Over the course of college level art classes, the work produced has drastically changed from beginning to end of the three-year long career. The process of making a painting begins with, ultimately, thinking too hard about the subject matter and composition. Once starting to determine subject matter, other painters are researched, such as Bonnard and Philip Guston. This gives ideas in terms of composition, color palette, and complexity of the subject matter. The influences of these two artists give a feel of less is more, which gives a sense of complexity in something so simple.
The subject matter also determines the medium used for the painting. If the subject is a still life, then it will most likely be an oil painting. If the desired subject …show more content…
It is easier to start on a background that is not white, darker colors such as black, brown, and ultramarine blue are washed onto the paper or canvas. This gives a feel of having already started. Recently, paintings have revolved around the combination of soft pastel and oil paint, creating a harmonious image in two fluent mediums. Once this is completed, oil pastels are used to section off the objects and then begins the painting. The farther objects are more often done in oil paint and the focus of the painting is done with soft pastels. The pastels tend to work best on heavier paper, which allows a more impressionist display, rather than working on exact details of the item itself. The focus on color relates closely to the previously mentioned artist Bonnard, as well as artists such as Vincent Van Gogh. The singularity of specific, mundane objects for this type of work is from influence of Philip Guston, who turned such unremarkable items into large pieces of art.
When creating watercolor pieces, the focus on organic matter is important, as the ink creates a more solidified image of the vines and leaves in which can be overlooked when viewing the subject in real life. The color is picked based on what type of plant is being displayed as well as the atmosphere in which the plant exists within. Following a previously mentioned mantra, the beauty in the mundane, the complexity of a seemingly simple object is displayed in a simplification of the subject
The subject matter also determines the medium used for the painting. If the subject is a still life, then it will most likely be an oil painting. If the desired subject …show more content…
It is easier to start on a background that is not white, darker colors such as black, brown, and ultramarine blue are washed onto the paper or canvas. This gives a feel of having already started. Recently, paintings have revolved around the combination of soft pastel and oil paint, creating a harmonious image in two fluent mediums. Once this is completed, oil pastels are used to section off the objects and then begins the painting. The farther objects are more often done in oil paint and the focus of the painting is done with soft pastels. The pastels tend to work best on heavier paper, which allows a more impressionist display, rather than working on exact details of the item itself. The focus on color relates closely to the previously mentioned artist Bonnard, as well as artists such as Vincent Van Gogh. The singularity of specific, mundane objects for this type of work is from influence of Philip Guston, who turned such unremarkable items into large pieces of art.
When creating watercolor pieces, the focus on organic matter is important, as the ink creates a more solidified image of the vines and leaves in which can be overlooked when viewing the subject in real life. The color is picked based on what type of plant is being displayed as well as the atmosphere in which the plant exists within. Following a previously mentioned mantra, the beauty in the mundane, the complexity of a seemingly simple object is displayed in a simplification of the subject