Final Reflection

Create a post in which you reflect on the PROGRESS you've made this term in the following areas:
1. Use of color
I think my use of color has definitely become stronger over this term. I have learned to see colors with in white, and I have also learned to find colors with in other colors. my knowledge of the color wheel has also strengthened over this term. I have learned to use opposites to create shadowing and depth with in a painting.

2. Use of composition
I have learned that composition is a very important tool to use when creating a set-up. It makes a picture more interesting and also the space can create a specific feeling.

3. Your ability to create the illusion of different surfaces and textures
With my white objects painting i was just learning about using my brush to create surfaces and texture. The white backdrop which was a sheet was challenging to paint, but i think i definitely grasped that concept in the end. I believe this come out greatly in my Surface and texture painting (which would make sense.....)

4. Your ability to create the illusion of space and depth.
This was definitely a hard concept to grasp for me, atleast depth was. I believe fully blossemed in my last painting (the staircase one) I think I really showed my ability to show depth. Also in my Surface and Texture painting i used depth to my advantage, to show what objects were in front of the other.

Final picture

This is my final picture. The feeling I was trying to portray through my painting is a downward, kind of loopy feeling. I emphasized the corners of the railing. I wanted the painting to feel sad and almost lonely. I used mostly dark paint in hopes of succeeding in these emotions.

What I've Learned

I've learned:
-to independently work
-to answer my own questions
- to mix oil paints
- a greater understanding of the color wheel
- to define my lines in painting
- to perfect shadowing
- perspective
- to study a painting
- brushstrokes and how effective they can be in a painting
- i have learned to paint what i see rather than what i know the object looks like
---->therefore my paintings have been stronger
- i have also found it effective to use smaller brush strokes, and fewer brushstrokes, to emphasize a part of my painting.
- i have learned that paintings can be very meaningful, and some general. An example of this was when we studied portraits and the many different forms portraits can have.

This week.

This week I am going to use my time to finish my current painting, and also begin starting the optional 'self portrait' painting. I am going to make a traditional painting of my face, but use a lot of light colors (ex. purples, light blues). I am going to create symbolism, maybe, in the painting, but I am still debating whether or not I should.

leave some ideas if you want! :)

Observations on the History of Oil Painting

Who have been the major players throughout the history of oil painting? Why is this so?
I think Van Gogh, Picasso, Andy Warhol all were very important because they all made major statements through their art and revolutionized the meaning of art. But more specifically white men have been the major players through out the history of oil painting. I believe this is so because white men through out history have had more opportunities and have been more privilaged than nonwhites.

Who seems to be missing from the history of oil painting? Why is this so?
I believe that non white people are missing from the history.

Where in the world did most oil painting taking place?
Most oil painting took place in Europe and the US.

Where did all these oil paintings go? Why? How does where these paintings “live” affect who learns about them and why?
They are in some museums in Europe. and these paintings affect Europeans because they will become use to the idea of using oil paints and they will either form a love or dislike for it.

How has subject matter changed over time? Why?
im not sure if it has changed, but it has definitely expanded. I think people have become more creative with their ideas and used prior paintings to influence their works of art.

Sense of Place set up

my next set up is in the stairwell at school. I decided to do this because it is a huge challenge for me and focuses on proportion and definitely depth. I am looking straight down the stairs so it will be difficult to make things sized exactly how they look. the mood i am shooting for is an eerie and mysterious feel, which I hope to succeed in creating by using blacks and greys and a lot of shadow

---more to come

Feedback from White Objects and Texture paintings

Positive Feedback

- good edges
- challenging composition
- good color and depth
- specifically in background
-Nice shadow under pear
- good colors
- nice use of shading to create texture --> clothy look on Texture painting
- very realistic looking
- seen growth as an artist through paintings


Negative Feedback

- "too busy"
- fix bottom of jar
- need three colors on bow --> create more depth
- use brushstrokes to perfect bow