Here are a few images I created for Contextual Studies. This piece is a recreation of Picasso’s ‘Woman in an Armchair’ and Dali’s ‘Masochistic Instrument’. This is very different in style for me but I really like how it turned out. I painted the background with various streaks of paint then laid down the line on top. The female form within the window is from ‘Masochistic Instrument’, whilst the surrounding lines are from ‘Woman in an Armchair’. Painted in acrylic.
This next piece is a recreation of Picasso’s ‘Woman in a Red Armchair’ and ‘The Studio’ and Dali’s ‘Architectonic Angelus of Millet’ and ‘Face of War’. As you can see the bottom of the landscape is very dark. This is the ‘Face of War’ part. I wanted this to be within the soil and therefore, within the darkness, since the original painting is about the Spanish Civil War. I wanted to show vibrant colour on the left side since this is supposed to be Picasso in the process of painting. In the original piece ‘The Studio’, Picasso is painting a woman, but I chose to represent him in a red armchair, painting the aggressor on the right side, which is taken from ‘Architectonic Angelus of Millet’. Painted in acrylic.
This piece is based on Picasso’s Seated Bather and Dali’s Venus and a Sailor. These elements are very small parts of each painting and I wanted to represent them in some form of seascape. Painted in acrylic with collage pieces and tissue paper.
This final piece is taken from Picasso’s ‘Weeping Woman’ and ‘Seated Bather’, and Dali’s ‘Venus and a Sailor’. I wanted to recreate the frenzied colour of ‘Weeping Woman’ but have again portrayed the various elements in a sort of landscape. This was painted on calico with oil pastels, glue, acrylics, quink and bleach.
On a final note, I have added Google Friend Connect to my page, making it easy for people to join the site. It means I can also see who joins, and I can visit their blogs should they wish to join.
Category: Abstract, Mixed Media, Painting, Project, Visual Arts
Tags: architectonic angelus of millet, dali, face of war, masochistic instrument, Picasso, seated bather, the studio, venus and a sailor, woman in a red armchair 8 Comments
Here are some images I’ve worked on in the past couple of days. This one is for Creative Composition. The task is to take one of the images I created for my last assessment and carry out 4 colour studies. They are: Monochromatic; Analogous; Complementary; and Translucent. This piece is a monochromatic colour study. I really like the colour and texture I’ve achieved in this piece, and it feels very icy.
This piece is a complementary colour study. It’s not the nicest colour scheme, but I wanted to try something other than using blue.
The next piece is for Contextual Studies, where I take elements of the works of Picasso and Dali and create a new piece. I used PVA glue that was stuck down the side of the glue bottle and put it on here. I also used paper towels.
This one is part of my Analytical Drawing. I will be adding various viewpoints of this object on the same page but not in a Cubist style. Rather it is to show how I got to my Cubist piece. I have used tissue paper on this piece.
It’s been snowing here for 3 weeks non-stop and temperatures have been as low as -22°C in some parts of the country and there have been snow drifts over 6ft high. Some of the snow has melted as it was only -12°C yesterday, and rose to about -5°C today although it has still been snowing on and off all day. It’s very pretty though.
Category: Abstract, Mixed Media, Painting, Visual Arts
Tags: analagous, analytical drawing, colour stud, complementary, contextual studies, creative compostion, monochromatic, snow 2 Comments
I worked a bit on my little journal this evening. It is so beautiful that it merits working on. This is the first time I’ve worked on such a small space (2.75 x 3.275 in) so it’s a bit of a challenge for me. The good thing is that I can work fairly quickly in it. I haven’t done anything special, but I couldn’t bear to see it lying empty! The first couple of pages were really just about making marks.
First of all, I added the little glass heart that Catherine gave me along with the journal. There’s a small bookmark ribbon in the book, so I thought it would be nice to tie the heart onto it. I think it looks rather cute.
I also stuck some card paper inside and painted over it with some trees. I’ll admit that they’re not the best example of trees but as I said, the intention was just to make some marks.
I then added a couple of little abstract pictures.
Finally, I thought I’d challenge myself by painting glass. I’ve never painted a glass (tumbler) before, and it was just sitting in front of me begging to be painted. Again, it’s not the best piece of work, but at I’m trying to push myself into trying new things. I’m used to painting people and find it’s not such a difficult task. I’m learning to observe objects through Analytical Drawing, but painting a glass is quite a different thing. I painted it in an Impressionist kind of style.
I can see a few things wrong with it. The curve at the top-front of the glass is a little too bowed towards the viewer. I also think that the shading in the lower part of the glass is too dark, and should be slightly duller. However, I’m happy with it as a first attempt.
It was a bit treacherous weather-wise as the snow won’t stop coming, but I’m not one to let that get in my way. It took an hour and a half to get in today, whereas it usually takes a half hour, but as long as you’re careful you’ll stay safe, well as long as no-one slides all over the road!
I got in and gave the girls the Christmas presents I made them, and they were delighted with them. They even suggested I make more and sell them. It’s a possibility. After I gave them their presents, I was given some too.
Catherine got me an absolutely beautiful hand-stitched/bound journal (2.75 x 3.265in) with a little memento pouch in it from Paperblanks, and a little glass heart for me to do what I want with it. I’m thinking of making a little necklace with it. She also drew a little cartoon sketch of me in the journal, with brilliant writing on the t-shirt, which I thought was hilarious and very cute. I just love this little book, and I can’t wait to start putting my marks in it.
I also forgot to show this little trinket that Ana made me in class. It’s a bit out of focus, but I thought it was very sweet. I love handmade gifts. They’re the best!
Oh, and my tutor was more than happy with the paintings for Analytical Drawing. I was so relieved. All that stressing out for nothing then!
Ok, so I’ve decided to take my painting back to an earlier stage, and I’m just going to leave it there. I have to hand it in tomorrow, and I didn’t want to spend all day torturing myself again, so I just need to be ‘content’ with it as it is. I have suffered enough over this one, and I don’t like it at all, but I think it just has to be one of those paintings where I need to surrender and say that this one beat me.
Also today, I made some presents for my classmates. They are late Christmas presents that I didn’t have time to make before we broke up for the holidays. In the cupboard I had a set of wooden coasters, so thought they would be great to work on. First of all I use the wood engraver for the leaf, then primed the wood with white paint, then covered with layers of paint mixed with PVA glue to help seal in the paint. I finished them off with an acrylic spray sealant. I’ve never painted on wood before and I’ve never painted in this style either so I’m quite pleased with them.
