Reference Picture and SketchesIn Progress PicturesFinal PieceFor this project I was asked to create an interior space piece and in the beginning I had no idea how hard finding a subject matter would be. It took me nearly a week to choose what I wanted to do, I contemplated a bathroom sink, an alley, a front porch and even the inside of a toilet. After I had wasted a lot of time, I finally settled on a picture of my moms birthday cake. I definitely didn't like settling and it felt like I was doing this piece just to appease the project (if that makes sense). Anyway I definitely believe my distain towards this piece comes from the subject matter.
Apart from the subject matter, I believe this piece was a good way to practice my painting skills. This piece forced me to color block a wide variety of colors, unlike the shoe piece where I only had a couple colors in a square, and ultimately helped me get more comfortable with the medium. I really love the designs I created on the cake and the texture I was able to create with big blobs of paint, and speaking of creating texture, this piece allowed me to get more comfortable in doing so. I think I was successful in creating a nice color scheme, however it wasn't the color scheme I pictured. Originally I wanted to create a more mono-chromatic piece, but I always seem to return to the same color palette. I believe the perspective of the cake is off, but that is because I drew the angles wrong and was too lazy/ stubborn to take the time and fix them. My shadows and highlights are also a little off because it was hard for me to figure out the light source in the picture. Regarding the box, I am frustrated on how it doesn't look like a box or really like the viewer is looking into it. I think the curvy sides are what throws off the eye and I regret doing that. Lastly, I think the piece is definitely not my favorite, but because of it I was able to get more comfortable with oil paints and can safely say, they are my favorite medium. I enjoyed the definitely simplicity of the piece and the texture I created. However, I hope I can one day sell this piece and get enough money from it to go shopping.
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