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.