tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9128382485472936152024-03-13T17:54:12.322-04:00Beauty & Details - The Art of Maria SenkelBEAUTY & DETAILS - THE ART OF MARIA SENKELThe Art of Maria Senkelhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09487605140497152013noreply@blogger.comBlogger99125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-912838248547293615.post-81052693075682560132018-02-02T20:21:00.005-05:002018-02-03T11:14:36.448-05:00<span style="background-color: black; font-family: , "blinkmacsystemfont" , "segoe ui" , "roboto" , "helvetica" , "arial" , sans-serif; font-size: 14px;">The Spanish Torero is done! As some of you know, I like to create fantasy themes with a little dose of reality and a pinch of humor. I try not to carve what people expect. If you see an apple as a round shaped object, I see it more like a Dodecahedron (yes, you have to google that). </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: , "blinkmacsystemfont" , "segoe ui" , "roboto" , "helvetica" , "arial" , sans-serif; font-size: 14px;">This Spanish torero decided to spend more time in the kitchen and less in the arena. As a result, he no longer has the physique of a Torero. All he has left is his courage and love for the pageantry of bullfighting. What he didn't suspect is that, once out in 'La Plaza de Toros', his courage would be challenged, not by the bull, but by a little mouse no taller than his knees. Looks like courage comes in different sizes but either way, they should both combine forces since neither one alone is bound to win against the bull. Carved in basswood. Enjoy!</span></span><br />
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The Art of Maria Senkelhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09487605140497152013noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-912838248547293615.post-87039433926266779372018-01-16T23:19:00.002-05:002018-01-23T22:43:15.746-05:00Doing more work on my next project: the Spanish Torero. Hand-carved in Basswood and painted with Acrylics.<br />
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<br />The Art of Maria Senkelhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09487605140497152013noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-912838248547293615.post-37588354356920524102018-01-16T23:16:00.000-05:002018-01-23T22:43:37.175-05:00Recipient of 2018 ArtPop Street Gallery. A picture of my work is showing on digital screens throughout the city of Charlotte. What an honor! Thank you to ArtPop, Knight Foundation, Adams Outdoor Advertisement and ASC.<br />
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<br />The Art of Maria Senkelhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09487605140497152013noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-912838248547293615.post-17093109116076824362017-08-21T18:34:00.002-04:002018-01-23T22:43:51.720-05:00Another cypress knee santa I have been working on.<br />
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The Art of Maria Senkelhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09487605140497152013noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-912838248547293615.post-31818148696291992382017-08-06T19:34:00.001-04:002018-01-23T22:44:07.063-05:00Carving a Santa in Cypress KneeCypress Knee is an interesting wood. It has different shapes and you have to learn to see something in the wood before carving it. It tells you what to carve, you don't tell it what to carve. Fascinating. Here is a double santa and a christmas tree. It is what I saw on this piece of cypress knee.<br />
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<br />The Art of Maria Senkelhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09487605140497152013noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-912838248547293615.post-37020927474839392612013-04-15T11:48:00.000-04:002013-04-18T00:47:31.377-04:00The Blue Pansies FairyHere is the next in the series: The Blue Pansies Fairy in Sculpey Clay.<br />
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Here is the progress I've made with fairy #3 in a series of 12 based on my watercolor paintings. For this fairy, I took a different approach. I created a more robust wire frame and reinforced with epoxy. I also made her much smaller than the previous ones. </div>
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When I do a personal project, I always try to find a challenge to tackle. With the watercolor fairies, I wanted to learn how to paint with watercolors. For the 3D version of the watercolor fairies, my aim is to learn how to go from 2D to 3D and to feel more comfortable with sculpting faces. I am pretty happy with the outcome of this fairy's face. I am already learning lots about it. I am also glad that I took a different approach to make the figure more sturdy but I am not glad about the fact that I did not achieve the best color for the petals. They are a bit off. Perhaps because I did the blending of clays at night or maybe because I need glasses :-). I am not happy about that but it is now too late to change. I still have to paint the clay so maybe I'll decide to do something different then to get closer to the correct colors but I am still deciding. Enjoy!</div>
The Art of Maria Senkelhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09487605140497152013noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-912838248547293615.post-85534482003697052722012-07-25T13:40:00.001-04:002012-07-25T13:41:54.783-04:00The Slipper Orchid Fairy SculptureNow that I have finished the 12 flower fairies in watercolor, I am working on the 3D version of each of the fairies. Below is the beginnings of fairy #3 in a series of 12 sculptures in sculpey clay. In this particular sculpture, I decided to bulk up the figure by using epoxy first to give strength to the sculpture. This fairy is held by just one foot so it is important to create strength around that area. I hope to finish it by using a layer of sculpey over the epoxy.<br />
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<br />The Art of Maria Senkelhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09487605140497152013noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-912838248547293615.post-34138364367841485552012-04-02T14:03:00.001-04:002012-04-13T11:02:30.057-04:00Black Iris Flower Fairy Finished!!!....Fairy number 10 on a series of 12 watercolor fairies. This is the Black Iris Flower Fairy.<br />
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<span id="goog_460865727"></span><span id="goog_460865728"></span>The Art of Maria Senkelhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09487605140497152013noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-912838248547293615.post-21207935810838589972012-03-03T10:57:00.003-05:002012-04-13T11:08:41.200-04:00The Gloriosa Flower Fairy - In ProgressHere is another fairy I am working on. This is number 11 in a series of 12 watercolor flower fairies.<br />
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The Art of Maria Senkelhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09487605140497152013noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-912838248547293615.post-42727100488687134442011-09-11T17:55:00.002-04:002011-09-11T18:06:16.077-04:00A Taste of Filming and using After EffectsI had the opportunity to experiment with filming and the use of the green screen method. Once I completed the filming, I brought the resulting movie to Adobe After Effects for editing and for adding effects. It was fun, complicated and interesting and it was all done with a video camera that is more than 20 years old. I really need to get myself a good digital camera with filming capabilities. <br />
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The Art of Maria Senkelhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09487605140497152013noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-912838248547293615.post-30999200370980677832011-08-12T12:11:00.001-04:002011-08-24T13:21:11.092-04:00The Plumeria Flower Fairy - In ProgressHere is a sketch of the Plumeria Flower Fairy and the flower that inspired it. The Plumeria flower comes in different colors. I haven't decided yet which color I'll use.<br />
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The Art of Maria Senkelhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09487605140497152013noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-912838248547293615.post-82516089136329923102011-08-06T15:24:00.002-04:002011-08-24T13:21:27.451-04:00The Rembrandt Tulip Fairy - Finished<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiq-hHTX3aUqtKdfD2lD59sLU6fCMcR0QLecRyMVdgZKO0cnqXa_kkzurgrdQVRh4eJ4upk9RR-1NKEfufSVEzf0-0Z7zMfjYvwxgLxzuH_DwOoVo6TIT-QRJv-xqPiWrG06U8eEuMw5rs/s1600/facebook_pic.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiq-hHTX3aUqtKdfD2lD59sLU6fCMcR0QLecRyMVdgZKO0cnqXa_kkzurgrdQVRh4eJ4upk9RR-1NKEfufSVEzf0-0Z7zMfjYvwxgLxzuH_DwOoVo6TIT-QRJv-xqPiWrG06U8eEuMw5rs/s640/facebook_pic.jpg" width="480" /></a></div>The Art of Maria Senkelhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09487605140497152013noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-912838248547293615.post-64926620555329185742011-08-01T23:40:00.001-04:002011-08-01T23:40:33.020-04:00The Rembrandt Tulip Fairy - Work in ProgressWorking on a sketch for the next in a series of watercolor fairies.<br />
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Here are my first attempts at coloring characters in Photoshop. I love traditional art and I never thought I would adventure into any other form. However, I think as an artist, it is important to try all mediums and explore different techniques. They are all venues to express creativity and you can't tell if you like something until you try it.<br />
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Creating art digitally versus traditionally is, in my opinion, two very different skills. Both come with its cons and pros. I hope to be the kind of artist that can grab something as simple as a pencil and draw something that is fairly good without the aid of a digital product. You never know when that computer might die on you and you don't have money to buy a new one. Do you stop drawing? Can you really draw without that computer?<br />
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Nonetheless, I think a mix of traditional and digital is a great combination. I love the effects that can be created with software. It is probably something I could hardly achieve if I tried to do it by hand. I think I will give a chance to this form of creating. I do believe, however, that we are loosing a lot of the traditional way of doing things in art, due to the explosion of digital media, and I think that is somewhat sad. There is a magic to traditional art and the process and dedication it takes to complete one piece. But I am one of those people that believes in cycles and what is hot today will not be so later which means that someday we might see more demand for traditional art again and by then, there will be very few people out there who can actually pick up a pencil and just draw. For my part, I'll aim to be somewhat well-versed in both and never stop learning new things while still keeping in touch with the old.The Art of Maria Senkelhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09487605140497152013noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-912838248547293615.post-83133571644230086322011-06-30T18:05:00.000-04:002011-06-30T18:05:38.488-04:00Revamping my WebsiteCompleted updating and improving my personal website. My aim was to make it as simple as possible while concentrating heavily on what matters most, the content.<br />
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<a href="http://vimeo.com/25115171">Untitled</a> from <a href="http://vimeo.com/user7122006">Maria Senkel</a> on <a href="http://vimeo.com/">Vimeo</a>.The Art of Maria Senkelhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09487605140497152013noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-912838248547293615.post-81341427932281508712011-05-17T23:32:00.005-04:002011-08-24T13:18:10.586-04:00Finished Animation - Grumpy BirdsHere is my finished animation. It is a story of three grumpy birds whose sleep was disturbed by a bumble bee. They didn't like that so it did not go too well for the bee. The radical ending was, of course, suggested by my husband...lol. Oh well, it happens.<br />
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</div><div style="text-align: center;"><iframe allowfullscreen='allowfullscreen' webkitallowfullscreen='webkitallowfullscreen' mozallowfullscreen='mozallowfullscreen' width='320' height='266' src='https://www.youtube.com/embed/0EK9ljlZ3sY?feature=player_embedded' frameborder='0'></iframe></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Here are some pictures of how this film was made:</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">This picture shows the stage. I used what is called a green screen (cloth) to make it easy to remove the background digitally and put any kind of background I wanted. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgPKHOTFPmSRCc5IxJR7Jpaf-6h4seOsbL9E5ME8SRezIFa6ydDJTuTMT9T1V6fEwAwGN8UYbQDAPWYowSUabFNOJrbp5jqoxwi7uHkIj5EZMxbVFWmgvClarM5ACwEvWrCZwM7l6TXIvk/s1600/1.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="289" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgPKHOTFPmSRCc5IxJR7Jpaf-6h4seOsbL9E5ME8SRezIFa6ydDJTuTMT9T1V6fEwAwGN8UYbQDAPWYowSUabFNOJrbp5jqoxwi7uHkIj5EZMxbVFWmgvClarM5ACwEvWrCZwM7l6TXIvk/s320/1.jpg" width="350" /></a></div>Here is another view. You can see the tripod I used to place the camera on.<br />
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I also did the sign and some of the bee parts which are used at the end of the film. This was all done in sculpey clay.<br />
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