Kristin Turberville ART: 2000-2003
The following pieces are arranged with the most recent artwork at the top and the older artwork towards the bottom of the page. This only a very small representation of my artwork. More recent artwork will follow.
Artist's Note: Because the thumbnails of the artwork do not always show the images clearly,
please click on the photos for a larger, clearer view of the artwork.
Fallen Comrades
I'm happy to finally have finished Fallen Comrades. There was about a six month period where I didn't work on it because I didn't have the time. This one's about 2x3 feet and it's done in black and white oils (although the painting is a bit brighter than it appears in this digital photograph). Like Striking Hamburg, this painting is based on a Hamburg-era photograph by Astrid Kirchherr. As sappy as it may sound, this piece is my tribute to John and George, since they have left us.
Awards/Recognitions: This painting received a First Place Ribbon in the Amateur category for the 2003 Boston Fest For Beatles Fans Art Contest. It also received a Third Place Ribbon in the Amateur category
for the 2003 Chicago Fest For Beatles Fans Art Contest.
(Fallen Comrades: 2003: Oil on Stretched Canvas: 24x36)
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Striking Hamburg
I based Striking Hamburg on a photo taken of John Lennon by Astrid Kirchherr, and painted it with black and white oil paints. Since creating 'Beatles In Oil,' I've discovered that I really love working with this medium. I also like the fact that John's head is huge! It's so much larger than life-size. Before I had done much work on it at all, my mother came in the room and said, "It's striking!" I chose that description in the title not only because of her, but because at that time in Germany, that's exactly what the Beatles were doing with their music: Striking Hamburg.
Awards/Recognitions: This painting received a Second Place Ribbon in the Amateur category for the 2003 New Jersey Fest For Beatles Fans Art Contest. This painting participated in Hawkins' 25th Annual Art Show in Danville, PA.
This painting is displayed on Lennon World's Images: Fan Art Page,
Restless Wind's Fan Art Page, and Liz Martin's Crackerbox Palace: Artwork Page.
(Striking Hamburg: 2003: Oil on Stretched Canvas: 16x20)
For now, this print is FOR SALE ON EBAY.
*Striking Hamburg is the perfect gift for the Beatles and/or Lennon enthusiast. Whether in the home, office, or dorm room, this artwork is truly striking.*
*Prints of Striking Hamburg are marked half off! Get a 17x22 inch, signed and remarqued, linen stock print for $15.00 plus $5.00 shipping (includes the price of the mailing tube). Pay with PayPal, or e-mail Kristin at lennon4@lycos.com for ordering information. They make great gifts!*
Sophisticated John
Very rarely was John Lennon captured in a photograph while he was wearing his Buddy Holly-style glasses. But in the original photo by Dezo Hoffman, John looks particularly sophisticated (hence the title). After viewing some of my friend's charcoal artwork, I was inspired to try my own charcoal piece. I enjoyed trying the cross-hatching style used for his jacket. After fourty-five minutes of drawing, this piece was completed.
Awards/Recognitions: This drawing received a ribbon for participation in the Amateur category for the 2002 Chicago Beatlefest Art Contest. It also competed in the 2002 Bloomsburg, PA Fair.
(Sophisticated John: 2002: Charcoal on Paper: 8x10)
Beatles In Oil
This is my "baby," as people tend to call their items of pride and joy. The reason that it's so speacial to me is that after trying to place in seven of the Beatlefest Art Contests, I finally won a Third Place for this painting. It's the only thing I've ever wanted as far as my Beatles artwork is concerned. Now I've just got to try for a first! ;) Beatles In Oil was my final exam project for my Art III class during my last semester of high school (I got an A, by the way). I wanted it to stand out more than regular paintings, so I chose not only to paint on a large canvas board, but to use black, white, and grey scale hues. I love the expressions on the Beatles' faces -- so different and unique. The only thing that disappoints me is the picture of the painting. The sides were cut off and details weren't captured. I'm providing links to closer versions of John, Paul, George, and Ringo's faces as well.
Close-up Views: John George Paul Ringo
Awards/Recognitions: This painting received a Third Place Ribbon in the Amateur category for the 2002 Chicago Beatlefest Art Contest. It also won a First Place ribbon at the 2002 Bloomsburg, PA Fair. This painting is displayed on David Hyland's Crackerbox Palace: See Yourself Page.
(Beatles In Oil: 2002: Oil on Canvas Board: 24x36)
Dakota
In an art class, I was given the assignment to create a stained glass picture frame, and complete it by displaying a photo. I decided that I would use a photo I had taken at the John Lennon memorial that had a copy of my 'No More To Sing' on it. I designed the frame to look similar to the Dakota appartment building, so that the photo would work well with the frame. After marking, cutting, polishing, and soldering the glass pieces, I added etched, mirrored windows for a decorative effect. Complete with the the photograph, this is a Lennon memorial piece in itself.
Awards/Recognitions: This piece received a ribbon for participation in the Amateur category for the 2002 Chicago Beatlefest Art Contest. It also competed in the 2002 Bloomsburg, PA Fair.
(Dakota: 2002: Stained Glass with Photo: 12x15)
A Young Bespeckled John Lennon
This painting has a very special place in my heart. Not only is it my first painting to have been sold, but it also is the reason that I got to go to a Paul McCartney concert. More details about that story will follow on a separate sub-page. Anyway, I took a picture of an early John in the recording studio and altered it on Adobe Photoshop to look like a stamp, or print. I then drew onto a canvas and painted it different colors. It only took a few hours to complete (because it's rather small), so it would be easy to duplicate if need be. It's unique in its own little way.
Awards/Recognitions: SOLD! This painting won an Honorable Mention ribbon at the 2002 Bloomsburg, PA Fair. It also received a ribbon for participation in the Amateur category for the 2002 Chicago Beatlefest Art Contest. This painting got me to a Paul McCartney in concert in 2002.
(A Young Bespeckled John Lennon: 2002: Oil on Canvas Board: 8x10)
All Together Now
Working with silk and silk paints is both fun and frustrating at the same time. The fun part started when I created the design using characters from the Beatles' 'Yellow Submarine' film, and drew them on a huge sheet of paper. Next, I streched prepared silk on a wooden frame and drew the pattern on the silk with Elmer's glue. The glue keeps the paints from running together. I then painted the silk with the wonderful colors of Yellow Submarine -- only to see the brightness fade when I washed the glue out. Even drying and heat-setting the paint will not keep the brightness in. Finally, I touched up the details with watercolor markers and attached the silk to a rod. I've now got my own original Beatles wall hanging.
Awards/Recognitions: This piece won a First Place ribbon at the 2002 Bloomsburg, PA Fair. It also received a ribbon for participation in the Amateur category for the 2002 Chicago Beatlefest Art Contest.
(All Together Now: 2002: Silk Paint on Silk: 36x40)
Paper Sub
No matter how insignificant this piece may appear, it will always be special to me. This is because it is the very first piece of my art the have been sold. Someone saw it in the Beatlefest art competition and left a note for me with an offer. Anyway, I originally carved the yellow submarine out of clay and later made a plaster mold. Next, I used blended construction paper to make a colored paper casting of the sub. Once the cast hardened and dried, I trimmed it and painted it with craft paints. The finishing touch was a gloss sealant. The fact that I have more than one of these durable paper subs made it easier to sell.
Awards/Recognitions: SOLD! This piece won a Second Place ribbon at the 2002 Bloomsburg, PA Fair. It also received a ribbon for participation in the Amateur category for the 2002 Chicago Beatlefest Art Contest.
(Paper Sub: 2002: Craft on Paper Cast: 5x7)
Lennon's Stance
I chose this title because this drawing clearly shows how John always seemed to sing with his head back - peering out at the audience. This was a completely different type of project altogether. I drew this with white charcoal on black paper. When you draw with white charcoal, it's like drawing backwards. Normally, people draw in the shadows and leave the white spaces of an object. The reverse is true when using white charcoal - you leave the shadows and draw in the highlights. I chose this picture of John in Hamburg because all you can see in the picture is John's head/face, the mic, his hand, and his guitar. Drawing with the white charcoal was a bit of a challenge, but this was the perfect picture to look off of. I especially liked drawing the guitar.
Awards/Recognitions: This drawing
won a Second Place ribbon at the 2002 Bloomsburg, PA Fair. This drawing received a Second Place ribbon in the charcoal category in the 2002 Packwood House Museum Scholastic Art Competition. This drawing also received a ribbon for participation in the Amateur category for the 2002 Chicago Beatlefest Art Contest.
(Lennon's Stance: 2002: White Charcoal on Paper: 18x24)
A Hard Day's Night Beatles Box
I spent more time on this artwork than any other artwork, but I'm happy with the results. As you can see, I took the faces of the Beatles from the promotional posters from their first movie, "A Hard Day's Night". The lettering for the lid came from the same source. First, I drew rough sketches of what I wanted the box to look like. Then, I sculpted everything out of white clay and assembled it together. After it was fired in a kiln, I painted it first with several layers of underglazes and then with a clear, glossy glaze. The lid is removeable as well. Shaping the letters out of clay was really very tough, but I had fun every minute when it came to creating something that had originally only been a figment of my imagination.
Awards/Recognitions:This box
won a Second Place ribbon at the 2002 Bloomsburg, PA Fair. This box received a ribbon for participation in the Amateur category for the 2002 Chicago Beatlefest Art Contest. This box also received a certificate for participation in the 2002 Packwood House Museum Scholastic Art Competition.
(A Hard Day's Night Beatles Box: 2002: Glazed Ceramic: 12x12x12)
JL Cubed
This painting was my first attempt at using oil paints. My art assignment was to create a cubistic-style painting that was based on a real photograph. Our only other limitation was that we could only use a limited palette of sorts. I chose to use the primary colors to do a take on the famous 'White Album' photo of Lennon. This painting is not realistic by any means, but this photo does not do it justice, either. The shapes (glasses, hair, jacket collar) in the painting are painted to portray a three-dimensional effect. Simplistic as it is, the colors catch your eye.
Awards/Recognitions: This painting won a Second Place ribbon at the 2002 Bloomsburg, PA Fair. It also received a ribbon for participation in the Amateur category for the 2002 Chicago Beatlefest Art Contest.
(JL Cubed: 2002: Oil on Stretched Canvas: 16x20)
Lennon Ceiling Tile
As a senior in high school, I was permitted to paint one of the ceiling tiles in the art room. I had wanted to create my own ever since I was a freshman sitting in Humanities class, staring at the different painted squares in the ceiling. To my luck, no one had done a Lennon or Beatles tile, so (of course), I made a Lennon one. This was my first attempt at painting realistically. To make mine a little different from the others, I used only blue and white tempra paints. The face and hand are purposely more realistic than the body and guitar. I did this to draw attention to the face. I also did the lettering in stecils (which are a pain!). I hope my tile adds happiness to another bored Humanities student some day.
Awards/Recognitions: This tile will forever be displayed in CCHS, Bloomsburg, PA.
(Lennon Ceiling Tile: 2001: Tempra on Fiberglass Tile: 24x24)
Lennon Portrait
At first, this drawing was not meant to be a completed piece at all. Originally, I was working on a ceiling tile project that would be placed in my high school's art room (a project only for seniors), and I made a rather large rough sketch. However, I decided to completely finish only this visable section of the paper. The rest is folded underneath in order to fit in the frame (one such fold is visible towards the bottom). This drawing was taken from a photograph of Lennon either right before (most likely) or right after a concert around 1964. He is holding (not playing) his Rickenbacker guitar. I like the picture because John seems to be giving the photographer a genuine smile. This drawing was fun because I was able to work on drawing facial features at almost a life-size scale.
Awards/Recognitions: This drawing won an Honorable Mention ribbon at the 2001 Bloomsburg, PA Fair. This drawing also received a ribbon for participation in the Amateur category for the 2002 Chicago Beatlefest Art Contest.
(Lennon Portrait: 2001: Pencil on Paper: 11x14)
No More To Sing
In an art class, we were given an assinment to draw an object that would reflect something in it (e.g. light, other objects). For my piece, I chose two reflective items. The first was a pair of round John Lennon glasses. They were placed upside-down on a Newsweek tribute magazine. The glasses just barely reflected onto the magazine cover. When the miniature Bristish flag was folder over John's mouth, the glasses relected the flag and classroom lights. The next reflective object was a small stone with the word "Imagine" engraved in it. It reflected the lights as well. The flag over John's mouth was meant to be symbolic of John's death - that he could no longer sing (hence the title).
Awards/Recognitions: This drawing won a Fourth Place ribbon at the 2001 Bloomsburg, PA Fair. This drawing also received a ribbon for participation in the Amateur category for the 2002 Chicago Beatlefest Art Contest. A photo of this drawing was published in the "The Fest For Beatles Fans" (previously known as Beatlefest) 2003 brochure. This drawing received a certificate for participation in the 2001 Packwood House Museum Scholastic Art Competition.
(No More To Sing: 2001: Colored Pencil on Paper: 9x12)
Beatles Guitar
Working on this piece was a lot of fun! The guitar I used was my first guitar, which was given to me by a friend. It was really old and beat up when I received it, but I still taught my self how to play the guitar. Over time, it completely broke apart and was of no use to me anymore. Instead of throwing it out, I repaired it and bought new strings. I then cut out pictures from all sorts of (spare!) Beatles magazines and decoupaged them onto the wood surface. The front side and top are completely covered in Beatle pictures. After everything was dry, I used a gloss sealant spray. Finally, I attached the keys, bridge, and strings. Although it will never play correctly again, it will always be a wonderful piece of Beatle art.
Awards/Recognitions: This piece won a First Place ribbon at the 2001 Bloomsburg, PA Fair. It also received a ribbon for participation in the Amateur category for the 2001 Chicago Beatlefest Art Contest. A photo of this guitar was published in the "The Fest For Beatles Fans" (previously known as Beatlefest) 2003 brochure.
(Beatles Guitar: 2001: Decoupage on Guitar: 15x36)
*See upcoming artwork at Kristin Turberville ART: Art In The Works.*
*See older artwork at Kristin Turberville ART: 1996-1999.*
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on Friday, February 6, 2004
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