abstract from nature

So here is my abstract from nature piece. I used the shape of a leave and enlarged it so only a certain part of the leave was viewable and painted hoew I perceived the veins to appear. I went this route because I like the simple, straight lines and the combination of the colors. I understand how it might look flat but it's appealing to me. I will continue to work on it to see how I can make it pop or have more of a personality but as of yet I have not been able to pin point how exactly to do that. Maybe using different matte/gloss paints. Maybe metalics. Stay tuned to see where this piece goes!

body less extra credit

This is my body less painting. I had been trying and thinking of different ways to approach this. This is someone who would be standing in front of a window, holding back the curtains and about to open the blinds/window. Once I finished this painting and asked for an opinion I was told that it looked like the wind was blowing the curtains. I guess that is another way of viewing this particular piece. But in any case it then does convey the most imprtant part to the piece, which is movement.

final project

This is my final project. I chose this because I have been struggling with being to neat and exact. i see now what Rose has been tryinh to get me to acknowledge. Her words were.. " if you get a lettle messy your neatness will be brought out more". Now I feel like my piece has a depth that I was not able to achieve in my other pieces. It has texture and richness. It took me time and I didi struggle to stop myself from making perfect lines and trying to not make it seem perfect and exact. I see now that when I let go the final piece has a personality.

I was skeptical of this class, to be honest, but now I understand Rose's method of teaching,. That as artist we need to find our own path and not be lead and we need to experiment and experiment and experiment some more! So thank you Rose. I am no longer scared of painting and don't see myself stopping!

Self portrait/ collage as a hero

My self as a hero. Givining it some thought I was conflicted which way to go. I view my self as a hero when I can balance my life as a student, a mother and still be able to work a full time job. When I can balance my life and be sure that I am giving everyone in it 100% and have my son say he is proud of me, I can view myself as a hero because I know my happy easy going nature is being instilled in him.
In the blue collage I have my self balancing a beautiful hat like object which represents my beautiful life and the colors and patterns represent what I try and give off to the world and those close to me.
In the orange collage I decided to represent my love for interior design. I see myself as a hero because I am going after something that I have always wanted. When someone is able to do that I my eyes they are a hero because this inspires others around them to do the same. The colors and patterns are the beauty in interiors and I incorporate them in me as I do with the paper I choose to outline my face. It's what I am and this is my way to try and show that.

Pointillist Painting / Self Portrait

The Pointillist Painting is of my living room while someone was napping on the couch. I found it very difficult to paint while just dotting instead of using paint strokes. It took quite a while to get used to the idea and I do admit that I would find myself almost impulsively wanting to use brush strokes. I am finding it easier to mix the paint and feeling more comfortable with trying to figure out how to get the color I want with the colors I am able to use. (Such as in this case only using primary and secondary colors)

This is my self portrait. It is my first self portrait and this is definitly a preliminary sketch. This took me a while and I did restart it a couple of times. It is weird how you start to almost not recognize yourself after staring at and drawing yourself for a couple of hours. I think there is a lot more to be fixed (and the hair has changed) but definitely a good start. Can't wait to see the finished piece. Fingers crossed it will be worth keeping!

NY Painting

NY - in progress

                                        
After thinking of what represents NY and how to combine it with the pictures given to us I realized that the twin towers and their history represent a uniting of NY. They are now a symbol of how New Yorkers became a family on that day. All trying to help, all rushing to each others side just as a family does when there is a crisis. So to me nothing represents that more than a tree with its roots deeply in-bedded into the grown, and therefore the towers themselve rise strong like an old oak tree. Even though they were knocked down their roots cant be destroyed. What the mean to New Yorkers can't be destroyed.

Lee Ufan

Dialogue

This piece seems to correlate with the idea that time is on going and infinite and each stroke is a moment in time. And because this was created on site it holds a relation with the venue. It also makes you stop and take a minute to think about what the purpose of this specific painting is. Why the use of grey. Which gives a calmness to the piece. It's as if it has a purposeful stillness and yet a movement that seems never ending.
The pieces seem to pull you in even though the are so, at first glimpse, plain, quite, low key. Because of the way and where they are positioned they seem to pop out of the canvas for you to almost want to reach out and feel.