Last Painting

Mountain Print

                                                                     Artist Statement
My goals for this artwork were to create a vivid and abstract version of the mountains my family and I hike in Maine each year. I accomplished this by making each section have different patterns and colors. The most difficult thing I had to face was remembering which spot was which color and what parts I needed to keep and cut away. I met this challenge by labeling each of the sections of the mountains the shapes and colors I wanted them to be. Some things I have learned are creating difficult prints and blending colors together so that they all work and stand out by themselves. If I had a do-over I would add more color because I originally wanted each section to have different colors, but I ran out of time and wasn't able to.

Bob Ross

Over the weekend I tried to follow a Bob Ross video and this was the result.

Eggs Over Easy

My goal for this art work was to create a realistic piece while making it fun and colorful. I achieved this by really looking for the shadows and different colors throughout the piece. I like the way the shadows and the reflections of the eggs turned out. If I had a do- over I would try to take more time on the shape of the eggs and create a more realistic shape. I like the way the blue egg turned out and I like the shadows and reflections the eggs created. Overall I'm pretty happy with the way it turned out.

3 shiny objects

My goals for this artwork were to create brightly colored cups, and make it realistic. I did this by seeing the basic shapes the different colors created and then seeing the reflections in the cups. My painting was about creating a realistic composition that's colorful and bright. If I had a do-over I think I would spend more time smoothing out the paint and creating a more realistic background. The cups are also different heights so I would've made more time to make the cups more even when I was sketching it out. Overall I really like how the cups turned out and my favorite thing about it is how the highlights in the cups makes them look more realistic.

Microlab-25 strokes

My goals for this piece were to create a painting in 25 strokes or less. I used a bigger brush to pick up a lot of paint and blend the colors together. My painting is about seeing colors and shapes still, but this time blending them together to create a realistic painting. I was surprised by how easy and quick I did this. I thought it would've been harder. The most difficult thing was creating the darker white and lighter white and making them blend together. Some things that I have learned is to not focus on the detail and just focus on the big picture. It also helped me see colors and taught me to blend better. If I had to do a do-over I think I would focus more on making it neater and more realistic. I feel like the blending of the greens is really good and the colors are close to what it looks like in real life.

Microlab- Don't Touch the Edges

My goals for this artwork were to create a painting where each color didn't touch one another. I was trying to learn to see shapes through color. I used a pallet knife to paint and made sure a thin line was between every color. My painting was about creating shapes through color to make an abstract- looking  painting. It surprised me how on the next painting I did, it was easy to see the different colors and shapes they created. The most difficult thing was seeing the darker shadows towards the bottom of the ball because I couldn't make the right color. Mr. Gaudreau helped me see the brownish color that was on the bottom of the ball.  If i had a do-over I don't think I would do anything different because I'm pretty happy with how the painting turned out. Maybe I would make my lines neater because in some areas they have paint going through them. I feel like the colors are really good and the texture I created is really cool.