a sense of place

i liked doing this painting because i was really amused by the ball things. i liked how this one turned out, i think that this painting was good because its accurate and also because it does create a mood and i wanted the first thing that you see to be the ball things and i think that its the first thing that you see.

white objects painting

i think that this painting turned out ok. i like how the fabric turned out but not really the mugs. the mugs don't really look 3D and hat be bceasue of the angle that iwas lookin at them from. other tahn that i lke how this turned out for the first painting.

final reflection

i think i that i have progresses in many areas. in use of color i have learned how to mix colors to make them more accurate and how to use color to create a sense of depth. i have learned for example in my fruit painting when i first began i learned how to do shadows and hi lights and now i have learned from the surface and texture painting how to make things 3D. i have also learned how to make a good composition. i have learned how to place things so that it looks balanced and something interesting to look at.with the surface and texture painting i think i have progresses but it is still no tot the best of my ability i can do better and i will continue to progress in that area.

history of oil painting

oil painting has been around for centuries, so therefore there have been many different types of people to use this method of painting. it all began in 1410 with Huybrecht and Jan eyck, they made oil paints it was made of pigment and linseed oil along with other kinds of oils . the secret of oil paint didn't get out until 1440. but it is said that many civilization used oils before oil paints were made to paint. there were places such as Greece, Rome and Egypt that use these oil paints to create their own paintings. the civilizations that used theses paints benefited form it. there art collection has expanded and a lot of their art is widely known from some of the most famous artists. over time what these artist painted changed. centuries ago it was people and nature now a days it can be anything. it can be abstract or a still life. still life's are the ones that are mainly used now a days. a still life is the one that i personally see more often,and so i think they are the ones to be used more often.

why oil paint?

oil painting was invented by Huybrecht and Jan eyck, it was made of pigment and linseed oil. i find that even with all of the kinds of art that we have today because it is easy to use. for some it may be harder but in general t is easy to work wit. the mixing is simple and the colors are more accurate and if someone wants to make a correction it is more easily done than with other kinds of paint such as acrylic. there can be layering which make painting look more realistic, and it is also easier to create the highlights and shadows which are an important part of art.

what is a portrait?

this is a self portrait by Jacob Lawrence. Lawrence uses bright lively colors in this painting which can describe a lively happy person. he places himself in a room that is fool of things. for example in his hand there are paint brushes that describe that he has a passion for painting. he is also placed in a room that looks like place that can be comfortable because the person is happy in the painting. Lawrence reinvents the concept of portrait because its not traditional i the sense that, it doesn't look realistic but more cartoony.

this is a portrait of Dr. Gachet by Vincent Van Gogh. Van Gogh uses dull cool colors to portray the person that contrast against the warm colors of the table. the table holds books that seem that they can be important to the person and that is the reason that they are there. the background seems blank and dull like the person is lost or bored and not happy with what they are doing. can Gogh is not a traditional portrait artist the person doesn't look realistic because of the way that he uses the brush strokes, so he is an artist that reinvents the concepts of portraits.

this portrait is called librarian by Guiseppe Archimboldo. Archimboldo has reinvented the concept of portrait because in this one he doesn't even use the body of the person to create the person, he uses what the person uses in everyday life to give the story of the person. he uses a dark background that brings the attention to the more bright colors of the books. he also has more details on the books rather than the face of the person which draws the attention to the books or the body of the portrait.

studies in smallness:finished paintings

to do these painting s i feel that i learned a lot. i think the easier part was the color mixing but the harder part was making these paintings look accurate. i think that in the end the paintings came out good i like the way that they turned out. i think that when it came to hi lights they came out good but the harder at was making the right color to create a shadow.

texture and surface painting

this is my set up for the the texture and surface painting

this is my sketch for the surface and texture painting

a sense of place

this picture is a very balanced one. the amount of things in the front of the room balances out with the size of the foot of the bed. the earthy tones that are used make it seem as if it was a room of an adult. the closed window make a it a dark room and the cool colors of the left side of the room balance out those warm colors of the right side. it seems like a quiet safe environment that one might want to be in unlike the one below the looks as if the woman doesn't wan to be there.

the mood of this painting is gloomy and sad. the way that the woman is position make it seems as if she id thinking. the expression on her face doesn't seem likes she;s happy. the room is very simple. the cool colors of the bed and the empty walls make it seem lonely. the one window creates a highlight on the empty wall bringing more attention to its emptiness, and the dark colors used in the room just brings the sad lonely mood.

where i am at

i think that the most challenging aspect of the course so far has been making my painting look 3D, and not having a black so it makes mixing dark colors harder. like when we had to do the still life of white objects. having to make different whites with out using black was hard because i had to mix other colors to get my dark whites. i have had to get help from ms Roberts in order to understand what my painting needs to be able to make it look 3D. usually its the smallest of things but it helps.
i think i have progresses in color mixing. when we had to do the fruit paintings my colors were pretty accurate and now that we have made our own set ups my colors are coming out fine as well.
i think that looking at paintings throughout history affect us because it gives us and example and it also can provide ideas of what we should do or what we an do in the future with our own paintings.

nighthawks by edward hopper

i chose the painting nighthawks by Edward hopper. it is a painting of a corner of a city to the right of the painting there is diner with 4 people in it. one man sits alone while there is one man in white that serves them because he is behind the counter. and the two other people sit to the left of the man who sits alone. the woman a well dressed red head seems to be ignoring the man that she is with.

i thank this painting is interesting because its unusual, the painting is no really symmetrical and t brings the attention to where the diner is not only because it is the biggest part of the painting but also because it is the part that is in the light. i like that there is so much detail in the painting for example, the people are so detailed and placed in such a way that one can come up with their story for the painting.

creating the illusion of surface and texture

to create the illusion of texture theses artist used highlights and shadows right next to each other. they also blend the colors well, when the bush is dry the colors can be mixed subtly while be able to layer the paints so that is doesn't really look like just an ordinary painting. the details that Willem Claesz Heda uses in his painting makes the painting so realistic. uses really bright highlights for the metal makes it look really realistic which adds the illusion of texture.

white objects thumbnail sketches

Still Life With Three Puppies, by Paul Gaughin, 1888
i think this one is the most interesting because it is called a still life but its not actually still. you can see the motion in what the puppies are drinking. it is also interesting because it is not just fruit but it also includes man made objects. the picture is pretty balanced it has 3 puppies and 3 cups and that balances out the picture.

studies in smallmess: my set ups

Morandi vs. Van Gogh

the difference between the 2 artists choice of palette is that Van Gogh, chose more bright lively colors, he chose those colors because of the subject matter. Van Gogh chose to do flowers which he put in major detail. while Morandi chose to use more neutral colors. Morandi chose to use pale and dull colors because his subject matter has less details and was more simple.

color mixing chart

what i know

-the primary colors are red yellow and blue
-he secondary colors are orange green and purple
-you create secondary colors by mixing together the primary colors
-complimentary colors are the colors that are opposite from each other in the color wheel
-two ways to emphasize something is by varying the size or the location
-to create a shadow you mix the color of the object that you painted and complimentary color of the object
-to create the illusion of a highlight you would make the color of the object lighter
-if i wanted to make something look like it was far away i would make it smaller, and the colors would be cooler and and it would be lighter than the rest of the painting
- the steps to building a painting are sketching what you want, then you mix colors to start to get the colors that are needed. you can also add shadows and highlights

a painting i remember

a painting that i remember is one that is in my dining room. it is a big picture of a flowers that are in vase. each of theses flowers are very detailed and each of them look alike but at the same time they are all very different. i remember it because i see it everyday

my skills as an artist

my skills as a artist are that i can focus on small details. i like to work with small projects and that allows me to focus and work on the details of the project. another strength is that i am able to concentrate easily and tunes out noise. another strength is that i can mix colors well so that i can create the new colors that i need.

why i'm taking oil painting

i signed up to take this cousrse because ms. roberts suggested it