the applesMy class had to practice oil paint and still life before moving on to the next still life oil painting. In class we had to use two techniques: brush and pallet knife. At first I was horrible at still life and especially painting green apples, and have sworn off ever painting them again. I was not taught how to paint oil still life's so I had an extremely difficult time trying to figure it out. I started at least six apples and only finished four, and only three to Mrs. Rossi's liking. I hate this green apple. The pallet knife one was fun to paint and I really enjoyed the colors I put in the background/foreground. The pallet knife apple was tricky at first, but turned out great in the end. By painting this many apples in one week I do not think I will paint another apple for years. still lifeAfter practicing painting apples my class had to paint a still life. I took my own picture of the scene and used it as my reference photo. I had a hard time getting the fruit to look the way I wanted it to. The hardest part of the painting was the fabric; I had no idea how to make it look realistic - I hope I did. I really enjoy the end result of the painting. I feel that I showed the true values of the fruit and objects by creating the correct highlights and shadows. My favorite part of the painting is the pepper. It took me days to complete each of the fruit, I was just never happy with how they looked.
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In progressFinalReflection1. How did you brainstorm your idea?
I brainstormed by thinking of all of the landscape pictures I have in my camera roll. That was a short thought, I could not remember any of them. I then look through my camera roll and printed out all of the ones I had. 2. Why did you choose this idea? I chose this idea by picking two of the pictures and sketching them. It was hard to decide due to the simplicity in the nature landscape and the busyness of the beach landscape. The decision was made due to my stress level of Art 4, I wanted to paint something pretty and not too difficult - to be honest. I made the right choice. 3. What challenges did you encounter? I did not endure many challenges, but the ones I did were based on colors and blending the water. There are not too many pretty greens to mix or many in the picture, so I had to get creative. I went loosely off of the photo reference and used few greens. But the hardest part of this piece was the water. The water is very reflective and has teals and greens in it. The trees' reflections were interesting to work with due to the shapes. Overall it did not take me too long but was a pain. 4. Reflect on your growth and how to apply what was learned to further projects. I have grown to appreciate landscape paintings, they take patience and precision. I have developed a better skill for nature, it is still not the best, but I have expanded as an artist because of it. I will use the techniques for the trees in this painting in my Art 4. 5. Describe your artistic process when creating the piece. After doing the under-painting I had to sketch it out on the canvas, I could not get the exact composition, so that is when I had to guesstimate. The tree line and the way they reflected on the water was mostly interpreted. I also that the freedom to paint the trees I wanted to. I kept mostly the same shape for the horizons and the water. 6. What is your favorite part of your piece? My favorite part of the piece is the water. It was the hardest part about it but I am very proud of it. The way the trees reflect in the water and all of the colors in the water. I just enjoy looking at it. The water also looks the most like the original picture. 7. If you could change one thing what would you change? If I could change one thing I would change the grass. It is not my favorite part. I would have spent more time on it, but I accept how it looks. It is no where near horrible but it is not perfection. |
AboutWhile I was signing up for classes last year, my junior year, I was looking for electives that would make senior year better. Then I remembered this class my art teacher made, so that's the story behind me picking this class. The best part is that makes half of my classes art. Over my high school career I have completed art classes more frequently than most of the other art students, so I essentially was running out of art classes. Archives
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