My concentration is focused on the idea of reflections. The artwork that I am creating will explore the ideas of finding reflections in normal and not so normal places: a mirror, surface of water, a teapot, etc. I hope to play with the lighting and color that is reflected across surfaces and objects to stretch the idea of reflections. I will use different media and images to express my opinion and views on reflections.
(statement still a work in progress)
***My first concentration piece is a contour line drawing of a reflection of myself in a mirror. (above) This is definitely not my best work, but I still am sort of drawn to it. There is way to much white space I think, and I am still working on it. I think that if maybe I added some color the piece would be more interesting to the eye. My drawing focuses on line most I believe, because the drawing consists of only one line. I enjoyed creating this piece of art, regardless of whether I am proud of it or not. It definitely differs from most of the work I create. Usually I stray away from portraits, especially self-portraits. There is not much movement in the piece, but I feel as though your eyes move across the piece as a whole by following the lines. This drawing is still a work in progress, so please give me any needed feedback and criticism! ***
***My second concentration piece is of a reflection of jewelry into a portable little mirror. So far this is probably my favorite piece that I have made. It is really simple and detailed, which is sometimes my favorite kind of art. There are still some small minor changes I would like to make to this, like making the mirror seem more cemented to the ground, because as of now it looks awkward, which is embarrassing. I do not want to change the white space, I think that it really adds to the piece as a whole. I think that there is a nice unity within my piece from the necklace on the ground to the necklace reflected in the mirror. I think that I demonstrate some good value within this drawing as well. There is not any movement, however, your eyes follow the necklace nicely through out the piece. Please give feedback!!***
***My third concentration piece shown on my blog is a water color painting of the sun and shadows reflecting across ocean water and sand. The sun was coming down so the colors of the sunset in the sky played nicely across the ocean. I was at the beach with Linnea and I was taking lots of pictures because the setting was just so beautiful and I found it so intriguing that reflections could occur on surfaces like sand, as well as water. I am no
t really fond of this piece, which is frustrating, but I am still working on making it how I like it. This differs greatly from the two drawings I did above, especially since I chose to not use a mirror for these reflections and I tried to use alot of color. I used a sense of color and value to design reflections throughout the piece. I feel as though there is a sense of balance between the reflection of the person across the sand and the reflection of the sun across the water. There is just something about this piece that doesn't seem right to me though, so please help me figure it out. K thanks. ***Thank you for all the criticism and feedback, it is greatly appreciated :] (don't feel bad about hurting my feelings!)
