Dawn Butler Portfolio

Personal Portfolio and Student Work
(scroll down for Student Work Examples)

Personal Portfolio (click images to enlarge)

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Self Portrait with Skulls
18" x 24”
Oil on Panel

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Self Portrait with Skulls
18” x 22”
Charcoal on Hand Toned Paper

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Anatomy Series, Brains
11” x 15”
Graphite and Watercolor on Paper

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Anatomy Series, Brain
8” x 6”
Mixed Media on Plastic Film on Handmade Light Box

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Anatomy Series, Lungs
6” x 8”
Mixed Media on Plastic Film on Handmade Light Box

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Anatomy Series, Curled Figure
8” x 6”
Mixed Media on Plastic Film on Handmade Light Box

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Anatomy Series, Skeleton #1
4.5” x 3.5”
Oil on Panel

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Anatomy Series, Skeleton #2
4.5” x 3.5”
Oil on Panel

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Anatomy Series, Skeleton #3
4.5” x 3.5”
Oil on Panel

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Anatomy Series, In The Lab
15” x 24”
Oil on Canvas

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Anatomy Series,
Skeleton 3/4 View
24” x 18”
Oil on Panel

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Untitled,
15” x 22”
Mixed Media on Paper

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Self Portrait with Still Life
24” x 22”
Oil on Prepared Paper

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Patti with Skull
24” x 18”
Charcoal on Paper

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Model Pulling Hair
22” x 24”
Silverpoint on Prepared Paper

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Anatomy Series, Skeleton #4
14.5” x 30
Oil on Panel

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Anatomy Series, Skeleton #5
14” x 11”
Oil on Panel

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Anatomy Series, Skeleton #6
24” x 12”
Mixed Media on Paper

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Sarah (My Daughter)
18” × 24”
Pastel on Handmade Pumice Board

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Self Portrait
13"x 11"
Charcoal on Paper

Student Work Examples (click image to enlarge)

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Still Life, 18” x 24”,
Charcoal on Toned Paper

Project: Homework Still Life Focusing on Composition, Form in Space, and Light Logic from Observation

Class: Beginning Drawing

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Figure Drawing, 18” x 24”, Charcoal on Toned Paper

Project: In Class Study of Light Logic, Form in Space of the Human Figure from Observation

Class: Beginning Life Drawing

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Color and Composition Project, 22” x 15”, Acrylic on Illustration Board

Project: Using Color Harmonies with the Principles of Design

Class: Two Dimensional Design

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Still Life, 24” x 18”,
Charcoal on Toned Paper

Project: In Class Still Life focusing on Composition, Form in Space, and Light Logic from Observation

Class: Beginning Drawing

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Color and Composition Project, 22” x 15”, Acrylic on Illustration Board

Project: Using Color Harmonies with the Principles of Design

Class: Two Dimensional Design

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Color Wheel Project, 20” x 20”, Acrylic on Illustration Board

Project: Studying Color Relationships with the Principles of Design

Class: Two Dimensional Design

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Still Life, 24” x 18”,
Charcoal on Toned Paper

Project: Homework Still Life Focusing on Composition, Form in Space, and Light Logic from Observation

Class: Beginning Drawing

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Still Life, 16” x 18”,
Pastel on Toned Paper

Project: In Class Still Life Focusing on Color, Composition, Form in Space, and Light Logic from Observation

Class: Intermediate Drawing

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Student Self Portrait Painting,
24” x 24" , Oil on Canvas

Project: Final Homework Self Portrait Focusing on Color, Composition, Light Logic, Form in Space from Life

Class: Life Painting

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Figure Drawing, 24” x 18”, Charcoal on Toned Paper

Project: In Class Study of Light Logic, Form in Space of the Human Figure from Observation

Class: Beginning Life Drawing

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Still Life, 18” x 18”,
Charcoal on Toned Paper

Project: In Class Still Life Focusing on Composition, Form in Space, and Light Logic from Observation

Class: Beginning Drawing

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Still Life, 18” x 24”,
Graphite on Paper

Project: In Class Still Life Focusing on Proportion and Basic Form from Observation

Class: Beginning Drawing

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Still Life, 24” x 18”,
Graphite on Paper

Project: In Class Still Life Focusing on Proportion, Cross Contour and Elliptical Shapes and from Observation

Class: Beginning Drawing

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Student Self Portrait, 24” x 18”, Charcoal on Toned Paper

Project: Homework Study of Drawing from Obervation using a Mirror, Light Logic, Form in Space

Class: Beginning Life Drawing

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Color Wheel Project, 20” x 20”, Acrylic on Illustration Board

Project: Studying Color Relationships with the Principles of Design

Class: Two Dimensional Design

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Line and Shape Design Study, 10” x 8”, Black Paper on Bristol Board

Project: Using only Curved Line Relationships with the Principles of Design

Class: Two Dimensional Design

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Positive and Negative Design Study, 10” x 8”, Black Paper on Bristol Board

Project: Using Positive and Negative Shape Relationships with the Principles of Design

Class: Two Dimensional Design

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Figure Drawing, 18” x 24”, Charcoal on Toned Paper

Project: In Class Study of Light Logic, Form in Space of the Human Figure from Observation

Class: Beginning Life Drawing

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Student Self Portrait, 24” x 18”, Pastel on Toned Paper

Project: Homework Study of Drawing a Self Portrait in Color from Obervation using a Mirror, Light Logic, Form in Space

Class: Intermediate Drawing

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Student Self Portrait, 24” x 18”, Charcoal on Toned Paper

Project: Homework Study of Drawing from Obervation using a Mirror with Invented Elements, Composition, Light Logic, Form in Space

Class: Beginning Life Drawing