Trebor Nadon
Painting ||| Projects
"Uncharted Journey"
This is a blinded portrait and was made with a sharpie pen and acrylic paint. My person wrote about having to leave Venezuela and his mom behind, but on a different part he mentions that when he's alone he can find peace or a way to be peaceful. The map in the painting is meant to represent Venezuela and his journey to the US, and it's leading into a mountain of clouds that are in complete black and white. This is to show the uncertainty and countless possibilities that could happen in his life and the white parts are dry and untouched canvas that help convey this message of infinite possibilities. Next to show his positivity with loneliness there is a light through the clouds to represent a light at the end of the tunnel and that good will come with enough patience. Finally the contrast between the styles is to split up the idea of what's already happened and what has yet to come.
"Competitive Jungle"
This is my "Kill The Pen" challenge meaning that it is made fully from a Bic pen. I first started with a loose sketch to figure out how I wanted my scene to look and be composed. Afterwards I tested different shading styles to find a way to make my desired effect, but ended up using a more free form style of shading that uses scribbling and less straight lines. I was inspired by the fact that plants in a jungle fight for sunlight, so with the mini sapling in the middle I wanted to convey an idea of growth through competition. I really enjoyed this project, and if I would do something different I would add more animals.
