The works inside were done by myself in a variety of media between the ages of 14 to my early twenties at UofT and O.C.A.D. . Some pieces are projects and others were done independent of school.

1. Visual Art Portfolio
12 Pieces with information
by Rob McDonald

2. Creation
August 1995
Acrylic painting on canvas
6 ft. by 4 ft.
Creation is an illustrative painting using a cool/warm
colour scheme. The conceptual idea behind creation was
a depiction of the creation of the universe. There was also an
extensive summer sketch process leading up to this painting.

4. Battling Geometries
1991
Colour Pencil Crayon and India Ink Illustration on Paper
2 ft. by 20 inches
This was my first full cool/warm colour illustration.
The piece was inspired by lessons learnt in my first art classes.
The image is a battle between two organic and cube shaped characters

6. Colour Rhythm
1998
Gouache Illustrative Painting on Art board
11 inches by 11 inches
Colour Rhythm is an illustrative painting using expressive
line and colour to represent rhythmical composition ideas.

8. Shapes
1998
Colour Pencil Crayon on Watercolour Paper
14 inches by 8 inches
Shapes is a colour illustration using primary colours,
fundamental composition and basic 3d forms.

10. Hands
1997
Gouache Paint on Art board
11 inches by 3 ft. 6 inches
Illustrative gouache painting using a complimentary colour scheme.
Hands was created as a part of a fundamental study in colour theory.

12. Eye
1992
Acrylic Painting on Canvas
29 inches by 29 inches on a 45 degree angle
The quot;Eyequot; was my first colour painting on canvas.
The multi layered cool/warm piece is the result of an
early obsession with drawing images of the human eye.

14. Integrand
1993
Sculpture using Popsicle Sticks, Plywood, Varnish, Hot Glue and Sweat
4 ft. by 4ft by 4ft
Integrand in French for Integration, which is the calculus principle
this sculpture is based on. The piece was created for my OAC
advanced visual art studio and application to university.

16. Perspective
1995
Diluted India Ink on Art board
40 inches by 20 inches on three panels
Perspective is a triptych piece illustrated freehand using india ink
diluted more or less to create a tonal scale. The three images
illustrate one, two and three point perspective.

18. Hands Sketch
1998
Graphite Drawing on Paper
18 inches by 20 inches
The Hands Sketch was drawn from observation of my own hand.
The drawing was created as a part of a series of classes took in observational drawing.
The illustrative concept is inspired by M.C. Esher.

20. A Beautiful Smudge
1998
Graphite Drawing on Paper
18 inches by 20 inches
This piece is called quot;A Beautiful Smudgequot; because it was created
by vigorously smudging and erasing graphite from the page.
The drawing was created from observation of a mannequin
during a truly inspired observational drawing class.

22. Focal Point
1998
Graphite Illustration on Paper
8 inches by 11 inches
Focal Point was the name of the project that this piece was created for.
The organic lines create form that flows towards the compositions focal point.

24. Spiral
Photocopy Collage on Paper
1994
16 inches by 19 inches
Spiral was a part of an extensive architectural photocopy collage project.
The image is a photocopy of a photograph of a spiral staircase made to
resemble a telephone cord.

27. Copyright - Rob McDonald 2001