Tuesday 6 December 2011

Finishing My Painting

We had the whole day to work on our art projects. All I needed to do to finish my artwork was to put some more paint splatters and writing on my canvas. Once i had completed this I assembled my clock and placed it in the top right hand corner of my canvas, I had originally wanted to put the clock in the bottom left hand corner but I had put some writing there and I thought it would look better in a free space. Once I saw the clock on the canvas I realised that it was hard to see the hands as they were black, to solve this problem I painted the hands orange, yellow and purple.

I am pleased with the way my painting turned out but I think it would have looked better if the writing was written in a different way and in a different colour as white is too bright for the canvas and makes it look amateurish. Overall I enjoyed the unit and I am happy with my  end result.

Sunday 27 November 2011

My painting in progress

This is my painting in progress

Starting my painting

In this weeks lesson I began to paint. I started by painting the whole canvas black, this was so that the other colours were really bold and stood out, Jackson Pollock used a similar technique in his painting (see below). I got quite far with my painting this week and I managed to paint some of the 'Tick Tock' text on to the canvas. Next lesson I will complete the painting by adding another layer of coloured splatters and text before placing my working clock in to the bottom left corner of the canvas.

Saturday 5 November 2011

My inspiration for my painting

Jackson Pollock
In this weeks art lesson I was sketching out ideas for my painting. I was inspired by a Jackson Pollock painting. I liked the fast moving, modern feeling of the painting and i have chosen to do something similar but with a moving clock in the bottom left corner od the canvas ans bigh letters that spell out 'Tick Tock', my painting will feel like time is going very fast and it is uncontrollable. I thought of doing a painting with a robotic and Zombie like woman with clocks for eyes and all around her but I did not choose to do it because it was a bit confusing to see how fast or slow the time was going because it was a bit of both.

The Starry Night-By Vincent Van Gogh

This Painting by Vincent Van Gogh expresses time very well. The composition is flowing, the swirls of the paint in the sky and the curving brush strokes on the trees and the hills make the painting feel as if time is going very slowly. The night time setting gives the painting a peaceful feeling, almost as if time does not matter. The subject matter of the painting is the tree with the silent village in the distance and the swirling night sky above. All these elements give the painting a still and quiet feeling.
The Starry Night- by Vincent Van Gogh

This Painting by Vincent Van Gogh expresses time very well. The composition is flowing, the swirls of the paint in the sky and the curving brush strokes on the trees and the hills make the painting feel as if time is going very slowly. The night time setting gives the painting a peaceful feeling, almost as if time does not matter. The subject matter of the painting is the tree with the silent village in the distance and the swirling night sky above. All these elements give the painting a still and quiet feeling.

Vincent Van Gogh painted The Starry Night on canvas using oil paints and when he used vibrant, strong brush strokes and has not added a lot of fine details. When Vincent painted The Starry Night he did not think that it was his best piece of work and he was not happy with the out come. I think he wanted the painting to give the notion of time being very slow and almost non existent. He had a peaceful feel of time when he painted this masterpiece and he could have been inspired by his Dutch culture, if he had been inspired by a modern culture , such as the British culture, he may have painted a painting that felt more fast pace and hectic. It is not fully known how long it took Vincent Van Gogh to paint The Starry Night but due to the attention to colour and brush strokes I think it would have taken quite a long time. The painting has not changed much over time due to it being well taken care of and well preserved. The Starry Night is still viewed as one of the most famous paintings of all time, after the Mona Lisa, and it is a highly valued piece of artwork.

Wednesday 2 November 2011

New Unit: Time

During our first lesson on this unit we looked at paintings that showed time very well. We discussed weather the paintings looked as if time was going quickly or slowly. Our project during this unit is to come up with our own painting or sculpture that displays time. Our end product must include a clock too.

Saturday 22 October 2011

Feedback

The class said that my painting was good and the colours were nice. They also said that it looked really pure and that the shading on the face was well done. Everyone said that it was a recognisable portrait but "slightly scary looking" which i agree with. 

Thursday 29 September 2011

Image of my portrait in progress

Final Portrait

Over the past couple of weeks i have been working on completing my final self portrait. During this time i discovered that it is not easy to paint with water colours and i had a number of issues such as:
  • Pencil lines showing through 
  • It was difficult to get the shading and shadows correct
  • It is almost impossible to cover up mistakes
Taking all of this in to account i am fairly pleased with my final portrait. However i do feel that the eyes were too dark and looked very bold compared to the other colours, the eyes were dark because I painted the outline black, but i have learned from my mistakes and will take them in to account during future assignments. I was also not happy with the shape of the lips, this could have bee because i was not careful enough when sketching them in my rough sketch. My Portrait is painted in a sort of abstract style with a colourful yet pale back ground and my face is a pale blue colour. I am pleased with the way i managed to create the shadows on the face and the colours are nice. I will upload a photo of my portrait very soon!

Thursday 8 September 2011

Starting my painting

In todays lesson we started to transfer our sketches on to a canvas. Once I had done that I began to practice with the paints. We were using acrylic paints and I thought that the colours were too bright for my portrait. I have decided to do my portrait in water colour because it is more familiar and I have all of the equipment that I need at home. It will be easier to get the correct colours that I need for my portrait. The colours I will use for the picture will symbolize my personality (pastel colours). The colours will be pastel versions of the colours Andy Warhol would have used for his portraits.

Thursday 1 September 2011

My sketch

In todays art lesson I completed the sketch of myself for my portrait. What I have to do now is come up with some symbols that reflect my personality or things that I like. Then I have to incorporate the symbols in to my self portrait. For next weeks lesson I have set myself a small homework task of coming up with a colour scheme for my portrait. I think that I will use pastel colours because my sketch is quite soft. Colours like pale yellow, pink, blue and lilac will create a good colour scheme as well as reflect some of my personality. I'm going to practice making some of these colours at home with water colours then re-create them in class next week when we will be starting the final portrait. 

Saturday 27 August 2011

One of my faveourite self portraits

This self portrait of Marylin Monroe by Andy Warhol is really good. I like it because I think that the pop art effect really enhances the facial features and grabs peoples attention. I love the colours too!

Marylin Monroe By Andy Warhol

My Self Portrate Sketch

During this weeks art lesson i chose the picture that I wanted to use for my sketch. i have not decided what the style of my final  self portrait will be or the symbols I will include. I think I will begin looking for information when I have completed my rough sketch.

Here is the image I chose to sketch:

It is a bit dark but I can still make out my main features that will be included in my final Portrait. To draw the sketch am using the grid method which makes it a lot easier to get the features right.