Portfolio – Painting and Design
Zoe Bumeter
“Divine Escargot” (8.5 x 12 – ink pen on paper – 2019)
An otherwise normal snail posseses divine affinities. Heavy use of line elements to create texture, shape, and value.
“Clouds of Grandeur” (8.5 x 12 – black ink on paper – 2019)
Bubbly abstract of cloudy horizon. Heavy use of line element to create texture, shape, and value.
“Grace” (8.5 x 12 – ink pen on paper – 2019)
A dramatic dancer displaying rays of confidence and bubbles of happiness. Heavy use of line elements to create texture, shape, and value.
“Unknowings of the Deep Blue” (8.5 x 12 – black ink and alcohol markers on paper – 2019)
How much do we really comprehend of the ocean. Heavy use of line element to create texture, shape, and value. Color is used to bring more interesting concepts with the simple outlines.
“Conspiring Conspirators Creating Conspiracy” (8.5 x 12 – ink pen and alcohol marker on paper – 2019)
Are the theories of manipulation true or are they themselves manipulations to cause us to conspire. Heavy use of line elements to create texture, shape, and value. Color is used to bring more interesting concepts with the simple outlines.
“Woozy Chicken” (8.5 x 12 – Oil pastels on paper – 2019)
Chickens can trip too. He’s just not feeling quite right. Color pastels are blended to create a soft display.
“Tree Bestowed With Knowledge of How to Catch a Platypus” (8.5 x 12 – Oil pastels on paper – 2018)
Travel far and wide to obtain the knowledge this tree has. If you want to catch a platypus there is only one place to show you how. Color pastels are blended to create a soft display.
“He Has Wisdom On His Nose” (8.5 x 12 – Oil pastels on paper – 2019)
It’s true, he’s very smart. But only on his nose. Color pastels are blended to create a soft display.
“Brown Bag Brown Bag” (8.5 x 12 – Chalk pastels on paper – 2017)
What do you see? Brown Bag sees you staring at him and wants you to mind your own business. Black and white pastels are blended to create a soft display. Still life study learning the basics of shading.
“Drippin Flowers for the Aesthetic” (8.5 x 12 – Black ink, colored pencils, and watercolor on paper – 2018)
The calm spring vibes from raining flowers. Her stoic expression remains while the air erupts in bright flowers. Watercolors and colored pencil set the mixed mood in this ink outline.
“Even the Clouds are Drama Llamas” (8.5 x 12 – Acrylic paint on canvas board – 2019)
These clouds are moody as heck. The bright rays contrast with the deep blue clouds creating a dramatic shot. Use of acrylics to create a horizon image.
“A Sight That Lacks Noodles” (8.5 x 12 – Acrylic paint on canvas board – 2019)
This landscape view captures a variety of flowers, an expansive mountain range, calm lakes, and an unclouded sky but it doesn’t have even one noodle. Severely lacking noodles. Acrylics create extensive combination of colors while painting a scenic destination.
“Dragon Fly” (8 x 55 x 40 – Wooden stir sticks and hot glue – 2019)
Dragon fly just wants to be a real boy. Also he is a flightless dragon fly. He spends most of his days laying down and enjoying the view. Using line to create 3d structure.
“Contemplating Life on the Dot” (8.5 x 12 – Black marker on paper – 2017)
Sometimes a turtle just needs to sit and vibe. Stand back and think about all that he has accomplished. The use of pointillism to create value, texture, and shape.
“Fish Boats Hunting for Humanity as the Sun Sets” (8.5 x 12 – Alcohol markers on paper – 2017)
The fishes have evolved. Now they are fighting back. Strokes of marker create a simple scenery with an elaborate color range.
“Pots for Days” (8.5 x 12 – Graphite on paper – 2019)
Some cool pots on a table. A still life of different styled pottery. Use of shading to add depth.
“Wack Abstract” (8.5 x 12 – Acrylic pour paint on canvas – 2020)
A very vibrant and wild piece. Chaotic pour paint created through the use of bold colors and bold paint movements.
“Black and White” (8.5 x 12 – Acrylic pour paint on canvases – joint project with Corbin Bumeter – 2019)
An elegant piece created with just two colors. Cell formation and paint movement create a calm and sophisticated look.
“Lava Beach” (8.5 x 12 – Acrylic pour paint on canvas – joint project with Corbin Bumeter – 2019)
It’s a good day to go chill on the shore of the lava beach. Red mixed with white and earthy colors creates this calming detailed piece.
“Seafoam Wave” (8.5 x 12 – Acrylic pour paint on canvas – joint project with Corbin Bumeter – 2019)
A wave at its crest. The calming seafoam color mixes with blue and white as it splatters down before the wave crashes.
“Algae Blue” (8.5 x 12 – Acrylic pour paint on canvas – joint project with Corbin Bumeter – 2019)
Spotty patches of green show through mixtures of blue. This combination of colors creates the feeling of algae getting swept away by a blue river.
“Geode Water” (8.5 x 12 – Acrylic pour paint on canvas – joint project with Corbin Bumeter – 2019)
The combination of gold and silver cells splitting the middle creates a geode rock look. The split with gold and silver spilling into the green and blue also creates an ocean look.
“It’s Shiny and Colorful” (8.5 x 12 – Acrylic pour paint on canvas – joint project with Corbin Bumeter – 2019)
Threeway split of purple, blue and green with spotting gold webs.