This document is a portfolio of artwork and design projects by Rachel Sydnee Back. It includes observational drawings, abstract paintings using various materials and techniques, and selected works from design classes in college. The portfolio showcases Back's growth as an artist and demonstrates her understanding of form, color, and design, as well as her potential for a successful career as an architect.

1. RACHEL SYDNEE BACK
PORTFOLIO OF WORK

2. Art is a compilation of creativity, planning, and an understanding of form
and color. I love experimenting with different techniques, textures,
materials and media to create art. The included works showcase a wide
range of pieces that, I believe, show not only my growth as an artist, but
also my potential to be a successful architect. The pieces include
textures, abstract paintings, collage, figure drawings, and still life
observations. The portfolio also includes projects from design classes.

3. OBSERVATIONAL
The first section of this
portfolio will demonstrate my
understanding of perspective,
proportions, and form.

4. ABSTRACT
The second portion of this
portfolio will demonstrate my
love of color, creativity and
testing my limits as an
artist.
DESIGN PROJECTS
The third portion of this
portfolio shows selected
works from design classes
attended in college.

5. OBSERVATIONAL

6. FIGURE DRAWINGS
INDIA INK ON WHITE PAPER

7. STILL LIFE OF FRUIT
WATERCOLOR ON WHITE PAPER

8. STILL LIFE OF APPLES
COLORED PENCIL ON WHITE PAPER
TOP IMAGE: THIS IMAGE SHOWS
THE UNFINISHED DRAWING, IN
ORDER TO DEMONSTRATE HOW I SET
MY DRAWINGS UP.
BOTTOM IMAGE: FINISHED
DRAWING.

9. STILL LIFE OF WINDOW
CHARCOAL ON BROWN CRAFT PAPER

10. ABSTRACT

11. WATER
NUPASTEL,ACRYLIC PAINT AND MASKING TAPE ON
CARDBOARD
THIS PROJECT USED STONE RUBBINGS MADE WITH
NUPASTELS, THAT WERE THEN CUT INTO STRIPS. I
USED MASKING TAPE TO CREATE A TEXTURE THAT
REPRESENTS WATER, AND OVERLAID THE STRIPS OF
RUBBINGS TO DEMONSTRATE THE COLORS THAT ONE
SEES WHEN THEY LOOK AT RIPPLING WATER.
TOP IMAGE: SIDE VIEW
BOTTOM IMAGE: FRONT VIEW

12. STONES
NUPASTEL,ACRYLIC PAINT AND
MASKING TAPE ON CARDBOARD
THIS PROJECT USED STONE
RUBBINGS MADE WITH
NUPASTELS, THAT WERE THEN
CUT INTO STRIPS. I USED
MASKING TAPE TO CREATE A
TEXTURE THAT REPRESENTS THE
STONEY LANDSCAPE OF THE
BURREN IN IRELAND, AND
OVERLAID THE STRIPS OF
RUBBINGS.
LEFT IMAGE: SIDE VIEW
RIGHT IMAGE: FRONT VIEW

13. WAVES
FOUND MATERIALS
IN THIS PROJECT, I WORKED
WITH A TEAM OF TWO OTHER
STUENDTS TO CREATE A
SCULPTURE THAT MIMICED THE
MOTION OF WAVES. THE
SCULPTURE IS MEANT TO BE
SEEN AS AN EXTENSTION OF THE
MOTION OF THE WAVES AND
COMPLEMENT THEIR NATURAL
BEAUTY. THE MATERIALS USED
WERE ROCKES, SHELLS, GRASS,
ALGEA, SAND AND DIRT. THE
IMAGE TO THE LEFT AS WELL AS
THE TOP IMAGE ON THE NEXT
PAGE ARE FULL VIEW OF THE
SCULPTURE, AND THE BOTTOM
IMAGES ON THE NEXT PAGE ARE
CLOSE UPS OF DIFFERENT PARTS
OF THE SSCULPTURE.

15. MOTORCYCLING THROUGH ITALY
ACRYLIC PAINT AND SHARPIE ON WHITE PAPER
IN THIS PROJECT, OUR ASSIGNMENT WAS TO CREATE A PATTERN THAT
TOLD A STORY. MY STORY WAS ABOUT A TIME THAT I TOOK A
MOTORCYCLE RIDE THROUGH THE COUNTRY SIDE OF ITALY. THE GRID
REPRESENTS THE FIELDS OF GRAPES AND OLIVES THAT WE RODE
THROUGH.
TOP IMAGE: FINISHED PATTERN
BOTTOM IMAGE: THIS IS THE PATTERN THAT I USED OVER AND OVER
AGAIN BEFORE ADDING COLORS.

16. SHOE PROJECT
THE PURPOSE OF THIS PROJECT WAS
TO BECOME MORE COMFORTABLE USING
THE DRAFTINF SOFTWARE, AUTOCAD
TOP IMAGES: PEN DRAWINGS OF THE SHOW
FROM THE BACK, SIDE AND BOTTOM
RESPECTIVELY WITH THE DIMENSIONS.
BOTTOM IMAGES: THE SHOE DRAWN IN
AUTOCAD.
DESIGN PROJECTS

17. OFFICE BUILDING DESIGN PROJECT
DURING MY SENIOR SEMESTER IN ENGINEERING
SCHOOL, I WORKED WITH A TEAM OF FOUR OTHER
STUDENTS TO DESIGN AN OFFICE BUILDING. THIS
BUILDING WAS DESIGN FROM FOUNDATION TO THE
GARAGE, TO THE CONNECTIONS, TO THE FAÇADE. WE
INCORPORATED A CURVED BACK AND SETBACKS TO
MAKE THE BUILDING INTERESTING. WE ALSO
EMPLOYED GREEN HOUSES ON THE TOP FLOORS TO
HELP ATTAIN POINTS ON THE LEED SYSTEM.
TOP IMAGE: TOP VIEW OF BUILDING.
MIDDLE IMAGE: FRONT VIEW, INCLUDING
FOUNDATION PILES AND GARAGE.
BOTTOM IMAGE: THIS IS AN IMAGE OF THE
SKELETON THAT WE ANALYZED USING A STRUCTURAL
ANALYSIS PROGRAM CALLED SAP 2000.

18. HOUSE DESIGN
DURING MY SENIOR YEAR, I TOOK A ARCHITECTURE
DESIGN COURSE. THE IMAGES ON THIS PAGE AND
THE NEXT SHOW THE EVOLUTION OF THE HOUSE MY
PARTNER AND I DESIGNED, IN ASCENDING ORDER.

19. HOUSE DESIGN
TOP IMAGE: FINISHED DESIGN.
BOTTOM IMAGE: FINISHED INTERIOR
LAYOUT.