Reference Pictures, Sketches, In Progress, Oh My!Final PieceI'd like to start off by saying this piece took way too long and I am THRILLED it is finished.
I was given a story from a friend who struggled with depression and had a mentor figure in her life, this individual was her clutch. In November, her mentor passed away of a heart attack and the story was elaborated from the struggle that came from losing him and the impact he had on her life. Reflecting, I decided to take a more broad spectrum approach and came to the conclusion that everyone has someone or something they depend on. I wanted to emphasis how it affects us when we lose that person. The feet represent how you walk through life with someone, they are there and part of your everyday routine. The light colors and blooming flowers push the positive mood I was trying to convey in that section of the painting. As the painting spans out to its borders, the single feet hold a more anxious type pose, the blue colors turn gray, and the flowers wilt. The drastic change in tone displays the result of the sudden loss. I started this piece with a good momentum, ahead of most of the class actually. Unfortunately a week into this painting, my life did a 360 and it really set me back. I was mentally checked out for a good week and a half. So all in all, I am actually proud of the sole fact it is done. On a technical level I think the piece is not terrible. I pushed the rules of art a little with the bordering flowers but I believe it worked in my favor. I like the color harmony and the texture in the flowers. I am so glad I did a light blue background opposed to my original yellow idea. I do wish the feet stood out a little bit more. In the future I will definitely go back and add more contrasting values in between the background and the feet.
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In Progress PicsFinal PieceThank god I finally got a happy story because I didn't think I'd ever see the day. Concentration number 5 depicts how the birth of a girls little sister into the family was such a monumental point in her life. She was 15 during the time of her mom's pregnancy and from there decided she was going to pursue a career in women's health. The birth of her little sister was also served as a symbol of hope as the relationships her mother held in the past were not as healthy.
I took a really abstract approach with this piece. The apples represent fertility and the three trimesters in pregnancy, the progression of the flowers represent the growth of the child. Also the little sisters name was lily so I had to add lily flowers! I used bright yellows and bubbles to illustrate the overall, upbeat mood of the story. Regarding the process of making the piece, it was pretty painless and I finished it in less than a week. I started with the idea of using only gouache, it was my first time using the medium and I really enjoyed it. Unfortunately by the end of the piece, I thought it was really lacking something so I attempted to add prismacolor pencils, which was a bust. It was hard to blend them over the gouache and the piece looked splotchy. I then pulled out my acrylic paint and that's when things began to go in my favor. I did the background in completely acrylic. I however left the bubbles, flowers and apples true to their original gouache color, I only accented them with acrylic and liquid acrylic. In the end I ended up really liking this piece. I love my vibrant colors and how I successfully mixed mediums while still making the piece look cohesive. The large range of colors on my apples make me happy and the big textural element the acrylic paint allowed me to achieve is a plus. I plan to continue using gouache in the future, but oil paint is still number one. |
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