We Can Do It!, December 2010

This is my version of the famous World War II "We Can Do It!" morale-boosting poster. 

Original Reference:

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:

Because You're My Hero, November 5, 2010

Reference Photo:

Title Unknown, October 2010

This is another in my artist study series, this time a copy of a painting by Fernando Botero.

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.

Schweres Rot, September 2010

As part of my Art 20 course, my teacher is requesting that we copy one piece of artwork by ten different artists of her choice. This piece is part of that series, my copy of "Schweres Rot" by Wassily Kandinsky.

The Original:

My Version:

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.