I'm so sorry that I haven't blogged in almost a month, but I'm finally doing it now. I've been so busy with the holidays and school. How was everyone's Thanksgiving? I spent mine painting a little, but still interacted with my family in the process. But enough of that, lets get to the art. :D
Ok so this painting was what my art teacher calls a Franz Kline painting. Ok, i know your wondering who this guy is, he's a famous painter who would use, "huge swaths of black paint cut across the vast canvas in all directions, balanced by an equal spread of white, giving the effect of light and shade. The dramatic scale is augmented by the powerful intensity of interlocking shapes, suggestive of eastern calligraphy" (although he denies the connection) As suggested by his friend and fellow Abstract Expressionist painter Willem deKooning, Kline discovered this method of painting by projecting a small drawing onto the wall to create the effect of an enlarged microscopic. One of his quotes of him describing a projection was, "A four by five inch black drawing of a rocking chair... loomed in gigantic black strokes which eradicated any image, the strokes expanding as entities in themselves, unrelated to any entity but of their own existence." There's enough to say about this ingenious painter. The criteria of my painting was as follows...
1. Take a small detail of a photograph (your own, or online), enlarge it, and paint it.
2. Frame your composition to include a focal point in the rule of thirds spot.
3. Warm up the temperature of the colors in your focal point and cool down the colors in the backround
4. Pay attention to the textures and details in your photograph and try to duplicate them in your painting
This is the picture that I chose that I pulled off of the internet.
This is what I cropped and cut the picture down to for my final compostition
This is the final product of all my hard work, it took me a long time, but i think it was worth while, I hop everyone enjoys it! Thank you for reading :D
I'm An Artist Striving For Greatness
Art is my life, my love, my everything (sorry andrew)
Sunday, November 28, 2010
Thursday, November 4, 2010
Charcoal
Yay! :D I've actually finished my charcoal masterpiece! I'm so happy with it. It turned out great. I'll hopefully maybe get the piece back before the end of the semester. I wan't to show everyone how great it turned out. My teacher was impressed by my variety of scale and contrast of the objects in the artwork. The main focal point of my artwork was a wooden bead with a letter L that I made darker than everything else to make it stand out. The object was placed in the rule of thirds which draws the eye. My teacher also taught us about how making triangle shapes in artwork makes it more intriguing and makes the composition more interesting. Thank you for reading and I hope to put the picture of my charcoal drawing up very soon! :)
Sunday, October 17, 2010
Burton Logo Design
Tell me what you think of this design, my boyfriend has a snowboard made by Burton that has this pattern on it and he requested that I make a symbol with the print to match it. So here you go :) Thank you for reading.
Friday, October 15, 2010
Surprise
I occasionally write poetry, heres one that I've written recently
I am one person
to the world i’m small
to me i’m average
to you i cant recall
Theres always that story
happily ever after
will it come to me
or will it never show
That one person
we talk about them
we dream about them
we live for them
I meet so many people
none seem to compare
to my criteria
but one will break the rules
When that one comes
i’ll know in my heart
my dream has come true
and i cant hold back
I’m falling fast
no control
but i like the feeling
the intensity in your soul
We connect somehow
in a strange way
it feels so different
something i cant convey
When i know i know
the deep nerves tingling
my heart pounding
the reason for my being
I never want this to go away
this feeling
i want it to stay with me
forever
Your the one
i just realized
your who i trust
with all my heart
i can say those words
a million times
but they’ll never explain
my true feelings
Visual Diary

Monday, October 11, 2010
One Masterpiece Finished!!
Wow, this piece of artwork took me so long, it was almost unbearable. It came out perfect, just like I thought it would. Please comment on what you think. Its finally done and I'm glad to show everyone. Thank you for reading :)
Wednesday, October 6, 2010
Beauty of The Land

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