They are both acrylic over the light molding paste. Concentration = expression
Monday, January 31, 2011
Tuesday, January 18, 2011
Home Stretch
SO, finals are almost here, which means all the seniors will be entering there final semester of highschool. Kind of scary to think about, but at least most of us are looking forward to college in some capacity.
I was finally able to start a concentration piece early this month. I had this whole idea for a raised painting using the light molding paste, so we will see how that turns out. Molding paste is much harder to manipulate than I anticipated, so I cant really make the smooth surfaces I wanted to. It is kind of fun and challenging to paint over the stuff once it dries.
I wanted to put some more photos from the 100 photos project up, so here are some of those...
I was finally able to start a concentration piece early this month. I had this whole idea for a raised painting using the light molding paste, so we will see how that turns out. Molding paste is much harder to manipulate than I anticipated, so I cant really make the smooth surfaces I wanted to. It is kind of fun and challenging to paint over the stuff once it dries.
I wanted to put some more photos from the 100 photos project up, so here are some of those...
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| Intense Color |
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| Tells a Story |
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| Tells a Story |
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| Taken at Night |
Monday, January 3, 2011
Winter Break
So, I had a pretty good winter break. I didn't do much (which is a change for me) so it ended up being pretty relaxing. I saw my grandma, swam, and ate a lot of food.
I also spent a lot of time on art. I tried to space the completion of the projects out over the two weeks so i would do better work, and i think it worked out. For the concentration pieces, I kept working on expressions, but i still don't really like the idea. I feel like i'm forcing everything to fit the concentration and consequently, everything becomes more of a task (less enjoyable). I like drawing/painting because its fun, not because I have to, so i'm going to try and mix it up, try some new things, and not worry as much about the final product. I started this be doing a piece in color pastel (which i never use). The piece wasn't great, but I had way more fun on it than I do on usual pieces. Hopefully improvement will come.
When I started working on the photos project, I thought it was going to be really laborious and boring, but as I worked on it, I enjoyed it more than I expected. Yes, some of the catogories where tough, I did them at the last minute, and the quality sucks, but more often then not, I got pictures that I actually liked. Not all of them perfectly match the descriptions, but I still like the photos. Below are some of my favorites.
Happy 2011!
I also spent a lot of time on art. I tried to space the completion of the projects out over the two weeks so i would do better work, and i think it worked out. For the concentration pieces, I kept working on expressions, but i still don't really like the idea. I feel like i'm forcing everything to fit the concentration and consequently, everything becomes more of a task (less enjoyable). I like drawing/painting because its fun, not because I have to, so i'm going to try and mix it up, try some new things, and not worry as much about the final product. I started this be doing a piece in color pastel (which i never use). The piece wasn't great, but I had way more fun on it than I do on usual pieces. Hopefully improvement will come.
When I started working on the photos project, I thought it was going to be really laborious and boring, but as I worked on it, I enjoyed it more than I expected. Yes, some of the catogories where tough, I did them at the last minute, and the quality sucks, but more often then not, I got pictures that I actually liked. Not all of them perfectly match the descriptions, but I still like the photos. Below are some of my favorites.
Happy 2011!
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| Intense Color |
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| Simple Shapes |
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| Tells a Story |
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| Old, Rusty, Falling Apart |
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