Finished Self Dialogue

This was a fun assignment which allowed everyone in the class to be creative in their self dialogue. Although this was not my favorite painting, my hard work payed off. I hope that people will get the main idea of my painting and be able to see that both girls are me. I usually don't think about my dynamic personality which allowed room for interpretation in creating the project. I think I would be happiest with this idea than my previous ideas. The first painting started was small and did not describe my personality the way this painting did. The girl on the right may not look exactly like me, but has my look. Overall I am happy with the outcome of my painting.

Self dialogue continued

I've spent a lot of time on this project, but it's not my favorite self portrait. I like the concept of the painting, but I don't like the way I painted one side of myself. Although I don't like it, I'm not going to change it. It doesn't appear to be very realistic, which bothers me. My favorite part of the painting is the left side, in which my face disappears into the background. Features are barely noticable which makes it pop. The skin tone and body positioning make it more realistic than the right side. I enjoyed this project, and hope that my final project comes out the way I want it to.

dialogue with myself

Finding what I wanted to paint took a long time, but I decided to display my two biggest characteristics and how opposite they are. My athleticism and artistic qualities are important to me, and I wanted to show these in my painting. I'm working with oil paint, which is favorite medium because of the slick texture of the paint. Sometimes this painting has been frustrating because I have to wait for it to dry to fix it. I think it will come out nicely when it's finished.

landscape with watercolors

This was more fun than drawing still life objects, although setting up outside everyday was annoying. I liked painting the negative space between the rocks and using bright colors. I wish I had more time to make final touches on the rocks and trees, but I think it came out well overall. I followed my mentor by using light colors, and focusing on one point of the painting.

Landscape Project!

The landscape project went well, it was mostly just like any other still life. I liked using the large dice and cones to make a city landscape. One thing that frustrated me was that I could never get the light the exact same as it was the day before. This allowed room for interpretation, which is good sometimes, but I wanted to draw it exactly how I saw it. Next time I would better follow my mentor and maybe choose a different scenery.

Mentor

Jennifer Young is my landscape mentor. I love how her paintings are light in color and have a relaxing feel. She uses a variety of bright colors and paints water landscapes. In my work, I would like to use similar shadows and use of line.