This is my version of the famous World War II "We Can Do It!" morale-boosting poster.
Original Reference:
Wednesday, December 29, 2010
Friday, December 10, 2010
Untitled (Mountains Near Jasper), December 9, 2010
My artist study of this Lawren Harris oil painting. I really like how this one turned out!
The Original:
Fire in the Evening, November 2010
My version of this painting by Paul Klee. (A little bit of shine from the flash.)
The Original:
Please Wear a Poppy, November 2010
This is a poster I did for Social Studies, to "decorate" (for lack of a better word) for Remembrance Day.
The Kiss, November 2010
My version of the famous scene from "The Notebook."
The Original Screen-Shot:
Lady Clown Cha-U-Kao, November 9, 2010
An artist study of this portrait by Henri Toulouse-Lautrec.
My Version:
The Original:
Thursday, November 4, 2010
My Californian Epitome, November 2010
I realize that this piece may look amateur, but the runny, loose effect was completely intentional. I really like the way it turned out; it was also really relaxing to work on.
Here's my original reference photo, the cover of Jack's Mannequin's album "Everything in Transit."
Tuesday, October 26, 2010
Bemused Reminiscence, October 2010
Another attempt to improve my portraits. Trying to focus on realism as much as possible, while still adding a bit of my own flair!
I mostly like it...but I really don't like how the face turned out! I did try my hardest, I assure you, but I had so much trouble with it! I just couldn't get it to go the way I wanted. Oh well, I just need more practice, I guess.
Thursday, October 14, 2010
Title Unknown, October 2010
This is another in my artist study series, this time a copy of a painting by Fernando Botero.
**UPDATE!** After seeing "The Baroque World of Fernando Botero" at the Glenbow Museum recently, I cannot express how amazing it is to see his paintings up close. I was definitely surprised by how huge some of them are! I had to walk around the gallery with my fists clenched to fight the urge to run my fingers over the surfaces of his art; the texture he adds to them makes his caricatures seem so real...it's a strange effect, but a brilliant one.
The Original:
My Version:
I don't love it, but I certainly don't hate it either. I feel like it could have a much greater resemblance to the original, but I tried. I do like how the shading in her face turned out though!
I'll leave you with a nice quote:
"Painting is a very peculiar phenomenon that can be explained up to a certain point, but, fortunately, not altogether." -Fernando Botero
**UPDATE!** After seeing "The Baroque World of Fernando Botero" at the Glenbow Museum recently, I cannot express how amazing it is to see his paintings up close. I was definitely surprised by how huge some of them are! I had to walk around the gallery with my fists clenched to fight the urge to run my fingers over the surfaces of his art; the texture he adds to them makes his caricatures seem so real...it's a strange effect, but a brilliant one.
Tuesday, October 12, 2010
Schweres Rot, September 2010
The Original:
My Version:
The Escape Artist, October 2010
Wanting to work on my portraiture and skills regarding detail and realism, I chose to draw this photo of my boyfriend:
This was my first version of "The Escape Artist":
As you can see, it's very loose and not detail-oriented at all, which was my original plan. So, I decided to try the same picture again, this time settling down to focus on the task at hand. This was the result, which I'm much happier with:
This time, I simply used graphite, rather than pen and ink. I really like the way the bricks turned out, even if the lines are a little bit crooked.
Monday, October 4, 2010
Mine, September 21 to October 18, 2010
My first oil painting! The assignment was to paint a photograph we had taken in the style of an artist of your choice. This is a timeline of the progress of my "masterpiece."
September 21 - Day 1: A very thin background and a simple outline.
September 22 - Day 2: Just experimenting with the out-of-focus background. You can see my photograph on the left, and my artist reference photo on the right.
September 23 - Day 3: Things are filling in! Got a lot done today.
September 27 - Day 4: Background is finally complete! Excited to start the main subject tomorrow.
September 28 - Day 5: Starting with branches and leaves to frame the subject and my favorite part--the bird!
October 18 - After a long period of not taking pictures, I am FINALLY done my painting. I'm quite happy with the way it turned out -- you'll see quite a difference in the feel of the colors. Much more yellow tones rather than white, making the painting overall much more warm, and less "minty." I'm glad to be done, but I'm also very glad that I put in the time to bring this project through to completion.
Soon to come...my original reference photo for this piece! :)
Wednesday, September 15, 2010
Paper Garden, 2008
I made this for fun right after my mum bought a Cricut Electronic Cutter! It's three dimensional--that is an actual flower pot!
Cosmic Mulch, 2010
I did this for my boyfriend a couple of months ago, Cosmic Mulch is the name of the band he and his friends made.
Poppies, 2009
This is one of my favorite watercolor pieces I've done. Unfortunately, it got lost in the shuffle of things at school last year and I never got it back after handing it in, so I don't have the actual original piece anymore.
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| The watercolor wash background. The grid was created by accident, simply by pressing it with paper towel to absorb my excess paint and water. |
And, finally, the finished product!
Tuesday, September 14, 2010
Toucan, 2010
I was being a dork so I made myself a toucan beak one art class. The shaping of it turned out pretty well, but I know that I could have done the painting better.
On the plus side, it fits perfectly to my face!
The Beholder, September 2010
This one is brand new; it didn't take too long. Just a sketchbook drawing--I'm really trying to improve my portrait-drawing abilities, so I'm going to force myself to draw lots of people in the next while. I used a photo off the Internet as a reference. I'm not unhappy with the way it turned out, but I'm definitely looking forward to improving my skills.
Hamburger, 2009
This is by far one of my favorite projects! It's a "stackable" hamburger made out of clay, and painted with acrylic. I'm really happy with how it turned out in the end.
And....assembled! The paint-detailing was really fun to do, in the end it was just a whole bunch of experimenting with different techniques.
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