 Barbara Hatfield Drawing 10.31 Ink and graphite 2006 "12 x 9"  Sergio voci empire and animals crayon, pencil and fibre tips on paper, enamel on pvc print, 4 shredders, wood 2009 102" x 70"  Anna Schachte Watery Grave acrylic, silkscreen, collage on paper 2009 17" x 18"  Felipe Mujica Sunrise and Fall Installation (wood, hardware and water based paint) 2005 Dimensions variable Artists I did not like/understand:  Jeffrey Beebe Map of Western Refractoria Ink on watercolor paper 2010 36,75" x 46.25"  Lisa Iglesias Ghost of a Season graphite on paper 2013 19" x 15"  Evelyn Rydz 1000 years pencil and color pencil on Drafting film 2012 61" x 55"  Suzanne Silver Drawing a Blank neon 2008 25" x 36" x 2"  Tom Hooper Mr. Divescus & Maureen pencil, ink, and latex paint 2005 30" x 40" I felt like I could most likely relate to artist Mary Shindell because most of the work she completes is related to the desert the the enviroment we live in she takes bits and pieces from the desert and makes incorporated into her drawings. It is very fascinating to me that they also represent what she feels is a topographical map view of a location. She described using google earth in order to better see the desert environment around her. So technically you could add a computer into lists of materials because she used it to comprehend the desert even better. The one I chose appears to be bits of flowers made into looking like maybe mesas with eroded spots or possibly barren towers of rock surrounded by desert sand. Another one she has looks like cacti but I do not see a topographical map incorporated but then again, the more you look at her work the more you start to see. This is another reason why I think that they are very nice works because you just can not get enough looking at them. I did not grow up here in the desert but I love it here anyway. The landscapes and plants and sunsets are so beautiful that I can hardly resist them. ALl of this comes to mind when I see work by Mrs. Shindell. What is my favorite part about the actual drawing techniques is that the viewer can very clearly see the illusion of 3-dimensional objects. You can tell she put a lot of hard work into every single element incorporated. I chose this piece in particular because it reminds me of ghost ranch which is a place I very much love going because of the natural beauty of the environment and the beautiful colors that it gives. I also feel like her work is sending the message that things are not always what they seem, which is often under appreciated when people can quickly just move on to the next image online or work or art if in person. In this day in age it is very easy not to pay attention and move away when an image or idea is too complicated but the more I see, the more I want to see of her other works. It caught my eye because it likes to have texture that is popping back at you, when in fact I know it does not. I would very much like to see this work in person just because of that very illusion. Her work is also a reminder that these beautiful landscapes and environments are right outside our doors in New Mexico and some people have not even been out there to see it with their own eyes. Her work and others like it goes to show how that nature is a miracle and that it is vastly under appreciated.  Satellite 1: wildflowers, sand graphite, ink, Prisma 2008 22" x 30" |
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