase mirror drawing. Sometimes it's nice to just do a quick drawing composition rather than some elaborate, psycho color assault.Michael Petifordhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11320462350935802296noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6354142625013524453.post-45480988295203954442011-11-01T21:04:00.000-07:002011-11-01T22:19:54.449-07:00TARDIS Halloween costume<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhN60tjWCxa9YNkWjpgDhiD5oBUqLhiO1H2qAZ8BNNzfwOdNrzx-Wtjx2I5dD1lE7aUYxcuJvZAP2jMCkrV4IcwxO7BB5WySzLWIPnQFteg0ejz5WRZZkEo6sbcuKr3LDXTbs8jWbitl5Y/s1600/IanTardis.JPG"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhN60tjWCxa9YNkWjpgDhiD5oBUqLhiO1H2qAZ8BNNzfwOdNrzx-Wtjx2I5dD1lE7aUYxcuJvZAP2jMCkrV4IcwxO7BB5WySzLWIPnQFteg0ejz5WRZZkEo6sbcuKr3LDXTbs8jWbitl5Y/s400/IanTardis.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5670244606030965890" border="0" /></a><br />My son Ian and I made a TARDIS costume for Halloween. If you don't know, TARDIS stands for "Time And Relative Dimension In Space" and it is the name of the time/space ship that belongs to The Doctor on the British science fiction show Doctor Who. Ian (he's eleven) and I made it from cardboard boxes, electrical tape, acrylic paint, a mason jar, a flashlight, and a massive number of hot glue sticks. It was an enormous success, with people wanting pictures and facebook posts galore.Michael Petifordhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11320462350935802296noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6354142625013524453.post-35409146377590021182011-10-12T21:48:00.000-07:002011-10-12T21:55:23.013-07:00Cleanroom Sketchbook<iframe src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/fl-mMHcVtnU?fs=1" allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="344" width="459"></iframe>These pictures are from a very strange sketchbook that I kept while I was working in a cleanroom, a factory where you have wear a special suit to reduce lint and static electricity. They use special paper in cleanrooms, it feels like it's made of plastic and it doesn't shed lint. I drew all of these with a ball point pen - not my favorite medium - but I like some of the drawings. There is a long ugly section of people eating, those are called Pie Hole I, Pie Hole II, etc... The drawings area about 2" x 6"Michael Petifordhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11320462350935802296noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6354142625013524453.post-33573941678557223132011-10-11T23:35:00.000-07:002014-06-02T11:42:34.092-07:00My Perspective<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgoInxHXeAuhgQJFcuCuYFp6G0k2xwpyFACg4-Ts-PUkYExSdik-DMqRdjtgUAJ7HAXCvcKHwnkBT5hWz8XT9TPXqFcdHBpu7hGskRz_MDmj2Ohbii3uu2Q8A5CKKS3fIpe8jGlbubcTOw/s1600/Me%2527n%2527IanII.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgoInxHXeAuhgQJFcuCuYFp6G0k2xwpyFACg4-Ts-PUkYExSdik-DMqRdjtgUAJ7HAXCvcKHwnkBT5hWz8XT9TPXqFcdHBpu7hGskRz_MDmj2Ohbii3uu2Q8A5CKKS3fIpe8jGlbubcTOw/s400/Me%2527n%2527IanII.JPG" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5662491264371100514" style="cursor: hand; cursor: pointer; float: left; height: 300px; margin: 0 10px 10px 0; width: 400px;" /></a><br />
First drawing done with the new Pilot V-Board Master Whiteboard Marker. I am withholding my judgement for the moment. I will say gravity is an issue with this design. My son Ian got us started with some perspective then told me to take over. There is a tiny figure on the roof of the Sausage House with a thought bubble that reads, "As I watched Mark and Alecia speed away all I could think was... great, now I'm going to be sucked into that building across the street".Michael Petifordhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11320462350935802296noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6354142625013524453.post-19471871882109549342011-10-10T12:47:00.000-07:002011-10-12T22:34:57.161-07:00<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjzt99FE4LNy4-PZLG2HT-HN9VZNaUxwWiZt1htzlbmerKy1hTyJNx4BJLy610nI0rt2Sf_WzblZ5ZlB5LGDEsaLzi9KX0zUTjkdChD_PexrrdQ8u7Q2InnvKa5uA1Y78daBCZK8g0LngA/s1600/markers.JPG"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjzt99FE4LNy4-PZLG2HT-HN9VZNaUxwWiZt1htzlbmerKy1hTyJNx4BJLy610nI0rt2Sf_WzblZ5ZlB5LGDEsaLzi9KX0zUTjkdChD_PexrrdQ8u7Q2InnvKa5uA1Y78daBCZK8g0LngA/s320/markers.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5661952724408943810" border="0" /></a><br /><br />A Sales Representative from the Pilot Pen Corporation met my Wife Chris at a vendor's fair. They are introducing a new line of whiteboard dry erase marker so my wonderful wife showed the Rep some pictures of my dry erase murals. What do ya know, Pilot just sent me a bunch of the new pens and asked me to evaluate them. I guess they think I'm qualified. So far they are great pens however, they are very limited in color choices (only black, red, blue, green, orange). Also, they seem to suffer the same problem as their competition - when you are writing on a vertical surface like a whiteboard, the pen is angled up so gravity works against you on the ink and the tip dries out.<br /><h6 class="uiStreamMessage" ft="{"type":1}"><span class="messageBody translationEligibleUserMessage" ft="{"type":3}"><br /></span></h6>Michael Petifordhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11320462350935802296noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6354142625013524453.post-14922608345476692302011-10-09T19:38:00.000-07:002011-10-12T22:01:28.183-07:00Drawing Progression<iframe src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/9lxhX4H3FUA?fs=1" allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="344" width="459"></iframe>I like those videos where you see a time lapse of a work so I decided to make one. This is a simple two-point perspective with a figure sitting on it. It's starts as a light pencil sketch and I begin adding more and more ink. It's just mechanical pencil and Sharpie on 8.5 x 11 printer paper. I took the pictures with a cheap digital camera and compiled them on a windows movie making program that came with my laptop.Michael Petifordhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11320462350935802296noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6354142625013524453.post-34062625244498731922011-09-16T11:32:00.000-07:002014-06-02T11:43:21.235-07:00"Sharkmouth"<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhDfw8EK6iLWjAcwwCVtXa4-CH4Pegi2TBTt62OVokAzjh7-LgKRca3hwNgZMsCRIz1XcERwjQW82GX5OJtsoUVd_sXUzkvBlFUsZIhtjXkXKOUgVC3E8pHcbpmg7idcd6Uo_ct7HsyCtU/s1600/Sharkmouth+Whiteboard.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhDfw8EK6iLWjAcwwCVtXa4-CH4Pegi2TBTt62OVokAzjh7-LgKRca3hwNgZMsCRIz1XcERwjQW82GX5OJtsoUVd_sXUzkvBlFUsZIhtjXkXKOUgVC3E8pHcbpmg7idcd6Uo_ct7HsyCtU/s320/Sharkmouth+Whiteboard.JPG" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5653029133348010834" style="cursor: hand; cursor: pointer; float: left; height: 240px; margin: 0 10px 10px 0; width: 320px;" /></a><br />
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This is a shot of my classroom whiteboard. The lesson is on value and texture. I tell students that once I've drawn something (like the sharks), if I use it a few times, I'll usually remember it. I tell them that once you figure out how to draw something new, you can almost always find some other way to use it or another place to put it. This piece is "Sharkmouth" and the whiteboard is four feet tall.Michael Petifordhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11320462350935802296noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6354142625013524453.post-31768624099757162322011-09-10T00:06:00.000-07:002014-06-02T11:43:57.413-07:00Expo Retablo<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg0xt-h0R_9ZzsPWUZKaUVBnVHI6TEqsMOjaEo9xFoH1AIe9GoRmbWdGDchQEgF5xv2_hh5Gu5NIdwwL4BICwBtEO5H-zRlNHMCyUBmPqc3Ln1pLgY9Exuk_71diGEl9sjEq6SPGrjnl_g/s1600/IMGP0123.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg0xt-h0R_9ZzsPWUZKaUVBnVHI6TEqsMOjaEo9xFoH1AIe9GoRmbWdGDchQEgF5xv2_hh5Gu5NIdwwL4BICwBtEO5H-zRlNHMCyUBmPqc3Ln1pLgY9Exuk_71diGEl9sjEq6SPGrjnl_g/s320/IMGP0123.JPG" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5650624411387681170" style="cursor: hand; cursor: pointer; float: left; height: 240px; margin: 0 10px 10px 0; width: 320px;" /></a><br />
Okay, so here's my latest. This is a drawing executed with Expo dry erase markers on my bathroom mirror. It is 3' x 7' and I procrastinated and went on vacation so it's taken a couple of months to complete. The title is just "Retablo" and the format was inspired by the Retablo de Ciudad Rodrigo which is currently on display in the University of Arizona art museum. A Retablo is an alterpiece, a work of art created to stand on, or behind an alter in a church. The Retablo de Ciudad Rodrigo has something like 26 panels each about the size of the two panels I've drawn here. My Retablo is just for fun. Hope you like it.Michael Petifordhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11320462350935802296noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6354142625013524453.post-3054893273584668692011-07-26T18:44:00.002-07:002014-06-02T11:44:16.260-07:00Sci Fi Roots<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgfI2IOX3H1wvB1rqmZSqvD_gQFgXu3fZOvVEugcC40Z7KBvu665dJ1lPtbb2vqSuu4sQhop0C9GQpuye_pr061y8Vv_0D9oU1EoDCdvVUbwYDG1bdNMeJsZSxTYAF0lOdHWFEH_KLH1gU/s1600/scifiroots2.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgfI2IOX3H1wvB1rqmZSqvD_gQFgXu3fZOvVEugcC40Z7KBvu665dJ1lPtbb2vqSuu4sQhop0C9GQpuye_pr061y8Vv_0D9oU1EoDCdvVUbwYDG1bdNMeJsZSxTYAF0lOdHWFEH_KLH1gU/s320/scifiroots2.jpg" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5633842432689887170" style="cursor: hand; cursor: pointer; float: left; height: 240px; margin: 0 10px 10px 0; width: 320px;" /></a><br />
This is the only good pic I could find of this particular piece, unfortunately the right panel is incomplete... there was water in the hole and around the bricks, but I can't find a copy and the drawing has been erased. Anyway, this is "Sci Fi Roots" 3'x7' Expo dry erase marker on bathroom mirror.<br />
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You know, because they are on mirrors, they are really hard to photograph.Michael Petifordhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11320462350935802296noreply@blogger.com0