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Final Reflection

1. Use of color

I have improved a lot with my color mixing skills. With each new painting we have gained different colors. This helped me get my colors more realistic. My last painting of the beach, I used very bright colors which I haven't used much of in the other paintings. I also used a lot of blue which is my favorite color!!
2. Use of composition

I my composition I like to have things symmetrical. In my white objects painting my objects were not symmetrical, however in my next two paintings of the still life that i set up and the sense of place project, the objects in the painting were very symmetrical. I think for me having objects symmetrical helps me because I get a better sense of sizing, and it makes my paintings look more put together. 
3. Your ability to create the illusion of different surfaces and textures

I have improved a lot on my illusion of different surfaces and textures by making objects look 3D. I have done this by having objects at certain angles, that I don't necessarily see unless I look for it. I also have improved with my shadowing, making different objects stand out, and not having two or more different objects look like they are attached.  For example my painting of the still life that i set up. I can tell that the plastic cup and the cloth, and towel are different, and that they are not all connected.

4. Your ability to create the illusion of space and depth. 

I have progressed a lot with shadowing which gives that sense of space and depth. At the start of the term I wasnt doing a lot of shadowing. In my sense of place painting I did a good job of creating the illusion of space and depth. I used a lot of shadows which made the picture look accurate and real. I also put lines in slants to show that they are 3D and that they are not flat. 

Critique Feedback

use of color has improved and also the strokes of the paintbrush, the painting looks more clear. 

I need to improve more on sizing of objects and make my fabrics look more realistic.

I need more details on my objects. 

Observations on the history of oil painting

Who have been the major players throughout the history of oil painting? Why is this so?

Some of the major player of oil painting are  Henri Matisse, Edward Hopper, Vincent Van Gogh, and many others. I believe this is because they are all white, educated, and for the most part wealthy. 

 Who seems to be missing from the history of oil painting? Why is this so?

I think people people of color, women, and less educated people are missing from the history of oil painting. I believe this because everyone should be able to have the opportunity to be able to work will oil paint and any other kind of art supplies that they wish. 

Where in the world did most oil painting taking place?

A lot of oil painting took place in America and Europe. This is because they are more privileged than a lot of other countries. 

Where did all these oil paintings go? Why? How does where these paintings “live” affect who learns about them and why?

These oil paintings go to art museums, galleries, schools, offices, and peoples houses. Most of the time if people have oil paintings in their houses they have some wealth, and are probably educated.

How has subject matter changed over time? Why?

I think subject matter has changed over time in a couple of different ways. I think that there is more mood in the paintings now as suppose to just what is right in front of the painter. 

Why Oil Paint?

Oil paint is made out of pigment and linseed oil. You mix the two together with certain amounts of each; more pigment than oil.  "The world's first oil paintings go back nearly 14 centuries to murals in Afghanistan's Bamiyan caves, a Japanese researcher says." www.rawa.org. Based on this article oil painting came from Afghanistan in 650 AD. Oil paint is highly used because it takes a lot of time to dry. Artists can go back and wipe away a mistake more easily than with regular paint that dries much quicker. Artists use oil paint because of its versatility in texture, color, and what all you can do with it. The thickness of the paint is richer than most paint and because it dries slower artists can go back and change their work and not paint over hard old paint. Because of the texture of oil paint artists can make their artwork more realistic than what they would be able to do with other types of paints. 

What is a Portrait?

A portrait is a visual representation of a person or people. 

"Portrait of the Artists Mother"

This person seems like someone who is very serious. She is looking straight ahead of her with no expression on her face. Her hands are positioned on her lap and she is sitting very straight. The clothes that she is wearing are black and white, no color at all. The clothes are also old fashioned and cover all her skin besides her face, there is even cloth covering her hands. I think this is a very classic portrait, having someone pose and then the artist paint what they see. 

"Mother and Child" by: Mary Cassat 

The mother in the picture seems very caring, she is holding on to her daughter and looking at her. The colors in the painting are inviting they are light a lot of white and peach color. It feels like the child is in very safe hands and feels safe. 

"Portrait of Chess Player" by Mar

This portrait is very cool because there are no actual people in it. However if you look you closely can make out two people in the shapes closley  that are playing chess. I didn't realize that they were playing chess until I read the title. The artist does a great job of using shapes to create the bodies. I think this artist defiantly reinvents the concept of a portrait. 

still life set up

A Sense of Place

Carl Holsoe

Edward Hopper

Carl Holsoe's painting had a sad mood to it. None of the colors stand out, they are all very simple. The woman in the painting is another reason it looks sad because the way her body is formed and she is looking out the window, it just gives off a sad vibe for me. 

Edward Hopper's painting gives a fantasy vibe. There is a room and out the door is the ocean. The colors are bright and welcoming. This is defiantly a more happy painting. It draws the viewer in. 

Where are you at?

What has been the most challenging aspect of the course so far?

The most challenging part of the course so far has been creating the illusion of texture and showing that objects are on something and are not just floating. 

In what areas have you progressed the most and how have you progressed? 

I have progressed in creating the correct shades with the limited colors provided by trying different colors and also asking Miss Roberts. 

How does looking at examples of paintings from throughout history affect us as painters today?

I think that by looking at other paintings helps us get new ideas from them. Also we learn what some of them did that make their painting look really good. Looking at other paintings also broadens our artistic minds. 

Some famous paintings

I think the most interesting painting is "The Persistence of Memory" by Salvador Dali. One reason that I like it is because it is on a beach, and I love painting beaches so that really stood out to me. But what makes the painting interesting is that the objects look like they are melting. The artist does a very good job with the shadows. Even though this is an abnormal concept to have melting clocks on a beach it looks very lifelike. 

Salvador Dali was born May 11, 1904 in Figueres, Spain. His painting are important because realistic and filled with religious and scientific imagery. "The Persistence of Memory" epitomizes Dalis theory of softness and hardness.  

Creating the illusion of surface and texture

Jean Simeon Chardin uses a much lighter shade of the objects color almost a white to show highlights.  Willem Claesz Heda uses placement for showing the size of his objects. His paintings are also very detailed and he uses many different shades for each object to make them look life like. Vincent Van Gogh uses outlines for some of his objects to make them stand out. Jan Davidsz de Heem uses whites in almost every flower to give them highlights. Paul Cezanne uses a lot of shades to show depth and to show different types of textures. It looks like he uses different kinds of brushes to show different textures, like regular paintbrushes and sponge brushes. 

Reflection on Studies in Smallness

It was hard getting to colors to match the paper and apple because I have never worked with oil paint before. I felt successful about the colors on my leave painting, because they were more realistic.

Studies in Smallness Paintings

Color Mixing Chart

Composition

I think that this painting is the most interesting because of the placement of all of the objects. The objects spread out starting from the bottom right and going to the upper left all of the object separate more and more. The objects are all relatively the same size. The colors in here are all really pretty none of them are to bold which gives a sense on calmness. I really like the pattern on the tablecloth because it is subtle and the color is really pretty.

Still Life With Three Puppies, by Paul Gaughin, 1888

Morandi vs. Van Gogh: Color

Morandi chooses to use more simple colors like greys, whites and brownish tints. Van Gogh uses cool colors such as blues, greens, and he also uses yellows. Morandi paints vases and man made things. Van Gogh's paintings are flowers so more nature. The colors in Morandi's are more dull and not very lively. Van Gogh's pictures are more lively and happy.

What I know now

The primary colors are red blue and yellow
the secondary colors are orange green and purple
you create secondary colors by mixing the primary colors together
complimentary colors are colors that are across from each other on the color wheel
two ways you could emphasize something in a painting is by the color and the placement
if i were trying to creat a shadow on an object in a painting i would mix a complimentary color with the color that i am using
if i were painting an object and i wanted to create the illusion of a highlight on it i would make the color of the object lighter than it is
if i were trying to make an object look lies it's far away i would make it smaller
these are the steps i would take to build a painting are making a small sketch, pick out the colors, get all my material, run it rhought miss roberts, and start

A painting I remember

A painting that I remember is a sailboat at my cousins house. The picture is small itself but the colors are amazing they are cool colors and they all go together. The picture is very realistic I fell that i could reach in and touch the sailboat.

My skills as an artist

My strengths as an artist is that I am good with using colors. I can concentrate will when need be. I am good at painting beaches, they are my favorite to paint! I struggle when there is a lot of things going on that i need to paint espicially if there are things at weird angles.

Why I'm taking oil painting

I am talking oil paint to further my artistic skills and to learn more about color mixing. I also joined to be with my favorite art teacher ever Miss Roberts!!!!!!