Jun 10, 2010
May 30, 2010
Summer Project
so, in light of some things that have happened, I accidentally started a painting... when I was in a need to do some therapeutic activities... sooo it turned into something pretty cool (still a work in progress), and I decided to make a series out of it, maybe. Ya know, the process and changes in emotion as time goes on... So, my oh so large audience, keep a look out for upcoming photos and details about my summer project.
May 29, 2010
finally my final painting
Well, back in April I explained that I was working on an homage to the infamous Pablo Picasso for my final project in painting... so I finally got around to taking a picture of it for you, my viewers (whom I can probably count on one hand... but no matter!)
Unfortunately the picture really distorted the color despite my efforts to correct it... although there are a lot of cooler hues involved, the over all color of the piece is a very red-violet and a lot of oranges.
Basically this piece only have two elements to it: color and texture.
The colors I used were all very bold, oranges, violets, reds, and blues... but all the colors were acrylic washes - applied through various stages of the process (some wet-on-wet, other wet-on-dry). The gesso itself actually has sand rubbed into it to add to the over all texture of the piece. The words and figure were drawn on using acrylic paint put into a ziploc bag almost like a cake-decorating bag. It was rather fun to use an unexpected technique and my professor thought it quite clever. After the words and figure dried I did countless washes over them, creating this really interesting effect that left parts of the piece untouched - which I really really liked.
The figure is actually a blind contour, something I thought would mirror, but not replicate, the drawing style of Picasso. The quote says 'I am always doing that which I can not do in order that I may learn to do it'... this is something that I struggled with personally in the past (giving up on a new technique or lesson if it didn't immediately prove fruitful), and I felt like Picasso easily embodied a lot of the qualities that I lack, so it felt appropriate to use this quote for my piece. Furthermore, I copied the quote twice because it almost felt like a mantra, something that bears to be repeated to yourself as you try to learn its meaning...
Overall, I wanted this piece to be something that was difficult for me - and let me tell you it was. Its lack of content was what bothered me the most, and the fact that it only took me about 3 of the 5 weeks we had to work on it was the WORST part because I continually wanted to add to it - which is another weakness of mine. Picasso never worried about what others would think of his work, he would have an idea and the go for it, something that managed to occur with this painting. I tried not to over-do it, or try to hard, and I actually really liked the way it came out. I'm proud of it, to say the least, but I realize it's not a masterpiece.
Unfortunately the picture really distorted the color despite my efforts to correct it... although there are a lot of cooler hues involved, the over all color of the piece is a very red-violet and a lot of oranges.
Basically this piece only have two elements to it: color and texture.
The colors I used were all very bold, oranges, violets, reds, and blues... but all the colors were acrylic washes - applied through various stages of the process (some wet-on-wet, other wet-on-dry). The gesso itself actually has sand rubbed into it to add to the over all texture of the piece. The words and figure were drawn on using acrylic paint put into a ziploc bag almost like a cake-decorating bag. It was rather fun to use an unexpected technique and my professor thought it quite clever. After the words and figure dried I did countless washes over them, creating this really interesting effect that left parts of the piece untouched - which I really really liked.
The figure is actually a blind contour, something I thought would mirror, but not replicate, the drawing style of Picasso. The quote says 'I am always doing that which I can not do in order that I may learn to do it'... this is something that I struggled with personally in the past (giving up on a new technique or lesson if it didn't immediately prove fruitful), and I felt like Picasso easily embodied a lot of the qualities that I lack, so it felt appropriate to use this quote for my piece. Furthermore, I copied the quote twice because it almost felt like a mantra, something that bears to be repeated to yourself as you try to learn its meaning...
Overall, I wanted this piece to be something that was difficult for me - and let me tell you it was. Its lack of content was what bothered me the most, and the fact that it only took me about 3 of the 5 weeks we had to work on it was the WORST part because I continually wanted to add to it - which is another weakness of mine. Picasso never worried about what others would think of his work, he would have an idea and the go for it, something that managed to occur with this painting. I tried not to over-do it, or try to hard, and I actually really liked the way it came out. I'm proud of it, to say the least, but I realize it's not a masterpiece.
May 25, 2010
song of the day
I catalog these steps now
Decisive and intentioned
precise and patterned specifically to yours.
I'm talented at breathing
Especially exhaling
So that my chest will rise and fall with yours
I'm careful not to wake you
Fearing conversation
It's better just to hold you
And keep you pacified
I'm talented with reason
I cover all the angles
I can fail before I ever try
Try to understand there's an old mistake that fools will make
And I'm the king of them, pushing everything that's good away
Wont you hold me now (I will not bend I will not break)
Wont you hold me now (I will not bend I will not break)
I am fairly agile
I can bend and not break
Or I can break and take it with a smile
And I am so resilient
I recover quickly
I'll convince you soon that I am fine
Try to understand there's and old mistake that fools will make
And I'm the king of them, pushing everything that's good away
Wont you hold me now (I will not bend I will not break)
Wont you hold me now (For you I rise, for you I fall)
Just hold me close to you, just hold me close to you
Just hold me close to you, just hold me close to you, to you
And try to understand there's and old mistake that fools will make
And I'm the king of them, pushing everything that's good away
So wont you hold me now?
Wont you hold me now?
Now, now, now, now, now
Decisive and intentioned
precise and patterned specifically to yours.
I'm talented at breathing
Especially exhaling
So that my chest will rise and fall with yours
I'm careful not to wake you
Fearing conversation
It's better just to hold you
And keep you pacified
I'm talented with reason
I cover all the angles
I can fail before I ever try
Try to understand there's an old mistake that fools will make
And I'm the king of them, pushing everything that's good away
Wont you hold me now (I will not bend I will not break)
Wont you hold me now (I will not bend I will not break)
I am fairly agile
I can bend and not break
Or I can break and take it with a smile
And I am so resilient
I recover quickly
I'll convince you soon that I am fine
Try to understand there's and old mistake that fools will make
And I'm the king of them, pushing everything that's good away
Wont you hold me now (I will not bend I will not break)
Wont you hold me now (For you I rise, for you I fall)
Just hold me close to you, just hold me close to you
Just hold me close to you, just hold me close to you, to you
And try to understand there's and old mistake that fools will make
And I'm the king of them, pushing everything that's good away
So wont you hold me now?
Wont you hold me now?
Now, now, now, now, now
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