Color & Value Research

Paintings:

Edward Hopper, “Cape Cod Afternoon,” 1978

 

http://www.ibiblio.org/wm/paint/auth/hopper/landscapes/hopper.cape-cod-afternoon.jpg

Edward Hopper, “Cape Cod Morning” 1978

http://www.americansuburbx.com/wp-content/gallery/edward-hopper/cape-cod-morning.jpg

Philip Guston, “Painting on Floor,” 1978

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The first and second picture seems to have an emphasis on green and landscape and has an almost older feel to them (time period). The last picture seems almost creepy with the red and the crooked flore boards.

Drawings:

Georges Seurat, “Puffers Pond”

http://evolvematter.files.wordpress.com/2011/10/img_38941.jpg

Vincent Van Gogh, “Wheat Field with Cypresses at the Haude Galline near Eygalieres”

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The first picture looks more gloomy because overall it's darker. The second picture looks more positive because there are more ligher colors than darker ones.

Final project planning

For the final project, I'm still not sure what I want to do. I think I want to play around with wax and new materials and try to incorporate a story into my final project after I figure out what materials I want to use. I think I want the story to represent summer and things that I really love the most. Another idea that I've had is to do something like splatter paint or something very abstract. I think as the week progresses I'll be more able to realize what I want to do for my final project exactly...I may even do a few different projects instead of spending my whole time on one specific thing. I think it would be kind of cool if I do something completely different that who I was in the beginning meaning that what I do isn't so precise and shows how far I've come as an artist these past two semesters. Possibly a before and after thing?

Clay Sculpture Planning

I've decided to do my clay sculpture on my friend Signe. If I had to choose an animal for Signe, it would have to be a cat. I choose to do a cat to represent Signe because she likes attention, is crazy and likes to do what ever she wants, sleeps a lot, likes to play games, and is always late to things. Signe would never be caught in a library because she does not enjoy reading despite being very creative and she also has HDHD and can't sit still enough to read for more then 20 minutes.