Monday 15 June 2009

This was my second main, which was rightfully entitled hallucinations.
I was originally going to call it trippy trees, but I decided that was inappropriate.
It was done in the fauvist style.
I took my inspiration from Mattisse and Derain.
It's colourful for a purpose for the purples to blend with the blue.
It contains all of the primary colours.


This is the actual photograph I based my secind main piece in with accordanc eto the second project title identity. It ties in with my nature theme.
I chose this image in particular because it has a perspective that goes back and back.
The lighting is particularly good and I liked the shadows.

This was a large photocopy of one of my own photographs that i took on the chevin.
I used white wax crayon and blue watercolour paint to create a dark, moody image of the trees.
I am pleased with the result.


I did this image with the idea of paradise or sanctuary in mind.
It was done in contrasting colours i tried to blend the red and pink in the sunset sky.
I blended the two different browns in the trees to create a more realistic effect.



I completely made this image up.
I wanted to create a moody sky which is mainly deep purple to contrast with the green grass.
I also made the cloude lilac with different various coloured linings.





In this image I like the way the sunlight shines over the chevin in the background, then through the leaves and I like the shadows the trees make on the ground.


This image reminds me of a Mattisse painting.


I like the shadowy effect this image gives out and the way the sun shines through the middle so it's a dramatic contrast between light and dark.



I took some of my own images of trees and leaves on the chevin, sticking with my nature theme.
I particularly like this image because of the different variations in colour of the leaves.
The way that the colours are so vibrant and bright.
It was taken last autumn on purpose because i wanted leaves on the ground too.





Friday 12 June 2009

This is my own version of a Cezanne it was done in watercolour pencils.
I focused primarily on the trees as I feel they are the main focus in the image.

This is a Cezanne I like it because the trees are sort of creepy and winding.
They frame the house, they also stand out most in the image because they are dark.

I did some more trees in watercolour paints and oil pastilles.
I used a large array of different colours from the colour wheel, to purposely clash and stand out from eachother.


I did some of my own images using wax crayons and pencil.
I find that the colour shows through a lot better when using acrylic paints.
But this gave the desired effect. I use a lot of primary colours in my art work this is because I wanted to show that whatever colours you use the primary ones make it work.


On the left is my colour scheme for my second main which is entitled hallucinations. It had to be colourful for the desired effect. I did my second main in the style of fauvism. On the right are images of trees from fauvist painters such as Matisse.




I did this drawing using inks, chalks and oil pastilles.
I created this drawing from one of my own images which I'd pixellated on the computer.


I did a collage of two already existing images i used some blue crate paper for parts of the background. I felt that the blue crate paper worked really wll because it contrasted with the orange and yellow.

Going into the second project which was titled identity, i took some of my own images of trees because I took on a nature theme on the left are images of some of my favourite things. And on the right are my own images of trees.
Carrying on my research I looked at more pop art and some futurism. On the left i did my own version of a Blake using watercolour paints and biro. On the right I did my own version of a futurism painting using watercolour paints.

I also looked at some abstract art for research; consisting of Mondrian and Hoffmann. I did my own version of Mondrian on the left. And on the right i did a composition of differently coloured pieces of cotton to create a collage on a black paper background.


On the left is a collage of advertisements and things that are posted through your letter box. on the right are some examples of impressionist work mainly by Van gogh and Monet. There is also a description of impressionist techniques in the bottom left of the right page.




I took some of my own photos (on the right) and manipulated them using a computer, the images on the left are from the internet, i also manipulated these for different textures, effects and colour schemes.




Carrying on with the Pop art theme I manipulated some images and carbon papered some to colour in wax crayon. I did this because I wanted to play around with different textures and effects.

A close-up of the pencil self portrait.

I tried to do my own version of Angelina Jolie on the left in pencil crayons and oil pastilles. I was looking at pop art. Mainly Warhol, Lichtenstein and Blake. On the right I decided to try to accurately draw my own face referring to the photo in the bottom corner.
As I feel I needed the practice. I like the result better this time around.



This was the very first time I'd ever used inks, i wanted to experiment with other media that I was not familiar with. I used wax crayons, biro and inks. I like the left side better than the right because it turned out better.


The drawing on the left side was done referring back to the image in the top left hand corner.
I used oil pastilles and watercolour paints, it was done before my main in acrylic.
And on the right i used a computer to manipulate images of myself.





I did this using chalks on my first ever life drawing class.
I did this on my second ever life drawing class.

This is the cover of my sketch pad.



This was my first main piece that coincides with the Self Portrait theme.
I did it using acrylic paints. I wanted it to be bold and colourful. I took influence from both impressionist and abstract painters.


This was the very first thing I did on the course in the september. I used black and white chalks.
It highlights that accurate drawing is not my strongest point. But at least i can say i tried.